TEST
PART 1: Questions 1 – 8. You will hear eight short announcements, instructions,
or conversations. There will be one question for each of them. For each question,
choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. What have they forgotten?
A. ticket
B. camera
C. passport
D. bag
2. What time does the train go?
A. 06.15
B. 07.40
C. 06.10
D. 07.10
3. How did the woman get to work?
A. by bicycle
B. by bus
C. by car
D. by train
4. Where are the man’s shoes?
A. under the chair
B. by the television
C. by the door with the other rubbish
D. under the table
5. What will Paul get at the shop?
A. mushrooms
B. onions
C. carrots
D. red pepper
6. How were they told to do their homework?
A. write it in the books
B. write it on paper
C. type it
D. email it
7. What did Helen buy?
A. gloves
B. sweater
C. socks
D. hat
8. How did the woman get to work today?
A. by bus
B. a neighbour offered her a lift
C. by bike
D. walk
PART TWO: Questions 9 – 20. You will hear three conversations, each
conversation has four questions. For each question, choose the correct answer
A, B, C, or D.
Questions 9 – 12. You will hear a journalist interviewing Geoff Thompson, a
British sportsman.
9. Where was Geoff Thompson born?
A. In London.
B. In the North of England.
C. In the South of London.
D. In Britain.
10. How did he know about karate?
A. He discovered karate by himself.
B. He’s interested in karate owing to a sports center during a school visit.
C. His friend introduced it to him.
D. He knew it when moving to London.
11. When did he take part in the World Championships in Taiwan?
A. In 1972.
B. In 1980.
C. In 1982.
D. After starting training with a British coach.
12. How many times has he got the World Champion?
A. Two times.
B. Three times.
C. Four times.
D. Five times.
Questions 13 – 16. You will hear a man telephoning to talk about the job in a
hotel.
13. Which position does this hotel need?
A. A temporary staff.
B. A stable staff.
C. A part-time receptionist.
D. A full-time waiter.
14. What about the hour of work?
A. There are two shifts and two days off.
B. There are two shifts and one day off.
C. There’s a day shift from 7 to 2 and a late shift from 4 till 11.
D. There is only an afternoon shift.
15. What does the woman mention about the uniform?
A. It’s prepared by the hotel.
B. He needs to wear dark clothes.
C. He needs a white shirt and dark trousers.
D. He needs to wear a uniform five days a week.
16. When does he start his job?
A. At the end of May.
B. On the 10th of May.
C. On the 10th of June.
D. On the 28th of June.
Questions 17 – 20. Listen to part of a conversation at a university library.
17. What does the man plan to write his paper on?
A. The preservation of old books.
B. The local coal industry.
C. The famous archives librarian.
D. The collection of rare books.
18. What security procedures does the librarian tell the man he must follow?
A. Show her his note cards before leaving.
B. Show her his ID card.
C. Pay a fee.
D. Allow his ID card to be copied; sign in and out of the archives room.
19. Why did the librarian mention the age of the books?
A. They need to be handled with gloves.
B. The man can only look at photographs of them.
C. They were added to the collection recently.
D. They are valuable books.
20. How did the man collect his needed information about his paper?
A. He took a picture.
B. He scanned these images.
C. He could just look at them.
D. He photocopied these books.
PART THREE: Questions 21 – 35. You will hear three talks, lectures, or news,
each with 5 questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C,
or D.
Questions 21 – 25. You will hear a woman called Sandy talking to a group of
students about her job.
21. What did Sandy Duffy want to be when she was at school?
A. a journalist
B. a musician
C. a director
D. a basketball player
22. What did Sandy study at university?
A. Math and Physics
B. Film making
C. Technology
D. Art
23. How did Sandy get her first job as a video game writer?
A. She answered a job advertisement.
B. She met someone at a conference.
C. She sent some information about herself to a company.
D. She was invited by a friend.
24. What does Sandy like best about being a video game writer?
A. the prizes she has won.
B. the high salary
C. the people she works with
D. the great working conditions
25. What does Sandy dislike about being a video game writer?
A. She has to travel a lot.
B. She has to work long hours.
C. She often has to change her job.
D. She has to live far from home.
Questions 26-30. Listen and answer the questions
26. How long does the trek last?
A. a day
B. three days
C. five days
D. a week
27. The trek aims to raise money for…
A. health care
B. school education
C. hospital
D. the old people
28. Participants must…
A. walk across a glacier.
B. complete a fitness course.
C. agree to raise funds for the charity.
D. pay an amount of money.
29. The cost of the trek includes…
A. flight and airport taxes
B. medical provision and taxes
C. food
D. food and accommodation
30. The trip starts on…
A. 1st of November
B. 3rd of November
C. 13th of November
D. 23rd of November
Questions 31 – 35. Listen to a woman talking about changes in India.
31. Where do many of the rich people live?
A. next to the new road
B. in the cities
C. in the countryside
D. in isolated places
32. How long is the road?
A. 600 kilometers
B. 6,000 kilometers
C. 60,000 kilometers
D. 60 miles
33. What can you see on the computers at the road’s headquarters in Delhi?
A. small vehicles on the road
B. any vehicle and problems on the road
C. big vehicles on the road
D. serious problems on the road
34. What types of transport can you see on the road?
A. all types
B. mostly cars
C. mostly motorbikes
D. the presenter doesn’t say
35. Why does the presenter describe the new road as a symbol of India’s future?
A. because it’s the same shape as the country of India
B. because it is modern, it is helping the economy grow
C. because India has a big population
D. because India has lots of transport
