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PART 1 – Questions 1-8
Where did the boy's teacher put his 1. Where did the boy’s drawing?
teacher put his drawing?
How was your art class today, Marcus? A. In the main corridor.
Did you finish your picture of the racing
car? Yeah, mum. My teacher was really B. On the classroom
pleased with it. I was hoping she'd put it wall.
in the main corridor. That's where she
puts all the pictures she likes best. It C. On the computer.
ended up on the classroom wall instead,
though. Well, she obviously thought it D. In her home.
was good if she put it there. I think
tomorrow I'll ask the teacher if I can put
2. Where did the friends
it on the computer and send it to my arrange to meet? cousins. Good idea. A. Outside the cinema.
Where did the friends arrange to meet?
Hi, Jamie. Have you forgotten we're B. At the girl’s home.
meeting today? I've been standing C. In the shopping
outside the cinema for ages waiting for center.
you. What? Don't you remember, Jane? D. At the bus station.
You said you needed to go to the
shopping centre, so we decided we'd 3. Where will they meet?
meet there. That's where I am now. I A. Outside the library.
was wondering where you. Oh, no. Well,
I won't have time to get all the way
there. I have to go home quite soon, so I B. In the library.
think I'd better just walk down to the C. In the flower
bus station instead. Sorry, Jane. Let's garden.
meet up tomorrow instead. D. In the town hall.
Three. Where will they meet? 4. What will the boy
So I'll see you tomorrow outside the buy?
library, yeah. Oh, hang on, Matt. You
know, I haven't lived in this town long. A. New skateboards.
So which building's the library? It must
be that one in the town square with the B. Boots for basketball.
big door. It's in the square. There are C. A football.
big trees in front of it. The door's at the
side, though, so you can't see it. No, I'll
find it. I'll ask someone when I get to D. A computer game.
the place with the flower garden in 5. What will happen first
front. Oh, the town hall. Yes. in the school show?
Four. What will the boy buy? Hi, dad. I'm A. A teacher’s
just in town, so I was thinking I might presentation.
take my birthday money down to the B. A singing
sports shop and have a look. I know performance.
they've just got some new skateboards
in, although I'll probably have to save C. A magic
up a bit more before I get one of those. I performance.
still really need some boots for baseball, D. A dancing
though, so it'll be better to spend my performance.
money on those. And at least I don't
need to buy a football now after the one 6. Which book has the
you bought me. Thanks, dad. boy read recently?
Five. What will happen first in the A. A book on famous
school show? Welcome to the end of novels.
year school show. I'm sure you're all as B. A book on history of
excited as I am about tonight's transport.
performances, but before we start, I'd C. A book on space
first like to say thanks to Mr. Wright, travels.
the music teacher who's worked so hard
with the school orchestra over the past D. A book on racing few months.
Our fantastic singing drivers.
group, star sounds, will be on stage in 7. What can’t the girl
just a few minutes. But now please give find?
a warm welcome to our own magnificent
master of magic and mystery, Joe Hart. A. Her aunt’s address.
Which book has the boy read recently?
Today I want to tell the class about my B. Her picture taken at
favorite hobby, reading. I'm not keen on the zoo.
novels. I'm interested in science and C. An envelope.
history. Last week I found out all about
the history of transport and learned
how super fast ships were used to trade D. A stamp.
things around the world. And today I'm 8. What time does the
going to get a book on space travel out boy’s bus leave?
of the library. I'm also looking for one A. 16:10.
about racing drivers because I think it's
a fantastic sport. So if anyone could B. 16:35.
recommend one, that'd be great. C. 16:40.
What can't the girl find? Mum, it's Gina. D. 16:45.
Do you have Aunt Sarah's address? I
want to send her that picture you took
of the two of us at the zoo last month.
She'll love it. I've got an envelope and
stamps and I know I wrote down her
details, but I just don't know where I put
them. Please call me back when you get
this message. I want to post it to her today.
Eight. What time does the boy's bus
leave? It's 04:10 now have we got time
to go and get a drink before your bus
goes? I'm not sure. I need to find where
the bus leaves from and it says the
departure time is 25 to five on my
ticket. Oh, it won't take more than five
or ten minutes to get a drink. And you
could buy a snack for your journey too.
Okay, but let's be quick. Close.
Listen to two people talking about a schedule for a Conversation 1 6:50
meeting. Hi, Faith. Do you have a minute? Sure, what's up? 9. How long is the
Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for
registration period for the
Wednesday's orientation meeting to make sure everything
is ready. Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative schedule. orientation meeting?
Okay. Now, the registration starts at 830 and goes until A. 15 minutes
915. All right? Then the orientation meeting will commence B. 30 minutes
at 930. Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the C. 45 minutes
meeting to go until 1030, but now we have someone from D. 60 minutes
the international center coming to speak to the students on
10. Why does the ending time
extracurricular activities. So how about ending the meeting
around eleven? Fine. And then students will take the
of the meeting need to be
placement test from 1115 until noon. Okay. Followed by a changed?
