TEST 39

Part 1. You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about
his trip to the moon. For questions 6-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best
according to what you hear.
11. How did Charles feel about space travel as a boy?
A. He thought it was unlikely to happen
B. He regarded it as more than science fiction
C. He was fascinated by the idea of it
D. He showed no particular interest in it
12. What did Charles consider to be the hardest part of the training?
A. feeling trapped in the heavy spacesuit
B. endlessly practising the lunar surface landing
C. constantly being afraid of making a mistake
D. being unable to move his arms and hands
13. What was Charles’s reaction when he first found out he was going to the moon?
A. He realised he had to be cautious
B. He felt proud to be given the opportunity
C. He tried to control his excitement
D. He reflected on his chances of survival.
14. What feature of the moon made the greatest impact on Charles?
A. the brightness of the moon
B. the vastness of the sky
C. the loneliness of the place
D. the absence of any stars
15 What does Charles feel was the most memorable part of his mission?
A. nearly falling into a crater
B. walking on the moon’s surface
C. seeing things never seen before
D. holding a piece of the moon
Part 2. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.
'Meteors' is another name for 16. _______________
To help explain meteors, planet Earth is compared to a 17.__________
You can think of meteors as a 18.____________
In reality, meteors are very small chunks of 19.________________
The circular path the Earth travels around the Sun is called its 20.__________________
When Earth comes close to a meteor, the meteor is pulled 21.______________by gravity.
A meteor travels very fast - a hundred times faster than 22._______________
Due to the speed it travels through the air, the meteor becomes 23._________________
Because of the heat, the meteor becomes less hard, 24._________________ and then burns.
We are lucky that most meteors burn up and never 25._____________________
PART 3. You will hear a discussion in which two biologists, Ian Cartwright and Angela
Sharpe, talk about conservation and the public's perception of it. Choose the answer (A, B, C
or D) which best fits according to what you hear.
11. According to Ian, why aren't people easily convinced of the importance of protecting endangered
species?
A They find it difficult to understand the concept.
B They are presented with information that is too vague.
C They do not believe human activity causes extinction.
D They think that conservationists are exaggerating the situation.
12. Angela says that eco-tourism has been successful because
A it provides locals with a long-term source of income.
B it has been properly managed by governments in developing countries.
C it encourages people to have more respect for nature.
D it is affordable for a large number of people from developed countries.
13. The story Ian tells about how economists determined the value of the environment highlights A
what a complex subject economics can be.
B the ease with which false promises are made.
C why companies get away with polluting lakes.
D how ignorant people are of the role nature plays in their lives.
14. What explanation does Angie give for people being indifferent to the destruction of the
ecosystem?
A They believe scientists will fix the problem.
B The vast majority do not suffer too much when it happens.
C They consider the exploitation of environmental resources necessary.
D They think the cost of replacing unrecognised benefits has been overestimated.
15. The species Ian refers to
A indicate how fast an ecosystem is likely to collapse.
B only live in one specific ecosystem.
C are extremely sensitive to environmental change.
D appear to be in the greatest danger of extinction.
Part 5: NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording.
That’s why in most of schools of all kinds 16. _________ with challenges in life is widely studied.
However, things such as talent, energy, 17. ______________ seem to disappear. In order to improve
education it is claimed that what we need is not money but that we must pay more attention to the
real purpose of education, which is aimed to help us with: working and 18_______________.
The first one is 19. ____________ since we don’t fully understand how the economy works.
It is hoped that students can get more understanding the global economy together with other terms
such as leadership, marketing and competition, 20. ____________.
They should be taught a number of concepts and helped towards their personality maps so that they
can understand, among with other issues, what type of people they are 21. ____________ to go out
with.
It is essential that they should also be taught 22. __________ so that they can understand which job
they are fit for.
Regarding the study of relationships, there must be lessons on techniques such as 23. ____________
and on kindness and forgiveness as well.
However, the real problem is that we fail to identify the 24. __________ of the problems that we
simply get the 25_____________ , despite the fact that no one intended for this to happen.
Part 6 You will hear a radio interview with the gardening experts Jed and Helena Stone. Choose
the answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. (10 pts)
1. How does Helena feel about the use of Jed's name for their joint business?
A. Occasionally frustrated that her contribution goes unnoticed.
B. Amused that they have a name people tend to remember.
C. Appreciative of the respect that the name has brought her.
D. Irritated by the fact that Jed is more of a celebrity than she is.
2. What is Jed's attitude to his public profile?
A. He likes the fact that complete strangers often want to talk to him.
B. He's unhappy that it prevents him from doing everyday activities.
C. He enjoys it more now than he did when he was younger.
 D. He's proud of the way it reflects his achievements.
3. How did Helena feel about her work on The Travel Show?
A. She would have enjoyed it more in different circumstances.
B. It was convenient for her to be away from the house then.
C. It was a welcome alternative to manual work.
D. She felt obliged to do it at that particular time.
4. What explanation does Helena give for the name of the garden?
A. It provided a useful framework for the project.
B. It was a response to the bright colours they wanted there.
C. It allowed them to experiment with a wide range of options.
D. It was meant to inspire them to embrace unconventional ideas.
5. Jed says that, for him, the name 'jewel garden' is ______.
A. a reminder of the value of creativity
B. an appropriate one for something so beautiful
C. a positive way of combining both past and present
D. a way of explaining his philosophy of design to people
PART 7 NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in the space
provided.
Déjà vu is the (16) ______________ you get when a situation seems familiar.
Scientists find it hard to record and study déjà vu because such an experience is brief and (17)
______________
Since déjà vu is described by the subject as a sensation or feeling in studies, it has no (18)
________.
There has been a (19) ______________ over the past few years due to a lack of hard evidence to
prove this phenomenon.
A number of theories attempt to give an explanation of this phenomenon, in which recent
advancements in neuroimaging and (20) ______________ narrow down the field of prospects.
The same restaurant setting has been used to walk through three (21) ______________ of déjà vu.
The first theory claims that déjà vu takes place when there is (22) ______________ in information
from one of the pathways.
According to the second theory, instead of remembering that you have seen an object from the past
somewhere else, your brain has (23) ______________ the old memory without identifying it.
The last theory states that déjà vu occurs when our brain (24) ______________ an environment
while we're distracted by one particular object.
While all three of these theories share the common features of déjà vu, none of them propose to be
the (25) ______________ of the phenomenon.