Listening test has a set of 40 questions which you have to answer in 30 minutes. The recording has 4 sections. the recording will be played once and it will never be played again.
SECTION 1
Questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
APPLICATION FOR RAILCARD
Example
Type of Card Required: Young Person’s Railcard
First Name: 1_______________
Surname: 2_______________
Date of Birth: 3_______________
Permanent Address: 158 Kingwood Close, Norwich
Postcode: 4 _______________
Telephone Number: 5 _______________
Term-time Address: Housewalk Terrace,
London Postcode: WF1 4NN
Questions 6-9
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each, answer.
| Types of Ticket | Restrictions | Cost |
| London Day Out | outside peak hours | 6 £ _____________ |
| Super Advance Return | must hook seat 7____________ in advance | £23 |
| Saver | outside peak hours | 8 £____________ |
| 9_________________ | no restrictions | £60 |
Question 10
Circle the correct letters A-C.
10. How much does the student actually pay for his ticket to London?
A. £7.66
B. £15.34
C. £33.34
SECTION 2
Questions 11-13
Circle the correct letters A-C.
11. Who are mentors?
A. New students.
B. Second or third-year students.
C. University teachers.
12. How often should mentor groups meet?
A. Once a week.
B. Once a fortnight.
C. Once a month.
13. What is it essential to do at the first meeting?
A. Explain your problems.
B. Make new friends.
C. Agree when to meet again.
Questions 14-17
List FOUR things which students may be given information about. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
14 ____________________
15 ____________________
16 ____________________
17 ____________________
Questions 18-20
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
18. Your mentor will show you how to obtain a free____________________.
19. Mentoring is useful for people who are_______________for the first time.
20. Your mentor may give you advice on how to_____________________.
SECTION 3
Questions 21-24
What did each person say was the principal cause of stress for them?
Choose from the list of possible causes in the box.
Example Answer
Ramon team work
21. Kikuko
22. Boris
23. Etienne
24. Nagwa
Questions 25-27
List THREE parts of one’s daily routine that can help reduce stress.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
List of Possible Causes of Stress
A. bad management
B. dual-career family
C. fear of unemployment
D. new technologies
E. working surroundings
F. powerlessness
G. too much work
25 ________________
26 ________________
27 ________________
Questions 28-30
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.
| Cause of stress | Strategy for reducing stress |
| overwork | 28_______________ |
| fear of job | 29_______________ |
| new technologies | 30_______________ |
SECTION 4
Questions 31-36
Circle the correct letters A-C.
31. The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a
A. religious experience.
B. scientific event.
C. popular spectacle.
32. The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is A simple to predict.
A. simple to predict.
B. easy to explain.
C. randomly occurring.
33. Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were
A. fascinated.
B. rational.
C. disturbed.
34. For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the A exceptional beauty of the sky.
A. exceptional beauty of the sky.
B. chance for scientific study.
C. effect of the moon on the sun.
35. Eclipses occur rarely because of the size of the
A. moon.
B. sun.
C. earth.
36. In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their
A. religious attitudes.
B. inaccurate observations.
C. limited ability to calculate.
Questions 37-40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
| Date of Eclipse | Scientists | Observation |
| 1735 | Halley | 37 _____________ who accurately predicted an eclipse |
| 1868 | Janssen and Lockyer | discovered 38_________________ |
| 1878 | Watson | believed he had found 39_______________ |
| 1919 | Einstein | realized astronomers had misunderstood 40_______________ |
Answer & Explanation