20 minutes break before lunch. Okay. And immediately A. There isn't a room
after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give available at that time.
students a 45 minutes tour starting at 130. Okay. We want B. A speaker is coming to
to show students around the university, including the union
building, the library, and the student services building. address the students.
Great. Now, how about the oral interviews? Well, we're C. Language testing will
planning to start them at 215. Oh, well, teachers are going take longer than expected.
to be up to their ears in preparations and they'll be hard D. Lunch will not be ready
pressed to start then. Okay, let's get things rolling around until much later.
245. Okay. Here, let me jot that down. Could you grab a
pen off my desk? Right. Finding anything on your desk is 11. What time will the
like finding a needle in a haystack. Oh, it's not that bad. campus tour end?
Here, use mine. Okay. And we'll need 150 copies of this A. 12:45 p.m
program guide by then. Hey, that's a tall order on such B. 1:30 p.m
short notice. How about lending me a hand to put things C. 2:00 p.m
together by this afternoon so we don't have to worry about D. 2:15 p.m
them? Okay. And I think the manager is given the green
12. Why won't the teachers
light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and
be available to give the oral
binding for the guides this time. Okay. So the interviews
will go from 245 until, let's say, 430. Okay. I hope we can
interviews at the scheduled
wrap things up by five. Great. And I think the bottom line is time?
to keep things running smoothly throughout the A. They will be occupied
day. I agree. I'll pass this schedule by the director until that point. for a final look. B. They will be attending another meeting. C. Not all of them will have arrived yet. D. Some of them will be giving a campus tour.
Listen to a conversation between two students. Hey, the Conversation 2
newspaper here says that Pluto isn't a planet anymore.
13. What are the students
What do you mean? Did it blow up or something? No, mainly talking about?
nothing like that. It's just not a planet anymore. It's a dwarf
planet. A mini planet. Now, who decided that? A group of A. How Pluto was first
scientists, about 2500 of them, had a meeting in Prague. I discovered
don't understand. How can a group of scientists just decide B. What scientists did not
that a planet isn't a planet anymore? Well, it seems there know about Pluto
was a lot of arguing among the scientists as well. But it C. Why Pluto should be kept
says they finally reached a mutual agreement. A planet, as a planet
should one, be in orbit around the sun. Two, it must be
large enough to be a nearly round shape. Lastly, its orbit D. What makes Pluto a
must keep clear of other objects. Pluto is in orbit around dwarf planet
the sun, but its path overlaps with that of Neptune. So
14. How does the boy explain
that's one reason why it can't be a planet. Another reason
the reason Pluto cannot be a
is Pluto's size. Since the early 1990s, scientists have planet?
discovered several objects that are about the same size as
Pluto. Also, in 2003, they discovered an object now called A. He describe what Pluto
2003 Ub three one three. This is even bigger than Pluto. looks like.
The problem is, if Pluto is kept as a planet, then 2003 Ub B. He compares Pluto to
three one three and all the other objects could also be Neptune.
planets. Therefore, the scientists have decided to group C. He defines what a planet
Pluto and some of the other objects together as dwarf
planets. Hmm, I see. Then there are only eight planets is.
now. That's right. Mercury, Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, D. He lists other objects like Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto. 15. Why does the boy mention the 2003 UB313? A. To give an example of new planets B. To emphasize that Pluto’s size is a problem C. To suggest that more planets should be added D. To compare planets with dwarf planets 16. According to the conversation, which of the following is true? A. Pluto has recently become smaller in size. B. The scientists all immediately agreed that Pluto should not be a planet. C. Pluto is smaller than 2003 UB313. D. Pluto’s shape is the only reason that it is not a planet anymore.
Listen to a lecture about a park. Welcome to Greenvale Talk/ Lecture 1. 7:10
Agricultural park. As you know, we've only been open a
21) How can you move around the
week, so you're amongst our first visitors. We have lots of park?
fascinating indoor and outdoor exhibits on our huge
A. by tram, walking or bicycle
complex, spreading hundreds of hectares. Our remit is to B. by solar car or bicycle
give educational opportunities to the wider public, as well C. by bicycle, walking or bus
as to offer research sites for a wide variety of agriculturists D. by tram, bicycle or car
and other scientists. You can see for yourself what a huge
22) What rare breed animals are
area the park covers and a key question is always how can kept in the park?
we move around? Well, you have a choice of means. All A. hens and horses.
environmentally friendly cars are banned in the park. We B. goats and cows.
have bicycles which you can hire behind the reception C. horses and cows.
block. Here the healthy ones of you can go on foot. And D. goats and hens.
finally, there's our electric tram, powered from solar cells.
23) What is the main purpose of
You find more information about this at the front entrance.
having the Rare Breeds Section?
A good place to start on your tour is the rare breed section. A. to save unusual animals
We keep goats, sheep and hens and other kinds of poultry.
