Listening Test 01

|Part 1|

Questions 1–4

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Questions 5 and 6

Choose TWO letters A–E.

(Q:5-6) Which TWO good things about Hotel Scotland are mentioned?

[multi=2:A. restaurant /*B. convenience/*C. room with a terrace/D. large rooms
/E. cleanliness]

Questions 7–10

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(Q:7) The departure date is {17th March}

(Q:8) The holiday excluding insurance costs £ {716}

(Q:9) The discount is {15} per cent if booked before 17th February.

(Q:10) The booking reference is {fapsjm15}

|Part 2|

Questions 11–13

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

(Q:11) The land for development has not been used for over a {decade}

(Q:12) There was pressure to build a training centre and a {business park} on the land.

(Q:13) Sponsorship has been received from a number of {local organisation}

Questions 14–20

Label the plan below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(Q:14) {park side} Street

(Q:15) block of {40 studio flats}

(Q:16) {ornamental lake}

(Q:17) outdoor {swimming pool}

(Q:18) walled {flower garden}

(Q:19) {play area} for children

(Q:20) {café}

|Part 3|

Questions 21–23

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

(Q:21). Generally, Rosana finds the Wednesday programme [A. worthless/B. very slow/*C. valuable]

(Q:22). Rosana wants to change her course because [A. she always arrives home very late at night/*B. it affects her work on the next two days/C. she doesn’t get on with the course tutors]

(Q:23). If Rosana changes her course, she [*A. may not have the same tutor/B. cannot change her mind again/C. may regret the change]

Questions 24 and 25

Choose TWO letters A–E. Which TWO good things about the distance-learning component are mentioned?

[multi=2:A   course length /B   evening seminars /C   course tutors /*D   course flexibility/*E   time factor]

Questions 26–30

Complete the summary below.

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

|Part 4|

Questions 31–37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

(Q:31) The purpose of the data collection was to [*A. test people's reaction to different buildings./B. collect detailed information on various buildings./C. assess the beauty of different public buildings.]

(Q:32) The initial plan to use a questionnaire was abandoned, because [*A. it would take too much time to produce./B. the questions were too difficult to write./C. it would take too long for people to complete.]

(Q:33) People indicated their reactions on a 1–5 scale, [list: *A. giving rise to some interesting answers./B. ensuring that the information was easier to collect./C. making it quicker to choose the top three images.]

(Q:34) To make sure people could see the detail in the images better [*A. only daylight images were used./B. black and white images were used./C. the images were produced in colour.]

(Q:35) What was done to preserve the images when being used? [*A. they were covered in plastic with a special machine./B. people were asked to wear gloves when touching them./C. the images were handled only by the researcher.]

(Q:36) Among the people who formed part of the sample were [list: *A. tourists from various places./B. office workers during lunch-break./C. commuters as they exited stations.]

(Q:37) What was the reason for appointing a leader for the group? [*A. to comply with the instructions for the task./B. to help hold the team together./C. to allocate tasks to the various members.]

Questions 38–40

Which findings match the age groups of the image testing? Write the appropriate letter A–D next to each age group.

(Q:38) 11–18-year-olds [select: *A/B/C/D]

(Q:39) 20–40-year-olds [select: *A/B/C/D]

(Q:40) 50 years old and over [select: *A/B/C/D]