Listening test 14

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Question 1 of 4

1. Question

Listen to the recordings and type your answers in the spaces provided.

SECTION 1

Example:

The customer went to South Africa

last month
last week
last year. C

Questions 1-10

Questions 1 and 2
Choose the correct letter A–C.

1 The travel agent:

thinks Europe is a good destination
can personally recommend Vancouver
does not think America is a good choice.

1.
2 The customer:

is going to Europe next year
knows people living in Canada
wants to go to the warmest place.

Questions 3 to 6

Complete the form using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

The Travel Depot flight reservations
Customer’s name:	Jim (3)
Address	10 Allen Road, Oldham
Destination	Vancouver, Canada
Contact number:	0151 (4) (home)
Flight number	(5)
Length of stay (nights):	(6)

Questions 7 to 10

Complete the sentences below USING NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER

The travel agent recommends some form of (7) cover for peace of mind.
There are two types of cover, but the best cover is offered with the (8) Star policy.
The client can see a play at the theatre for $ (9) .
The flight and the insurance together costs £ (10) .

Correct 10 / 10 Points

Incorrect / 10 Points

Question 2 of 4

2. Question
- SECTION 2
  
  Questions 11-20
  
  Questions 11-15
  
  Select the correct answers A-C.
  
  11. Who is the speaker addressing?
  1. Property agents
  2. people selling houses
  3. people in the countryside
  4. people buying second homes
  11.
  
  12. Rental property in the city
  1. is very easy to find
  2. is becoming more difficult to find
  3. is an investment opportunity
  4. Is often the only option
  12.
  
  13. Lisa Brown believes
  1. most people will own their own home at some time
  2. there is a psychological factor involved in owning your own home
  3. most young people need a deposit before they can buy a house.
  13.
  
  14. Property in the countryside is becoming more popular because
  1. people want to get away from the city
  2. some parts of the city are becoming overcrowded
  3. the concept of the home office means that some people don’t need to go into work
  4. public transport is beginning to serve outlying areas.
  14.
  
  15. What kind of properties does the speaker specialise in?
  1. commercial
  2. investment
  3. first homes
  4. rural
  15.
  
  Questions 16 to 20
  
  Answer the following questions USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER
  1. What end of the market are the properties?
  2. What does the speaker compare buying houses with?
  3. What kind of equity can be the result of buying a property when the market is high?
  4. How does she describe careful but successful property investment?
  5. How can you ask the speaker a question?
Correct 10 / 10 Points

Incorrect / 10 Points

Question 3 of 4

3. Question

SECTION 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21 to 24

Answer the following questions USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER

How long is the radio show?
What does the programme focus on every week?
Where is Professor Ripley from?
According to Professor Ripley, what animals do people most associate with the African bush?

Questions 25 to 28

Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

	Threats	Natural habitat	Population
African lions		bush	Estimated to be (25)
Tigers	(26)	forests and plains	fewer than (27)
Snow leopards	Expansion of (28)	high-altitude pastures

Questions 29 and 30

Circle the appropriate letter A–D.

29 Where is the WWF currently funding projects to help the snow leopard?

Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan
Nepal and Pakistan
Bhutan and Nepal
Pakistan and Bhutan

29.

30 Listeners should telephone

immediately if they want to put forward an opinion
during the commercial break
in 10 minutes if they have anything they want to ask the professor
if they have any information regarding pumas or jaguars.

30.

Correct 10 / 10 Points

Incorrect / 10 Points

Question 4 of 4

4. Question

SECTION 4

Questions 31-40

Question 31

Circle the correct answer A–C.

31 The students will be listening to…

a lecture on overpopulation
last Monday’s lecture
a guest speaker

31.

Questions 32 to 36

Complete the table below using TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

42 million adults (32) 50 million adults have the reading ability of a (33) -year-old. Increasing by around (34) and a quarter million per year.Illiteracy costs
	Unemployment	Unrealised earnings	Literacy programmes
cost (in billions of US dollars)	(35)$	237	(36)$

Question 37

Circle the appropriate letter A–D.

37. Illiteracy is increasing because many young learners are

not being taught how to break words into sounds
given word lists which are too long
not challenged enough in the classroom.

37.

Questions 38 to 40

Complete the summary below USING NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

English is made up of 26 letters, with 44 (38) and 70 ways to (39) those sounds. Unsuccessful teaching practices persist, however, because reading is (40) .