Academic Practice Test 2

Listening

Listening Section 1 Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS

AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 1–10
Questions 1–8 Admission
Venue Event Date Time Price
Complete the form below.
Gallery 1 Regional
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS 4 March 11 a.m. to No
Art
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. –10 April 4 p.m. charge
exhibition
11 .............
– all works
HORIZON HOTEL
for sale

Example Answer
Guest Name: Sandra MacKay Gallery 2 12 ............ 10 March 10 a.m. to No
of the 21st – 4 April 3 p.m. charge
Date of arrival: Century” Mon, Wed,
1 ................. December
Date of departure: exhibition – Fri &
2 ................. December
Room number: by students weekends
3 502 and .................
Room rate: 4 $ ................. Theatre 1 Shakespeare’s 5 March Daily at Adult
Deposit: 5 Paid ................. Romeo & – 3 April 8 p.m. 13 $ .......
Receipt
Juliet Senior
• In name of: 6 Zoe ................. $20

Contact details 7 ................., The Shannon Keel 1 April 15 ............ $12.50

• Address: Morning Town 14 .......... – folk/pop/ p.m.
• Phone: 439 4829 country
Booking number: 8 .................
The Class Act – 1–30 11 a.m. $14
Questions 9 and 10 Showroom 16 ............ April Fridays Concession
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. music only $12
& cabaret
9 The room will be cleaned at around
A 11 a.m.
Questions 17 and 18
B 1 p.m.
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
C 2 p.m.
17 Michael’s home country is
10 Room service for dinner is available from
A Canada
A 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
B Ireland
B 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
C the USA
C 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
18 Michael has been singing for
Listening Section 2 A 15 years
B 18 years
Questions 11–20 C 20 years
Questions 11–16
Complete the table below.

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Questions 19 and 20
Complete the sentences below. Jan’s comments Steve’s comments
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
27 ............................
19 Michael’s father went ..................... to work.
Getting consent could Not legal in Europe to
20 Michael’s ..................... was also a singer, be the main make money from
and was an inspiration for him. 28 ................... using someone’s
in the presentation private details without
Listening Section 3 their direct consent

Questions 21–30 Annoying to have to People writing blogs

Questions 21–25 buy your own credit and Twitter comments
Complete the sentences below. reports to ensure should be careful or
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each accuracy they may face
answer. 29 ............................

21 Jan suggests doing their joint The ‘free information’ Browser companies
............................ on copyright or IP law. nature of the internet may solve the
has led to this problem by
22 Steve’s suggested topic is ............................ problem introducing a
30 ............................
23 A database may collect statistics on your system
date of birth, income, legal history, previous
jobs, ............................ or health record.

24 Inaccurate facts may be recorded by data

company ............................ .
Listening Section 4

25 Incorrect information about a Questions 31–40

............................ led to his unfair dismissal. Questions 31–35
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 26–30
Complete the table below. 31 Which place has been termed ‘a living
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each laboratory’?
answer. A The Ross Sea
B The Antarctic Sea
C The Southern Ocean
Jan’s comments Steve’s comments
32 What is said to be the worst form of pollution
Search engines Data collecting that fishing boats might cause?
collect data by companies want to A Rubbish dropped overboard
analysing people’s collect extra data to B Fuel leaked overboard
internet expand business and C Sewage leaked overboard
26 ............................ increase their

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33 What was the country of registration of the

boat which was stuck in thick ice?
A Korea
B New Zealand
C Russia

34 In the case of the Sparta repair mission,

what does the speaker term ‘a miracle’?
A No fishermen died
B The weather was not stormy
C An oil spill was avoided

35 What does the term ‘total allowable catch’

refer to?
A The amount any boat in the Antarctic
can catch
B The amount all the legal boats can
catch
C The amount all the boats (legal and
illegal) can catch

Questions 36–40
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR
A NUMBER for each answer.

THE ANTARCTIC TOOTHFISH

These are big fish, which live in freezing
Antarctic waters at depths of 200 to 2,000
metres. They have a life span of roughly
36 ................... years, and develop only slowly.
Little is known about the early stages of life for
this fish including the kinds of 37 .....................
that feed on the young. Since 1996, the
December–February fishing season has
resulted in catches of about 100,000 fish per
year – although recent catches have declined
because of 38 .................... . Industry
spokesmen claim that the Antarctic toothfish
industry is 39 ................... but it has been esti-
mated that fish numbers in the Ross Sea have
already been reduced by at least a fifth, if not
more. A plea has been made by several
well-known marine scientists for a 40
................... on catching fish in the Ross Sea.

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