Listening Practice Test 5

PART 1 QUESTIONS 1 - 10

• Name:	Rachel Wilson
  Number of people:	approximately (1)

   

  90

• Date of party:

  (2)

   

  21 SEPTEMBER

• Name of room:

  The (3)  Suite

   

  MANDELA

• Time:

  from 3:30 pm to (4)  pm

   

  9:00

• Drinks:	Licensed only for soft drinks
  Postcode:	(5)

   

  PA57GJ

• Address:

  Flat 40, 38 (6)  St.

   

  BEECHES

• Landline:	223279
  Mobile Tel.:	(7)

   

  07897293381

• Cost of room hire:

  £115 with tables and (8)

   

  ARMCHAIRS

• Disco system hire:	Optional fee £25 with no technicians
  Deposit:	£ (9)

   

  30.50

• Insurance:

  £9 for 24 hours. Covers cancellation, damage, and (10)

   

  INJURY

PART 2 QUESTIONS 11 - 20

• 11. woolen sweater: ABC

  A

• 12. thermal underwear: ABC

  B

• 13. walking boots: ABC

  B

• 14. waterproof clothes: ABC

  A

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• + Equipment recommended:

  - torch

  - pocketknife

  - (15)

   

  PLASTIC BAGS

• + Animals:

  - the speaker hopes people will get to see some (16)

   

  WILDLIFE

• - it is important to respect the animal's privacy and (17)

  - don't leave rubbish behind

  - keep noise level to a minimum

   

  TERRITORY

• + Insects:

  - accoding to the speaker, insects are not (18)

   

  DISTURBING

• - insects are generally (19)

   

  SHY

• + Camping:

  - people generally go camping in order to explore (20)

   

  NATURE

PART 3 QUESTIONS 21 - 30

• valuable.
• worthless.
• very slow.

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• she doesn't get on with the course tutors.
• she always arrives home very late at night.
• it affects her work on the next two days.

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• she may regret the change.
• she may not have the same tutor.
• she cannot change her mind again.

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• course flexibility
• course tutors

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• course length
• evening seminars
• time factor

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• Students are required to keep a written course (26)  and present a paper monthly.

   

  DIARY

• Thirty percent of the marks are allocated to the written (27) .

   

  EXAM

• Each student has to keep a design (28) ,

   

  PORTFOLIO

• which in the end accounts for (29)  of their marks.

   

  50 PERCENT

• Each student is also accepted to present at lease one piece of work at a fashion (30) .

   

  SHOW

PART 4 QUESTIONS 31 - 40

• America	Europe
  - Columbus discovers America
  - large areas uninhabited	- (31)

   

  OVERCROWDING

• - rich in natural (32)	- economically wealthy
  	- people migrate to America

   

  RESOURCES

• - America becomes a strong (33)

   

  NATION

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• decline in birthrates.
• too few working age people.
• a shortage of skilled labor.

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• that people are living to a far greater age.
• that young people are finding it difficult to provide financial care for the elderly.
• that a greater economic burden being placed on governments.

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• labor costs are cheaper than European nations.
• lure more skilled people to immigrate to Europe.
• help Asian countries develop.

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• engineers.
• nurses.
• students.

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• Western people are more socially oriented than Asian ones.
• Western people do not want to give birth at ayounger age.
• Asian people prefer having more children at a younger age.

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• a natural occurrence.
• a weakening of Western powers.
• a modern-day phenomenon.

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• we should try to prevent what is happening.
• we should monitor what is happening.
• we should try to understand what is happening.

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