Practice Test 93
In the Listening Test 93, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a conversation between a student and a railway clerk.
Section 2 is a speech given to the new at a university.
Section 3 is a radio programme with a researcher about stress at work.
Section 4 is a lecture on solar eclipses in history.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
APPLICATION FOR RAILCARD
| Type of Card Required: | Young Person’s Railcard |
| First Name: | 1_______________________________ |
| Surname: | 2_____________________________________ |
| Date of Birth: | 3________________________________________ |
| Permanent Address: | 158 Kingwood Close, Norwich |
| Postcode: | 4____________________________________ |
| Telephone Number: | 5___________________________________ |
| Term-time Address: | Housewalk Terrace, |
| London Postcode: | WF1 4NN |
Questions 6-9
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each, answer.
| Types of Ticket | Restrictions | Cost |
| London Day Out | outside peak hours | £ 6________________ |
| Super Advance Return | must hook seat 7_______________ in advance | £ 23 |
| Saver | outside peak hours | £ 8__________________ |
| 9_________________ | no restrictions | £60 |
Question 10
Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answer next to 10 on your answer sheet.
10 How much does the student actually pay for his ticket to London?
A £7.66
B £15.34
C £33.34
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Section 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-13
Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 11-13 on your answer sheet.
11 Who are mentors?
A New students
B Second or third-year students
C University teachers
12 How often should mentor groups meet?
A Once a week
B Once a fortnight
C Once a month
13 What is it essential to do at the first meeting?
A Explain your problems
B Make new friends
C Agree when to meet again
Questions 14-17
List FOUR things which students may be given information about.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
14 ____________________
15____________________
16____________________
17____________________
Questions 18-20
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
18 Your mentor will show you how to obtain a free____________________.
19 Mentoring is useful for people who are _______________for the first time.
20 Your mentor may give you advice on how to_____________________.
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-24
Choose from the list of possible causes in the box. Write answers next to 21-24 on your answer sheet.
What did each person say was the principal cause of stress for them?
| Example | Answer |
| Ramon | teamwork |
| Kikuko | 21__________________________________ |
| Boris | 22_______________________________ |
| Etienne | 23______________________________ |
| Nagwa | 24_________________________ |
Questions 25-27
List THREE parts of one’s daily routine that can help reduce stress.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
List of Possible Causes of Stress
A bad management
B dual-career family
C fear of unemployment
D new technologies
E working surroundings
F powerlessness
G too much work
25________________
26________________
27________________
Questions 28-30
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.
| Cause of stress | Strategy for reducing stress |
| Overwork | 28______________ |
| Fear of job | 29_______________ |
| New technologies | 30_______________ |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-36
Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 31-36 on your answer sheet.
31 The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a
A religious experience.
B scientific event.
C popular spectacle.
32 The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is
A simple to predict.
B easy to explain.
C randomly occurring.
33 Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were
A fascinated.
B rational.
C disturbed.
34 For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the A exceptional beauty of the sky.
A exceptional beauty of the sky.
B chance for scientific study.
C effect of the moon on the sun.
35 Eclipses occur rarely because of the size of the
A moon.
B sun.
C earth.
36 In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their
A religious attitudes.
B inaccurate observations.
C limited ability to calculate.
Questions 37-40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
| Date of Eclipse | Scientists | Observation |
| 1735 | Halley | 37_____________ who accurately predicted an eclipse |
| 1868 | Janssen and Lockyer | discovered 38_______________ |
| 1878 | Watson | believed he had found 39_______________ |
| 1919 | Einstein | realized astronomers had misunderstood 40______________ |