Listening Practice Test 42
Listening Practice Test 42
Listening Practice Test 42
Questions 1-5
Write no more than two words and/or a number for each answer.
Example Answer
Questions 6-10
Write no more than one word and/or a number for each answer.
Train(off-peak)
$10 8$……………
—before 5p.m. or after (7………….. p.m.)
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.
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
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.