Progress Check Test 3 Listening

SECTION 1 Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Suggestions for improving Winton
Information about person interviewed
Example: Woman’s name is Eve ....Jones....
Born in South Africa

Languages: English (mother tongue), Afrikaans, a little 1 ……………...
Moved to UK to 2 ……………….... at age of 18
Has lived in Winton for 3 …………..…… years
Has a daughter and twin sons
Address: 54, 4 …………..…. Street
Occupation: 5 ……………….
Free time activity: goes to a 6 ………………… regularly
Suggestions for improvements
Is concerned about risk of 7 …………………..
Would like more activities that bring people of different 8 ………….… together,
e.g.
● 9 ……………… sessions
Could have a 10 ……………….. supplied and run by volunteers
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Questions 11 – 14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
11 Mentona fashion was established in
A 1927.
B 1935.
C 1996.
12 Most of the company’s sales income is from

A leisurewear.
B women’s clothing.
C protective clothing.
13 The company’s sales are growing fastest in

A the UK.
B continental Europe.
C Asia.
14 When will the current chief executive leave the company?

A April
B June
C July
Questions 15 – 17
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Practical matters
15 Each student will be given a ………………..
16 The students can make use of the company’s arrangements for staff to ……….…… cars.
17 People who cycle to work can use the ……….............
Questions 18 – 20
What information does the speaker give about each of the following social events?
Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-E, next to questions 18 - 20.
Information
A coach fully booked
B take refreshments
C meal will be provided
D can invite other people to come
E people who attend can perform
Social events
18 Dance
19 trip to National Space Centre
20 football match
2
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Project on palm oil
21 What made Colin and Rosie decide to study palm oil for their project?
A a lecture they attended on corn syrup
B an article they read in a magazine
C a visit they made to a food products factory
22 Both Colin and Rosie were surprised to learn that palm oil is used in
A beauty products.
B cleaning materials
C fast foods
23 What initially restricted the widespread production of palm oil?

A Extraction of the oil was a complex process.
B The fruit had to be processed immediately.
C It was difficult to pick the fruit.
24 The main point made in John Harper’s article on oil palm plantations was that they
A are being set up illegally in protected areas.
B are causing a lot of traffic problems.
C have increased pollution to a dangerous level.
25 Colin thinks the most serious problem with palm oil is that
A its source is often impossible to identify.
B it has to be transported a long way to suppliers.
C it requires very expensive fertiliser and pesticides.
26 The students agree that they need to find out more about
A consumer attitudes to palm oil.
B new ways of producing palm oil.
C possible replacements for palm oil.
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Questions 27 – 30
Complete the flow-chart below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
How the cultivation of palm oil developed
Early 1900s
Palm oil trees were taken from 27 ………….….. to SE Asia by colonists.
Demand remained low due to the availability of 28 …………… and other plant oils.
1920s
Advances in technology meant palm oil had less taste.
1950s
Improvements in the 29 …………. of palm oil trees increased production and reduced
prices.
Hydrogenated fats were increasingly used to help with preserving foods.
1980s and 1990s

Hydrogenated fats were found to be bad for people’s 30 ………………. .
4
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Magnetism and Animals

Awareness of magnetism by animals
● Humans use magnetic instruments such as compasses to indicate where North is.
● Some animals may sense magnetism when resting, e.g. 31 …………….. and fish both
adopt a North-South alignment.
● When investigating termites, Purushottam Deoras found that the 32 ………. always lay
in a North-South alignment.
● Satellite images showed cattle stood in a North-South alignment.
Why do animals align themselves magnetically?
● Roswitha Wiltschko suggested it made them more 33 …………..….. .
● It is known that birds use magnetism to 34 ……….…… when flying.
● Alignment may be used by an animal herd when there is an 35 ………………. .
● A study of foxes concluded that they use magnetism to work out the 36 ………….
… that has to be jumped when hunting.
How do animals sense magnetism?
● Some bees and 37 ……….…… contain magnetite – a very magnetic mineral.
● Cells found in the inner ears of pigeons contained small pieces of 38 …………….
● Some animals sense magnetic fields with their 39 ………………..
Problems faced by researchers
● In studies of dogs, alignment did not always occur.
● The alignment of cattle is interfered with when they are near to a source of 40 ………..
……..

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SECTION 1 Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

Suggestions for improving Winton

Information about person interviewed

Example: Woman’s name is Eve ....Jones....

Born in South Africa

Could have a 10 ……………….. supplied and run by volunteers

12 Most of the company’s sales income is from

13 The company’s sales are growing fastest in

14 When will the current chief executive leave the company?

19 trip to National Space Centre

Project on palm oil

23 What initially restricted the widespread production of palm oil?

How the cultivation of palm oil developed

1980s and 1990s

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Magnetism and Animals

● Satellite images showed cattle stood in a North-South alignment.

Why do animals align themselves magnetically?

● Roswitha Wiltschko suggested it made them more 33 …………..….. .

● It is known that birds use magnetism to 34 ……….…… when flying.

● Alignment may be used by an animal herd when there is an 35 ………………. .

● Some bees and 37 ……….…… contain magnetite – a very magnetic mineral.

● Some animals sense magnetic fields with their 39 ………………..

Problems faced by researchers

● In studies of dogs, alignment did not always occur.

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