PART 1
There are eight questions in this part. For each question, there are four options and a short recording. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the questions and options in each question.
1. When will the football match start next week?
- A. at quarter to twelve
- B. at quarter past twelve
- C. at two o’clock
- D. at twelve o’clock
- A. the small round one with flowers
- B. the big round one with flowers
- C. the small square one with flowers
- D. the big square one with flowers
- A. on May the sixteenth
- B. on May the eighteenth
- C. on May the twenty-first
- D. on May the eight
- A. a blue silk tie
- B. a tie with some squares
- C. a tie with some sports
- D. a plain tie
- A. 10:15 a.m.
- B. 11:15 a.m.
- C. 05:02 p.m.
- D. 01:50 p.m.
- A. The couple try to rob a bank.
- B. The young man is arrested.
- C. The couple get married.
- D. The couple travel around the world.
- A. 02:55
- B. 02:35
- C. 03:25
- D. 04:00
- A. a plate
- B. a table
- C. a lamp
- D. a phone
PART 2
Conversation 1. You will hear a conversation between a male insurance agent and a female client who wants to make changes to her policy.
9. What is her insurance for?
- A. House
- B. Vehicle
- C. Land
- D. Job
- A. ZQW5009
- B. XQW5009
- C. ZYW5009
- D. ZYY5009
- A. The size of the engine
- B. The power of the engine
- C. The price of the engine
- D. The length of the engine
- A. Her first name is Marie.
- B. Her middle name is Lisa.
- C. The name ‘Marie’ appears on ID.
- D. The name ‘Lisa’ appears on ID.
Conversation 2. You will hear an interview with someone who started the activity known as “free running.”
13. What did Sebastian practise when he was young?
- A. Running
- B. Fishing
- C. Climbing
- D. Cycling
- A. Other activities are boring.
- B. It feels like a natural activity for him.
- C. It is an individual activity.
- D. His parents asked him to do.
- A. Has to be fit
- B. Has a healthy body
- C. Usually starts at a low level
- D. Wants to do something impressive soon
- A. Splattering
- B. Bleeding
- C. Leg breaking
- D. Spraining
Conversation 3. Listen to a conversation between Katherine and Andrew, students at a business school, discussing their experiences and views on business.
17. What does Katherine say about the teachers?
- A. They design a wide variety of tasks.
- B. They prefer case study assignment.
- C. They rarely say anything special.
- D. They vary in commitment.
- A. The student presentations
- B. The number of books to get through
- C. The attitude of her lectures
- D. The online chat rooms
- A. A strategy for going international
- B. A re-branding plan
- C. A marketing campaign
- D. A selection proposal
- A. Negotiating conflicts
- B. Combining theory and practice
- C. Drawing conclusions
- D. Explaining reasons for decisions
PART 3
Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a talk about the history of the railway.
21. The idea of rail transportation has appeared ......
- A. for ages
- B. recently
- C. for 100 years
- D. for a short time
- A. wood or metal
- B. wood, stone or metal
- C. metal or stone
- D. wood or stone
- A. James Watt
- B. Richard Trevithick
- C. Iron Works
- D. Cornish Wales
- A. Stockton and Darlington Railway
- B. Manchester and Liverpool Railway
- C. Eurotunnel
- D. Stockton and Liverpool Railway
- A. 1833
- B. 1829
- C. 1830
- D. 1933
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a talk about overpopulation.
26. The population of the UK in 2001
- A. was impossible to count
- B. was less than the government thought
- C. was one million
- D. was more than the government thought
- A. would go up very fast, much faster than the amount of food
- B. would stay the same because there would always be people dying of hunger
- C. would rise slowly together with the increase in food production
- D. would rise more slowly than the amount of food
- A. just over one billion
- B. 17 billion
- C. 6 billion
- D. 16 billion
- A. the number of babies born
- B. how long people live
- C. the standard of life
- D. the combination of A and B
- A. 4 square metres and a married couple six
- B. 6 square metres and a married couple 60
- C. 4 square metres and a married couple 60
- D. 6 square metres and a married couple six
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a talk about cosmetic or plastic surgery.
31. According the lecture, which situation would NOT be mentioned as an example for reconstructive surgery?
- A. A young child is severely burned in a house fire.
- B. A woman isn’t satisfied with the shape of her stomach.
- C. A man lost part of his ear in a boating accident.
- D. A woman wants to change her kidney
- A. a lack of self-worth
- B. inability to find work
- C. fewer educational opportunities
- D. face losing
- A. fund-raising activities
- B. physical therapy
- C. local health care training
- D. regular visits
- A. These experiences give doctors and nurses valuable in-field training opportunities.
- B. Volunteers establish connections for future medical research.
- C. Health care workers develop deeper understanding of the sufferings of others.
- D. Doctors and nurses feel more self-confident
- A. educate themselves on the issues
- B. make financial contributions
- C. adopt unwanted children
- D. search on the Internet
