Mock Test 1 | Listening Test

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PART 1 QUESTIONS 1 - 10

Questions 1 - 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER in each gap.

                                                         Portsmouth University Radio Broadcast

 

  • News originated from: campus and city  
    This morning's news: (1 topic                                                                    
    SPORTS
  • Women's soccer team:     - won Southampton team
      - Mike missed the game because of (2 experiment              
    RAT
  •                                        - Molly Mbeka scored (3 goal(s) in the first half
      - Susie Smith, Joan Michael, Molly scored in the second half
    3
  •                                     - Susie Smith is known as the "Blond (4''
    DYNAMITE
  •                                                        - Molly Mbeka who is a/an (5  medical student, played for Ghana national team.
    POSTGRADUATE
  •                                      She had 25 goals last season in (6 games.
      - Molly Mbeka prefers unprofessional games to spend time on studying
    INTERNATIONAL
  • Men's soccer team:                                   - lost the game at Bristol although the team's rival did not have the contribution of two best players due to (7
    INJURY
  • Other topic:                             Student's Union news
      - around (8 increase in prices in caferteria and bar from next Monday.​
    10 PERCENT
  •                                        - a/an (9  taking place at noon tomorrow with the 
    DEMONSTRATION
  •                       hotline: (10
       
    8759765

PART 2 QUESTIONS 11 - 20

Questions 11 - 13

Choose THREE letters, A-F.

Which THREE things about the cell phone launch are mentioned by the speaker?

  • very attractive to customers after launching
  • illustrated at the fair one week after promotion campaign

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  • very promising in the research markets
  • sales process was not good as expected in Europe and North America

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  • unexpected sales in Chinese market
  • not plan for sale in Asian market

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Questions 14 - 16

Choose THREE letters, A-F.

Which THREE things about new marketing campaign are mentioned by the speaker?

  • focusing on the mobile phone's battery
  • focusing on the mobile phone's latest functions

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  • focusing on the company's reliability

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  • attracting traditional customers
  • building a strong position in the target market
  • using complicated models

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Questions 17 - 20

Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.

17. The total income increased from

  • sales and share dividends.
  • net profit and sales.
  • stock holdings and dividends.

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18. The first reason for better profit last year came from

  • high-end digital camera market.
  • mobile phone market.
  • medical device market.

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19. What made the software cost reduced significantly in the company?

  • replacing domestic staff with Chinese and Indian employees.
  • increasing the rate of outsourcing programmers.
  • increasing energy efficiency.

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20. What was the last year decisions on the company's core business?

  • digital devices
  • games and music
  • playstations and mobile phones

PART 3 QUESTIONS 21 - 30

Questions 21 - 25

Which was Mary's feeling about things shared with Mr. Hays?

Choose FIVE answers from the list below and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 21-25.

Feelings

A     enthusiastic

B     frustrated

C     interested

D     homesick

E     uninterested

F     energetic

G     silly

 

Things

  • 21. university: 

    B
  • 22. living away from home: 

    G
  • 23. city life: 

    C
  • 24. university's profs: 

    A
  • 25. university's subjects: 

    E

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Questions 26 - 30

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDs in each gap.

                                        Mary's University Life Experience

  • 26. The university lectures and other things seem to be  with her.

    BOTHERING
  • 27. She has not been in contact with their family since last .

    EASTER
  • 28. She only met their parents when she studied in .

    LONDON
  • 29. She is currently the head of the university's .

    CHESS CLUB
  • 30. She will figure out the  when I return.​

    DEBATING SOCIETY

PART 4 QUESTIONS 31 - 40

Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY OR A NUMBER in each gap.

                                               Ancient Aztecs of Central America

History of Aztec origins:

  • - The great Aztec civilization was discovered by Heman Cortez.
    - The Aztec group was originated in the Northwestern (31 of Mexico, then moved to the South. 
    Their great capital was found in 1325 at Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.​
    PLAIN
  • - The Aztec hierarchy was complicated, led by Emperor. 
    - They created various advances in science, specialized in the fields of (32  and medicine.
    - They devoted most of their time to arts, agriculture, and social activities.
    ASTRONOMY
  •  

    The Aztec achievements:
    + Farming practices:
    - Increasing productivity by some invented methods such as irrigation, fertilizer, and  (33 which were built on mount to protect landslide as other parts of the world.
    TERRACES
  • - Chinampas was invented to make gardens float on swamps.
     This invention was made by digging (34  between marshes and swamps. 
    CANAL
  • The Chinampas were kept firmly in place to plant main crops like (35  and vegetables.

     

    CORN
  • + Field of sciences:
    - Aztec's Calendar Stone was manufactured from 1427 to (36.
    1479
  • Its dimension was very big with 3-feet thickness, 12-feet (37, and 24-ton weight.
    - This calendar included 18 months, and each month had 20 days.
    DIAMETER
  • - The "Nemontemi" called the (38 days, which was then added to the calendar.
    SACRIFICIAL
  • + Field of medicine:
    - Aztec doctors could be better than European doctors at that time.
    - The Aztec medicine based on spiritual healing and herbal healing, because they had a belief that ailments were derived from God and the wrong signs of (39. ​
    BIRTH
  • Therefore, the illness was treated by praying and killing (40.
    ANIMAL

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