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    This document provides the instructions and content for Practice Test 6 Section One: Listening Comprehension. It consists of 3 parts with a total of 35 multiple choice questions about short announcements, conversations, and lectures that are heard once during the test. The document provides sample questions to demonstrate the format and gives directions for each part, including the topics and number of questions for each recorded passage.

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    PRACTICE TEST 6 (26/35)

    SECTION ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION

    Time: approx. 40 minutes (including 05 minutes to transfer your answers to your answer sheet)
    No. of questions: 35

    Directions: In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to
    understand conversations and talks in English. There are three parts in this section with special
    directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the
    speakers in the recording.
    There will be time for you to read the instructions and you will have a chance to check your work.
    The recording will be played ONCE only.

    PART 1- Questions 1-8

    Directions: In this part, you will hear EIGHT short announcements or instructions. There is one
    question for each announcement or instruction. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C or
    D. Then, on the answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds
    to the letter of the answer that you have chosen.
    Now, let’s listen to an example. On the recording, you will hear:

    Man: Hello. This is the travel agency returning your call. You left a message about the holiday
    you’ve booked, asking which meals are included in the cost during your stay at Sunny Hotel. Lunch
    and dinner are free but if you wish to have breakfast in the hotel, you will need to pay an extra
    amount of money, depending on what you order. Let me know if I can help you with any other
    information. Goodbye.

    On the test book, you will read:

    Which meal is NOT included in the price of the holiday?


    (A). Breakfast
    (B). Lunch
    (C). Dinner
    (D). All

    The correct answer is (A) Breakfast. Now, let’s begin with the first question.

    1. What is the announcement about?


    (A) A place to buy books.
    (B) A person who writes books.
    (C) A person who reads some books.
    (D) A place to buy meat.

    2. What is the announcement about?


    (A) Hearing music in the park.
    (B) Things you can buy in the park.
    (C) Hours that the park is open.
    (D) Things you can do in the park.
    3. What did the man ask his wife to do?
    (A) Plant some flowers.
    (B) Water the plants.
    (C) Put the table outside.
    (D) Look at the kitchen.

    4. Why can't you book a flight to Los Angeles?


    (A) All the agents have left.
    (B) There is no place to go.
    (C) The flights are full.
    (D) The line is too long.

    5. Why is City College the school for working people?


    (A) It offers evening and weekend classes.
    (B) You can meet kind people there.
    (C) It offers typing classes.
    (D) Everybody at the school is interesting.

    6. What are employees asked to do?


    (A) Keep the office clean.
    (B) Take drinks and food to their desks.
    (C) Make their desks dirty.
    (D) Stay out of the lounge.

    7. What are you allowed to do in the theater?


    (A) Bring food from the outside.
    (B) Talk during the show.
    (C) Buy food and soda in the lobby.
    (D) Listen to the radio.

    8. Where would you hear this message?


    (A) At a travel agency.
    (B) At an airline office.
    (C) At a movie theater.
    (D) At a television station.

    PART 2 - Questions 9-20

    Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. The conversations will not be repeated.
    There are four questions for each conversation. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C
    or D.

    Questions 9 to 12. Listen to a conversation about a student registering at a university.

    9. The student is talking to ___________.


    A. the admissions officer
    B. the administration officer
    C. the advertising officer
    D. the events officer
    10. He needs to know ___________.
    A. his student identification number
    B. his student admissions number
    C. his student room number
    D. his telephone number

    11. The number is ___________.


    A. BD9628056
    B. BD9626066
    C. DB9628056
    D. DB9626066

    12 The Pharmacy course code is __________.


    A. Farma20
    B. Farma207
    C. Pharm270
    D. Pharma270

    Questions 13 to 16. Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

    13. What is the conversation mainly about?


    (A) Giving a presentation
    (B) Organizing an essay in a clear way
    (C) Finding a partner for a class project
    (D) Finding information and taking notes

    14. What does the professor recommend doing when taking notes?
    (A) Writing as quickly as possible
    (B) Making a summary
    (C) Checking the information
    (D) Getting lots of information

    15. Why does the professor say this: “Don’t copy everything. You only need a summary of the
    information?”
    (A) To suggest that he only needs to read the summary
    (B) To explain how to search for information
    (C) To bring an end to the conversation
    (D) To emphasize that only the main points should be copied down

    16. What may be the result of using both books and computers as sources?
    (A) The student will need help doing the research.
    (B) The student will not be able to finish her project.
    (C) The student will have plenty of information.
    (D) The student will like books more than the computer.
    Questions 17 to 20. Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

    17. Why does the student need to speak to the professor?


    (A) He picked an inappropriate topic for his final project and needs help picking a new one.
    (B) He missed the class and needs the lectu re notes.
    (C) He forgot his essay was due and needs an extension.
    (D) He is failing the class and needs to be advised on what to do.

