PRACTICE TEST 1-

I. LISTENING
Part 1. For questions 1-7, listen to a talk about the impact of the media and decide
whether these statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. The biological impact of storytelling makes it more difficult for the audience to shape
their views of life. F
2. Between 2006 and 2016, only a minority of actors in the UK were Black people. T
3. The representation of Black actors is often associated with stereotypical themes or
types of character. F
4. The portrayal of the Mammy character in Gone With The Wind attempted to bridge the
divided gap between races. T
5. Colourism is depicted more in pop culture than in other areas of entertainment. NG
6. The perceived benefits of white proximity can be a driving force that prompts anti-
Black views and behaviors. T
7. The audience should try to learn to make objective observations about sources of
information in the media. T
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Part 2. For questions 8-14, listen to a report on a disaster in California and answer the
questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for
each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
8. What is the name of the wildfire? The apple fire
9. How is the vegetation in the wildfire area described? Ready to burn
10. What type of terrain may affect the firefighting effort? Gusts steep
11. What has been dropped on the area in an attempt to control the fire? helicopter
12. What has been opened by the Red Cross to shelter people? Evacuation center
13. Who reported that many of his firefighters were already burned out?
14. What is considered as an essential element of being a firefighter?
Your answers
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
 Part 3. For questions 15-19, listen to an interview with someone who reviews hotels.
and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
15. What does Paddy say about some readers of her column?
A They suspect that she enjoys criticising hotels.
B Her attitude to hotels has changed because of their response.
C Her comments match their experiences of hotels.
D They prefer reading about hotels they would not want to visit.

16. What does Paddy say about some hotel-keepers?

A They sometimes have to force themselves to have a sense of humour.
B They would be more suited to a different profession.
C They expect to receive negative comments about their hotels.
D They are surprised that they become friends of hers.

17. Paddy says that some hotel-keepers she has contacted about the book have
A realised that she does not really have an assistant called Emily.
B corrected inaccuracies that were in her review of their hotels.
C responded favourably despite criticisms she had made.
D made her wonder whether her reviews of their hotels were unfair.

18. Paddy says that one hotel-keeper she spoke to told her that
A other people are unlikely to be treated in the same way in hotels as she is.
B he was unwilling to discuss some of the comments in her review.
C her reviews did not have as much influence as she believed.
D he no longer wanted his hotel to appear in the book.

19. The same owner also told her that

A he had passed information about her to other hotels.
B he resented her description of him in her review.
C he did not understand why she wanted to put his hotel in her book.
D there was nothing distinctive about her physical appearance.
Your answers
15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Part 4. For questions 20-25, listen to a talk about the Great Green Wall of China and supply
the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS or
NUMBERS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided.
The Great Green Wall project aims to plant around 20. 88 million acres protective of
forests in a wall stretching about 3000 miles and as wide as 900 miles in some places.
China has seen approximately 21. _ overtaken every year
by the Gobi Desert.
The “Yellow Dragon” refers to the sand storms that could sweep across China, choking its
citizens with its 22. swathe of grainy dust .
However, the situation is only getting worse as the encroaching Gobi has swallowed up villages
and cities while 23. according to the World Bank _ billions of dollars
a year in economic losses.
Corruption and poor management have been identified as the major causes of the 24
anomaly. .
Several major blunders have 25. _ blighted the entire project and desertification is still a significant problem
with far-reaching