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Practice Test 2
Listening
SECTION 1 Questions 1–10
Instructions
You will hear a conversation between two people: a customer and a representative of a
company that rents cars.
Look at questions 1 to 6. You will see that an example has been done for you. In the
exam, you would have about 30 seconds to read the questions.
Now listen and answer questions 1 to 6.

Play Listening Section 1

Questions 1–6
Car reservation
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Example
A car can be booked by pressing button number
A one.
B two.
C three.

1 The caller asks if he can

A make changes to his car reservation.
B complain about the service.
C make a car reservation.

2 The booking reference is

A ASFY15AG.
B ACFY15AG.
C ACFY50AG.

3 Mr Maxine originally booked the car from

A Monday to Friday.
B Friday to Sunday
C Friday to Monday.

4 Mr Maxine wants to change his booking to

A a bigger manual car.
B a smaller automatic car.
C a bigger automatic car.

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5 For the changes, the caller will have to pay
A £15 more.
B £65 more.
C £165 more.

6 The caller rented a car

A some weeks before.
B five months before.
C several years before.

Pause Listening Section 1

Instructions
Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 7
to 10. In the exam you would have about 20/25 seconds to read the questions.
Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.

Play Listening Section 1

Questions 7–10
Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each space below.
7 The cost of the car hire changes …………………………. .
8 The manual estate is cheaper to hire than …………………………. .
9.. 9911
9 The caller’s credit card number is 3445 …………………………. 7750.
10. 40
10 Mr Maxine’s address is …………………………. Vale.

SECTION 2 Questions 11–20

Instructions
You will hear a tutor talking to a group of philosophy students.
Look at questions 11 to 13. In the exam, you would have about 20 seconds to read the
questions.
Now listen and answer questions 11 to 13.

Play Listening Section 2

Questions 11–13
Philosophy tutor contact
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

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Role Personal issues Appointments Urgent matters
To help students on Referral to Times Dealt with between
the philosophy course 11 ........................... for 12 ........................... 13 ...........................
help with counselling on tutor’s door
and welfare

Pause Listening Section 2

Instructions
Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 14 to 20.
In the exam you would have about 30 seconds to read the questions.
Now listen and answer questions 14 to 20.
arranging
Play Listening Section 2 listed
Questions 14–20
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
sessions
Tutorial Contents
14 As regards tutorials, students are
A obliged to attend them on a regular basis.
B free to choose whether to attend them.
C encouraged to have two a term.
15 From the current year, tutors in the philosophy department will
A conduct tutorials via the internet.
B increase the length of tutorials.
C record student attendance in tutorials.
16 The tutor encourages the students to
A respect each other’s opinions in class.
B be punctual for all teaching classes.
C present all their assignments on time.
17 Tutorials will consist of a discussion about the week’s philosophy lectures
A controlled by one student.
B led by the tutor.
C conducted by several students.
18 Preparation for tutorials may include
A examining a specific era.
B preparing for a seminar.
C reviewing different philosophical works.

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Questions 19 and 20
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
19 Neither mini-presentations nor lecture …………………………. will be allocated
grades.
20 The tutor hopes that the tutorials will affect students’ work as well as
…………………………. .

SECTION 3 Questions 21–30

Instructions
You will hear a conversation between two students about preparing a questionnaire as
part of an essay assignment.
Look at questions 21 to 24. In the exam, you would have about 30 seconds to read the
questions.
Now listen and answer questions 21 to 24.

Play Listening Section 3

Questions 21–24
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Student Assignment
21 The length of the students’ assignment is
A at least 4500 words.
B between 5000 and 6000 words.
C no more than 5000 words.
22 Students are required to support their use of
A graphic content as well as book references.
B references to the book list only.
C as much graphic content as possible.
23 The tutor, Dr Brightwell, asks for a questionnaire to be submitted
A a week later.
B after three weeks.
C after two weeks.
24 The questionnaire is limited to a maximum of
A 15 questions.
B 40 questions.
C 50 questions.

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Pause Listening Section 3

Instructions
Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions
25 to 30. In the exam you would have about 30 seconds to read the questions.
Now listen and answer questions 25 to 30.

Play Listening Section 3

Questions 25 and 26
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO items relating to the questionnaire does Anne make suggestions about?
A the number of boxes to tick
B varying the question types
C including lots of open questions
D checking previous students’ examples
E the use of straightforward questions

Questions 27 and 28
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO topics are the students planning to do their assignments on?
A where students learn about world issues
B how the world is changing
C student awareness of international affairs
D what students think about health
E well-being and physical activity

Questions 29 and 30
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
29 What does Anne say it is possible for the questionnaires to be?

………………………….
30 What does Mark say they can work on with his new software?

………………………….
20-25 questions
play around with layout

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SECTION 4 Questions 31–40
Instructions
You will hear a talk on the writer Charles Dickens given by a university lecturer to a
group of students.
Look at questions 31 to 40. In the exam, you would have about 30 seconds to read the
questions.
Now listen and answer questions 31 to 40.

Play Listening Section 4

Questions 31–35
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Charles Dickens
Dickens was the author of many books with more than 31 …………………………. in his
works

Dickens, born in 1812, moved with his family from Portsmouth to London in 1814
Events prior to Dickens becoming a writer
First steam locomotive in 1814
In 32 …………………………. Waterloo Bridge in London was opened
The year after Dickens’ family moved from London some works by well-known
33 …………………………. came out
In 1822, the family returned to London and in 34 …………………………. John Dickens
was imprisoned in London for debt
After 1827, Charles Dickens worked in a solicitor’s office and as a
35 …………………………. and …………………………. reporter

Questions 36–40
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
36 Where was Dickens first published in 1833?
A in an anthology
B in a newspaper
C in a magazine

37 When did Charles Dickens marry Catherine Hogarth?

A April 1836
B December 1936
C April 1937

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38 How many issues of Bentley’s Miscellany did the novel Oliver Twist appear in?
A 24
B 34
C 44

39 The serialisation of Nicholas Nickleby began in 1838 in

A 15 instalments.
B 20 instalments.
C 30 instalments.

40 The year Dickens’ novel The Old Curiosity Shop was published also saw the
appearance of
A the arrival of the first train to London.
B the opening of two new bridges.
C the first postage stamp and bicycle.

Instructions
That is the end of Section 4. In the exam you now have half a minute to check your
answers. You then have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Listening answer
sheet.

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