Listening Practice Test – 57

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 1-10

Choose the correct letter, A-C

John thinks the new school is ………………………

A. worse than the old one

B. better than the old one

C. the same as the old one

Example: B

Question 1: Choose the correct letter, A-C

Joan thinks John should start his article by …………………….

A. describing the new school’s buildings

B. comparing the new school with the old school

C. introducing the new school’s headmaster

Question 2: Write ONE WORD ONLY for your answer

What is the name of the French teacher at the old school?………………………

Question 3-4:  Choose TWO letters, A-E

The new headmaster told the school ………………..

A. they must study hard for their futures

B. his ideas on education

C. he is progressive

D. keeping fit is good

E. exercising the brain makes it more creative

Question 5: Complete the following sentence with TWO WORDS

The headmaster said, exercise can “put you in a ………………………”.

Question 6-7: Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer

Name two types of equipment Joan says are in the gym

6. ……………………………………..

7. ……………………………………..

Question 8: Choose the correct letter, A-C

John has been to the fitness centre

A. every day for two weeks

B. on alternate days for two weeks

C. most days for two weeks

Question 9-10: Complete each sentence with TWO WORDS

9. Joan is doing a ……………………….

10. The old music teacher’s name is …………………………

SECTION 2: Questions 11-20

Question 11: Complete the following sentence with TWO WORDS

Parks in London that were established by order of a king or queen of England are called ………………………..

Question 12: Choose the correct letter, A-C

King Henry VIH got the land for Hyde Park from ………………..

A. religious people

B. his family

C. the government

Question 13-14: Complete the following sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDSand A YEAR

Today’s World Expos date back to the 13…………………… in 14……………………..

Question 15: Choose the correct letter, A-C

The speaker says people who like Hyde Park include ……………………..

A. people who live near the park

B. visitors

C. university students

Question 16-20: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

16. What is the name of the place where people gather in Hyde Park to argue? …………………………

17. What was the name of Queen Victoria’s husband? ……………………………

18. Westminster Palace is known today as the ……………………………..

19. At what time on Sundays does the Queen’s lifeguard change at Whitehall? ………………………….

20. Greenwich Park contains the National Maritime Museum, the Queen’s House, the Old Royal Observatory, and the …………………………….

SECTION 3: Questions 21-30

Question 21-22: Choose TWO letters, A-E

For his major, Bob can’t decide between and ……………………

A. sustainable development

B. economics

C. environmental studies

D. resource management

E. sociology

Question 23: Answer the following question in ONE WORD

What type of questions will Bob ask? ………………………..

Question 24-25: Choose TWO letters, A-E

Jed thinks …………………..

A. global warming is a false alarm

B. some environmental groups care more about pandas than people

C. global wanning is very’ serious

D. climate change is partly caused by human activity

E. environmental groups are objective

Question 26-28: Choose THREE letters, A-F

Sue says …………………..

A. she has taken an environmental economics course

B. Jed likes tape recorders

C. crop yields drop when average temperatures exceed 30 degrees

D. Jed should learn what he is talking about

E. terrorism is the most serious global problem

F. species could disappear with global warming

Question 29-30: Complete the following sentences with TWO WORDS for each answer

29. Ann says farmland could be ruined by the intrusion of ……………………….

30. Jed’s major worry is a worldwide ……………………………

SECTION 4: Questions 31-40

Question 31-35: Insert the letter, A-E in Column 2 to the corresponding event or date in Column 1

Question 36: Complete the following sentence with A NUMBER

A total of Oxford colleges accept both men and women ……………………..

Question 37-38: Complete the following sentence. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

In the bar chart below, Column A represents Oxford University students from 37………………………. and Column C students from 38 ………………………..

Question 39: Choose the correct letter, A-C

King Henry III ……………………

A. said Cambridge students had to make their own accommodation arrangements

B. ordered hostels to be built for the students

C. recognised Cambridge as a seat of learning

Question 40: Answer the question in ONE WORD AND A NUMBER

When did Cambridge University start to award degrees to women? ……………………….

Answer & Explanation