Listening Test 03

|Part 1|

Questions 1–5

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example: Caroline has been waiting...
{five minutes}

(Q:1) What does Matt suggest they do?
{have a coffee}

(Q:2) In which month is the party going to take place?
{September}

(Q:3) Where is Nikki?
{on holiday}

(Q:4) How long is Matt is going to be away for?
{two weeks / 2 weeks}

(Q:5) What day of the week is the party going to be held?
{Saturday}

Questions 6–10

Circle the correct letters A–C.

(Q:6) The location of Nikki's house on the map is...
[A./B. /C.]

(Q:7) The house has...
[A. a bridge over the river./*B. a large swimming pool./C. gardens leading down to the river.]

(Q:8) The address is...
[A. 93 Western Road./B. 39 West Road./*C. 93 West Road.]

(Q:9) The telephone number is...
[A. 477113./*B. 477130./C. 477031.]

(Q:10) Each person has to give...
[A. ten pounds./B. refreshments./C. a barbecue.]

|Part 2|

Questions 11–13

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Questions 14–19

Circle the correct letter A–C.

(Q:14) Tutorials are...
[A. obligatory./*B. voluntary./C. once every two weeks.]

(Q:15) Tutorial registers in the Philosophy department...
[A. started last year./B. are not taken./*C. will start this year.]

(Q:16) Most students...
[A. were very annoyed by people arriving late./B. were fairly annoyed by people arriving late./C. did not like exit questionnaires.]

(Q:17) In the tutorial, there will be a review of the lectures...
[A. by the tutor./*B. for the previous week./C. by a visiting lecturer.]

(Q:18) Preparation for the tutorial each week may include...
[A. preparing an outline./B. writing an essay./C. in-depth analysis.]

(Q:19) Continuous assessment grades do not include...
[A. essays./B. project work./*C. mini-presentations.]

(Q:20) The tutor hopes tutorial activities will have an impact on students'...
{work and scores / work and grades}

|Part 3|

Questions 21–23

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Questions 24

Circle the correct letter A–D.

(Q:24) The students are discussing...
[A. one essay of 1,500 words./B. four essays of 1,500 words./C. one essay of 5,000 words./*D. one essay of 5,000-6,000 words.]

Questions 25–30

Match the points below to the speaker. Circle M for Mark or A for Anne.

(Q:25) Forty questions will be enough.
[select: M/*A]

(Q:26) The questions should be simple.
[select: M/*A]

(Q:27) The subject of the questionnaire will be how active students are.
[select: *M/A]

(Q:28) The questionnaires do not need to have names.
[select: M/*A]

(Q:29) Twenty to twenty-five questions should be written by both of them.
[select: M/*A]

(Q:30) The layout of the questionnaire can be played with.
[select: *M/A]

|Part 4|

Questions 31–35

Match the year to the event.

(Q:31) The first steam locomotive was built:[select: 1810/1812/*1814/1817/1818/1819/1821/1822/1824]

(Q:32) Waterloo Bridge was opened:[select: 1810/1812/1814/*1817/1818/1819/1821/1822/1824]

(Q:33) Dickens left London:[select: 1810/1812/1814/*1817/1818/1819/1821/1822/1824]

(Q:34) Several famous English novels were published:[select: 1810/1812/1814/1817/*1818/1819/1821/1822/1824]

(Q:35) Dickens moved back to London:[select: 1810/1812/1814/1817/1818/1819/1821/*1822/1824]

Questions 36–37

Circle the correct answer A–C.

(Q:36) In 1833...
[A. Chapman and Hall published./B. The Pickwick Papers was published./*C. a steam boat crossed the Atlantic.]

(Q:37) Which of the following took place in 1837?
[A. Queen Victoria became queen/B. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth/C. Miscellany was serialized]

Questions 38–40

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.

(Q:38) The serialization of Nicholas Nickleby began in...{1838}

(Q:39) The first postage stamp was introduced in...{1840}

(Q:40) In the same year the first... was produced.{bicycle}