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Listening Sub-Test
SECTION 1 Questions 1-10
Questions 1-4
Listen to the conversation between two people in a shop which sells electronic goods.
Put a circle around the letter of the item they choose.
Example:
A B
C D
Question 1
A B
C D
Question 2
A B
C D
Question 3
A B
C D
Question 4
A B
C D
Questions 5-10
Questions 11-17
(11) ________________________________________
A English
B Italian
C Spanish
D Japanese.
A went home
B dropped the course
C transferred
D graduated.
A the library
B her work
C her friend's house
D her home.
SECTION 3 Questions 23-31
Questions 23-27
Complete the table showing the students' opinions. Choose your answers from the box
below. There are more words than spaces so you will not use them all. You may use
any of the words more than once.
INSTRUMENT
guitar violin pipa
organ flute bouzouki
piano drums harp
STYLE OF MUSIC
Questions 28-31
Questions 32-36
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33. What, in the speaker's opinion, is the single greatest threat to health?
_____________________________________________________________________
34. Which group in the study was most at risk of early death?
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35. Which environmental hazard does the speaker find most under-rated?
_____________________________________________________________________
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Questions 37-40
Questions 1 - 14
Look at the 6 advertisements on the previous page. Answer the questions below by
writing the letters (A - F) of the appropriate advertisements in boxes I - 5 on your
Answer Sheet. One of the answers has been given for you as an example.
Answers
Q2. Which advertisement might interest a family with young children? ____
Q3. Which advertisement claims the accommodation is convenient and safe? ____
Q4. Which advertisement offers students accommodation in the near future? ____
Questions 6 - 10
Look at the notice below. Answer the questions that follow using NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS. Write your answers in boxes 6 - 10 on your Answer Sheet.
Answers
Q6. Where might you see examples of bracelets and brooches? __________________
Q7. Where might you see an exhibit which included a short black and white
film?________________________________________________________________
Your friend is a second year student who designs book covers. Where can she sell her
designs? _____________________________________________________________
Q9. Your friend is a sculptor who will continue at the college next year. Where can
you see his works?_____________________________________________________
Q10. Which TWO places would you visit to see if you could buy a vase to display
flowers_______________________________________________________________
Questions 11 - 15
Below is an extract from the results of a search made on the Internet for the words
'english colleges australasia'. Read the extract and answer the questions on the next
page:
english colleges australasia Search
____4_________
Q11. Which search result gives the name of a college offering computer classes?
________________
Q 12. Which TWO search results give information about more than one Australian
college?
________________
Q13. Which search result gives the names of colleges in alphabetical order?
________________
Q 14. Which search result says the country offers a language learning experience that
is like no other?
________________
Q 15. How many web pages did the search engine find for the user?
________________
Section 2
Questions16-28
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 16 - 28. Read this extract
from a college guidebook and answer the questions on the next page.
If you have had an email sent to you, the message header (containing the sender's name and the subject
of the email) will appear in the Inbox folder message window at the top right of the screen. If you want
to read the contents of the email, double-click it with the left button, and the email message will appear
full-size on the screen.
Type your reply just like you would for an ordinary letter. When you are ready to send your email, click
on the Send icon top left. That's all there is to it! Next time you click on the Send and Receive icon in
the email program, your email will be sent.
b) To compose a new email (without replying to one sent to you), click on the New Mail Message icon
at the top left of the Menu Bar. This will bring up the new mail message window.
Refer to the reading passage "Using the Computer Laboratory", and look at the
statements below. Write your answers in boxes 16 - 22 on your Answer Sheet.
T F NG
T F NG
T F NG
Q18. You can only load the email program from within the browser.
T F NG
Q19. Clicking on the Send and Receive icon will upload your emails.
T F NG
T F NG
Q21. The new mail message window appears full- size on the screen.
T F NG
Q22. When you have finished writing your email, clicking on the Send icon
will send it immediately.
T F NG
Questions 23 - 28
You are advised to spend about 10 minutes on Questions 23 - 28. Read this extract
from the same college guidebook:
Look at Questions 23 - 28 below, and decide which tutor will be able to help you in
each case. Write your answers in boxes 23 - 28 on your Answer Sheet.
Q24. you are a new overseas student with a problem about how
to write an assignment ....................
Q26. you must find out what the college was like in its early days ....................
Q28. you believe there is a lack of library books about travel ……….....
Section 3
Questions 29 - 40
Section (ii)
The major regions of student representation in the survey were Asia with 73.4% of students, Europe
10.2%, Pacific 0.5%, and Other 7%.
Japanese students formed the largest national group, representing 34% of the student population. Other
national groups represented, in descending order, were Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Switzerland, Hong
Kong, Thailand, other European countries, China, and Iran.
Increases in arrivals since the early 1990s have occurred from all major source countries, except
China, with an increase of almost 50% from Western Europe.
Section (iii)
Approximately one-third of the students questioned were 20 years and under, and almost threequarters
were 25 and under. Only 8% were aged over 30, and fewer than 3% were over 35.
