Practice Test 110
In the Listening Test 110, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a telephone conversation between a receptionist and a student about the upcoming architecture conference.
Section 2 is a short introductory monologue on Apsley House.
Section 3 is a conversation between 2 students talking about postgraduate courses in music.
Section 4 is a presentation by a student on how music and art are used in the healing process.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND /OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Architecture 21 conference
| Conference dates: | 1_________________ |
| Conference venue: | 2________________ |
| Reservations phone no.: | 3_________________ |
| Student rate per day: | 4_________________ |
| Contact person: | 5_________________ |
| Must act fast: | |
| Closing date for talks: | 6_________________ |
| Summary should have: | 7_________________ |
| Maximum length: | 8_________________ |
| Also send: | 9_________________ |
| Email address: | 10_________________@uniconf.edu.au |
Section 2
Question 11-20
Questions 11
Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS OR A NUMBER for the answer.
The house was built between 11_____________________
Question 12
Choose ONE letter A-C and write the answer next to 12 on your answer sheet.
It was originally constructed as a/an:
A family home
B office
C public house
Questions 13-15
Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.
The house contains art from: 13________________
Until recently, the art gallery was: 14________________
Tomorrow’s talk will be on: 15________________
Questions 16-20
Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.
Breakfast is served in the cafeteria or: 16_________________
You can choose between an English breakfast or: 17__________________
A car park was built because of an increase in: 18_______________
The garden contains many: 19__________________
The animals at Apsley House are all: 20___________________
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-25
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C , and write answers next to 21-25 on your answer sheet.
21 Which college does Chris suggest would be best?
A Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music
B The Henry Music Institute
C The Academy in London
22 What entry requirements are common to all the colleges?
A an audition
B an essay
C an interview
23 How much does the course at Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music cost?
A £6,000 a year
B £7,000 a year
C £8,000 a year
24/span> What other expenses are payable to the colleges?
A application fee
B insurance
C train fare
25 When is the deadline for Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music?
A January 9th
B January 19th
C January 30th
Questions 26-30
Choose FIVE answers and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 26-30.
Which facilities do the colleges have?
Facilities
A large gardens
B multiple sites
C practice rooms
D recording studio
E research facility
F student canteen G technology suite
G technology suite
Colleges
26 Northdown College
27 The Academy in London
28 Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music
29 The Henry Music Institute
30 The James Academy of Music
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-35
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ART AND MUSIC
31 According to the speaker, art and music can benefit patient’s emotional, _________________ and physical well-being.
32 Florence Nightingale first noted the improvements in the year _____________________.
33 The results of many studies did not prove a link between health and art as they were rarely ____________________.
34 The American study looked at the effects of architecture on patients’ ____________________.
35 The patients who were in a ward with a ____________________ were not in hospital for as long and needed less medication.
Questions 36-40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Recent Research Projects
| Type of patient | Type of art/music | Effect on patients | Other improvements |
| Unborn babies | 36_____________ | heart rate increased | mother felt relaxed |
| Cancer patient | 37_____________ | 38____________ | improvements in well-being |
| Hip replacement (elderly) | 39_____________ | eased anxiety | staff 40____________ |