Listening Test 02
Listening Workspace
|Part 1|
QUESTIONS 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Library Information
(Example) Minimum joining age:
For registration, must take
- Two (Q:1) {A} and
- two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, (Q:2) {A}
Cost to join per year (without current student card): £ (Q:3) {A}
Number of items allowed: (members of public) (Q:4) {A}
Loan times: four weeks
Fines start at £ (Q:5) {A}
Computers can be booked up to (Q:6) {A} hours in advance
Library holds most national papers, all (Q:7) {A}, and magazines
Need (Q:8) {A} to use photocopier
Creative Writing class
- tutor is John (Q:9) {A}
- held on (Q:10) {A} evenings
|Part 2|
Questions 11–15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
BICYCLES FOR THE WORLD
(Q:11) In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador
[A. as a tourist guide./B. as part of his studies./*C. as a voluntary worker.]
(Q:12) Dan’s neighbour was successful in business because he
[A. employed carpenters from the area./B. was the most skilled craftsman in the town./*C. found it easy to reach customers.]
(Q:13) Dan says the charity relies on
[*A. getting enough bicycles to send regularly./B. finding new areas which need the bicycles./C. charging for the bicycles it sends abroad.]
(Q:14) What does Dan say about the town of Rivas?
[A. It has received the greatest number of bikes./B. It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam./*C. Its economy has been totally transformed.]
(Q:15) What problem did the charity face in August 2000?
[*A. It couldn’t meet its overheads./B. It had to delay sending the bikes./C. It was criticized in the British media.]
Questions 16 and 17
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
(Q:16) How much money did the charity receive when it won an award? {£75,000 / 75,000}
(Q:17) What is the charity currently hoping to buy? {computers}
Questions 18–20
(Q:18-20) Which THREE things can the general public do to help the charity Pedal Power? Choose THREE letters, A–G.
[multi=3:A. organise a bicycle collection/B. repair the donated bikes/*C. donate their unwanted tools/D. do voluntary work in its office/*E. hold an event to raise money/*F. identify areas that need bikes/G. write to the government]
|Part 3|
Questions 21–30
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
‘Student Life’ Video Project
| Cristina | Ibrahim | |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoyed: | • using the camera • going to British (Q:21) {homes} | contact with students doing other courses (has asked some to (Q:22) {come to dinner} with him) |
| Most useful language practice: | • listening to instructions • learning (Q:23) {technical} vocabulary | listening to British students’ language because of: • normal speed • large amount of (Q:24) {slang} |
| General usefulness: | • operating video camera • working with other people: - learning about (Q:25) {cooperating} - compromising - (Q:26) {persuading} people who have different views | the importance of (Q:27) {editing} |
| Things to do differently in future: | • decide when to (Q:28) {complete} each stage at the beginning • make more efforts to (Q:29) {experiment} with the camera | do not make the film too (Q:30) {long} |
|Part 4|
QUESTIONS 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHY
- world's highest, coldest and windiest continent
- more than (Q:31) {A} times as big as the UK
- most of the area is classified as (Q:32) {A}
RESEARCH STATIONS
- international teams work together
- (Q:33) {A} is integrated with technical support
- stations contain accommodation, work areas, a kitchen, a (Q:34) {A} and a gym
- supplies were brought to Zero One station by sledge from a (Q:35) {A} at the edge of the ice 15 km away
- problem of snow build-ups solved by building stations on (Q:36) {A} with adjustable legs
FOOD AND DIET
- average daily requirement for an adult in Antarctica is approximately (Q:37) {A} kilocalories
- rations for field work prepared by process of freeze-drying
RESEARCH
The most important research focuses on climate change, including
- measuring changes in the ice-cap (because of effects on sea levels and (Q:38) {A})
- monitoring the hole in the ozone layer
- analysing air from bubbles in ice to measure (Q:39) {A} caused by human activity
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Many openings for (Q:40) {A} people including
- research assistants
- administrative and technical positions
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