Listening Practice Sample 76
Section 1
Circle the correct answer. Example: The student…
1.The final destination is
- A is Arabic.
- B is studying Arabic.
- C is studying Hebrew and Arabic.
- D is studying English and Arabic.
2. The student must reach his destination by
- A 12th September.
- B 31st August.
- C 27th September
- D 20th September.
3. The student decides finally to leave on
- A 21st August. B 20th August.
- C 20th September.
- D 27th August.
4. The student wants to go to PB
5. The student is afraid of
Questions 6-9
Tick the four pieces of information below which give correct details about the rest of the journey. Then write the answers A-H in Boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet.
A The student is planning to fly from Paris to Vienna. ___
B The student is planning to fly to Athens via Budapest from Vienna.
C The student has not sorted out his visa requirements. _____
D The Vienna leg of the journey will cost £142.80. _____
E The student will spend three days in Athens. _____
F The student wants to go from Piraeus to Alexandria by ferry. ____
G The student wants to fly from Piraeus to Alexandria. _______
H The student wants to travel to Vienna overnight. _____
Complete the blank space below.
10. The booking reference is ———
Section 2
Questions 11-16
Questions 17-20
Circle the correct answer.
17. Regarding the message Voicebox, the number of complaints
- A has gone up and down in recent weeks.
- C has remained static.
- B has gone down.
- D has risen in recent weeks.
18. The praise for the music on the Wake-up show has come
- A only from Australia.
- B only from New Zealand.
- C from all over South-east Asia.
- D from all over Asia.
19. Regarding English Worldwide, the number of listeners
- A has increased ten times.
- B has remained fairly static.
- C has decreased tenfold.
- D will increase in the future.
20. The radio station broadcasts
- A 14 hours per day.
- B 19 hours per day
- C 24 hours per day.
- D 22 hours per day.
Section 3
Questions 21-25
Circle the correct letter.
21. Regarding the tutorials, Lorraine …
- A finds them very useful.
- B is hesitant about saying what she thinks.
- C states that they are useless.
- D thinks they could be improved.
22. Farilla…
- A has two daughters who have been causing her trouble.
- B is a single parent with a daughter in her teens.
- C is an immature student.
- D is a teenager.
23. Farilla feels that…
- A her eldest daughter is to blame for the family problems.
- B her youngest daughter is to blame for her family problems.
- C her husband is to blame for her family problems
- D her taking the course is the cause of her family problems.
24. When he was 16, Stevie took on a job …
- A because he desperately needed the money.
- B for no real reason.
- C to help his mother out.
- D to help his brother.
25. Dr Goldfinch suggests that Farilla should…
- A get her daughters a job.
- B speak to Stevie’s mum.
- C give up the course.
- D explain the situation to her daughters.
Questions 26-30
Complete the notes below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete each blank space.
| Stevie’s problem Stevie had to have his_____26_____ready for Friday. However, his computer _____27_____and, unfortunately, he didn’t have a copy on disk, but does have a _____28_____. He has to get his OHPs ready; submit a ____29_____to Dr Johnson; and give in the full paper after the seminar. If he doesn’t do everything on time, he will lose_____30_____. |
Section 4
Questions 31-33
Below is a list of steps (A-l), four of which the speaker took in her career. The first step is A. What are the next three steps? Write your answers in the correct order in Boxes 31-33 on your answer sheet.
Questions 34-36
The speaker mentions four disadvantages to being a music critic. One has been marked for you. Tick the other three disadvantages. Write your answers in Boxes 34-36 on your answer sheet.
Disadvantages
- A being pestered by the concert-goers while working
- B being bothered by enthusiastic accountants
- C the loneliness
- D having to deal with people on the telephone
- E the low pay
- F being glamorous
- G meeting uninteresting people
- H writing reviews of concerts within tight time limits
Question 37: Circle the correct letter.
37. As regards travelling, the speaker…
- A enjoys it a little.
- B goes abroad ten times a year.
- C visits other European countries at least ten times a year.
- D goes to Iceland regularly.
Questions 38-40
Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space, complete the blanks below.
38. Michael Ignatieff’s TV series dealt with the__________ .
39. The critic’s job is to foster the talent o f___________ .
40. As people are so unsure of themselves, what a critic says can act as an objective ____.