Listening Test 1
Section 1
Questions 1-10 complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Section 2 Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
THE ELIZABETH HOUSE
11. Jonathan Owen bought the house in 1965 as it was built in the way of
A. the standard European building style.
B. the Asian style of Middle Ages in the U.K.
C. the traditional Middle Ages of Britain.
12. Jonathan Owen had been employed at the University of Canterbury as
A. a headmaster of ceramic.
B. a head carpenter.
C. a supervisor of accounting.
13. Jonathan Owen succeeded in his business so much, but he suffered from
A. private household affairs.
B. personal diseases.
C. public relations.
14. Where did he gather his building material from?
A. the local area
B. the garden
C. the back yard
Questions 15-16
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
15. What did Owen’s brother study in Paris?____________
16. What is the two-hundred-year-old tree?____________
Questions 17-20 Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
You can find the shop between the path and 17______________.
In the snack bar, you will be able to rest and get 18______________.
There is a beautiful walk leading to 19______________.
Both strawberries and 20______________ are the local products that are promoted and marketed every year with a variety of events and festivals.
Section 3 Questions 21-30
Questions 21-24 Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 25-30
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Of the countries chosen, ceramic of 25______________ is a unique kind that the researchers are interested in. On 26______________ of ceramic, the decoration is compared with the artwork of the present time.
The natives made the ceramic from 27______________, like a mountain, basement, and the bottom of the lake. From 28______________ plants, the natives made various colours through a process of 29______________. The tones of ceramic were used by 30_________________.
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-36
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Only 31________________ of people collect waste.
By 2012, waste emissions need to be dwindled is 32________________ lower than in 2000.
Local councils are able to aid achievements with two solutions involving the 33________________ and local flea markets.
A flea market sometimes referred to as 34________________, is a local small market where people can buy and sell cheap or second-hand products.
One critical problem of carrying out questionnaires is that they are deficient in both 35________________.
In England, 36________________ of waste (e.g. electronic and furniture goods) is recycled in the flea markets each year.
Questions 37-40
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Less than 15% of 37________________ are collected in England, whereas Europe collects 38________________ and 39________________collects 80% of the paper.
To protect the quality of the office paper, a union, called 40_______________, sells waste paper that has been through the sorting process to farmers or gardeners as soil conditioners.
