In Listening Test 22, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a conversation between a student and a woman about admission in the university.
Section 2 is a lecture by an Indian sociologist on Indian youth.
Section 3 is a conversation between a student and a professor.
Section 4 is a monologue on the waste recycling process.
Section 1
Question 1-10
Q. 1-4
Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 1-4 on your answer sheet.
1 How did the student get the university prospectus?
A From the woman
B From the Internet
C From a friend
D During a visit to the university
2 What is the A-level requirement for the course?
A BBB
B BBC
C BCC
D There is no clear requirement.
3 What A-level is the student taking?
A He doesn’t say.
B He hasn’t started his A-levels yet.
C Politics, a language, and another subject
D Economics, geography, and history
4 Who can use the language lab?
A Only students who have chosen to study a language
B Only students who are preparing for work abroad
C Students who have chosen one of the five languages offered on the course
D Any student
Q. 5-7
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.
5 Who decides the country in which the student will work in year three?____________
6 How many students went to work in either Singapore or Brunei this year? ____________
7 What is the advantage of translating or checking translations? ____________
Q. 8-10
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
8 The woman points out that the student can teach English and ____________ together.
9 First-year students can study a language or do a project but are ____________ on one.
10 There is no department ____________ for first-year students.
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Q. 11-15
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.
11 According to Mr. Singh, on which thing do many people make superficial observations? ____________
12 According to Mr. Singh, how do cultures change? ____________
13 How many children does Mr. Singh have? ____________
14 According to Mr. Singh, what are young Indians not concerned about? ____________
15 According to Mr. Singh, what great advantage do young Indians have? ____________
Q. 16-20
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
16 According to Mr. Singh, the biggest problem for young Indians is that their parents ____________ them too much at school.
17 ____________ is becoming more widely available to people in India.
18 Mr. Singh believes that the best way to be successful is to be ____________
19 Mr. Singh believes that Western methods plus the ____________ are an excellent mix.
20 Mr. Singh says his generation could only dream, but the new one can ____________ too.
Section 3
Question 21-30
Q. 21-25
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
21 When is the deadline for handing in dissertations?____________
22 What should the word count exclude? ____________
23 Who must approve the dissertation topic? ____________
24 What will the students probably spend the second half of April doing? ____________
Q. 26-30
Complete the following statements using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
26 The professor recommends referring to ____________ dissertations.
27 The students already have a printed ____________ to help them with their dissertations.
28 Helen Trailforth’s book is named ____________
29 The library has a ____________ for getting books back from other students if you need them.
30 The professor says that questionnaires may not get interviewees real ____________
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-34
Complete the following notes using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap.
Lack of preparation can lead to contamination, e.g. forgetting to remove
31 ____________ or including the 32 ____________ of material. The 33 ____________ at the processing facility removes contaminants, but processors may refuse
34 ____________ materials.
Question 35-37
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
35 MRF is short for ____________
36 At the MRF, trucks are ____________
37 Trucks leave the materials on the ____________
Q. 38-40
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.
38 What are the two types of sorting? ____________
39 What closes the recycling loop?____________
40 What is the current recycling rate? ____________
Answers
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Section 1
1. | B |
2. | C |
3. | D |
4. | D |
5. | (the) student |
6. | none/O |
7. | (quite) well paid / (the) pay |
8. | do aid work |
9. | (only) assessed |
10. | scholarships |
Section 2
11. | rock music |
12. | very slowly |
13. | two /2 |
14. | politics |
15. | mobility |
16. | push/ are pushing |
17. | Education |
18. | creative |
19. | Indian value system |
20. | achieve |
Section 3
21. | 28 May |
22. | contents, references, bibliography |
23. | (your) personal tutor |
24. | 8-10 weeks |
25. | (extra) research |
26. | other/ previous students |
27. | research guide |
28. | Dissertation Research Techniques |
29. | recall system |
30. | feelings and opinions |
Section 4
31. | container lids |
32. | wrong type |
33. | sorting process |
34. | heavily contaminated |
35. | material recovery facility |
36. | weighed |
37. | tipping floor |
38. | manual and automatic |
39. | buying recycled products |
40. | 33.9% |
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