Listening cambridge 8 - Test3

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.


Rented Properties Customer's Requirements

Name: Steven Godfrey
Example
No. of bedrooms:
Answer four
Preferred location: in the 1 area of town
Maximum monthly rent: 2 £
Length of let required: 3
Starting: September 1st

Questions 4-8
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Address Rooms Monthly rent Problem
Oakington Avenue living/dining room, separate kitchen £550 no 4
Mead Street large living room and kitchen, bathroom and a cloakroom £580 the 5 is too large
Hamilton Road living room, kitchen-diner, and a 6 £550 too 7
Devon Close living room, dining room, small kitchen 8 £ none

Questions 9 and 10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?

SECTION 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE

Well known for: 11
Complex consists of: concert rooms
theatres
cinemas
art galleries
public library
restaurants
a 12
Historical background:
1940 - area destroyed by bombs
1960s-1970s - Centre was 13 and built
in 14 - opened to public
Managed by: the 15
Open: 16 days per year

Questions 17-20
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Day Time Event Venue Ticket price
Monday and Tuesday 7.30 p.m. 'The Magic Flute' (opera by Mozart) 17 from £8.00
Wednesday 8.00 p.m. 18 '' (Canadian film) Cinema 2 19 £
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 20 '' (art exhibition) Gallery 1 free

SECTION 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Latin American studies

21 Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
22 What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
23 Why did Paul change from one project to another?
24 In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
25 What does Paul say about his project manager?
26 Paul was surprised to be given

Questions 27-30
What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27-30.

A He will do this.
B He might do this.
C He won't do this.
27 Gender Studies in Latin America 27
28 Second Language Acquisition 28
29 Indigenous Women's Lives 29
30 Portuguese Language Studies 30

SECTION 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Trying to repeat success

31 Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
32 Most research into the repetition of success in business has
33 What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
34 An expert's knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because

Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Setting up systems based on an existing process

Two mistakes
Manager tries to:
• improve on the original process
• create an ideal 35 from the best parts of several processes
Cause of problems
• information was inaccurate
• comparison between the business settings was invalid
• disadvantages were overlooked, e.g. effect of changes on 36
Solution
• change 37
• impose rigorous 38
• copy original very closely:
- physical features of the 39
- the 40 of original employees