Listening Test 02

|Part 1|

QUESTIONS 1-10

Complete the form below.

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

|Part 2|

Questions 11 and 12

Label the map below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Map of City Sightseeing Stops

(Imagine a map with specific locations marked 11 and 12)

(Q:11) Label 11: {City Bridge}

(Q:12) Label 12: {Newton}

Questions 13–18

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(Q:19) How often do the Top Bus Company tours run?

{every 20 minutes}

(Q:20) Where can you catch a Number One Sightseeing Tour from?

{Central Station}

|Part 3|

Questions 21–26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

(Q:21) The Antarctic Centre was established in Christchurch because

[A. New Zealand is a member of the Antarctic Treaty.
/*B. Christchurch is geographically well positioned.
/C. the climate of Christchurch is suitable.
]

(Q:22) One role of the Antarctic Centre is to

[*A. provide expeditions with suitable equipment.
/B. provide researchers with financial assistance.
/C. ensure that research is internationally relevant.
]

(Q:23) The purpose of the Visitors’ Centre is to

[A. provide accommodation.
/B. run training sessions.
/*C. show people what Antarctica is like.
]

(Q:24) Dr Merrywhether says that Antarctica is

[A. unlike any other country.
/*B. extremely beautiful.
/C. too cold for tourists.
]

(Q:25) According to Dr Merrywhether, Antarctica is very cold because

[*A. of the shape of the continent.
/B. it is surrounded by a frozen sea.
/C. it is an extremely dry continent.
]

(Q:26) Dr Merrywhether thinks Antarctica was part of another continent because

[A. he has done his own research in the area.
/*B. there is geological evidence of this.
/C. it is very close to South America.
]

Questions 27 and 28

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR TWO NUMBERS for each answer.

ANTARCTIC TREATY

Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO achievements of the Antarctic Treaty are mentioned by the speakers? 

[multi=2:*A. no military use
/B. animals protected
/C. historic sites reserved
/*D. no nuclear testing
/E. fishing rites protected
]

|Part 4|

Questions 31–35

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Left and Right Handedness in Sport

(Q:31) Anita first felt the Matthews article was of value when she realised...

[A. how it would help her difficulties with left-handedness.
/B. the relevance of connections he made with music.
/*C. the impressive size of his research project.
]

(Q:32) Anita feels that the findings on handedness will be of value in...

[A. helping sportspeople identify their weaknesses.
/*B. aiding sportspeople as they plan tactics for each game.
/C. developing suitable training programmes for sportspeople.
]

(Q:33) Anita feels that most sports coaches...

[A. know nothing about the influence of handedness.
/B. focus on the wrong aspects of performance.
/*C. underestimate what science has to offer sport.
]

(Q:34) A German study showed there was greater ‘mixed handedness’ in musicians who...

[*A. started playing instruments in early youth.
/B. play a string instrument such as the violin.
/C. practise a great deal on their instrument.
]

(Q:35) Studies on ape behaviour show that...

[*A. apes which always use the same hand to get food are most successful.
/B. apes have the same proportion of left- and right-handers as humans.
/C. more apes are left-handed than right-handed.
]

Questions 36–40

Complete the table below.

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