LISTENING PAPER 1
Levels 3-5
Time permitted: 40 minutes
Number of questions: 35
Time allowance: about 40 minutes, including 07 minutes to transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
PART 1 – Questions 1-8
Directions: In this part, you will hear EIGHT short announcements or instructions. There is one question for each. Choose the right answer A, B, C or D. Then, on the answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of your chosen answer.Now, let’s listen to an example. On the recording, you will hear:
Woman: Hello. This is the travel agency returning your call. You left a message about the holiday you’ve booked, asking which meals are included in the cost during your stay at Sunny Hotel. Lunch and dinner are free but if you wish to have breakfast in the hotel, you will need to pay an extra amount of money, depending on what you order. Let me know if I can help you with any other information. Goodbye.
On the test book, you will read:
Which meal is NOT included in the price of the holiday?
A. Breakfast B. Lunch C. Dinner D. All
The correct answer is A. Breakfast. Now, let’s begin with the first question.
1. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
- A. Sunny and rainy
- B. Cloudy
- C. Cloudy and windy
- D. Sunny
- A. Play golf
- B. Have his hair cut
- C. Ring Peter
- D. Play baseball
- A. In the bag with the bread
- B. In the orange pack
- C. In the cucumber pack
- D. In the petrol station
- A. She cycled in the strong wind
- B. Her bike was broken.
- C. She fell off her bike.
- D. She met a boy.
- A. An old bald man with glasses
- B. An old man with glasses and blond hair
- C. A young bald man with sunglasses
- D. A young man with sunglasses and blond hair
- A. 7.49 P.m
- B. 10.10 P.m
- C. 11 P.m
- D. 9.50 P.m
- A. The bridge of the old city
- B. The church
- C. The beach
- D. The sea
- A. Some perfume
- B. A scaft
- C. A box of chocolate
- D. A purse
PART 2 – Questions 9-20
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. There are four questions for each conversation. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversations only ONCE.
Questions 9 to 12.
Conversation 1: John has applied to train as a teacher and is being interviewed. In this stage of the interview, the interview will discuss John’s previous study and work experiences.
9. What is John’s first degree?
- A. French
- B. French films
- C. French history
- D. European cinema
- A. 4 years
- B. 3 years
- C. 9 months
- D. 2 years
- A. He worked as a tourguide
- B. He took a post-graduated course.
- C. He travelled around the world
- D. He worked as a volunteer.
- A. He had to travel a lot.
- B. He did the same thing everyday.
- C. His working time was too long.
- D. His public speaking skill was bad.
Questions 13 to 16.
Conversation 2:You will hear a conversation between Matthew and his mother
13. Why does Matthrew want to borrow his mother’s car?
- A. His car was broken.
- B. He wants to take his friend’s books to school.
- C. He wants to take his friend’s books to his new flat.
- D. He will be late for the lecture.
- A. Her car doesn’t work well today
- B. She needs the car
- C. He can’t drive
- D. He can walk
- A. Thursday 19th
- B. Friday 9th
- C. Wednesday 9th
- D. Not discussed
- A. She refuses to lend him her car.
- B. She lends his son her car and take a taxi to work.
- C. Her son takes the car and offer her a lift.
- D. She doesn’ agree to take him to school.
Questions 17 to 20.
Conversation 3: You will listen to a conversation between a boy John and a girl Louise
17. What are they both doing here?
- A. to meet Mrs Thompson
- B. to listen to John singing
- C. to attend singing class
- D. to dance in a musical show
- A. She is very strict teacher.
- B. She is a good teacher.
- C. She sings very well.
- D. She is an easy-going teacher.
- A. Sad because he made a few mistakes
- B. Delighted though he made many mistakes
- C. Released because he made no big mistakes.
- D. Disappointed though he make no big mistakes.
- A. She is not interested.
- B. She is keen on that.
- C. She thinks she will try it.
- D. She would love it.
PART 3 - Questions 21 - 35
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE talks or lectures. There are five questions for each talk or lecture. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the talks or lectures only ONCE.
Questions 21-25: You will hear a talk about time outs
21. Which educational institution conducted this research?
- A. The University of Minnesota
- B. The University of Michigan.
- C. The University of Manitoba
- D. The University of Minneapolis
- A. Scold
- B. Punish
- C. Fret.
- D. Discipline
- A. DNA
- B. Their behavior.
- C. their genes
- D. quiet time
- A. Everything
- B. Where time-outs should take place
- C. The length of time-outs
- D. The effectiveness of time-outs.
- A. Life
- B. Intelligence
- C. The parent-child relationship.
- D. Brain cells
Questions 26-30: You will hear a talk about wasabi.
26. How old was the woman?
- A. 60.
- B. 62
- C. 58
- D. 52
- A. On her tongue
- B. At work
- C. In bed
- D. In her chest
- A. The part where the blood comes out
- B. The top part
- C. The part where the blood goes in.
- D. The main pumping chamber
- A. Immediately
- B. Five minutes later
- C. The day after eating the wasabi.
- D. After an hour
- A. Sushi lovers.
- B. Wasabi farmers
- C. Wedding guests
- D. Japanese people
Questions 31-35: You will hear a talk about decision fatingue.
31. When were chances of getting screened for cancer lower?
- A. 2.30
- B. Early morning.
- C. Around lunchtime
- D. In the late afternoon
- A. 9.30
- B. In the hour following 8 a.m.
- C. The hour before luchtime
- D. Ar lunchtime
- A. Decision fatigue
- B. Costs.
- C. The number of doctors
- D. Too little time
- A. A hospital CEO
- B. A patient
- C. A doctor and researcher.
- D. A journalist
- A. The same thing
- B. Go home
- C. Take a break
- D. Make decisions.
