Listening Practice Test – 55

The 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

Question 1-10

Question 1

Choose the correct letter, A -C Mr Johns moved to Los Angeles____________.

A. two weeks ago

B. three days ago

C. two days ago

Question 2

Answer the question with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

When does Mr Johns have to go to his office?_____________.

Question 3

Choose the correct letter, A- C.

Mr Jones works for a(n)___________.

A. insurance company

B. medical company

C. real estate company

Question 4 and 5

Complete the following sentences with ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Mr jones’ appointment with the doctor is at 4.____________a.m on 5.__________

Question 6-8

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

List any three medical tests that the insurance company requires Mr Jones to have. 6._________________ 7.__________________ 8.__________________

Question 9 and 10

Answer the following questions. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

9. What is Mr Jones’ home telephone number, including the area code?_____________

10. What is the secretary’s first name?_________________

SECTION 2

Questions 11-13

Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

11. Mr Smith manages group tours to Australia, New Zealand and the__________________.

12. Morning Sun Travel did some ________________ and developed their new tour.

13. From the Five Seasons Hotel Sydney, one can clearly see a habour, a bridge, and _____________.

Question 14

Choose the correct latter, A-C.

Mr Smith says that to get used to the time difference, it is best ti____________.

A. have a rest

B. visit a harbour

C. go outside

Question 15

Complete the following sentences with ONE WORD ONLY.

A wombat looks like a ___________with two short legs.

Question 16

Choose the correct letter, A-C.

After the visit to the Sydney Olympic Site, the tour group will return to downtown Sydney by _________’

A. bus

B. boat

C. seaplane

Question 17 Answer the question is ONE WORD AND A NUMBER.

How high will the seaplane fly over bondi Beach?______________

Question 18 and 19 Complete the sentence with ONE WORD for each answer.

Mr Smith says that, in addition to Italian and Chinese food, in Australian cities, one can find 18._______and 19.__________cuisine.

Question 20 Answer the question in ONE WORD.

After Sydney, what is the destination on the tour itinerary?____________

SECTION 3

Section 21-23

Choose Three letters, A-F.

Why is Ann late preparing her talk?

A. Her mother is ill.

B. The doctor says Ann should do all the cooking and cleaning for her mother.

C. Ann and her mother can’t pay for extra help.

D. the neighbours are all too busy to help her mother.

F. She spends too much time playing computer games.

Question 24 and 25

Complete the following sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

When studying 24.___________in high school, Bill read about an experiment on how wearing a uniform can change people’s 25__________.

Question 26 and 27

Choose the correct letter, A-C.

26. Bill thinks that the professor is from_________.

A. University of America

B. University of California

C. University of Los Angles

27. The police took the students to a________.

A. school

B. prison

C. police station

Question 28 and 29

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

why does Bill say the ‘arrested’ students didn’t know the other students?

A. They hadn’t been introduced.

B. They went to different schools.

C. To prevent them realising they were there for the experiment they had signed up for.

D. The other students were in uniform.

E. The professor didn’t want them to know each other.

Question 30

Complete the following sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Bill says the ‘prisons’ started having__________________.

SECTION 4

Question 31 and 32

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

The lecturer will talk about_____________.

A. the media

B. the Internet

C. types of message

D. Yahoo

E. advertising

Question 33 and 34

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The speaker says effective advertising depends on the right 33._________ and the 34.____________.

Question 35

Choose ONE letter, A-C.

Advertisers always want to change people’s

A. buying habits

B. life

C. working habits

Question 36-40.

Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

People usually buy 36._______________because they recognise the name of the manufacture. The speaker says that Shell has purchased a 37._____________ and marketed a beer they called 38.______Video Store handed out cards with a 39. __________ and a 40._________of the store locations of them.

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