Mock 4 Listening | TEC School of English

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Listening Part 1

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Listening Part 4

Listening Part 1

Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1 You hear a headmaster making some announcements to the school assembly.
When is the cake and biscuit sale?

on Wednesday

on Tuesday

on Thursday

2 You hear two people talking about their flat.
What is their main concern about their flat?

It's far from work.

It's too expensive

It could be cold in winter

3 You hear two students talking about a lecture.
What did the man think of it?

It was boring.

He found it useless.

It was too difficult to understand.

4 You hear two people talking over a meal.
Why doesn't the man want bread?

He's allergic to it.

He's trying to lose weight.

It doesn't go with what they're eating.

5 You overhear two young people talking about their holiday plans.
What are their summer holiday plans?

to do a course

to stay at home

to travel in Europe

6 You hear someone talking to her friend about a dinner party.
What is she going to do?

ask her mother to cook something

order take-away

make dinner for everyone

7 You hear someone talking to his friend about his report.
What was wrong with his report?

It was irrelevant.

It was too short.

He had cheated.

8 You hear someone explaining to her friend why she is excited.
What Is she so excited about?

Her sister is coming home from abroad.

She's going on holiday.

There's going to be a big celebration.

Listening Part 2

Part 2

You'll hear a talk about seals. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase

Seals

The seal is a kind of 9

One characteristic of the first family of seals is that their ears are 10

Eared seals use 11 to lift their bodies off the ground.

It's easy to identify the three kinds of seal if you know 12

Another way to recognise the different kinds of seal is from how they are walking 13

True seals have so short flippers that they can't use them 14

The speed at which the crab-eater seal can slide on smooth ice is 15 per hour.

The seal differs from other marine mammals in that its tail has 16 almost entirely.

Seals can swim very well because although they don't have tails, they have 17 bodies.

Seals use sounds to 18 with each other.

Listening Part 3

Part 3

You will hear five teenagers talking about what sort of holidays they enjoy. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says about it. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A I think mass tourism is a good thing.
B I have been travelling on my own for a long time.
C I prefer organised tours.
D I find travelling less enjoyable than I used to.
E I hate railway stations.
F I like busy beaches.
G I worry about the ecological damage I am causing.
H I detest certain aspects of flying.

Speaker 1 19

Speaker 2 20

Speaker 3 21

Speaker 4 22

Speaker 5 23

Listening Part 4

Part 4

You will hear an interview about a trip to Canada's Arctic. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 What was Susannah's main reason for going to the Arctic?

education

curiosity

she had no choice

25 In the Arctic Susannah was most Impressed by

the loneliness.

the cold.

the beauty

26 What worries her the most?

the level of pollution

the absence of animal protection

the melting ice caps

27 Which animals Impressed her the most?

the seals

the polar bears

the gulls

28 What disappointed her about the Inuit?

They tend to ignore new technology.

They are rapidly losing their traditional ways.

They are putting wildlife in danger of extinction.

29 How did she like Inuit food?

She got used to it.

She enjoyed it.

It made her unwell.

30 How does Susannah feel about the future of the Arctic?

optimistic

uncertain

pessimistic