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Practice Test 1: Listening

Mary lost her brown leather briefcase containing her wallet, pens and a novel near Canterbury Road in Canterbury at around 5pm. Her contact details are Mary Smith, Flat 2, 14 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, 012 345 6789, estimated value £50. An aeroplane carrying tourists was forced to land 15 minutes after take-off. The passengers were rescued by coastguard and thanked the rescue teams but lost their luggage. Exams will be the main form of assessment on this course and important books can be found on reserve in the library.

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Practice Test 1: Listening

Mary lost her brown leather briefcase containing her wallet, pens and a novel near Canterbury Road in Canterbury at around 5pm. Her contact details are Mary Smith, Flat 2, 14 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, 012 345 6789, estimated value £50. An aeroplane carrying tourists was forced to land 15 minutes after take-off. The passengers were rescued by coastguard and thanked the rescue teams but lost their luggage. Exams will be the main form of assessment on this course and important books can be found on reserve in the library.

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Practice Test 1

LISTENING

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Circle the appropriate letter.

Example
What has the woman lost?
A a briefcase C a handbag
B a suitcase D a wallet

1 What does her briefcase look like?

A B C D
2 Which picture shows the distinguishing features?

A B C D
3 What did she have inside her briefcase?
A wallet, pens and novel C pens and novel
B papers and wallet D papers, pens and novel

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Listening

4 Where was she standing when she lost her briefcase?

A B C D
5 What time was it when she lost her briefcase?

A B C D

Questions 6-10

Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

PERSONAL DETAILS FORM

Name: Mary (6) ...........................................................................................

Address: Flat 2

(7) ............................... (8) ..................................................... Road

Canterbury

Telephone: (9) ......................................................................................................

Estimated value of lost item: (10) £ ............................................................................


Practice Test 1

SECTION 2 Questions 11-21


Questions 11-13
Tick the THREE other items which are mentioned in the news headlines.

NEWS HEADLINES
A Rivers flood in the north

Example
B Money promised for drought victims ü
C Nurses on strike in Melbourne

D Passengers rescued from ship

E Passengers rescued from plane

F Bus and train drivers national strike threat

G Teachers demand more pay

H New uniform for QANTAS staff

I National airports under new management

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Listening

Questions 14-21
Complete the notes below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces
provided.

The Government plans to give (14) $ ................................................ to assist the


farmers. This money was to be spent on improving Sydney’s
(15) ........................................................................ but has now been re-allocated.
Australia has experienced its worst drought in over fifty years.
Farmers say that the money will not help them because it is
(16) ............................................................. .

An aeroplane which was carrying a group of (17) ..................................................


was forced to land just (18) ................................................. minutes after take-off.
The passengers were rescued by (19) ............................................................ . The
operation was helped because of the good weather. The passengers
thanked the (20) ............................................................... for saving their lives but
unfortunately they lost their (21) .................................................................. .
Practice Test 1

SECTION 3 Questions 22-31


Questions 22-25
Circle the appropriate letter.

Example
The student is looking for the School of
A Fine Arts.
B Economic History.
C Economics.
D Accountancy.

22 The orientation meeting


A took place recently.
B took place last term.
C will take place tomorrow.
D will take place next week.
23 Attendance at lectures is
A optional after 4 pm.
B closely monitored.
C difficult to enforce.
D sometimes unnecessary.
24 Tutorials take place
A every morning.
B twice a week.
C three mornings a week.
D three afternoons a week.
25 The lecturer’s name is
A Roberts.
B Rawson.
C Rogers.
D Robertson.

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Listening

Questions 26-31

Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Course requirements:
Tutorial paper:

•A piece of work ON A given topic. Students must:


• (26) .......................................................... for 2 5 minutes
• (27) .........................................................
• give to lecturer for marking

Essay topic:

Usually (28) ........................................................................

Type of exam:

(29) .........................................................................................

Library:

Important books are in (30) ............................................. .

Focus of course:

Focus on (31) ........................................................................ .


Practice Test 1

SECTION 4 Questions 32-41


Questions 32-33

Circle the appropriate letter.


32 The speaker works within the Faculty of
A Science and Technology.
B Arts and Social Sciences.
C Architecture.
D Law.
33 The Faculty consists firstly of
A subjects.
B degrees.
C divisions.
D departments.

Questions 34-36
Complete the notes m NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

The subjects taken in the first semester in


this course are psychology, sociology,
(34) ................…………………………. and
.…….....................………………. .

Students may have problems with


(35) ................…………………………. and
(36) ………………..................………. .

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Reading

Questions 37-41

Circle the appropriate letter.


37 The speaker says students can visit her
A every morning.
B some mornings.
C mornings only.
D Friday morning.
38 According to the speaker, a tutorial
A is a type of lecture.
B is less important than a lecture.
C provides a chance to share views.
D provides an alternative to groupwork.
39 When writing essays, the speaker advises the students to
A research their work well.
B name the books they have read.
C share work with their friends.
D avoid using other writers’ ideas.
40 The speaker thinks that plagiarism is
A a common problem.
B an acceptable risk.
C a minor concern.
D a serious offence.
41 The speaker’s aims are to
A introduce students to university expectations.
B introduce students to the members of staff.
C warn students about the difficulties of studying.
D guide students round the university.

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