LISTENING PAPER 5

Time permitted: 40 minutes

Number of questions: 35

Directions: In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate
your ability to understand conversations and talks in English. There are three parts in
this section with special directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis
of what is stated or implied by the speakers in the recording.
There will be time for you to read the instructions and you will have a chance to check
your work. The recording will be played ONCE only.
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 announcement or instruction. For each question, 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 the answer that you
have chosen.
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.

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1. Which job does the woman do now?

A. A nurse

B. A secretary

C. A teacher

D. A doctor

2. Where will they meet?

A. By bus station

B. Outside the café

C. Opposite to the supermarket

D. At the cinema

3. What was the boy doing when the phone rang?

A. Looking after his four-year-old cousin

B. Doing his homework

C. Watching a football match

D. Playing football

4. Which date is Brian’s birthday?

A. Wednesday, 20th
B. Friday, 17th
C. Friday, 15th
D. Wednesday, 15th
5. Where is the man?
A. In the café
B. In the restaurant
C. On the platform
D. In a taxi
6. Which is the boy’s teacher?
A. The man with lots of black hair and a beard

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B. The man with a beard and wears glasses
C. The man with grey hair but doesn’t wear glasses
D. The man with lots of hair but doesn’t have a beard
7. What did the man receive in the post?
A. A parcel, a letter and a postcard
B. A parcel and two letters
C. Two letters and a postcard
D. A postcard and a parcel
8. What time is the flight from New Jork expected?

A. 8.30
B. 10.55
C. 9.30
D. 9.20

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. You will hear the radio interview about theme parks.
9. What is Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Florida famous for?
A. The largest area
B. The most rides
C. The biggest number of visitors
D. The most beautiful theme park
10. What is Cedar Point in Ohio introducing this year?
A. A new roller coaster
B. Three new water rides
C. Animatronic dinosaurs

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D. Two new roller coaseters
11. What does Andy think about a wingcoaser?
A. More relaxing than a roller coaster.
B. More frightening than a roller coaster.
C. More exciting than a roller coaster.
D. More dangerous than a roller coaster.
12. What does China soon have?
A. The world's longest dinosaur tour
B. The world's biggest zoo
C. The world's tallest Ferris wheel.
D. The world's biggest theme park

Questions 13 to 16.
Conversation 2. You will hear a journalist interviewing Geoff Thompson, a British
sportsman.

13. What happened to Geoff’s family when they moved to London?

A. They couldn’t find a place to live.
B. They ran out of money.
C. His parent’s couldn’t find a job.
D. He couldn’t help his parents earn money.
14. When did Geoff become interested in karate?
A. When he joined a school trip.
B. When he joined a karate club at school.
C. When his family went to a sports center.
D. When he watched karate on television.
15. When did he become the World Heavyweight champion?
A. 1980
B. 1981
C. 1982
D. 1983
16. How many times was he the world champion?

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A. 2 times
B. 3 times
C 4 times
D. 5 times

Questions 17 to 20.
Conversation 3. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Tanya and a boy,
Marek about their holiday plans.

17. What doesn’t Marek enjoy about the airport?

A. It was so crowded.
B. He has nothing to do there.
C. It’s so noisy.
D. He has to wait for a long time.
18. Where is Marek going to this year?
A. A theme park
B. A zoo
C. A sports camp
D. A beach
19. Who is he going on holiday with?
A. His parents
B. His younger bother
C. His friends
D. His parents and younger brother.
20. What is his feeling about his next holiday?
A. Excited
B. Borded
C. Worried
D. frightened

PART 3-Questions 21-35

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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 21-26: You will hear a talk about commercial whaling.

21. For how long has Japan stopped commercial whaling?
A. Exactly thirty years
B. Over thirty years
C. Just under thirty years
D. About thirty years
22. How many minke whales were caught in the first week?
A.One
B.Three
C.Two
D. 27
23. Who is Mitsuo Tani?
A.A chef
B.A whaler
C.The International Whaling Commission boss
D.A Greenpeace activist
24. What did a country had to protect?
A.Its coastal waters
B.Its fish
C.Its food culture
D.Whales
25. What iswhale meat packed with?
A.Iron
B.Fat
C.Protein
D.Goodness
Questions 26-30: You will hear a talk about Zero cabon fuel

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26. When did the UK last use more carbon zero fuels than fossil fuels?
A. The nineteeth century
B. 1932
C. 1391
D. The fourteeth century
27. What would happen to the zero-carbon trend in the UK?
A.It would stall
B.It would stop
C.It would reverse
D.It would continue
28. How much of the UK's electricity came from coal and gas a decade ago?
A. 60%
B.Three fifths
C.Three quarters
D.Two thirds
29. When will the UK's zero-carbon share increase to 90% in the UK?
A.By 2020
B. 2025
C. 2030
D.By the 2030s
30. What problems did an analyst say technologists had cracked?
A. Climate protestor problems
B. climate change problems
C.Pollution problems
D. Nuclear reactor problems
Questions 31-35: You will hear a talk about Saturn
31. What is the diameter of each of the newly-found moons?
A.At least 5km
B.Around 50km
C.Just less than 5km
D.Just under 3km

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32. What will the research team now look for?
A. asteroids and comets
B. moons of 1km in diameter
C. new planets
D. more moons on Jupiter
33. What did Saturn suck in a swirling mixture of?
A. light waves and dust
B. hydrogen and helium
C. gas and dust
D. gas and light waves
34. What was sucked in as they were passing by?
A. asteroids and comets
B. satellites and space dust
C. space dust and helium
D. smaller planets
35. How will the names of the new moons be decided?
A. by an ordered list
B. randomly by a computer
C. by the head of NASA
D. by a competition
End of the test.

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ANSWER KEY (CODE 5)

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C

6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A

11. C 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. C

16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A

21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. A

26. A 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. B

31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D

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