Practice Test 31
In Listening Test 31, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a conversation between a man who runs a recruitment agency and a young woman looking for a job.
Section 2 is a conversation among a woman and a group of people who are looking around the sports and leisure centre.
Section 3 is a conversation between 2 students talking about a business study course.
Section 4 is a monologue by a meteorologist about weather forecasting.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Q. 1-6
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
PRIME RECRUITMENT
Employee record
| Example | Answer |
| Surname | Riley |
| 1 _______ @worldnet.com | |
| Nationality | 2 _______ |
| Reference | Name: John Keen |
| (professional) | Job: Manager of 3 _______ |
| Reference | Name: Eileen Dorsini |
| (personal) | Job: 4 _______ |
| Special | current 5 _______ certificate |
| Qualifications | certificate of competence in 6 _______ |
Q. 7-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
| PRIME RECRUITMENT CHILDCARE VACANCIES | |||
| Location | Name | Children | Special requirements |
| London | Benton | girl and boy | be keen on 7 _______ |
| near Oxford | Granger | 8 _______boys | be animal-lover |
| 9 _______ | Campbell | four girls | be willing to 10 _______when camping |
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Q. 11 and 12
Choose TWO letters A-E. Write your answers in the boxes next to 13-14 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO sources of funding helped build the facility?
A. the central government
B. local government
C. a multinational company
D. a national company
E. city residents
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12
Questions 13 and 14
Choose TWO letters A-E. Write your answers in the boxes next to 13-14 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO pre-existing features of the site are now part of the new facilities?
A football stadium
B playing fields
C passenger hall
D control tower
E aircraft hangars
13
14
Questions 15-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-H in the boxes next to 15-20 on your answer sheet.
15 hotel
16 transport hub
17 cinema
18 fitness centre
19 shops
20 restaurant
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21-25
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 21-25 on your answer sheet.
21 What is Chloe concerned about?
A her knowledge of maths
B her ability to write essays
C her lack of business experience
22 Which of the following does Ivan feel he has improved?
A his computer skills
B his presentation skills
C his time management
23 What does Chloe especially like about the course?
A She won’t have to do a final examination.
B She can spend time working in a business.
C She can study a foreign language.
24 Ivan is pleased that the university is going to have _______
A more lecture rooms.
B a larger library.
C more courses.
25 What does Ivan advise Chloe to do?
A contact his tutor
B read about some other universities
C visit the university
Q. 26-30
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 26-30 on your answer sheet’
What does Chloe decide about the following subjects?
A She will study it.
B She won’t study it.
C She might study it.
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-35
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS tor each answer.
History of weather forecasting
Early methods
• Almanacs connected the weather with the positions of different 31 _______ at particular times.
The invention of weather instruments
• A hydrometer showed Levels of 32 _______ (Nicholas Cusa 1450)
• Temperature variations – first measured by a thermometer containing 33 _______ (Galileo Galilei 1595)
• A barometer indicated air pressure (Evangelista Torricelli 1645)
Transmitting weather information
• The use of the 34 _______ allowed information to be passed around the world.
• Daily 35 _______ were produced by the French from 1863.
Q. 36-40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Producing a weather forecast
36 Weather observation stations are found mostly at _______ around the country.
37 Satellite images use the colour orange to show _______
38 The satellites give so much detail that meteorologists can distinguish a particular _______
39 Information about the upper atmosphere is sent from instruments attached to a _______
40 Radar is particularly useful for following the movement of _______