MOCK TEST 018 – PRACTICE ON LISTENING

Part 1. Complete the form below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer. Write your answers in the space provided (1.0pt)
RATNER ATHLETICS CENTER

 A yearly membership costs (1) 240 for alumni

 Features offered include:
- the Emily Pankhurst: (2) fitness centre
- the Dalton (3): swimming pool
- personal (4) trainers at an extra charge
 Hours: 6 a.m. to (5) midnight on weekdays and 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends.

Part 2: You will hear part of a radio interview with Pete Birtwhistle, a playwright. For questions
11-15, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided (1.0pt)
6. Before he started writing, he thought theater had little relevance to his life.
7. When he left his previous job, Pete felt very relieved.
8. According to Pete, the most difficult aspect of writing his first play is finding an appropriate ending.
9. The biggest impact that writing has had on Pete’s life is that it has enabled him to express himself.
10. Pete feels enthusiastic about writing for films.
Your answers:
6. t 7. f 8. f 9. t 10
f

Part 3. You will hear an interview with Marianne Nolan, a surfing champion. Listen carefully and choose
the correct answer A, B or C for each question. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
(1.0 pt)
11. What does Marianne Nolan say about entering the senior surfing championships?
A. She is pleased to have the chance to learn from experienced surfers.
B. She has mixed feelings about competing at such a high level.
C. She has confidence that she will succeed in the early rounds.
12. According to Marianne, women surfers today
A. are prepared to take more risks than they did in the past.
B. are determined to achieve the same recognition for their skill as men.
C. are mainly concerned with having a beautiful surfing style.
13. What does Marianne say about being considered a good surfer?
A. It surprised her to receive so much publicity.
B. It gives her hope that she will win the same title.
C. She feels it is both a burden and a compliment.
14. When asked about her future, Marianne says she
 A. has changed the idea she previously had for a career.
B. has been too busy with her sport to make decisions about a job.
C. wonders how well she will adjust to having a routine job.
15. What lesson does Marianne say she has learned from competitive surfing?
A. Be generous to people you defeat.
B. Prepared for the unexpected.
C. Know when you have reached your limit.
Your answers:
11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. B

Part 4: You will hear part of a talk by a man called David Barns, who is a director of a company that will be
building a new shopping mall. Complete the sentences by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0pts)
Whitesea shopping mall
The mall is expected to open in (16) next year.
The total cost will be (17) billion pounds.
A new (18) will be built next to the shopping mall.
The car park will be situated (19) and will have spaces for 3,000 cars.
Three (20) will be provided to help shoppers with children.
One section of the mall has a (21) .
There will be (22) cinemas showing a wide range of current films.
(23) films will be shown twice a day.
There will be walkways with (24) between different areas of the mall.
There will be an exhibition focusing on the (25) _ of the area.