Practice 1

PRACTICE 1.
MCQ (1 CORRECT ANSWER)

EXERCISE 1.
Questions 1-6. You will hear a talk on the Melbourne Olympic Games. Based on the information given, answer the
following questions. The recording is played once only.
For questions 1, 2, and 3, circle ONE letter that represents the correct answer to each.
1. When were the Melbourne Olympics held in 1956?
A. November 8th to December 22nd
B. November 28th to December 22nd
C. November 18th to December 2nd
D. November 22nd to December 8th
2. Who paid the Lord Mayors' travel costs?
A. They paid them themselves.
B. Local businesses paid for them.
C. The Olympic Committee
D. Melbourne taxpayers paid higher taxes.
3. How many countries did they travel to?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 50
D. 59
For questions 4, 5, and 6, circle TWO letters that represent the correct answers to each.
4. What were the major reasons why Melbourne was awarded the Olympic Games?
A. They built a new airport.
B. The southern hemisphere climate
C. Excellent modern sports facilities
D. Large amount of free space available
5. At the Melbourne Olympic Games, which two countries won more medals than Australia?
A. The USA
B. China
C. The USSR
D. East Germany
6. What benefits did the Games bring to Melbourne?
A. They attracted tourists.
B. Good publicity for Australian products
C. Improved transport links
D. They improved the manners of local people.
EXERCISE 2.
Questions 1-7
You will hear a talk about a school's job-seeker services. Based on the information you hear, answer the following
questions. The recording is played once only.
For questions 1, 2, and 3, circle ONE letter that represents the correct answer to each.
1. Job-seeker services are available to students enrolled on which type of courses?
A. Part-time courses
B. Full-time courses
C. Vocational courses
D. Technical courses
2. Where can students find the list of jobs?
A. In room 101
B. On the school website
C. In the careers advisor's office
D. At the information desk
3. When is the job-seeker centre open?
A. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
B. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
C. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
D. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m.
For questions 4, 5, 6, and 7, circle TWO letters that represent the correct answers to each.
4. Which days is the centre closed?
A. Thursdays
B. New Year's Day
C. School holidays
D. Examination time
5. What information is on display about the jobs available?
A. Types of work
B. Qualifications required for the job
C. Hourly rates of pay
D. Hours to be worked
6. It is the responsibility of the student to
A. make a note of the details.
B. inform a teacher.
C. telephone the employer.
D. attend an interview.
7. What types of job represent the best opportunities for finding work for students?
A. Domestic work (e.g. cleaning)
B. Childcare
C. Work in a hotel
D. Manual labour
EXERCISE 3.
Questions 1-5
You will hear some airport announcements. Based on the information you hear, answer the following questions.
Circle ONE letter that represents the correct answer to each. The recording is played once only.
1. To board the flight to Bangkok, passengers must go to
A. section BD-221.
B. the arrivals area.
C. the Roberts building.
D. gate 42.
2. The number of the flight to Kiev is
A. CL-525.
B. SL-225S.
C. SL-525S.
D. CSL-525.
3. The departure of the flight to Chengdu has been delayed by
A. 15-30 minutes.
B. 15 minutes.
C. 30 minutes.
D. 50 minutes.
4. How long will the flight VD-624 to St Petersburg?
A. 30 minutes
B. 30 minutes longer than originally expected
C. 4 hours
D. 5 hours 10 minutes
5. Airport tax
A. must be paid at a machine near immigration.
B. is more expensive for international passengers.
C. can be paid at the immigration desk.
D. is not payable by domestic passengers.
EXERCISE 4.
Questions 1-5
Based on the talk given by the speaker, circle the letter that represents the correct answer to each of the questions, 1-
5, below. The recording is played once only.
1. About what percentage (%) of the world's population live in societies where men can have more than one wife?
A. 1/4
B. 4
C. 25
D. 75
2. In the past, a man having several wives meant that he could
A. ensure the financial independence of his wives.
B. enjoy himself.
C. become quite rich.
D. help out with only a little housework every day.
3. The main factors which have led to a decrease in the popularity of polygamy are economic factors, as well as
changes in
A. education and women's rights.
B. children's educational associations.
C. social attitudes to polygamy.
D. the social acceptability of polygamy and women's rights.
4. The fact that men having several wives
A. has led to men arguing with their wives for centuries.
B. is unpopular with the wives.
C. has long been the subject of debate.
D. is illegal in all industrialised countries.
5. Some species of animal are polygamous
A. if the female is the ruling sex.
B. because the animals are ruled by male “kings”.
C. because nature needs to survive.
D. perhaps as way to help the species to continue to exist.
EXERCISE 5.
Questions 1-5
1. The English word “biology"
A. is actually a Greek word.
B. originates from two separate words.
C. means “to study words”.
D. originates from three separate words.
2. Biology used to be
A. seen as less challenging than other sciences.
B. an easy, soft option at school.
C. the study of animals and other living things.
D. easier than physics or chemistry.
3. Nowadays, the science of biology
A. affects our lives more than physics or chemistry does.
B. is popular with Hollywood actors.
C. is recognised by more of the general public.
D. is often featured on TV, radio, and in the newspapers.
4. Advances in biological science are
A. universally welcomed.
B. essential to solving all global problems.
C. attracting young people to the science.
D. not a cause for worry.
5. The global issue which the speaker does NOT mention is
A. population growth.
B. disease.
C. energy.
D. natural habitat destruction.
EXERCISE 6.
Questions 1-6
1. At the end of the last decade, the number of foreign tourists coming to the Philippines was
A. rising.
B. rising, but more slowly than before.
C. remaining almost the same.
D. falling
2. Which country was NOT mentioned as an important source of foreign tourists?
A. France
B. The UK
C. Germany
D. The USA
3. A global trend in tourist travel at the time was
A. Germans being poorer.
B. Mexico and Canada becoming more successful.
C. wealthier people staying at home.
D. tourists travelling less far for their holidays.
4. The Philippines' Tourist Authority decided to change their marketing. The fundamental change was
A. advertising on TV channels.
B. trying to attract more visitors from Asia.
C. showing that the country was safe.
D. to begin to advertise in China.
5. Compared to 2001, the number of visitors from China in 2002
A. rose by almost 50%.
B. rose to 47% the number of Korean visitors.
C. fell by only 3%.
D. rose by 8%.
6. Drinking and dancing in bars and relaxing on a beach
A. were boring for Europeans and Americans.
B. were something new for the Philippines.
C. were an attraction for visitors from China.
D. are for wealthy tourists only.

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