Practice Test 41
In Listening Test 41, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on what you hear.
Section 1 is a conversation between a computer technician and the woman whose computer has crashed.
Section 2 is a monologue by the water project manager of a charity called Charity Water.
Section 3 is a conversation between a student and a university advisor.
Section 4 is a lecture on the behaviour of primates.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Tom’s Computer Maintenance
Customer Information Form
Date: Sunday, 12th May
Example: Answer.
Reason for call: computer problem
What happened: screen 1 ________
Troubleshooting checklist:
Restarted computer
The computer is 2 ________ – not running on battery
Activity when the problem occurred: 3 ________
Possible diagnosis: a virus
Anti-virus programme: 4 ________
Appointment
Location: 5 ________
Time scheduled for visit: 6 ________
Street address: 14 7 ________ Crescent, 2F3
Customer Name: Sandra 8 ________
Name on buzzer: the same as above
Fee: 9 ________ for the first hour’s work, then £40 per hour
Estimated time for job: less than 10 ________
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Q. 11-17
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 11-17 on your answer sheet’
11 The speaker’s job requires
A a great deal of walking.
B extensive travel.
C clean water.
12 Why is this story being told?
A to promote Charity-Water
B for entertainment purposes
C to encourage Helen
13 Why do charity workers usually surprise communities?
A It makes people happy.
B It is difficult to spread the news.
C It makes their work easier.
14 When villagers heard of the charity workers’ arrival, they
A had a party.
B were suspicious.
C took no notice.
15 Helen is feeling
A ecstatic about her new life.
B curious about the charity workers.
C nostalgic about her old life.
16 What did the speaker notice about Helen?
A that she had bathed recently
B the care she took with her appearance
C that she was wearing a green uniform
17 Making someone feel beautiful was
A part of the speaker’s job description.
B an unexpected bonus for the speaker.
C of little importance to the speaker.
Q. 18-20
In what THREE ways did the new well improve Helen’s life?
Choose THREE letters A-G
18 ________
19 ________
20 ________
A Her children enjoyed better health
B It increased her household income
C It gave her more free time
D She got a leadership position
E She had more choices and options
F She made new friends in her village
G It allowed her to go to school
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21-25
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
21 Jessica is interviewing Dr Kitching for ________ for the school newspaper.
22 Everyone Jessica knows is rather ________ about how to ask for references.
23 Dr Kitching gives Jessica permission ________ to their conversation.
24 Dr Kitching writes more than ________ a year.
25 The majority of ________ are in the spring or early summer when students start thinking about their future.
Q. 26-30
Complete the flow-chart below.
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 26-30.
STEPS TO TAKE WHEN ASKING FOR A REFERENCE AFTER GRADUATION
Start with a(n) 26 ________
Say what 27 ________ you took and when you took it.
Give any 28 ________ to identify yourself.
Follow up with a(n) 29 ________
Ask for a(n) 30 ________
A message
B meeting
C information
D exam
E telephone call
F course
G email
Section 4
Question 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Date: 6th November
Lecture Topic Primate Behaviour
Review – Last lecture we talked about how physical features apply to:
living primates
classification
31 ________
Human evolution is not just about how people have 32 ________ but also about how our behaviour evolved.
The most notable thing about humans is not just that they walk on two legs but that they can
33 ________
Primate Cognitive Abilities
Cognition = the amount of 34 ________ that goes into a behaviour.
It’s difficult to come up with 35 ________ to measure cognition.
How sentient are the 36 ________
Sentient = there is 37 ________ conscious thought.
Behaviours that support the presence of conscious thought in primates:
Various sorts of 38 ________ (helping others without benefit)
“Machiavellian Intelligence” or deliberate 39 ________
Chimps can be language-trained – highly intelligent.
Cognition and intelligence in primates have deep 40 ________ ramifications.