AUTHENTIC LISTENING PRACTICE FOR THE GIFTED

PRACTICE TEST 1

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a talk about Google company and decide whether these
statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.

1. Impediment to market penetration, price dominance, unjust benefits and fierce competition
characterize a monopoly market.
2. In the early 19th century, Standard Oil’s production constituted approximately 90% of the
total output in the U.S.
3. Google was accused of gaining unfair advantages over competitors by requiring smartphone
makers to load Google apps onto the phone before a customer buys it.
4. Yelp has filed a complaint against Google in the EU, stating that Google’s search engine has
biased for its own results.
5. EU does not take action against monopolies unless they exert pernicious effects on
consumers.
Your answers
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.NG

Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a talk about the history of hamburgers and answer the
questions. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each
answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

6. What kind of meat was mentioned as one of the ingredients of the Roman’s version of
hamburger?
7. What did the hamburger version in 1700 become part of?
8. Which invention had enabled affordable and delicious meals to be easily made from meat?
9. What did the White Castle claim about their hamburgers?
10. Besides being a convenient takeout, what was another purpose that burgers were reputed
for?

Your answers
6. MINCED 7. BRITISH 8. MINCING 9. PURE AND 10. BARBECUE
PORK CURLINARY MACHINE HYGIENICALL FODDER
REPERTOIRE Y PRODUCED

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Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to an interview with Norma Powell, who is a financial
advisor, 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.

11 Young people are tempted to live beyond their means because ( Em không nghe thấy câu này
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A they consider they have a right to use credit cards and store cards.
B they may be unaware of the extent of the debts they incur.
C they may be unable to pay cash for consumer goods.
D they have become more materialistic as a result of using credit cards.

12 Norma believes the main reason young people get into debt is due to
A the large numbers of credit cards available to them.
B the overdrafts they create at university.
C the fact that they can't find a job.
D the lack of financial advice from parents.

13 She thinks that if parents have a responsible attitude to money,

A their children will be more likely to follow their advice.
B they will be able to demonstrate the dangers of getting into debt.
C their children will follow their advice but not their example.
D they will be able to build up some savings for their children.

14 A fixed amount of pocket money

A forces a child to save money.
B teaches a child to budget.
C makes a child feel independent.
D gives a child a saving strategy.

15 Teenagers sometimes find it difficult to save because

A they want to buy clothes all the time.
B they don't want to listen to their parents.
C they are influenced by friends and advertising.
D they have lost sight of what is important in life.
Your answers

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Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about a work of literature and supply the blanks
with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the
recording for each answer in the space provided.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

16. Raskolnikov lives in ____________ABJECT POVERTY__________, and from the
beginning of the story he is unable to advance his education.
17. Selling his last worthy pieces to an ____________ELDERLY
PAWNBROKER__________, he is so desperate that he devises a robbery and murdering plan.
18. Dostoyevsky’s searing prose brings to life the limitation of 19th century Saint Petersburg,
with examples from dark pubs to run-down buildings and ________CLAUSTROPHOBIC
POLICE STATIONS______________.
19. The author shows stories about characters such as Marmeladov, a miserable former official
who has pushed his family to the brink of collapse, and Svidrigailov, an
______________UNHINGED AND… ________ royalty.
20. Leaving behind bright career prospects in the military, Fyodor had been captivated by ideas
of ___________SOCIALISM AND REFORM ___________.
21. Many comrades of Dostoyevsky were killed, only to be subjected to mock execution and
__________LAST-MINUTE PARDON____________ from the Tsar.
22. In the 1864 novella "Notes from Underground," the belief that the contradictory desire for
human soul would never be fully satisfied by ______________________ was asserted clearly.
23. Doctrines of ___________EGOISM AND UTILITARIANISM___________ greatly
endorsed by many of Dostoyevsky’s current scholars have been emulated.
24. Raskolnikov isolates himself from mankind due to his fervent belief in his acumen to
_______________TRANSCEND MORAL TABOOS_______.
25. Dostoyevsky’s riveting narrative of the social and psychological turmoil depicts a realistic
picture of his punishment and the _________POSSIBILITY OF
REDEMPTION_____________.

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