Listening Test 1.1

Part 1:Questions 1-5

Circle the appropriate letter.

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. What did she have inside her briefcase?

Awallet, pens and novel

Bpapers and wallet

Cpens and novel

Dpapers, pen and novel

5. What time was it when she lost her briefcase?

A5.20

B5.25

C5.30

D5.55

Questions 6-10

Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

PERSONAL DETAILS FORM

Name: Mary (6)

(6)

Address: Flat 2, (7) and (8) Road Canterbury

(7)

(8)

Telephone: (9)

(9)

Estimated value of lost item: (10) £

(10)

Part 2: Questions 11-13

Circle the THREE other items which are mentioned in the news headlines.

NEWS HEADLINES

ARivers flood in the north

BMoney promised for drought victims – Example

CNurses on strike in Melbourne

DPassengers rescued from ship

EPassengers rescued from plane

FBus and train drivers national strike threat

GTeachers demand more pay

HNew uniform for QANTAS staff

INational airports under new management

Questions 14-21

Complete the notes below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided.

The Government plans to give (14) $ to assist the farmers. This money was to be spent on improving Sydney’s (15) but has now been re-allocated. Australia has experienced its worst drought in over fifty years. Farmers say that the money will not help them because it is (16)

(14)

(15)

(16)

An aeroplane which was carrying a group of (17) was forced to land just (18) minutes after take-off. The passengers were rescued by

(17)

(18)

(19) The operation was helped because of the good weather. The passengers thanked the (20) for saving their lives but unfortunately they lost their (21)

(19)

(20)

(21)

Part 3: Questions 22-25

Circle the appropriate letter.

22. The orientation meeting

Atook place recently

Btook place last term

Cwill take place tomorrow

Dwill take place next week

23. Attendance at lectures is

Aoptional after 4 pm

Bclosely monitored

Cdifficult to enforce

Dsometimes unnecessary

24. Tutorials take place

Aevery morning

Btwice a week

Cthree mornings a week

Dthree afternoons a week

25. The lecturer’s name is

ARoberts

BRawson

CRogers

DRobertson

Questions 26-31

Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Course Requirements

Tutorial Paper:

• A piece of work ON A given topic. Students must:

• (26) for 25 minutes

(26)

• (27)

(27)

• give to lecturer for marking

Essay Topic: usually (28)

(28)

Type of exam: (29)

(29)

Library: important books are in (30)

(30)

Focus of course: focus on (31)

(31)

Part 4: Questions 32 and 33

Circle the appropriate letter.

32. The speaker works within the Faculty of

AScience and Technology

BArts and Social Sciences

CArchitecture

DLaw

33. The faculty consists firstly of

Asubjects

Bdegrees

Cdivisions

Ddepartments

Questions 34-36

Complete the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

• The subjects taken in the first semester in this course are psychology, sociology,

(34) and

(34)

• Students may have problems with (35) and

(35)

(36)

Questions 37-40

Circle the appropriate letter.

37. The speaker says students can visit her

Aevery morning

Bsome mornings

Cmornings only

DFriday morning

38. According to the speaker, a tutorial

Ais a type of lecture

Bis less important than a lecture

Cprovides a chance to share views

Dprovides an alternative to groupwork

39. When writing essays, the speaker advises the students to

Aresearch their work well

Bname the books they have read

Cshare work with their friends

Davoid using other writers’ ideas

40. The speaker thinks that plagiarism is

Aa common problem

Ban acceptable risk

Ca minor concern

Da serious offence

Part 1:Questions 1-5

Questions 6-10

Part 2: Questions 11-13

Questions 14-21

Part 3: Questions 22-25

Questions 26-31

Part 4: Questions 32 and 33

Questions 34-36

Questions 37-40

Answer Sheet