TEST 4
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.
Câu 1: What is John going to do tonight?
- A. swimming
- B. cycling
- C. playing football
- D. running
- A. square bag
- B. small and round bag
- C. a big bag
- D. an oval bag
- A. 30 pence
- B. 35 pence
- C. 40 pence
- D. 34 pence
- A. 12:50
- B. 01:30
- C. 02:30
- D. 03:20
- A. oranges
- B. bananas
- C. grapes
- D. apples
- A. a book
- B. bag
- C. gloves
- D. flowers
- A. on the bookshelf
- B. on the TV
- C. on the table with the coffee cups
- D. in the café shop
- A. vase
- B. glass
- C. cup
- D. dinner bowls
PART 2
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 hear a conversation between a boy, Tyrone, and a receptionist.
Câu 9: When is the picnic?
- A. on Thursday
- B. on Friday
- C. on Saturday
- D. on Sunday
- A. at a park
- B. at the beach
- C. at Dave's house
- D. by a river
- A. 6
- B. 7
- C. 8
- D. 9
- A. cherry pie
- B. chocolate cake.
- C. oatmeal cookies
- D. fudge brownies
Conversation 2: Listen and answer the following questions
Câu 13: What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
- A. go play outside
- B. play video games
- C. watch TV
- D. play football
- A. put away his books
- B. make his bed
- C. pick up his dirty clothes.
- D. clean the floor.
- A. wash the car
- B. work in the yard
- C. paint the house.
- D. clean the floor
- A. to a movie
- B. out to eat
- C. to a ball game
- D. to a shopping center.
Conversation 3: Listen and answer the following questions
Câu 17: What time does the plane depart?
- A. 6:00 AM
- B. 7:30 AM
- C. 8:00 AM
- D. 9:00 AM
- A. They will take a taxi.
- B. They will be going by bus.
- C. They will ride the subway.
- D. They can choose either bus or subway
- A. They're going to have lunch.
- B. They will have time to do some shopping.
- C. They will see a festival.
- D. They will be having a tour of the area.
- A. The group is going to watch a musical.
- B. They will catch an exciting movie.
- C. They will be attending a Broadway play.
- D. They will see a football match.
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.
Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a man called Frank, talking on the radio about looking for ships that sank at sea long ago.
Câu 21: The first old ship which Frank found was .........
- A. Covered by rocks
- B. older than he first thought
- C. easy to find
- D. had a lot of gold
- A. reads history books
- B. is a professional driver.
- C. His friends helped him.
- D. has the latest equipment.
- A. It was so expensive.
- B. It was built in 1859.
- C. It sank in a storm.
- D. It was badly made.
- A. was made from gold he found himself.
- B. was given by someone
- C. is worth 88,000 pounds
- D. was found by a friend.
- A. by joining a diving club
- B. by asking the dive tutor
- C. by teaching himself
- D. by going on a diving holiday
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is talking about the shows she puts on for children.
Câu 26: The Black Rock Caves have been home for ....
- A. .Two million years
- B. A million year
- C. A half a million year
- D. centuries
- A. from April to October
- B. April
- C. October
- D. August
- A. 1765s
- B. 1928s
- C. 1982s
- A. the furniture
- B. the paintings
- C. the enormous meals
- D. the kitchen
- A. Take an old trek to visit the riverside
- B. Buy different traditional costumes
- C. Try sweets made in the Tea Shop
- D. visit the village factory
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a lecture about culture study.
Câu 31: What does the professor say about the elements in the body?
- A. Ideally, these should be different amounts of each.
- B. The amount of each in the body is not very important.
- C. They can be out of balance.
- D. Different people have different elements.
- A. They are opposite forces.
- B. They are what make a person healthy.
- C. They are four different elements.
- D. They are the land and the ocean.
- A. They are always in balance.
- B. They are always changing.
- C. They don't need to be in balance.
- D. They compare with each other.
- A. the body and spirit
- B. body, mind and spirit work
- C. balance and harmony
- A. To correct something she said earlier
- B. To explain a term she just introduced
- C. To explain what is wrong with a particular theory
- D. To remind the students of something discussed earlier
