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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #41016 Short Kennedy

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You will see a video of President Kennedy explaining the rationale behind choosing to go to the moon. Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

But why? Some say the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask. Why climb the highest mountain? 535 years ago, fly the Atlantic. Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other thing. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organise and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.

Why does Kennedy say the goal of going to the moon was chosen?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

Because it was an easy goal to achieve. To avoid the challenges presented by other nations. Because it would test and utilise the best of their energies and skills. To increase funding for space exploration.

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Option 3: "Because it would test and utilise the best of their energies and skills."

Explanation: This option is correct because the text states that the goal of going to the moon will 'serve to organise and measure the best of our energies and skills.' This aligns perfectly with the idea that the challenge would test and utilize their capabilities.

Option 1: "Because it was an easy goal to achieve."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text explicitly states that the goal of going to the moon was chosen 'not because they are easy, but because they are hard.' This directly contradicts the assertion that it was an easy goal.

Option 2: "To avoid the challenges presented by other nations."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not mention avoiding challenges from other nations. Instead, it emphasizes embracing challenges, stating that the goal is chosen because it is hard, which implies a willingness to face competition rather than avoid it.

Option 4: "To increase funding for space exploration."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not mention increasing funding as a reason for choosing the goal of going to the moon. The focus is on the challenge and the effort required, rather than financial motivations.

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