Essai pratique 52
In the Listening Test 52, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40. The recordings will be played only once.
Section 1 is a conversation between two women as one of the women buys a bus pass.
Section 2 is a radio presenter interviewing a man about the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
Section 3 is a conversation among 3 students discussing a survey they are going to do.
Section 4 is a lecture education marine biology.
Section 1
Des questions 1-10
Des questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR SOME NUMBERS pour chaque réponse.
BUS PASS APPLICATION FORM
| Exemple: PASS APPLIED FOR | Réponse: 1 month |
| NAME | Nathalie1 __________________ |
| ADRESSE | 45 2____________ Newlands Adelaide |
| POSTCODE | 8490 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3____________, 1982 |
| TELEPHONE NUMBER | 4______________ |
| UNIVERSITY CARD SHOWN | Oui |
| ZONES REQUIRED | 5 _________________ |
Des questions 6-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR SOME NUMBERS pour chaque réponse.
Adelaide Day Trips on the Bus
| The MacDonald Nature Park | |
| Outward Journey Leaves | 8.00 un m |
| Length of Journey | 2 heures |
| Return Journey Leaves | 6 _____________ |
| Things to do/see | Walk nature trails + MacDonald River |
| Bring | A camera |
| Pearl Bay | |
| Outward Journey Leaves | 9.00 un m |
| Length of Journey | 7____________ |
| Return Journey Leaves | 4.00 pm |
| Things to do/see | Walk along8 ________+ see view Lie on the beach + swim |
| Bring | Swimming gear + a towel |
| The Huron Gold Mine | |
| Outward Journey Leaves | 9.30 un m |
| Length of Journey | Half an hour |
| Return Journey Arrival time | 9_____________ |
| Things to do/see | Go round the museum and tunnels, find some gold!! |
| Bring | 10 ____________ |
Section 2
Des questions 11-20
Des questions 11-16
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS OR A NUMBER pour chaque réponse.
11 The highest point of the bridge is 134m above ____________
12 The two pairs of pylons are made of_________________
13 ___________ % of the steel for making the bridge came from the UK.
14 800 families from________________compensation to accommodate the construction of the approaches to the bridge.
15 People________________was the main cause of death of workers while constructing the bridge.
16 Three_______________ were made to mark the opening of the bridge. One is worth several hundred dollars today.
Des questions 17-20
Choose FOUR letters (A – J) et écris-les à côté 17-20 sur votre feuille de réponses.
Which FOUR of the following facts are NOT true about the Sydney Harbour Bridge today?
A There are no more trams crossing the bridge.
B There are eight traffic lanes on the bridge.
C Trains still cross the bridge.
D People are allowed to walk across the bridge.
E Buses are allowed to cross the bridge.
F The Harbor Tunnel has not helped traffic congestion on the bridge.
G More than 182 000 vehicles cross the bridge daily.
H Horses can no longer cross the bridge.
I Bicycles are not allowed to cross the bridge.
J To go back and forward across the bridge costs $6.
Section 3
Des questions 21-30
Des questions 21-27
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 MOTS pour chaque réponse.
21 While waiting for Phil, Mel and Laura were____________________
22 A telephone survey was rejected because it would be _________________
23 A mail survey was rejected because it would_______________________
24 The best number of people to survey would be_______________________
25 If their survey only included 100 personnes, it would not be _____________________
26 The number of people that Laura, Phil and Mel agree to survey was_________________
27 The number of questions in the survey was agreed to be_________________________
Des questions 28-30
Circle THREE letters A-G.Write answers next to28-30 sur votre feuille de réponses.
What are the three locations that Laura, Phil, and Mel chose for their survey?
A The town square
B The train station
C The university cafeteria
D Dobbins department store
E The corner of the High Street and College Road
F The bus station
G The corner of the High Street and Wilkins Road
Section 4
Des questions 31-40
Des questions 31-34
Complete the table below by matching the individual with their role (Des questions 31-34) in the lecture on the coelacanth.
Write the appropriate letters A-F sur votre feuille de réponses.
NB There are more roles than individuals so you will not need to use them all.
| INDIVIDUAL | ROLE |
| Dr. J.L.B. Smith | 31_________________ |
| Marjorie Courtney-Latimer | 32_________________ |
| Dr. Mark Erdmann | 33_________________ |
| Captain Goosen | 34_________________ |
ROLES
A Paid fishermen for unidentified finds.
B Caught a strange-looking fish.
C Contacted scientists in Indonesia.
D Photographed a coelacanth seen by accident.
E First recognized the coelacanth for what it was.
F Bought a specimen of a coelacanth in a market.
Des questions 35-40
Choose the correct letters A-C, Write answers next to35-40 sur votre feuille de réponses.
35 The coelacanth was_____
A well known to Indonesian fishermen.
B unknown to Indonesian fishermen.
Ca first in the market.
36 The only difference between the Comoros coelacanth and the Sulawesi coelacanth is_____
A their intracranial joint.
B their paired fins.
C their color.
37 Coelacanths seemed to have their greatest population_____
UN 360 million years ago.
B 240 million years ago.
C 80 million years ago.
38 Modem coelacanths probably left no fossilized remains over the past 80 million years because___
A of too much clay sediment.
B conditions where they lived were not favorable for fossilization.
C volcanoes are needed for fossilization.
39 Scientists had a better understanding of the coelacanth after 1991 because_____
A the French government had previously limited study on the Comoros coelacanth.
B Comoros were far away and difficult to reach.
C Comoros opened an airport.
40 Sur le 1991 expedition, scientists studied the coelacanth_______
A only from fishermen’s specimens.
B through the windows of their submarine.
C from diving down.