Practice Test 87-Go Global

In the Listening Test 87, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.

Section 1 is a telephone conversation of a man ordering items from a library.

Section 2 is a lecture about the changes in the labor market.

Section 3 is a conversation among 3 psychology students discussing the project they are working on for the seminar.

Section 4 is a lecture on the subject of motivation at work.

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-3

Complete the form below.

Write A NUMBER for each answer.

Name:	Example: Lester Mackie
Membership No.:	M 1_______________________________
Mailing address:	17 Westmeath Road, Annandale
Fax No.:	2____________________________
Phone No.:	02 579 6363
After 5:00 p.m.	3______________________________-

Questions 4-6

Circle the correct answer for each question next to 4-6 on your answer sheet.

4 Why does the caller need the literature?

A For a student paper

B For a newspaper article

C For research

D For general interest

5 How long can the caller have the books after the date of posting?

A 3 weeks

B 6 weeks

C 5 weeks

D 2 weeks

6 How will the caller pay the fees?

A Credit card

B Cheque

C Money order

D Cash

Questions 7-10

Look at the booklist below.

Write in the boxes the appropriate letters (A, OL, or R) as explained below.

Available in the library A

Out on loan OL

Request from other library R

ITEMS REQUESTED
Example	Answer
Halls worth, E.G. (1978) Land and Water Resources Of Australia	A
Government publication (1984) Land Degradation in Australia	7_____________________________
Government publication (1998) Coastal Zone Inquiry Report	8_______________________________
Fisher, D. E, (1980) Environmental Law	9_______________________________
Raiswell, R. W. (1980) Environmental Chemistry	10_________________________________

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16

Choose appropriate letters A-C and write next to 11-16 on your answer sheet.

What is Dr. Pendleton’s opinion of the following developments?

Write A if he thinks they have been generally beneficial for workers

Write B if he thinks they have been generally harmful to workers

Write C if he has no strong opinions either way

Example Answer

The shift from manufacturing to services C

11 goal-oriented careers

12 flatter management structures

13 contracting out specialist activities

14 Internet recruitment

15 mobile phones and beepers

16 continual re-education

Questions 17-20

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Generally in industry the 17__________________ of products is becoming shorter so companies require 18________________ from the workforce. This means that there are fewer 19___________________ jobs. Another major change is that new technologies have enabled people to 20____________________

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-27

Choose appropriate letters A-C and write next to 21-27 on your answer sheet.

Who gave these explanations for rises in intelligence?

Write A if it was James Flynn

Write B if it was John Rust

Write C if it was Robert Howard

21 television and computers

22 better nutrition

23 smaller families

24 car-driving

25 more complex societies

26 wider access to education

27 more sophisticated concepts

Questions 28-30

Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 28-30 on your answer sheet.

28 Which graph best illustrates changes in intelligence in Western industrialized countries over the last 40 years?

29 Which graph best illustrates changes in intelligence in some East Asian countries over the last 40 years?

30 What explanation is given for improvements in British exam results?

A Better Teaching

B Higher Intelligence.

C Lower Standards

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-32

Complete the diagram below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer.

Questions 33-35

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer.

33 Taylor wrote his theory in the ________________ century.

34 Taylor’s theory was that people only worked for ______________________.

35 Later research concluded that some people preferred to work _____________________.

Questions 36-37

Complete the diagram below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer.

Questions 38-39

Complete the table below.

Look at the table and notice that in this section you need to listen for percentages.

Source of job satisfaction	% of employees
Inspirational leader	72%
Type of work	38______________
Good pay	50%
Flexible working hours	39______________