TEST 7
A: LISTENING
Directions: This is the listening test for levels from 3 to 5 of the Vietnam's 6-level Language Proficiency Test. There are three parts to the test. You will hear each part once. For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers. Write your answers on the question paper. You will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.
PART 1
There are eight questions in this part. For each question there are four options and a short recording. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the questions and the options in each question.
Which box of chocolates do they buy?
- A. the small round one
- B. the big round one
- C. the square one
- D. the oval one
- A. 16th May
- B. 18th May
- C. 21st May
- D. 26th May
- A. 13 litres
- B. 30 litres
- C. 33 litres
- D. 43 litres
- A. Saturday at 9.30 am
- B. Saturday at 12.00
- C. Friday at 10.00
- D. Friday at 11.30
- A. top of the TV
- B. by the chair
- C. under the cushion
- D. by the telephone
- A. flowers
- B. a CD
- C. sweets
- D. fruit
- A. windsurfing
- B. sailing
- C. horse-riding
- D. swimming
- A. the house roof
- B. window glass
- C. a car
- D. a tree
PART 2
Directions: You will hear three different conversations. In each conversation there are four questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversations only once.
Conversation 1. You will listen to a conversation between a boy John and a girl Louise
What are they both doing here?
- A. to meet Mrs Thompson
- B. to listen to John singing
- C. to attend singing clas
- D. to dance in a musical show
- A. she isn't strict
- B. she can sing well
- C. she is a good teacher
- D. she makes him nervous
- A. He does well in a real show
- B. He practices it well
- C. He really likes it
- D. He makes some big mistakes
- A. she is not interested
- B. she is keen on that
- C. she thinks she will try it
- D. she would love it.
- A. 6
- B. Β. 1.000
- C. 7
- D. a few hundreds
- A. When they came to London
- B. When they visit Palladium
- C. When she got the leading role
- D. After she visited the local theatre
- A. Learned 200 pages
- B. Practiced two hours a day
- C. Her mother helped her.
- D. Learned it with her homework
- A. She was ashamed
- B. She was amazed
- C. She didn't like it much
- D. She couldn't sing
- A. She went home last year
- B. She started a course in Pharmacy over again.
- C. She is a third year student
- D. She will finish her course in 12 months
- A. it is difficult
- B. it is similar to the course she did
- C. it is easier
- D. she doesn't like it
- A. she is not familiar with it
- B. she is expected to be critical
- C. she feels terrible
- D. her lecturer is terrible
- A. They are horrible
- B. You can talk to them easily
- C. They are knowledgeable
- D. It's hard to discuss with them
PART 3
You will hear three different talks or lectures. In each talk or lecture there are five questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the talks or lectures only once.
You do not have to provide...............
- A. a letter of recommendation.
- B. school records.
- C. exam results.
- D. health certificate.
- A. your age.
- B. your chosen course.
- C. your grades.
- D. your nationality.
- A. take an exam.
- B. complete a foundation year.
- C. do extra personal study.
- D. have a higher level of English.
- A. always via UCAS.
- B. direct with universities.
- C. either via UCAS or direct with universities.
- D. via a placement agency.
- A. are the best in the world.
- B. rank among the top universities in the world.
- C. are all well respected.
- D. are generally well respected.
- A. as a tour guide.
- B. as part of his studies.
- C. as a voluntary worker.
- D. a student.
- A. employed carpenters from the area.
- B. was the most skilled craftsman in the town.
- C. found it easy to reach customers.
- D. worked very hard.
- A. getting enough bicycles to send regularly.
- B. finding new areas which need the bicycles.
- C. charging for the bicycles it sends abroad.
- D. getting the second-hand bikes from the rich.
- A. It has received the greatest number of bikes.
- B. It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam.
- C. Its economy has been totally transformed.
- D. Everyone there owns a bicycle.
- A. It couldn't meet its overheads.
- B. It had to delay sending the bikes.
- C. It was criticized in British media.
- D. It didn't get enough bikes ready to send.
- A. pregnancy.
- B. osteoporosis.
- C. lack of exercise.
- D. too much exercise.
- A. pain killers.
- B. relaxation therapy.
- C. exercise routines.
- D. bed rest.
- A. it is usually better at self-repair.
- B. a back injury is usually more painful.
- C. its response to injury often results in more damage.
- D. it is worse if we keep the back as immobile as possible.
- A. for a maximum of two days.
- B. for less than two days.
- C. for pain lasting more than two days.
- D. for extreme pain only.
- A. is a major source of back pain.
- B. worsens existing back pain.
- C. reduces the effectiveness of exercise.
- D. is the only cause of back pain.
