Essai pratique 57
In the Listening Test 57, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40. Each recording will be played only once.
Section 1 is a conversation between an insurance broker and a client.
Section 2 is a residence manager giving a short question and answer session to new residents.
Section 3 is a conversation between 2 students discussing a seminar report.
Section 4 is a lecture on earth sciences.
Section 1
Des questions 1-10
Des questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER pour chaque réponse.
| Tenant’s Insurance Brokers Car Insurance Form | ||
| Exemple | Réponse | |
| Client’s Name | Mrs. Norma Willis | |
| Adresse | Flat 8 | |
| 1___________________ | ||
| Dene Road | ||
| Westley | ||
| Postcode | 2__________________ | |
| Home Tel. | none yet | |
| Mobile Tel. | 3___________________ | |
| Car Make | Toyota | |
| Model | MR2 | |
| Âge | 4____________________ | |
| Engine Size | 2-litre | |
| Garaged | YES/ NO | |
| No Claims Bonus | 5____________________ | |
| Endorsements | 3 points | |
Des questions 6-8
Complete the list of Norma’s valuable below.
Wi-Fi
TV
6________________
Video player Couple of radios
7_________________
Laptop
Printer
DVDs
CDs
Jewelry-necklaces, 8_______________rings brooches
Des questions 9 et 10
Circle the correct letters A-C.Write answers next to 9-10 sur votre feuille de réponses.
9. Which list, UN, B or C correctly assesses the protection for Norma’s flat?
| UN | B | C |
| Ground floor flat neighborhood watch scheme motion sensor double glazed windows + extra locks smoke alarm | Ground floor flat deadbolt lock burglar alarm motion sensor double glazed windows * extra locks smoke alarm | 1st floor flat deadbolt lock burglar alarm connected with the police station motion sensor double glazed windows + extra locks smoke alarm |
10 What does Norma buy at the end?
A Car insurance only
B Contents insurance only
C Car insurance + Contents insurance
Section 2
Des questions 11-20
Des questions 11-15
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER pour chaque réponse.
11 Where will the future residence launderette be?
12 What special facility does Betty offer at the Launderette?
13 Which number bus does Simon advise Jo to take?
14 Where can students get advice on Council Tax?
15 Where does Simon say that Bill should register for his Council Tax?
Des questions 16-20
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 MOTS pour chaque réponse.
16 If there is a fire, residents should meet on_______________ .
17 Fire practices are held every_______________ .
18 If you want to watch a________________ , do so in your own room.
19 Strangely enough the Chinese family sells______________ .
20 Simon suggests asking for a_______________ when residents order a meal from a takeaway.
Section 3
Des questions 21-30
Des questions 21-25
Circle the correct letter A-C. Write answers next to 21-25 sur votre feuille de réponses.
21 According to Nick, the first Australian immigrants were:
A The ancestors of aborigines
B Petty criminals
C Sailors
22 What was the name of the first British colony in Australia?
A Victoria
B New South Wales
C New London
23 When was the White Australia Policy started?
A Just after the first colony expanded
B After the Australian Federation
C After World War II
24 Why was there a bad feeling towards many Chinese immigrants in the 1850s?
A They opened restaurants
B They were searching for gold
C They would work for less money than the local Australians
25 When were Asian students first allowed to study at Australian universities?
UN 1950
B 1957
C 1973
Des questions 26-30
Complete Adrian’s notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS pour chaque réponse.
Australian Immigration
Two Current Immigration Programs
1 The Migration Program
2 The Humanitarian Program
1 The Migration Program
To get Australian permanent residence, immigrants must be:
26_____________________or
sponsored by a family member currently resident in Australia
2004-05 Migration Program has 120,000 places available
The Department of Immigration particularly wants:
skilled immigrants
immigrants who will move to regional areas of Australia
2 The Humanitarian Program
Two Components designed for refugees + others in special humanitarian need
27________________________ assists people overseas in humanitarian need
Other components: People in Australia on temporary visas/without permission claiming asylum
2004 et 2005 Humanitarian Program has 28_____________________________- places available
Australian Illegal Migrants
People who… * enter Australia without authority
29__________________________
work without appropriate approval
have their visas cancelled and stay
Australia’s Migration Act1958
All non-Australian citizens unlawfully in Australia to be detained and 30_______________________unless given permission to remain
Section 4
Des questions 31-40
Des questions 31-36
Complete the lecture notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS pour chaque réponse.
The Super Volcano
No specifically defined scientific meaning – refers to volcanoes that have generated the Earth’s largest volcanic eruptions.
Super volcano eruption form calderas. Whereas normal volcano craters are measured in the hundreds of meters, a caldera can be easily as large as 31____________________miles wide.
Super Volcano Caldera Locations: Long Valley, Eastern California
(not all active) Toba, Indonésie
Lake Taupo, 32___________________________
Japon
Indonésie
Scotland
Alaska
Normal Volcano Formation – Magma column rises from Earth, erupts and hardens downsides creating the familiar 33___________________________ mountain
Super Volcano Formation – Magma rises from Earth’s mantle creating 34______________________________ in the Earth’s crust. Chamber increases to enormous size, creating colossal pressure. Eruption finally forms massive caldera.
Results of Super Volcano Eruption
Ash, dust and Sulphur dioxide ejected, blocking sun & creating cold wave lasting several years. Plants and animals (including humans) would die.
Most recent caldera-forming eruption 35____________________________ ago approx.). Ash, pumice, and gases covered more than 3000 square miles and also went high into the stratosphere to circle the Earth, affecting its temperature. Ash from this eruption still found in Iowa and in 36__________________________from the Gulf of Mexico.
Des questions 37-40
Choose FOUR letters (A-H) and write them in any order in boxes 37-40 sur votre feuille de réponses.
According to the Earth Sciences lecture, lequel FOUR of the following facts are NOT true.
A Yellowstone Park has previously suffered three enormous eruptions.
B The first super eruption in Yellowstone was over three million years ago.
C The first super eruption in Yellowstone park created a caldera bigger than another state of the US.
D Scientists say Yellowstone Park should erupt approximately every 600 000 ans.
E The ground level of Yellowstone Park has increased by over half a metre over the last 10 years.
F A task force has been set up to plan for the possible devastation that a Yellowstone eruption would cause.
G Evidence suggests that the super-eruption at Toba caused the Earth’s population of humans to drop to about 10 000.
H A super-eruption could make the Earth’s temperature drop to 5 à 10 degrés Celsius.