    18. What can be inferred about the student?


    (A) The student is under a lot of stress.
    (B) The student is not managing his time well.
    (C) The student does not care about this class.
    (D) Both A and B

    19. According to the professor, what is unacceptable?


    (A) The student coming to his office not during office hours
    (B) The student forgetting about the due date of the project
    (C) The student wanting special privileges
    (D) The student coming to class without talking to the professor first

    20. What is the professor's attitude toward the student?


    (A) Upset
    (B) Relaxed
    (C) Sympathetic
    (D) Excited

    PART 3 - Questions 21-35

    Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE talks or lectures. The talks or lectures will not be
    repeated. There are five questions for each talk or lecture. For each question, choose the right answer
    A, B, C or D.

    Questions 21 to 25. Listen to part of a lecture in a math class.

    21. The lecturer talked about ____________ in a lecture last week.


    A. the history of pi
    B. the history of maths
    C. the history of pi, and how we use it in maths
    D. the history of pi, and how we use it when building planes

    22. Using pi helps design planes that ____________ .


    A. are very fast
    B. are very big and fast
    C. are fast but use less fuel
    D. are very important and use less fuel
    23. Calculations using pi make plane windows ____________ .
    A. best
    B. clear
    C. close to the engines
    D. better for pilots to see from

    24. Mathematical formulas that use pi ____________ .


    A. help planes fly through the air
    B. help show how the wind will blow
    C. help the wind fly through the air
    D. help engineers to make wind

    25. Knowing how the plane will fly in the wind ____________ .
    A. makes journeys faster
    B. makes journeys safer and more comfortable
    C. makes journeys faster and more comfortable
    D. makes journeys safer

    Questions 26 to 30. Listen to a lecture about heat.

    26. What is the lecture mainly about?


    (A) What heat is
    (B) How heat transfers
    (C) The properties of heat
    (D) Heat in hot air balloons

    27. What happens to a hot air balloon because of convection?


    (A) The balloon 's air is heated
    (B) The balloon becomes filled with gas
    (C) The balloon goes up and goes down
    (D) The balloon 's flame gets hotter and hotter

    28. What is the professor's opinion of conduction?


    (A) He finds it easiest to teach by cooking.
    (B) He feels that it is good for making buildings.
    (C) He believes that it is useful heating buildings.
    (D) He thinks many people get hurt from it.

    29. Why does the professor mention a toaster?


    (A) To explain how toast is made by convection
    (B) To discuss how conduction makes toasters hot
    (C) To give an example of something that burns people
    (D) To give an example of heat radiation

    30. Why does the professor say this: “Have you ever warmed your hands by a fire?”
    (A) To find out how many students have been near a fire
    (B) To give students an example of radiation
    (C) To show how dangerous fire is
    (D) To get students to try this
    Questions 31 to 35. Listen to part of a lecture in a history class.

    31. What is the professor mainly discussing?


    (A) The rise of print technology in Europe
    (B) Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press
    (C) The origin and spread of print technology
    (D) The Chinese contribution to the printing press

    32. Why does the professor start by asking who invented the printing press?
    (A) To point out the students' lack of knowledge
    (B) To draw attention to a common misconception
    (C) To establish a fact to be supported later in the lecture
    (D) To give an example of a simplified view in history

    33. Why does the professor say this: “Block printing, a process not so different from laying
    footprints, actually, is considered the first method of printing in any appreciable volume?”
    (A) To suggest that the printing press is essentially a simple machine
    (B) To demonstrate that all print technologies are related
    (C) To show that block printing is a simple process
    (D) To indicate that block printing is not the same as a printing press

    34. According to the professor, what was the greatest development in print technology?
    (A) Woodcuts
    (B) Movable type
    (C) Metal type
    (D) Cultural migration to Europe

    35. What is the professor's opinion of Johannes Gutenberg?


    (A) He thinks that Gutenberg receives undeserved credit.
    (B) He feels that Gutenberg was more lucky than inventive.
    (C) He resents the fact that Gutenberg made the first printing press.
    (D) He respects Gutenberg as a businessman but not as an inventor.

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