Practice Test 34
In the Listening Test 34, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a conversation between a man and a woman about hiring a car.
Section 2 is a monologue by a speaker from the hotel industry addressing a group of people about the careers with their firm.
Section 3 is a conversation between a student of landscape architecture and a tutor discussing a project.
Section 4 is a presentation by a geography student on the sand.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Costwise Car Hire
Number of offices in Sydney – 3
• Booking reference number –1 _______
• Office just by 2 _______ terminal
• Opening hours 3 _______
• After hours charges 4 _______ $
• Cheapest model of car available 5 _______
• Information needed when booking 6 _______ number
• Length of the hire period 7 _______
• Reduce cost by driving under 8 _______ km per week
• Insurance does not cover 9 _______
• After hours put keys in the box near the office on the 10 _______
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Q. 11-15
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 11-15 on your answer sheet.
The following are essential requirements for which jobs?
Essential requirements
A foreign languages
B willingness to travel abroad
C professional qualification
11 conference organiser
12 catering manager
13 housekeeper
14 fitness centre staff
15 reservations assistant
Q. 16-20
Choose FIVE answers from the list.
Choose the correct answers A-G and write them next to 16-20 on your answer sheet.
A CV
B names of referees
C work permit
D a recruitment seminar
E evidence of qualifications
F conditions of employment
G initial interview
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17
18
19
20
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-F.
Which TWO possible objections to a roof garden are discussed?
A problems of access
B the cost of construction
C the time needed to install it
D who will look after it
E how to support
F weight of it
21
22
Q. 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO recent developments in the roof-garden building are mentioned?
A waterproof barrier materials
B drainage systems
C tank designs
D lightweight construction materials
E watering systems
23
24
Q. 25-30
Label the diagram below.
Write the correct letter A-H.
25 wall
26 electric wire
27 fibre optic cable
28 wooden post
29 glass cap
30 acrylic rod
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-36
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
The Argus system
Developed by Rob Holman in N. Carolina with other researchers.
Research is vital for the understanding of 31 _______
Matches information from under the water with information from 32 _______
According to S. Jeffress Williams, useful because can make observations during a 33 _______
Dr Holman’s sand collection
Dr H. has samples from every 34 _______
Used in teaching students of 35 _______
e.g. US East Coast display: grains from the south are small, light-coloured and 36 _______ in shape
Q. 37-40
Complete the flow-chart below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Taking samples when travelling
37
38
39
40