Almost half of all students aged between 31 and 35 were students in Australia on student visas. As
expected, a very high proportion (79%) of working holiday visa holders were aged between 21 and 25.
Tourist visa holders ranged from under 20 to 31.
The oldest students were from Iran, with 60% aged over 30 and 25% over 35. Students from China
also tended to be older than other nationalities, with 25% in the over 30 age bracket.
More than half the Korean students were in their early 20s, with only a few over 25. Students from
Hong Kong were also predominantly young, with over half aged under 20. At least 20% of students
from all major national groups, except Korea and China, were under 20 years of age. Indonesian
students were the youngest, with over 60% under 20.
The Japanese, Swiss, Taiwanese, and Thai profiles followed quite closely the overall student age
profile.
Section (iv)
Overall, female students outnumbered male students in the survey. However, there were more males
than females from four countries: Iran, Indonesia, Korea, and, to a lesser extent, China. Females
accounted for 60% of students from Taiwan, Switzerland, and Japan. Gender differences concerning
the responses to questions were noticed, but varied widely according to nationality.
Section (v)
A very high proportion (87%) of students had completed senior high school or better. just under one-
third had completed a university degree, and 5% had completed a postgraduate degree. Over a third
had at least completed high school, and over 20% had completed a technical diploma or junior college.
Students with a maximum middle school education formed less than 7% of all respondents, and came
predominantly from Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Iranian students were among the highest
educated, with more than half having already completed a postgraduate degree.
Koreans, Thais, and Chinese were also particularly well educated, with over 60% of each national
group having completed at least a first university degree. Almost half of theJapanese and more than
half of the Swiss respondents had completed education to senior high school level or less.
Section (vi)
While student visa holders took either 10-29 week or 40 week courses, most students on working
holiday and tourist visas took courses of less than 10 weeks, or from 10 to 19 weeks in length.
More than 50% of all students were taking courses of between 10 and 29 weeks, with the proportion
fairly evenly divided between the 10-19 week and 20-29 week ranges. A large proportion of students
were taking courses of at least 40 weeks in length, and only a few students indicated enrolment in
courses shorter than 10 weeks.
There were noticeable differences between nationalities, with Koreans, Japanese, and Taiwanese
taking longer courses than other nationalities, and Swiss and other European students taking much
shorter courses.
Section (vii)
Interest in further education differed significantly from country to country. Students from Iran
(94.8%), Hong Kong (88.7%), China (88.4%), Thailand (88.3%), and Indonesia (85.4%) registered
high levels of interest, whereas lower interest was shown by respondents frornJapan (42%) and Korea
(62%). There was much lower interest in further study among students from Switzerland (13%), and
other European countries accounted for (26%).
Questions 29 - 34
Choose the most suitable heading from the list of headings below for each of the eight
sections of the reading passage "International Students 'Down Under' ". Write your
answers in boxes 29 - 34 on your Answer Sheet. The first one has been done for you
as an example.
Note that there are more headings than sections, so not all will be used.
a. Further Study f. Educational k. Asian National
b. Length of Background Groups
Courses g. Student Age l. Female
c. High School h. Visas Students
d. Major Student i. Gender
Survey j. University
e. Student Source Degrees
Complete Table 1 below with the appropriate countries according to the information
contained in the reading passage "International Students 'Down Under' ". Write your
answers in boxes 35 - 40 on your Answer Sheet. The first one has been done for you
as an example.
Example: …Japan…
Writing Task 1
You travel by bus every weekday morning, and you always use the same bus
route.
Recently the bus has not been reliable. It sometimes comes late, and for the
last few mornings it has not stopped when you hailed it. No change of
schedule has been advertised. You have also noticed that the bus is far
dirtier than it used to be.
Write to the bus company. Explain the situation and tell them what you want
them to do.
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Writing Task 2
As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic:
What difficulties will face your country in the next ten years?
You should record your voice and prepare a transcript of your answers. Then, you
should send your transcript to your tutor for an assessment. Alternatively, you may
write your answers after completing the test without recording. For a fine assessment
you should not improve your written answers. Write exactly what you have said
during the test.
You should spend the time allowed for each section. If there are questions
unanswered left, leave them and continue the next section.
Now, read each teacher's phrase aloud and answer as you have read it.
PART 1 (5 minutes)
5. Now, in the first part of the test, I'm going to talk to you about some aspects of
your life. Let's start with the subject of shopping. Do you enjoy shopping?
12. Are there any other hobbies you'd like to have in the future?
14. Do you think hobbies should be relaxing or do you think they should be
15. OK. Well, now could you give a short talk for between 1 and 2 minutes about
a course that you've done and found useful. You have a minute to prepare your
TOPIC CARD
Describe a course that you have done (at school, college,
university or other place) and that you found useful.
17. Are you in touch with anyone from the course now?
PART 3 (5 minutes)
18. Now I'd like to discuss with you some aspects related to this topic. I'd first like
19. How much homework do you think children should do every day?
21. Can you describe how the education system in your country has changed for
22. Can you predict how education may change in the future?
23. All right. Thank you for that. And that's the end of the speaking test.