LISTENING PRACTICE A SECTION I: Questions 1 - 10
Questions 1- 6: Complete the table below, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer Price Extra facilities Guesthouse Room
(1) $ ____________ per night Air conditioning and shower Waterfront Room
(2) $ ____________ per night With (3) ___________
(4) $ ____________ for kids Extra bedding for kids under 12 in Waterhouse Room Extra services Free Swimming pool $ 8 per hour (5) _______________ $ 4 per hour (6) _______________
Question 7: Complete the note below, write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for the answer
Address: Country Comfort Albury, (7) _______________ Street, NSW.
Questions 8-10: Choose THREE letters, A-F
Which THREE activities is the caller interested in doing there? A. alpine skiing B. in-housing movies C. walking in the valleys D. spa soaking E. shopping F.
dining out in one local restaurant SECTION II: Questions 11-20
Questions 11-15: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
Question 11: The dean of a university had to resign for committing plagiarism A. when he was famous
B. more than 20 years ago C. over a period of 20 years
Question 12: A survey of US school students showed that in 1989 copying occurred among A. 58% of them B. 69% of them C. 97% of them
Question 13: A recent survey showed that cheating is most common among A. high school students
B. undergraduate students C. postgraduate students
Question 14: The main reason for plagiarism has become more common is
A. students can cut and paste from the Internet
B. the Internet contains a lot of information.
C. teachers are too busy to check for plagiarism.
Question 15: Using the computer program to detect plagiarism may cost a student A. 30c B. 50c C. 60c
Questions 16-20: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer
Question 16: The computer program to detect copying cannot tell whether students have copied from __________________
Question 17: Every university in ___________ is now using this computer program.
Question 18: The most common penalty for plagiarism is to _________________
Question 19: A method now being used to reduce the occurrence of plagiarism among
undergraduate is _______________
Question 20: Universities prefer to _______________ about plagiarism rather than catch students who have plagiarized.
SECTION III: Questions 21 -30
What’s the tutor’s opinion of the following company project?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H TUTOR’S OPINION
A. It would be very rewarding for the student. B. It is too ambitious.
C. It would be difficult to evaluate.
D. It wouldn’t be sufficiently challenging.
E. It would involve extra costs.
F. It is beyond the student’s current ability.
G. It is already being done by another student.
H. It would probably have the greatest impact on the company. Company projects
Question 21: Customer database
Question 22: Online sales catalogue Question 23: Payroll
Question 24: Stock inventory
Question 25: Internal security
Question 26: Customer services Questions 27-30 Questions 27-28
Choose TWO letters, A-E
Which TWO problems do Sam and the tutor identify concerning group assignments? A. Personal relationships B. Cultural differences C. Division of labor D. Group leadership E. Group size Questions 29-30
Choose TWO letters, A-E
Which TWO problems does Sam identify concerning lecturers? A. Punctuality B. Organization C. Accessibility D. Helpfulness E. Teaching materials
SECTION IV: Questions 31 - 40
You will hear FIVE short extracts in which people talk about their experience at the theatre.
While you listen you must complete both tasks Task one
For questions 31-35 choose from the list A-H what each speaker says about the show he or she enjoys most
A. The atmosphere was intimate.
B. I love the period costumes.
C. The play was very moving. Speaker 1 31.
D. I saw the play a couple of times. Speaker 2 32.
E. The play had a large cast. Speaker 3 33.
F. I went along reluctantly. Speaker 4 34.
G. The star of the show was very talented. Speaker 5 35.
H. The show was performed by a foreign company. Task two
For questions 36-40 choose from the list A-H the view each speaker has about why theatre is an interesting medium.
A. The thrill of watching big stars is unforgettable.
B. Who can get carried away by the performance.
C. The theatre can be a communal experience. Speaker 1 36.
D. It is interesting to learn from the cast. Speaker 2 37.
E. Ideas can be conveyed with stunning force. Speaker 3 38.
F. Each performance is a unique experience. Speaker 4 39.
G. You sometimes feel transported to a different era. Speaker 5 40.
H. The theatre can surprise and stimulate the audience.
LISTENING PRACTICE B (50 points)
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen and answer the questions below:
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. How did the students do their practical sessions?
2. In the second semester how often did Kira work in a hospital?
3. How much full-time work did Kira do during the year?
4. Having completed the year, how does Kira feel?
5. In addition to the language, what do overseas students need to become familiar with? Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: For questions 6-15, listen to a piece of news from the BBC about technology development in New
York and fill in the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the
recording for each answer in the spaces provided.
