Listening Test 2 Volume 14

Listening Section 1

Listen carefully and answer Questions 1 to 10:

Questions 1-3

Choose the correct letter, A. B or C

Example

Martin wants to

A sell a flat.
B rent a flat.
C buy a flat.

1 What is Martin’s occupation?

A He works in a car factory.
B He works in a bank.
C He is a college student.

2 The friends would prefer somewhere with

A four bedrooms.
B three bedrooms.
C two bathrooms.

3 Phil would rather live in

A the east suburbs.
B the city centre.
C west suburbs.

Questions 4-10

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Listening Section 2

Listen carefully and answer Questions 11 to 20:

Questions 11-15

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The British Library

The reading rooms are only open for group visits on 11

The library was officially opened in 12

All the library rooms together cover 13 m2.

The library is financed by the 14

The main function of the library is to provide resources for people doing 15

Questions 16-20

Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Plan of the British Library

16

17

18

19

20

Listening Section 3

Listen carefully and answer Questions 21 to 30:

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct answer A. B or C

Project on work placement

21 The main aim of Dave’s project is to

A describe a policy.
B investigate an assumption.
C identify a problem.

22  Dave’s project is based on schemes in

A schools
B colleges
C universities

23 How many academic organisations returned Dave’s questionnaire?

A 15.
B 50
C 150

24 Dave wanted his questionnaires to be completed by company

A Human Resources Managers
B Line Managers.
C owners.

25 Dr Green wants Dave to provide a full list of

A respondents
B appendices
C companies.

Questions 26-30

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Notes on project

Introduction

– improve the 26 of ideas

– include a 27 of ‘Work Placement’

– have separate sections for literature survey and research 28 and methods

Findings

Preparation stage – add summary

29 development – good

Constraints on learning – provide better links to the 30   from research

Listening Section 4

Listen carefully and answer Questions 31 to 40:

Questions 31-35

Complete the sentences below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Bilingualism can be defined as having an equal level of communicative 31 in two or more languages.

Early research suggested that bilingualism caused problems with 32 and mental development.

Early research into bilingualism is now rejected because it did not consider the 33 backgrounds of the children

It is now thought that there is a 34 bilingualism and cognitive skills in children.

Research done by Ellen Bialystok in Canada now suggests that the effects of bilingualism also apply to 35

Questions 36-40

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

36 In Dr Bialystok’s experiment, the subjects had to react according to

A the colour of the square on the screen.
B the location of the square on the screen.
C the location of the shift key on the keyboard

37 The experiment demonstrated the ‘Simon effect’ because it involved a conflict between

A seeing something and reacting to it.
B producing fast and slow reactions.
C demonstrating awareness of shape and colour.

38 The experiment shows that, compared with the monolingual subjects, the bilingual subjects

A were more intelligent..
B had faster reaction times overall
C had more problems with the ‘Simon effect’

39 The results of the experiment indicate that bilingual people may be better at

A doing different types of tasks at the same time
B thinking about several things at once.
C focusing only on what is needed to do a task.

40 Dr Bialystok’s first and second experiments both suggest that bilingualism may

A slow down the effects of old age on the brain.
B lead to mental confusion among old people.
C help old people to stay in better physical condition.