Practice Test 74
In the Listening Test 74, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a telephone conversation of a woman enquiring at the local museum about the children’s art and craft workshops.
Section 2 is a customer service officer giving information to a passenger at the railway station.
Section 3 is a conversation between a tutor and a student discussing the dissertation.
Section 4 is a lecture on the history of moving pictures.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CHILDREN’S ART AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS
Example Answer
Workshops organized every: Saturday
• Adults must accompany children under 1__________________________________
• Cost: £2.50
• Workshops held in: Winter House, 2______________________________Street
• Security device: must push the 3_________________________to open door
• Should leave the car behind the 4_____________________________
• Book workshops by phoning the 5______________________(on 200765)
Questions 6-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Next two workshops
| Date | Workshop title | Children advised to wear | Please bring (if possible) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/11 | “Building 6________________________” | 7_____________________________________ | 8____________________________________ |
| 23/11 | 9 “_________________________________” | (Nothing special) | 10________________________________ |
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
TRAIN INFORMATION
11 Local services depart from_____________________railway station.
12 National services depart from the_____________________railway station.
13 Trains for London depart every___________________each day during the week.
14 The price of a first-class ticket includes_____________________
Questions 15-17
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Type of ticket | Details |
|---|---|
| Standard open | no restrictions |
| Super save | travel after 8.45 |
| Special | travel after 15_____________________________and at weekends |
| 16_____________________________________ | buy at least six days ahead limited numbers 17_________________________________essential |
Questions 18-20
Choose THREE letters, A-G. Write answers next to 18-20 on your answer sheet.
Which THREE attractions can you visit at present by train from Tre birch?
A a science museum
B a theme park
C a climbing wall
D a mining museum
E an aquarium
F a castle
G a zoo
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-30
Complete the tables below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Dissertation Tutorial Record (Education)
Name: Sandy Gibbons
| Targets previously agreed | Work completed | Further action suggested |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate suitable data analysis software | – Read IT 21____________________________ – Spoken to Jane Prince, Head of the 22______________________________ | Sign up for some software practice sessions |
| Prepare a 23_______________________________for survey | – Completed and sent for review | Add questions in section three on 24_______________________________ |
| Further reading about discipline | – Read Banerjee – N.B. Couldn’t find Ericsson’s essays on managing the 25__________________________________ | Obtain from the library through special loans service |
| New Targets | Specific suggestions | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Do further work on Chapter 1 (Give the title: Context 26___________________________ ) | – Add statistics on the 27__________________________ in various zones – Include more references to works dated after 28________________________________ | By the 29___________________________________ |
| Prepare a list of main sections for Chapter 2 | – Use index cards to help the organization | Before starting the 30______________________________ |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-37
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Write answers nex to 31-37 on your answer sheet.
The history of moving pictures
31 Some photographs of a horse running showed
A all feet off the ground.
B at least one foot on the ground.
C two feet off the ground.
32 The Scotsman employed by Edison
A designed a system to use the technology Edison had invented.
B used available technology to make a new system.
C was already an expert in motion picture technology.
33 One major problem with the first system was that
A only one person could be filmed.
B people could only see very short films.
C the camera was very heavy.
34 Rival systems started to appear in Europe after people had
A been told about the American system.
B seen the American system.
C used the American system.
35 In 1895, a famous new system was developed by
A a French team working alone.
B a French and German team working together.
C a German team who invented the word ‘cinema’.
36 Longer films were not made at the time because of problems involving
A the subject matter.
B the camera.
C the film projector.
37 The Lantham Loop invention relied on
A removing tension between the film reels.
B adding three more film reels to the system.
C making one of the film reels more effective.
Questions 38-40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
38 The first motion picture was called the____________________
39________________________________were used for the first time on film in 1926.
40 Subtitles were added to The Lights of New York because of its ______________________________