Listening Mock Test 1

Questions 1-10

Questions: 1—5. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Apartments	Facilities	Other Information	Cost
Rose Garden Apartments	studio flat	Example entertainment programme: Greek dancing	£219
Blue Bay Apartments	large salt-water swimming pool	– just 1 metres from beach – near shops	£275
2 Apartments	Terrace	watersports	£490
The Grand	– Greek paintings – 3	– overlooking 4 – near a supermarket and a disco	5

Questions: 6-10. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Insurance Benefits	Maximum Amount
Cancellation	6
Hospital	£600. Additional benefit allows a 7 to travel to resort
8 departure	Up to £1000. Depends on reason
Personal belongings	Up to £3000; £500 for one 9

Name of Assistant Manager: Ben 10

Direct phone line: 081260 543216

Questions 11-13

11 Simon’s idea for a theme park came from

his childhood hobby.

his interest in landscape design.

his visit to another park.

12 When they started, the family decided to open the park only when

the weather was expected to be good.

the children weren’t at school.

there were fewer farming commitments.

13 Since opening, the park has had

50.000 visitors.

1.000,000 visitors

1,500,000 visitors.

Questions 14-18

What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 14-18.

Area of work

• A advertising
• B animal care
• C building
• D educational links
• E engine maintenance
• F food and drink
• G sales
• H staffing

People
14. Simon (the speaker) 14
15. Liz 15
16. Sarah 16
17. Duncan 17
18. Judith 18

Questions 19-20

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.

Feature	Size	Biggest challenge	Target age group
Railway	1.2 km	Making tunnels
Go-Kart arena	19	Removing mounds on the track	20 year-olds

Questions 21-30

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

Dissertation topic: the 21
Strengths: • 22
• computer modelling
Weaknesses: • lack of background information
• poor 23 skills

Possible strategy	Benefits	Problems
peer group discussion	increases 24	dissertations tend to contain the same 25 25
use the 26 support service	provides structured programme	limited 27
consult study skills books	are a good source of reference	can be too 28

Recommendations: • use a card index
• read all notes 29
Next tutorial date: 30 January

Questions 31-32

Choose the correct letter, 1, 2 or 3.

31 The owners of the underground house

had no experience of living in a rural area.

were interested in environmental issues

wanted a professional project manager

32 What does the speaker say about the site of the house?

The land was quite cheap.

Stone was being extracted nearby.

It was in a completely unspoiled area

Questions 33-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The Underground House

Design
• Built in the earth, with two floors
• The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of 33
• Photovoltaic tiles were attached
• A layer of foam was used to improve the 34 of the building

Special features
• To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and 35
• In future, the house may produce more 36 than it needs
• Recycled wood was used for the 37 of the house
• The system for processing domestic 38 38 is organic

Environmental issues
• The use of large quantities of 39 in construction was environmentally harmful
• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within 40

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