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Occupational English Test
Listening Test

This test has three parts." ln each part you'tl hear a number of different extracts. At the start

of each extract, you'Jl hear this sound: -beep

You'll have time to read the questions before you hear each extract and you'll hear each

extract ONCE ONLY, Complete your aRswers as you listen.

At the end of the test you'll have two minutes to check your answers.

Part A

part of the test, you'll hear two different extracts. ln each extract, a heaith professional is

io a patient"

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Extract 1: Questions 1-12

You hear a consultant endocrinologist talking to a patient called

sarah croft. For questions 1-12,
complete the notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have 30 seeonds to look at the notes.

Patient Sarah Croft

Medicalhistory hypertension (recenfl y worsened)

3 years of corticosteroid treatment for (1)

Generalsymptoms

a gradualweight gain, especially in stomach area

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visible (3) between the

shoulders

a swollen ankles

I exeessive and constant (4)

? backache

a periods are (5)

0 extreme tiredness

Dermatological symptoms

a tendency to (6)

a wounds.slow to heal, (7) on

thighs

face appears red in colour, (8)

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mildly depressed

scared by newexperience of(10)

feels constantly (11)

intemrittent cognitive diffi culties

Recommended tests

further blood tests

(12) test possibly

Extract'2: Questions 13-24

You hear an anaesthetist talking to a patient called prior to an operation. For questions
13-24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.
You now have thirty secsnds to look at the notes.

Patient ' Mary \rVilcox

Current medications

Reason for Medication Comments

medication

Thiazide
High blood both taken this morning with (14)
(13)
prbssure

(15)
taken this morning

Heart attack
(16)
stopped taking this 7 days ago

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ln this part of the test, you'll hear six different extracts. ln each extract, you'll hear people talking
in a different healthcare setting.

For questions 25-30, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear.
You'll have time to read each question before you listen. Complete your answers as you listen.

Now look at question 25.

25. You hear two tainee doctors doing an activity at a stafftraining day.

Wtrat does the activity give practice in?

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@ prioritising patients
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@ dealing with consultants

26: You hear a radiographer talking to a patient about her MRI scan.

\/Vttat is he doing?

@ elariffing tlre aim of the procedure

@ dealing with her padicular concerns

o explaining how the equipment works

27. You hear two nurses discussing an article in a nursing joumal.

What do they agree about it?

@ It's likely to lead to changes in practice.

@ It failed to reach any definite conclusion.

c It confirms what they were already thinking.

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staff

They think that few people have shown interest because

@ there are so many alternatives on offer.

@ they feel it's not relevant to them.

c it hasn't been publicised enough.

29" You hear an optometrist reporting on some iesearch he's been doing.

The aim of his research was

@ to develop nanoparticles for transporting drugs all over the body.

@ to finci a way of treating infeclions caused by contact lenses.

QJ to use contact lenses to administer drugs over time.

30. You hear a eonsultant talking to a fainee about a patient's eye condition.

What is the consultant doing?

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ln this part of the test, you'll hear two different extracts. ln each extract, you'll hear health
professionals talking about aspects of their work.

For questions 3142, choose the answer (A, B or G) which fits best according to what you hear.
Complete your answers as you listen.

Now look at extract one.

Extract i: Questions 31-36

you hear an interview with a neurosurgeon called Dr lan Marsh who specialises in the treatment of
concussion in sport

You now have 90 seconds to read questions 3l-36.

3{. Dr Marsh says that one aim of the new guidelines on concussion is

@ to educate young sportspeople in how to avoid getting it.

@ to correct sorne common misunderstandings about it.

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@ to provide a range of specialist advice about it.

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@ be unconscious for varying amounts of time after the event.

@ need a medicalexamination before doing any further exercise. . .

@ have to take precautions to avoid the risk of symptoms recuning'

33. Dr Marsh says retuming to sport too early afier a concussion is dangerous
because

@ a subsequent episode can have a cumulative effect.

@ there is a high risk of fatality in the event of a second one.

@ the brains of younger people need time to return to normal size.

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concussion in sports

@ lies mainly in the choice of sports played.

@ can be reduced by developing good playing technique.

e is greater when sports are played in less formal situations.

35. what is Dr Marsh's view about providing medicar support for youth
sports
events?

@ Some types of sport are risky enough to justify it.

The organisers should be capable of dealing with any issues.

certain medical professionars shourd be encouraged to vorunteer.

36. Dr f,{arsh thinks that deveropments in coilege footbail in

the USA

@ only reaily address an issue which is particular to that sport.

@ are only likery to benefit the hearth of professionar.sports prayers.

o are a significant step forward in the prevention of concussion

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you hear a presentation by a consultant cardiologist called Dr Pamela Skelton, who's talking
about a research trial ealled SPRINT which investigated the effects of setting lower blood-
pressure targets.

You now have 90 seesnds to read questions 37-42.

37. Why was the SPRINT trial stopped before it was due to end?

@ There were conclusive results earlier than expected.

@ Tt'le high dropout rate was likely to invalidate the data.

o eoncems were raised about possible effects on all participants'

A few partieipants aged over seventy-five left the trial because

@ therewasanegativeimPactontheir,oai|v[e.

@ they failed to take the required doses of medication.

@ their health deteriorated due to pre'existing conditions.

39. A significant feature of measuring blood pressure in the trial was that'

@ the highest of three readings was recorded.

@ the patient was alone when it was canied out.

c it was done manually by the participant at home.

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@ SPRINT had fewer participants.

@ SPRINT involved higher-risk patients.

@ SPRINT included patients with diabetes.

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You now have two minutes to check your answers.

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END OF THE LISTENING TEST

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