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

 

 

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