 The project New York Wi-Fi Orchestra: -
aims at connecting various people as well as turning New York into an unparalleled, outlandish
(6) _________________________________. -
successful mainly due to free access to municipal wi-fi. -
inspires New York government to plan a project to provide high speed wireless connection across
the (7) ______________________________.
 2015: the introduction of a new product that is capable of - displaying advertisements. -
allowing people to (8) ___________________________, find their best route and even make free phone call.
 The grand plan is also expected to play a role in (9) ____________________________the Big Apple producing the gigabit network.
 The authority is also working with the (10) _______________________of specialist companies
including New York Control Group that invents the (11) ________________________used in the project.  Despite this good news -
New Yorkers seem to be of concern regarding how good the speed and coverage will be in some areas. -
people with less (12) ________________________________ might not be interested in the project. -
those that are not living within New York would not be happy.
 This new system also contributes to address the (13) _______________________________. -
A lot of (14) __________________________________ will be able to make use of bigger data plan. -
It is hoped that the project will make New York become the most (15)
__________________________________ city in the world.
Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to a part of a lecture about farming practice and complete the notes
with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for
each answer in the spaces provided. Problems:
 (16) _____________________________
 Pollution from various sources, including chemical fertilizers
Conventional farming methods Organic farming methods * (17) _______________________ * (19) _______________________
* synthetic fertilizer & chemicals used for * Covering crops (18) _______________________
* use of insects as natural (20) * genetically- modified seeds ___________________
* pesticide & fungicide sprayed on crops after * addition of manure & green waste picking
* no need for documentation of production practices
Part 4: For questions 21-25, listen to two academics called John Farrendale and Lois Granger taking part
in a discussion on the subject of attitudes to work and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D) according to
what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
21. Lois concurred with John’s view that ___________________.
A. most people tremble at the prospect of unemployment
B. problems surface when unemployment coincides with other harrowing events.
C. some people are better equipped to tackle unemployment than others
D. the psychological effects of unemployment can be overplayed
22. Lois agrees with the listener who insinuated that ___________________.
A. not everybody can expect a high level of job satisfaction
B. people should make provisions for redundancy as they would for retirement
C. voluntary work may be more gratifying than paid work
D. work is only one facet of a contented life
23. What is John’s outlook on people who deem work as s ‘means to an end’?
A. He defers to the fact that they have chosen a viable alternative.
B. He feels they may be missing out on something important.
C. He is inclined to think it will instigate predicaments for them later.
D. He suspects their level of allegiance to the job.
24. On being asked about so-called ‘slackers’ at work, John points out that ___________________.
A. People often jump to uncalled- for conclusions about them
B. such a perspective has become progressively beyond the pale
C. their stances are deplorable in a free labour market
D. they accept the notion that work is a necessary evil
25. Lois quotes the psychologist Freud is such a way as to ___________________
A. dispute that an aspiration to work is understandable
B. lend weight to John’s concepts about increased social mobility
C. provide a dissimilitude to the hypothesis of Bertrand Russell
D. substantiate how erudite postulations have shifted over time Your answers 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Document Outline

• SECTION II: Questions 11-20
• Questions 11-15: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
• Question 11: The dean of a university had to resign for committing plagiarism
• A. when he was famous B. more than 20 years ago C. over a period of 20 years
• Question 12: A survey of US school students showed that in 1989 copying occurred among
• A. 58% of them B. 69% of them C. 97% of them
• Question 13: A recent survey showed that cheating is most common among
• A. high school students B. undergraduate students C. postgraduate students
• Question 14: The main reason for plagiarism has become more common is
• A. students can cut and paste from the Internet
• B. the Internet contains a lot of information.
• C. teachers are too busy to check for plagiarism.
• Question 15: Using the computer program to detect plagiarism may cost a student
• A. 30c B. 50c C. 60c
• Questions 16-20: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer
• SECTION III: Questions 21 -30
• What’s the tutor’s opinion of the following company project?
• Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H
• Company projects
• Questions 27-30
• Questions 27-28
• Choose TWO letters, A-E
• Which TWO problems do Sam and the tutor identify concerning group assignments?
• A. Personal relationships
• Questions 29-30
• Choose TWO letters, A-E
• Which TWO problems does Sam identify concerning lecturers?
• A. Punctuality
• While you listen you must complete both tasks
• Task one
• Task two