Essai pratique 75
In the Listening Test 75, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on what you hear.
Section 1 is a conversation between a man and a customer service manager of a bank.
Section 2 is a guide giving information to the visitor about the country house and garden.
Section 3 is a conversation between 2 students about a marketing assignment they are working on.
Section 4 is a lecture on Farming at the ancient island.
Section 1
Question 1-10
Des questions 1-10
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER pour chaque réponse.
| Exemple | Réponse |
| Application for a | Current bank account |
| Type of current account: | La1 “___________________” account |
| Full name of applicant: | Peter Henes |
| Date of birth: | 2 ___________________________-(dd/mm/yyyy) |
| Joint account holder(s): | Non |
| Current address: | 3 _________________________________ |
| Time at current address: | 4 __________________________________ |
| Previous address: | Rlelsdorf 2, Utrecht, Holland |
| Telephone: | travail5 __________________________________ home 796431 |
| Occupation | 6 ________________________________ |
| Identity (security): | Name of his7 _________________________________: Siti |
| Opening sum: | €8 ___________________________________to be transferred from Fransen Bank, Utrecht |
| Statement: | Every9 ______________________________ |
| Requests: | Supply information about the bank’s10 ___________________________________ service |
Section 2
Des questions 11-20
Des questions 11-13
Choose the correct letter, UN, B, ou C.Write answers next to11-13 sur votre feuille de réponses.
THE HISTORY OF ROSEWOOD HOUSE
11 When the writer Sebastian George first saw Rosewood House, he
A thought he might rent it.
B felt it was too expensive for him.
C was unsure whether to buy it.
12 Before buying the house, George had
A experienced severe family problems.
B struggled to become a successful author.
C suffered a serious illness.
13 According to the speaker, George viewed Rosewood House as
A a rich source of material for his books.
B a way to escape from his work.
C a typical building of the region.
Des questions 14-17
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-J, next to questions 14-17.
14 Pear Alley_________________
15 Mulberry Garden______________
16 Shop_____________________
17 Tea Room____________________
Des questions 18-20
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write ONE WORD ONLY pour chaque réponse.
RIVERWALK
18 You can walk through the _____________________ that goes along the river bank.
19 You can go over the _________________________ and then into a wooded area.
20 On your way back, you could also go up to the _________________________
Section 3
Des questions 21-30
Des questions 21-24
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER pour chaque réponse.
MARKETING ASSIGNMENT
21 For their assignment, the students must investigate one part of the _________________________________
22 The method the students must use to collect data is __________________________________
23 Au total, the students must interview __________________________________people.
24 Jack thinks the music preferences of __________________________________ listeners are similar.
Des questions 25-30
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS pour chaque réponse.
Marketing Survey: Music Preferences
The age group of the interviewee
25 or under
45 or over
Music preferences
Pop
25_____________________________
Folk
Easy listening
26______________________________
Medium for listening to music
Radio
CD
TV
27__________________________________
Source of music
Music shops
28___________________________________
Internet
Places for listening to music
Disco
Pub
29________________________________
Concert hall
30_________________________________
Section 4
Des questions 31-40
Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter, UN, B ou C.Write answers next to31-34 sur votre feuille de réponses.
31 According to the speaker, it is not clear
A when the farming economy was introduced to Ireland.
B why people began to farm in Ireland.
C where the early Irish farmers came from.
32 What point does the speaker make about breeding animals in Neolithic Ireland?
A Their numbers must have been above a certain level.
B They were under threat from wild animals.
C Some species died out during this period.
33 What does the speaker say about the transportation of animals?
A Livestock would have limited the distance the farmers could sail.
B Neolithic boats were too primitive to have been used.
C Probably only a few breeding animals were imported.
34 What is the main evidence for cereal crops in Neolithic Ireland?
A the remains of burnt grain in pots
B the marks left on pots by grains
C the patterns painted on the surface of pots
Des questions 35-40
Complétez les phrases ci-dessous.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS pour chaque réponse.
STONE TOOLS
Ploughs could either have been pulled by 35_________________________________or by cattle.
The farmers needed homes which were permanent dwellings.
In the final stages of axe-making, 36______________________________and______________________________were necessary for grinding and polishing.
Irish axes were exported from Ireland to 37___________________________________and England.
POTTERY MAKING
The colonisers used clay to make pots.
La 38_____________________________________of the pots was often polished to make them watertight.
Clay from39________________________________areas was generally used.
The decoration was only put around the 40____________________________________of the earliest pots.