Listening Practice Test 42

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SECTION 1

Questions 1-5
Write no more than two words and/or a number for each answer.

Transport from Bayswater

Example Answer

Destination Harbour City

• Express train leaves at 1……………

• Nearest station is 2……………

• Number 706 buss Goes to 3……………

• Number 4…………… bus goes to station

• Earlier bus leaves at 5……………

Questions 6-10
Write no more than one word and/or a number for each answer.

Transport Cash fare Card fare

Bus 6$……………… $1.50

Train(peak) $10 $10

Train(off-peak)
$10 8$……………
—before 5p.m. or after (7………….. p.m.)

9…………… ferry $4.50 $3.55

Tourist ferry (10……………) $35 –

Tourist ferry (whole day) $65 –

SECTION 2
Questions 11-14
Which counsellor should you see?
Write the correct letter A, B or C, next to questions 11-14.
A Louise Bagshaw
B Tony Denby
C Naomi Flynn
11 If it is your first time seeing a counsellor.
12 If you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours.
13 If you do not have an appointment.
14 If your concerns are related to anxiety.
Questions 15-20
Write no more than two words for each answer.

Workshop Content Target group

what you need to succeed


Adjusting 15………… students
academically

Getting use time effectively, find 16…………


all students
Organised between study and leisure

talking with staff, communicating all students,


Communicating
across cultures especially 17…………

18…………, breathing techniques, students about to sit


Anxiety
meditation, etc. exams

19………… staying on track for long periods 20………… students only

SECTION 3

Questions 21-30
Write no more than three words for each answer.
Novel: 21………………
Protagonists: Mary Lennox; Colin Craven
Time period: Early in 22………………
Plot: Mary—>-UK — meets Colin who thinks he’ll never be able to 23………………
They become friends.
Point of view: “Omniscient” — narrator knows all about characters’ felling, opinions
and 24……………….
Audience: Good for children— story simple to follow.
Symbols (physical items that represent 25………………):
• the robin redbreast
• 26………………
• the portrait of Mistress Craven
Motifs (patterns in the story):
• the Garden of Eden
• secrecy — metaphorical and literal transition from 27………………
Themes: Connections between
• 28……………… and outlook
• 29……………… and well-being
• individuals and the need for 30………………
SECTION 4
Questions 31-35
Write one word only for each answer.

Time Perspectives

Time
Outlook Features & Consequences
Zone

Remember good time, e.g. birthdays. Keep family


Past Positive
records, photo albums, etc.

31………… Focus on disappointments, failures, bad decisions.

Present Hedonistic Live for 32…………; seek sensation; avoid pain.

Fatalistic Life is governed by 33…………, religious beliefs, social


conditions. Life’s path can’t be changed.

Future 34………… Prefer work to play. Don’t give in to temptation.

Have a strong belief in life after death and


Fatalistic
importance of 35………… in life.

Questions 36-40
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
36 We are all present hedonists
A at school.
B at birth.
C while eating and drinking.
37 American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
A they need to be in control of the way they learn.
B they play video games instead of doing school work.
C they are not as intelligent as girls.
38 Present-orientated children
A do not realise present actions can have negative future effects.
B are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes.
C know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway.
39 If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it
A working harder.
B building relationships.
C sharing family meals.
40 Understanding how people think about time can help us
A become more virtuous.
B work together better.
C identify careless or ambitious people.

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