LISTENING TEST 14

Part 1: Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry

Example:
Name: Margaret .............Smith.............
About the applicant:
•    wants a (1) ___temporary _________job
•    will soon start work as a doctor
•    has led cycle trips in (2) ____Africa________
•    interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
•    is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (3) __youth ___club
•    available for five months from the 1st of May
•    can’t eat (4) ___cheese_________
Contact details:
•    address: 27 (5)____Arbuthnot________Place, Dumfries
•    postcode: (6) ____DG74PH________
Interview:
•    interview at 2.30 pm on Tuesday
•    will plan a short (7)____talk________about being a tour guide
Part 2: You will hear a radio programme about a bird called a
peacock. For questions 8 15, complete the sentences.
 The Peacock
People say that the peacock's tail looks similar to a (8)___fan_ ___ .
The original home of the blue peacock is in India.
Peacocks were first kept by people as long as (9)___4000_________years ago .
The peacock's (10)___neck_________is long and thin.
The coloured spots on the peacock's tail are known as (11) ___eyes_________  .
The female peahen is mostly (12) ____brown________  incolour.
In English, some people are described as being as (13) ____proud________as a peacock.
In the wild, peacocks usually live close to (14) ___water _________ in the forest.
Peacocks usually spend time in trees when they want to sleep.
At Peacock Paradise in Malaysia, you can see (15)___crocodiles_________as well as
birds.
 Part 3: Listen to the extract of a television travel program, and then decide whether
each of the following statements is true or false.
Statements T F
16.A British passport holder has to pay $10 for a visa at the border of Guatemala. X
17.A new limit of seven days will be imposed on tourist visas to visit Burma. X
18. Tourists arriving in Burma will not be allowed to visit the capital, Rangoon. X
19.At the moment, the only place you can obtain a visa to visit Burma is in X
Bangkok.
20. Not all resorts on the Costa del Sol will be offering reductions for children X
next year.
Part 4: You will hear an interview with an architect called Lucy Collett who designs
small buildings. Choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what
you hear.
21. Lucy enjoyed building the tree-house because it _________.
A. gave her children somewhere to play 
B. presented an interesting design problem 
C. demonstrated the type of work she does
D. allowed her to fulfil a childhood ambition
22. What fascinated Lucy about the historical phone boxes? 
A. their international character  B. their luxurious interiors 
C. their range of styles D.  the quality of their construction
23. At college, Lucy designed small buildings so that they _________.
A. could be assembled in a shorter time 
B. would comply better with safety rules 
C. would have a wider range of uses
D. could be built in a simpler style
24.  Lucy got the idea for a folding market stall _________.
A. from her parents  B. from travelling salesmen 
C. while she was at a trade fair D. while she was on an overseas trip
25. The hotel phone booths which Lucy worked on were _________.
A. developed with mobile phone users in mind 
B. designed for countries with relatively few mobile phones 
C. placed at the entrance to the hotel lobby
D.  intended to be the largest feature of the lobby