Practice Test 3
In Listening Test 3, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on what you hear.
Section 1 is a conversation between a housing officer and a student.
Section 2 is a monologue of a University Librarian giving you a guided tour of the library.
Section 3 is a conversation between two students deciding on a course they want to take this semester.
Section 4 is a university lecturer addressing his students on the first day of his lecture.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Q. 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Housing officer name Example: John Family name
Cartier Given names
1 _________ Nationality
2 _________ Student number
3 _________ Contact number
4 _________ Mobile phone
5 ________pounds per month (Rent)
Questions 6-10
Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
6 A bedsitter is a single room with_____________facilities.
7 Susan has to pay__________________, electricity, and water by herself.
8 Most landlords want____________________in advance.
9 Susan must read the contract carefully, especially__________________. .
10 Susan is going to meet her friends __________________.
Section 2
Question 11-20
Q. 11-12
Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
11 What is the name of the university?
12 When did the head librarian start working at the library?
Q. 13-14
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Name two methods of how people found books in the library before the days of computers.
13 ________________
14 _________________
Q. 15-17
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 15-17 on your answer sheet
15 How many computer terminals are there on each floor?
A 60
B 15
C 4
16 John Dewey was _______.
A a librarian
B British
C a philosopher
17 In the Dewey Decimal Classification System, book numbers beginning with 200 are on _______.
A Philosophy and Psychology
B Social Sciences
C Religion
Q.18
Answer the question.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
18 On what floor are the geography and history books?___________.
Q. 19 – 20
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
List two types of music that are NOT in the library’s CD and DVD collection.
19 ____________
20 ____________
Section 3
Question 21-30
Q. 21
Answer the question.
Write ONE WORD ONLY.
21 When will their academic supervisor return?_________________
Q. 22-25
Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 22-25 on your answer sheet.
22 Mary’s mother probably wanted her to be a(an)
A Teacher
B engineer
C secretary
D writer
23 What do Jack’s parents blame for their students’ poor English?
A Computers
B Computer games
C Games
D Their parent
24 How many of Jack’s parents’ students read novels?
A None
B Few
C Very few
D many
25 Will Jack and Mary take the Latin course?
A Maybe
B Yes
C No
D Can’t tell
Q. 26
Answer the question.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
26 What does Mary say are useful for a journalist?___________
Q. 27-29
Complete Jack and Mary’s course timetable.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 9-12 a.m | French 100 | History of English | 28______ | ||
| 2-5 p.m | 27 ______ | French 100 | 29____ |
Q. 30
Write ONE WORD ONLY for your answer.
30 Name one sport that Jack practices.__________
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31
Answer the question below in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
31 What is the name of the course?___________
Q. 32 – 33
Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
32 John Robertson believes everybody wants to take the course because_______.
33 “Everything is connected to everything else.” And the statement ___________ of the course.
Q. 34
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 34 on your answer sheet
34 The contents of the course are
A focused on one topic
B diverse
C very specialized
Q. 35-38
Complete the paragraph with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The course will be looking at things like 35_________; the loss of, in particular, 36________; 37_______, known as ‘gender benders’ because they can seriously affect the sexual development of animals; desertification; the serious worldwide problem of overfishing; and the loss of 38_______.
Q. 39 and 40
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 39-40 on your answer sheet.
39 The course will include.
A sociology
B mathematics
C history
40 The basic goal is to develop a model that is.
A static
B multifactorial
C dynamic