Listening - Test1
PART 1 Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Buckworth Conservation Group
Regular activities
Nature reserve
Forthcoming events
- meet at Dunsmore Beach car park
- walk across the sands and reach the 6
- take a picnic
- wear appropriate 7
Woodwork session
- suitable for 8 to participate in
- making 9 out of wood
- 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- cost of session (no camping): 10 £
PART 2 Questions 11–20
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Boat trip round Tasmania
Questions 15 & 16
Choose TWO letters, A–E, IN THE ORDER THEY OCCUR.
Questions 17 & 18
Choose TWO letters, A–E, IN THE ORDER THEY OCCUR.
Questions 19 & 20
Choose TWO letters, A–E, IN THE ORDER THEY OCCUR.
PART 3 Questions 21–30
Questions 21–26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Work experience for veterinary science students
Questions 27–30
What opinion do the students give about each of the following modules on their veterinary science course?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–F, next to Questions 27–30.
B Tim thought this was not very clearly organised.
C Diana may do some further study on this.
D They both found the reading required for this was difficult.
E Tim was shocked at something he learned on this module.
F They were both surprised how little is known about some aspects of this.
PART 4 Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Labyrinths
Definition
- a winding spiral path leading to a central area
Labyrinths compared with mazes
- Mazes are a type of 31
- 32 is needed to navigate through a maze
- the word ‘maze’ is derived from a word meaning a feeling of 33
Labyrinths represent a journey through life
- they have frequently been used in 34 and prayer
Early examples of the labyrinth spiral
- Ancient carvings on 35 have been found across many cultures
- The Pima, a Native American tribe, wove the symbol on baskets
- Ancient Greeks used the symbol on 36
Walking labyrinths
- The largest surviving example of a turf labyrinth once had a big 37 at its centre
Labyrinths nowadays
- Believed to have a beneficial impact on mental and physical health, e.g., walking a maze can reduce a person’s 38 rate
- Used in medical and health and fitness settings and also prisons
- Popular with patients, visitors and staff in hospitals
- patients who can’t walk can use ‘finger labyrinths’ made from 39
- research has shown that Alzheimer’s sufferers experience less 40
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