LISTENING EXAM PRACTICE

LISTENING PART 1

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

New Apartment
Example Answer

Landlady's Name: Mary Jones

General
• partly furnished
• no 1 ……………………. are allowed
Kitchen
• nice and big
• there is a new 2 …………………….
Lounge
• some 3 ……………………. will be built soon
Bedroom
• good clothes storage
• need to bring a 4 …………………….
Bathroom
• only a shower
• the water is heated by 5 …………………….

Questions 6-10

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Tenancy Form
Tenant details
• Full name: Andrew 6 .........................................
• Best contact: 7 andrew171@.........................................com
• Driver's licence: 8 .........................................
Tenancy details
• Moving-in date: 9 .........................................
• Rent per week: $315
• Bond paid: 10 $.........................................
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Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 What is new about the Writers' Festival this year?

A More international guests

B Extra time for questions

C Additional locations for events

12 Tickets for the Wearable Art event

A are selling out quickly.

B have been reduced in price.

C must be booked in advance.

13 Ocean Times at Bright’s Beach is

A a sporting competition for adults

B an educational event for all ages

C a play day for young children

14 People going to the Artscape Exhibition

A should wear appropriate clothing.

B must keep to the proper path.

C need to arrive at a certain time.

15 Tours of the Civil Theatre

A do not happen often.

B have never happened before.

C may happen more regularly in future.

Questions 16-20

What comment does the speaker make about each of the following events?

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 16-20.

You may use any letter more than once.

Comments

A the location has changed

B transport will be a problem

C the event might be crowded

Events

16 Night Market ……….

17 Buskers Festival ……….

18 Stand Up for Kids ……….

19 Sunday Unplugged ……….

20 Ignite Dance Finals ……….

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Questions 21-22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What TWO problems do the students identify with 'learning videos'?

A Babies lose interest too quickly.

B Babies need to explore things.

C Babies want to be with other babies.

D Babies' eyes may be damaged.

E Babies should have contact with adults.

Questions 23-24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

When discussing the 'present research', Maia is surprised that

A ordinary people have altered their habits.

B the findings are very detailed.

C most babies behave the same way.

D boys and girls like different toys.

E the methodology has been criticised.

Questions 25-26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What impresses the students about the bilingual experiment in Spain?

A the long-term effects of the lessons

B the large number of research subjects

C the fact that the children enjoyed themselves

D the fact that teachers had the same training

E the response of schools to the findings

Questions 27-30

What was the finding of each of the following research studies?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter (A-F) next to Questions 27-30.

Findings

A Babies understand cause and effect.

B Babies like physical exercise.

C Babies like their actions to be copied.

D Babies are excited by surprises.

E Babies recognise basic grammar.

F Babies like to help other people.

Research studies

27 Dr Pritchard's study …………

28 The three-year-olds study …………

29 Professor Michelson's study …………

30 The United States study …………

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Questions 31-40

Complete the notes.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The Engineer Sarah Guppy, 1770-1852

Background

• women were active in many areas of 19th-century British society, e.g. Jane Harrison was
the first female 31 …………………

• by the end of the century there were 140 female dentists and 212 32 …………………, as
well as many musicians and actors

Sarah Guppy

• was born in Birmingham and moved to Bristol with her husband

• designed bridges that could survive 33 …………………

• built 34 ………………… of the Clifton Suspension Bridge

• was a significant 35 ………………… in the Clifton Suspension Bridge together with her
husband

• designed a 'barnacle buster' that allowed 36 ………………… to go faster

• helped stop 37 ………………… near railway lines

• built an amusing machine for making different parts of 38 ………………… at the same time

• designed an early type of 39 ………………… equipment

Conclusions

• other women worked as engineers, e.g. Ada Lovelace and Hertha Marks Ayrton

• it was not until 1906 that a woman 40 ………………… in engineering