Practice Test 70-Go Global

In the Listening Test 70, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on what you hear.

Section 1 is a guide introducing tourists to the Red River Festival.

Section 2 is a conversation between a man and a female bank employee talking about getting a loan.

Section 3 is a conversation between two students, David and Maria, about the candidates for an election for student officers.

Section 4 is a lecturer giving a talk on languages.

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-2

Circle the correct answer A-C. Write answers next to 1-2 on your answer sheet.

Example:

The festival is about

A rivers.

B the inhabitants.

C arts and music

1 The festival lasts for

A 2 days.

B 3 days.

C 4 days.

2 It will take place on

A 14,h July.

B 4th July.

C 4th August.

Questions 3-4

Circle TWO answers A-E. Write answers next to 3-4 on your answer sheet.

You can buy tickets from

A the Town Hall.

B the festival office.

C libraries.

D tourist advice centres.

E post offices.

Questions 5-7

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.

5 The weather forecast for the festival is___________________

6 Food will be available from__________________________

7 There will be a bar selling soft drinks,_____________________

Questions 6-10

Write ONE WORD in each space.

Name of band	Where they come from	What kind of music
Petie’s Dozen	8_______________	Jazz
Strings Poland	Poland	9_______________
The Fiddlers	10______________	Folk

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Write A WORD or A NUMBER in the spaces.

Current Account Overdraft Application Form

Full name	Micheal O’ Drew
Current Account no:	39261916
Address:	24, Kilverton Drive, 11 ______________
Postcode:	12 ______________
Tel:	0458 88320
Date of birth:	23th of 13 _________________ 1967
Work:	Culver Engineering – 30 14______________ Carbury
Tel:	15________________
The number of years in a job:	approx. 3 years
Current salary:	£ 16__________________
Outgoings:	Mortgage: £ 17__________________
Cards:	£45 in credit card 18 __________ £19 for store cards
Personal loans:	19_________________
Overdraft facility approved?	Y / N
Overdraft limit:	£ 20_____________________

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-23

Complete each sentence with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each space.

Student Union Elections

21 There are_________________colleges in the university.

22 This election is held to choose______________student union officers.

23 Turnout last year was only_____________ percent of those eligible to vote.

24 The total number of candidates in the second round is________________

25. Last year, only roughly_________________of the total number of students eligible to vote actually care about the election.

Questions 26-30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Choose the letter A-D. Write answers next to 26-30 on your answer sheet.

A if Maria approves,

B if David approves,

C it both approve,

D if neither approves.

CANDIDATE	Good choice?
Jenny de Groot – Women’s Officer	26_________
Michael McCarthy – Entertainments Officer	27 _________
Wu Bing Lei – Overseas Officer	28 _________
Charles Law – Finance Officer	29_________
Brian McKay – Liaison Officer	30 _________

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-32

Choose TWO answers. Write answers next to 31-32 on your answer sheet.

The main topics of the lecture are

A introduction lo linguistics

B the history of European languages

C various languages

D how languages develop

E languages and evolution

Questions 33-40

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space.

33 Examples of natural languages are English, _______________________

34 In reality, natural languages are always__________________________

	PIDGIN	CREOLE
Origins	Came into being when two groups couldn’t communicate in 35______________	Developed from a pidgin into 36_______________
Spoken	In Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, 38______________	In, for example, 37________________
Features	The simplified form of one of the two groups’ languages. Words have more 39______________	As complex as natural languages. Have to fight to get the 40____________