Listening Test 04

|Part 1|

Questions 1–6

Circle the appropriate letters A–C.

Example: The caller can book a car by pressing button number...
(A) one. (B) two. (C) three.

(Q:1) The caller wants to...
[A. make changes to his car reservation./B. complain about a car./C. make a car reservation.]

(Q:2) The booking reference is...
[A. ACFY 50 AG/*B. ACFY 15 AG/C. ACFY 16 AG]

(Q:3) Mr Maxine originally booked the car for...
[A. Monday at 6 p.m./*B. this Friday./C. Friday of next week.]

(Q:4) Mr Maxine wants to change his booking to...
[A. a larger manual car./*B. five days./C. a smaller automatic.]

(Q:5) Mr Maxine will have to pay an extra...
[A. £165./B. £65./C. £15.]

(Q:6) Mr Maxine rented a car...
[A. five months ago./*B. not long ago./C. several years ago.]

Questions 7–10

Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each space below.

|Part 2|

Questions 11–14

Circle FOUR letters A–F.

(Q:11-14) The Mystery Personality...
[multi=4: *A. is a French speaker./*B. plays for a well-known club./C. has got a famous wife./D. is very rich./*E. has played for his national team./*F. is a famous footballer.]

Questions 15–19

Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each space below.

Question 20

Circle the appropriate letter A–D.

(Q:20) Patrick...
[A. had an accident three years ago./B. used to excel in archery./C. has been sponsored by one manufacturer./*D. is not able to walk, but is very good at archery.]

|Part 3|

Questions 21–24

Circle the appropriate letters A–D.

(Q:21) Astrid says she is...
[A. unhappy with Dr Adams./*B. happy with Dr Adams./C. in the same tutorial group as Boris./D. in a different seminar group to Boris.]

(Q:22) In the last lecture, Astrid took...
[A. fewer notes than she thought she had./*B. more notes than she thought she had./C. too many notes./D. not many notes.]

(Q:23) Henry wants to copy Astrid's notes because...
[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.]

(Q:24) Astrid says Henry cannot copy her notes because...
[A. her handwriting is difficult to read./B. they are too long./C. the photocopier is broken./D. he should have taken his own notes.]

Questions 25–27

Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.

(Q:25) What is Astrid good at? {detail}

(Q:26) What was Adams' book about? {space and the individual}

(Q:27) What do some intelligent people find it difficult to do? {read simple directions}

Questions 28–30

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

|Part 4|

Questions 31–36

Circle the correct letters A–D.

(Q:31) In a previous lecture, Dr North talked about...
[A. the Marine Habitat Research Unit./B. humankind's relationship with sailing./*C. humankind's relationship with the sea./D. the cost of fishing.]

(Q:32) The focus of today's talk will be on...
[A. problems the fishing industry faces worldwide./B. marine fish recipes./C. rare fish.
/*D. European fishing problems.]

(Q:33) A book list and relevant articles can be...
[A. found only in the lecture room./*B. found on the department website./C. found in the department library./D. taken by students for a small fee.]

(Q:34) During the last century...
[A. stocks of rare species have fallen dramatically./*B. the world population has grown very fast./C. fishing has become less efficient but heavier./D. more people have decided to eat fish.]

(Q: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?
[A. Ocean ecology has changed./B. Fishing has spread to international waters./C. Fish has become cheaper./D. Oceans are more polluted.]

(Q:36) In the United Kingdom...
[A. fish used to be seen as a luxury./*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.]

Questions 37–40

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space below.