TEST FOUR A.

a larger manual car

B. five days
LISTENING approximately 30 minutes C. a smaller automatic

SECTION 1 QUESTIONS 1-10

Questions 1-6 5 Mr Maxine will have to pay an extra

Circle the appropriate letters A-C A. £165
B. £65

Example C. £15
The caller can book a car by pressing button number
6 Mr Maxine rented a car
A. one. B. two C. three.
A. five months ago
B. not long ago
1 The caller want to C. several years ago
A. make changes to his reservation
B. complain about a car
C. make a car reservation
Questions 7-10
Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each
2 The booking reference is
space below.
A. ASFY15AG.
B. ACFY15AG
7 The cost of the car hire changes
C. ACFY50AG
………………………………………………………
8 The manual estate is cheaper to hire than
3 Mr Maxine originally booked the car for
……………………………………….
9 Mr Maxine’s credit card number is 3445
A. Monday at 6 p.m.
…………………………………………
B. Friday of next week
10 Mr Maxin’s address is
C. this Friday
………………………………………………………Vale.

Stop the recording when you hear ‘That’s the end of Section 1’.
Before you check your answers to Section 1 of the test

4 Mr Maxine wants to change his booking to

 whether you wish to change the answers you gave. Then
FURTHER PRACTICE FOR LISTENING SECTION 1 check your answers to Section 1 of the test.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
SECTION 2 QUESTIONS 11-20
In listening comprehension exercises some of the points which
appear in incorrect multiple-choice options may also be the Questions 11-14
recording .It is important not to be distracted by details that appear Circle FOUR letters A-F.
in the questions in a different context to that in the recording.
The Mystery Personality
The following exercise will help you to focus on choosing the
multiple-choice options. A. is a French speaker
B. plays for a well-known club
Listen again to Section 1 and choose the correct answer in each C. has got a famous wife
case. D. is very rich
E. has played for his national team
Stop the recording when you hear ‘I see’. F. is a famous footballer
1 The caller has
A. booked a car Questions 15-19
B. picked up a car from Heathrow airport Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A UMBER for each
space below.
2 The booking reference contains the number
A. 50
B. 15

3 The original booking was for

A. Monday evening.
B. Friday evening.

4 Mr Maxine wants to
A. change the size and type of hire car.
B. reduce the hire period

5 The different in price includes extra costs for

A. a longer hire period
B. a longer hire period and different type of car

Now check your answer to this exercise. When you have Questions 20
done so, listen again to Section 1 of the test and decide
 Circle the appropriate letter A-D B. they are too long.
C. the photocopier is broken.
20 Patrick D. he should have taken his own notes.

A. had an accident three years ago

B. used to excel in archery Questions 25-27
C. has been sponsored by one manufacturer Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.
D. is not able to walk, but is very good a archery
25 What is Astrid good at?
Stop the recording when you hear ‘That’s the end of section 2’.
Now check your answers to Section 2 of the test.
……………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION 3 QUESTIONS 21-30 26 What was Adam’s book about?

Questions 21-24
……………………………………………………………………………………
Circle the appropriate letters A-D
27 What do some intelligent people find it difficult to do?
21 Astrid says she is
A. unhappy with Dr Adams
B. happy with Dr Adams ……………………………………………………………………………………
C. in the same tutorial group as Boris
Questions 28-30
D. in a different seminar group to Boris
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
22 In the last lecture, Astrid took
A. fewer notes than she thought she had Henry
B. more notes than she thought she had  Useless reading 28………………………………
C. too many notes
D. not many notes  Brilliant at 29 ……………………………………and putting ideas

23 Henry wants to copy Astrid’s notes because  Down in the 30 ……………………………………………

A. Astrid’s are neater than his
B. he missed the lecture
C. he was listening rather than writing
D. he didn’t understand the lecture
Stop the recording when you hear ‘That’s the end of Section 3’.

24 Astrid says Henry cannot copy her notes because

A. her handwriting is difficult to read.

SECTION 4 QUESTIONS 31-40 35 As well as over-fishing, which of the following is a reason for
fishing stocks being on the point of collapse in the Pacific?
Questions 31-36
A. Ocean ecology has changed
Circle the correct letters A-D B. Fishing has spread to international waters
C. Fish has become cheaper
31 In a previous lecture, Dr North talked about
D. Oceans are more polluted
A. the Marine Habitat Reserarch Unit
B. humankind’s relationship with sailing 36 In the UK
C. humankind’s relationship with the sea A. fish used to be seen as a luxury
D. the cost of fishing B. fish is not cheaper than meat
C. fish used to be seen as a cheap meal
D. food scares have driven people away from eating fish
32 The focus of today’s talk will be on

A. problems the fishing industry faces worldwide Questions 37-40

B. marine fish recipes
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space below.
C. rare fish
D. European fishing problems
Reasons why the A large 37 ………………….of 38……………….
33 A book list and relevant articles can be number of fish is Catch nowadays is discarded and nets are to
declining blame for the
A. found only in the lecture room deaths of man fish.
B. found on the Marine Habitat Research Unit website Solutions to the 39………………………………are Reducing the
C. found in the lecture room and on the department website problem not a complete solution. quantity of fish for
D. Taken by students for a small fee each boat.

Example of Newfoundland, where

34 During the last century disappearance of 40……………………………….
fish Disappeared.
A. stocks of rare species have fallen dramatically
B. the world population has grown very fast
C. fishing has become less efficient but heavier Stop the recording when you hear ‘That’s the end of Section 4’.
D. more people have decided to eat fish
Now check your answers to Section 4 of the test.