Student’s name: ____________________________________________________________
ADVANCED LISTENING – SPEAKING C1
TIMED PRACTICE 2
LISTENING SECTION
PART 1
You will hear part of a lecture on satellites. For questions 1-7, decide whether the
following statements are true or false.
American scientists launched the first man-made satellite in human
1. __________
history into space on February 1st, 1958.
2. Satellites could not help forecast the weather. __________
Deposits of minerals, oil and natural gas could be found by scientists
3. __________
through using of satellites.
Television programmes could not be seen simultaneously all over the
4. __________
world without the use of satellites.
5. Satellite is used for our daily life, not military. __________
American space shuttle Challenger exploded during a mission in January
6. __________
1986, only one astronaut survived.
ESA, built by ten European countries together, launched their first
7. __________
rocket, the Ariane L3S, in 1979.
PART 2
You will hear an article from a magazine. For questions 1-7, decide whether the following
statements are true or false.
A Greek man, Lucian, was the first person who wrote stories about
1. __________
men’s going to the Moon.
2. The Sun was the subject in the early literature. __________
After Lucian, for the next 1,400 years, no writers wrote fantasies about
3. __________
travelling to the Moon.
Man used to think the Earth was the most important planet in the centre
4. __________
of the universe.
In 1643, Copernicus published his theory that the Sun was the centre of
5. the universe, and that other planets including the Earth were revolving __________
about it.
6. The first telescope was invented by an Italian astronomer. __________
Jules Verne, the famous French novelist, sent his space travellers to the
7. __________
Sun as well as to the Moon in his books in 1649.
8. Armstrong and Aldrin stepped out onto the Moon’s surface in 1969. __________
9. All the fictions will be changed to fact one day in the future. __________
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PART 3
You will hear an interview. Answer each of the following questions, 1-8, using NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS.
1. What is the name of the applicant?
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2. Why does the applicant want to apply for this job?
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3. What is the applicant’s present job?
ð _____________________________________________________________________
4. Where did the applicant use to work?
ð _____________________________________________________________________
5. What did the applicant say about his old sales manager in the company where he used to
work?
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6. Where did the applicant mention in the conversation that he went to study?
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7. What did the interviewer say about her company’s slogan?
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PART 4
You will hear a talk between two friends. Answer each of the following questions, 1-9,
using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
1. According to the woman, how can people travel to space in the near future?
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2. Who is Adrian Berry?
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3. How long is the cable?
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4. Where would the cable car be attached on the Earth?
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5. What would the cable car carry?
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6. What would happen if the cable broke near the Earth?
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7. What would it be like if the break occurred over 15,000 miles?
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