B. to keep a variety of breeds
We're also thinking of bringing in cows and horses, but we C. to educate the public
do not as yet have facilities for these bigger animals. The D. to preserve rare animals
animals are fed in public twice a day and a short lecture
24) What can you see in the park at
given on their feeding habits and nutritional needs. These the present time?
are very popular with the public. But of course, you mustn't A. the arrival of wild birds
lose sight of the main purpose of having this section. Not B. fruit tree blossom
as such to preserve rare animals, but to maintain the C. seasonal flower blossom
diversity of breeds to broaden the gene pool for D. a demonstration of fishing
agricultural development. Greenvale changes with the
25) What are the books in the shop
seasons, with different events happening at different times about?
of the year. May will be perhaps our most spectacular A. animals.
month with the arrival of the Canada geese and when our B. local traditions.
fruit trees will be in full blossom. But there are interesting C. the history of the park.
events on all year round. For example, John Havers, our D. local history expert fly fisherman, is currently giving displays on the
lake. Each of the sections has its own seasonal calendar
and please consult the summary board at the main
entrance. And the final section, as we return to the
reception blocks, is the orchard. Do take time to browse
round our shop. There's a wide selection of books on
wildlife, some of them written by local authors, and the
history of farming, including organic farming, something
which the park will be diversifying into in the coming months.
Listen to a talk by Ray Garrett, a professional deep sea Talk/ Lecture 2.
diver. My name is Ray Garrett, and I'm a professional deep
26) What happened to Ray?
sea diver. Let me explain how I came to be working in this A. He lost his job as office
profession. When I left school, I got a job in a lawyer's
office, and by the time I was 25, I'd worked my way up to manager.
the position of office manager. I was good at my job, and it
B. He didn't enjoy working in an
never occurred to me to leave or do something else. When office.
our company was bought out and the local office closed, I C. He studied law when he
started thinking about other jobs. I'd always been finished school.
interested in scuba diving as a hobby, and just about that D. He was fired by his boss.
time, I saw an advert in a magazine. A company was
looking for people to train as divers, so I put my name
27) What did Ray's parents
down for the training. My mother wasn't at all keen. In fact,
feel about his decision to
she and my dad didn't believe I'd last out the three enroll the course?
months. Training scuba diving doesn't take great physical A. They knew that Ray didn't
strength or unusual exercise tolerance. All it takes is the have enough experience to do
desire, plus some basic classroom and inwater training. My
parents were concerned about my safety, and I tried to the course.
explain that with the basic scuba equipment, a qualified B. They thought that Ray
diver can safely remain underwater for anywhere from a
wouldn't be able to complete the
few minutes to over 2 hours. Most of the work I do now isn't course.
very dangerous or very exciting. My job involves working
C. They believed that Ray didn't
on ships that have to be repaired, so we're not even very have the strength to do the
deep underwater. Working underwater can be dangerous,
especially if we do need to go right down to the seabed, course.
perhaps to do some work on a shipwreck. People have
D. They thought that Ray didn’t
accidents when they stop thinking about the dangers have enough desire to do the
facing them in their job, and I never do that. I always course.
remember that diving can be dangerous. I'm aware of the
28) According to Ray, when
potential hazards, and I never exceed the time limit of my
dives, which depends on various parameters, like depth, do accidents happen?
rate of air consumption, and the profile of any dives I've
A. Divers repair ships under the
done in the previous six to 12 hours. At the moment, we're water
doing quite an exciting job. Looking for buried treasure? B. Divers dive down to the sea
Well, I suppose it's not exactly like that. We're working off bed.
the coast of America, examining a ship on the seabed that
sank almost 150 years ago. The ship is the SS Union, and
C. Divers work on shipwrecks at
she was traveling from the northern states of America to the bottom of the sea.
the south just after the American Civil War. For a long time,
D. Divers forget to think about
nobody knew where the shipwreck was, but a team from possible dangers.
the University of New Orleans found it last year using some
29) What is Ray doing at the
new sonar equipment. The ship is supposed to have a lot of moment?
gold on board, although we haven't actually found any yet.
Working on a shipwreck sounds absolutely fascinating, but A. He is repairing a ship in
it can be extremely dangerous at the same time. Potential America.
hazards of diving at such depth include decompression
B. He is working on a ship that
sickness, air embolism, hypothermia, and physical sank off the coast of America.
exhaustion. On top of that, the ship can break up at any
C. He is looking for a ship that
time, which means that you run the risk of being trapped sank a hundred and fifty years
inside. A couple of days ago, I had a lucky escape when
part of the shipwreck fell, and that's the sort of thing that ago.
can really cause problems for divers. Still, it's a great
D. He is examining gold on a ship profession. Close.
that sank off the coast of America 30) What happened to the SS Union?
A. She sank during the American Civil War.
B. She might have been carrying a valuable cargo. C. She was travelling to the Northern States when she sank. D. The location she sank was known for years.