Listening Practice Test 2
Before you listen, find a pen and paper to make notes as you listen.
Section 1 Questions 1 - 10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Accommodation in Wellington, New Zealand
| Example | |
| Caitlin was born and raised in
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| Wellington has some of the | (1) best in the world |
| Mitchell is not sure about the | (2) of Wellington |
| Homestay | |
| Advantage: | (3) with international students |
| Disadvantage: | (4) would give Mitchell's niece |
| Dormitory | |
| Advantage: | (5) students get their |
| Hotels or Hostels | |
| Disadvantage: | (6) can be |
| Renting a flat/house | |
| Disadvantage: | (7) have to with other students |
| Disadvantage: | (8) in the area may not be very good |
| Disadvantage: | (9) some parts of Wellington may be |
| Caitlin can answer questions by | (10) |
Section 2 Questions 11 - 20
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
(11) When was Geff’s first visit to Tibet?
(12) How long did he stay there?
(13) What did Geff study in Tibet?
(14) What is the regional dialect in the area Geff stayed?
(15) Write down one problem that made some monasteries difficult to find.
(16) What recent changes have helped Geff collect information?
(17) How many people live in the biggest monasteries in Tibet nowadays?
(18) What does Geff compare his interest in Tibetan monasteries to?
(19) & (20) According to Geff, which factors make research in Tibet difficult?
- China tends to be
- Many places are (19)
- Problems with (20)
Section 3 Questions 21 - 30
Questions 21 - 23
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
(21) The second speaker, Sunny, has
- A. started a course in language teaching
- B. completed a course in language teaching
- C. started language teaching
(22) Sunny
- A. had a BA in English language
- B. had to teach grammar, vocabulary and discourse
- C. had to study grammar, vocabulary and discourse
(23) Sunny couldn't do a full-time course because
- A. it was very expensive
- B. he had to work
- C. it took two years to complete
Questions 24 - 30
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
(24) Irene studied for a Master’s in
(25) Irene liked her programme because there were in Hong Kong
(26) Adrian’s course was more than other courses
(27) Adrian’s course didn’t involve any
(28) Adrian enjoyed going to the
(29) Irene felt after her course had finished
(30) Irene thinks studying in the evening is
Section 4 Questions 31 - 40
Complete the table below
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Horror in Literature Course
Introduction
The speaker uses the word ‘works’ to refer to (31) .
The lecture will last for (32)
The Shorter Oxford Dictionary defines horror as a painful feeling of intense loathing which means (33)
Examples
A crazy man attacked hitchhikers on holiday with a (34)
A hero, Ulysses, faces the choice of sailing past a (35) on one side of his ship or a (36) on the shore
Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare’s (37) play
Titus Andronicus is the subject of (38)
The queen of the Goths arranges for her sons to cut out the (39) of Titus’s daughter
Titus invites the queen and (40) to his house for a feast