ECPE Listening Practice Part 3 #5

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What is the report mainly about?

difficulties with measuring the earth's orbit

difficulties with making an accurate calendar

difficulties with using the Gregorian calendar

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Why does the reporter mention Julius Caesar?

to explain how the need for leap years was discovered

to describe why the Julian calendar was popular

to emphasise how long people have known about leap years

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What can be inferred about most people's knowledge of leap years?

They do not know why they are called leap years.

They do not know that the Julian calendar used leap years.

They do not know how often leap years occur.

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What does the astronomer emphasize about the Gregorian calendar?

It was not accepted by people observing the Julian calendar.

It added extra leap years to the Julian calendar.

It observes leap years differently than the Julian calendar.

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What does the reporter say would happen if days were eliminated from the modern calendar?

Some people would be happy.

There would be a lot of confusion.

The calendar would finally be accurate.

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