Listening Practice Test # 2.10

Name: Lusia (1)

Address: (2) White Stone Road

Area: Bradfield
Postcode: (3)

Occupation: (4)

Reason for visit to town: to go to the (5)

Suggestions for improvement: better (6)

Have more footpaths
More frequent (7)

Things that would encourage cycling to work:
• Having (8) parking places for bicycles

• Being able to use a (9) at work

• The opportunity to have cycling (10) on busy roads

Part 2: Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
11. The idea for the two new developments in the city came from

A local people

B the City Council

C the SWRDC

12. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?

A its architectural style

B its heating system

C its method of water treatment

13. Local newspapers have raised worries about

A the late opening date

B the post of the project

C the size of the facilities

14. What decision has not yet been made about the pool?

A whose statue will be at the door

B the exact opening times

C who will open it

Questions 15-20

Which feature is related to each of the following areas of the world represented in the playground?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-l, next to questions 15-20.

Features
A ancient forts
B waterways
C ice and snow
D jewels
E local animals
F mountains
G music and film
H space travel
I volcanoes

Areas of the world
15 Asia

16 Antarctica

17 South America

18 North America

19 Europe

20 Africa

Part 3: Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?

A camping

B climbing

C collecting

D hunting

E reading

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?

A to examine ancient carvings

B to experience an isolated place

C to formulate a new theory

D to learn survival skills

E to study the impact of an extreme environment

Questions 25-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
The later life of Thor Heyerdahl
25. According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east was impossible due to

A the fact that Eastern countries were far away

B the lack of materials for boat building

C the direction of the winds and currents

26. Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?

A to overcome a research setback

B to demonstrate a personal quality

C to test a new theory

27. What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?

A the fact that he was the first person to do it

B the speed of crossing the Pacific

C the use of authentic construction methods

28. Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?

A to build a stone statue

B to sail a reed boat

C to learn the local language

29. In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on

A theories about Polynesian origins

B the development of archaeological methodology

C establishing archaeology as an academic subject

30. Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?

A Its style is out of date

B Its content is over-simplified

C Its methodology is flawed

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT
Business markets
• greater (31) among companies

• increase in power of large (32) companies

• rising (33) in certain countries

External influences on businesses
• more discussion with (34) before making business decisions

• environmental concerns which may lead to more (35)

Business structures
• more teams will be formed to work on a particular (36)

• businesses may need to offer hours that are (37) , or the chance to work remotely

Management styles
• increasing need for managers to provide good (38)

• changes influenced by (39) taking senior roles

Changes in the economy
• service sector continues to be important
• increasing value of intellectual property
• more and more (40) workers

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