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Cambridge 13 Listening Test 4

SECTION 1

 Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Alex’s Training

Example

Alex complete his training in …..2014……

About the applicant:

●   At first, Alex did his training in the 1……………… department.

●   Alex didn’t have a qualification from school in 2……………… .

●   Alex thinks he should have done the diploma in 3……………… skills.

●   Age of other trainees: the youngest was 4………………. .

Benefits of doing training at JPNW:

●   Lots of opportunities because of the size of the organisation.

●   Trainees receive the same amount of 5……………… as permanent staff.

●   The training experience increases people’s confidence a lot.

●   Trainees go to 6…………….. one day per month.

●   The company is in a convenient 7……………… .

Advice for interview:

●   Don’t wear 8………………. .

●   Don’t be 9………………. .

●   Make sure you 10……………… .

SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 16

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

The Snow Centre

11   Annie recommends that when cross-country skiing, the visitors should

A   get away from the regular trails.

  stop to enjoy views of the scenery.

C   go at a slow speed at the beginning.

12   What does Annie tell the group about this afternoon’s dog-sled trip?

A   Those who want to can take part in a race.

B   Anyone has the chance to drive a team of dogs.

C   One group member will be chosen to lead the trail.

13   What does Annie say about the team relay event?

A   All participants receive a medal.

B   The course is 4 km long.

C   Each team is led by a teacher.

14   On the snow-shoe trip, the visitors will

A   visit an old gold mine.

B   learn about unusual flowers.

C   climb to the top of a mountain.

15   The cost of accommodation in the mountain hut includes

A   a supply of drinking water.

B   transport of visitors’ luggage.

C   cooked meals.

16   If there is a storm while the visitors are in the hut, they should

A   contact the bus driver.

B   wait until the weather improves.

C   use the emergency locator beacon.

Questions 17 – 20

What information does Annie give about skiing on each of the following mountain trails?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20

Information

A     It has a good place to stop and rest.

B     It is suitable for all abilities.

    It involves crossing a river.

D     It demands a lot of skill.

E     It may be closed in bad weather.

F     It has some very narrow sections.

Mountain trails

17   Highland Trail            …………….

18   Pine Trail                    …………….

19   Stony Trail                  …………….

20   Loser’s Trail               …………….

SECTION 3

 Questions 21 – 26

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging

21   What was Jack’s attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?

A   He didn’t read everything on them.

B   He didn’t think they were important.

C   He thought they were too complicated.

22   Alice says that before doing this project,

A   she was unaware of what certain foods contained.

B   she was too lazy to read food labels.

C   she was only interested in the number of calories.

23   When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that

A   the list of ingredients is shocking.

B   he will hesitate before buying pizza again.

C   the nutritional label is misleading.

24   Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is

A   more accessible.

B   more logical.

C   more comprehensive.

25   What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?

A   The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.

B   The products did not contain any meat.

C   The labels did not list all the ingredients.

26   What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?

A   It did not produce clear results.

B   It focused on the wrong people.

C   It made unrealistic recommendations.

Questions 27 and 28

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?

A     its widespread use

B     the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets

C     how little research was done before its introduction

D     its unpopularity with food manufacturers

E     the way that certain colours are used

Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?

A     They had low literacy levels.

B     They were regular consumers of packaged food.

C     They were selected randomly.

D     They were from all socio-economic groups.

E     They were interviewed face-to-face.

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The history of coffee

Coffee in the Arab world

●   These was small-scale trade in wild coffee from Ethiopia.

●   1522: Coffee was approved in the Ottoman court as a type of medicine.

●   1623: In Constantinople, the ruler ordered the 31……………… of every coffee house.

Coffee arrives in Europe (17th century)

●   Coffee shops were compared to 32………………. .

●   They played an important part in social and 33………………. changes.

Coffee and European colonization

●   European powers established coffee plantations in their colonies.

●   Types of coffee were often named according to the 34……………….. they came from.

●   In Brazil and the Caribbean, most cultivation depended on 35………………… .

●   In Java, coffee was used as a form of 36…………………. .

●   Coffee became almost as important as 37…………………. .

●   The move towards the consumption of 38………………….. in Britain did not also take place in the USA.

Coffee in the 19th century

●   Prices dropped because of improvements in 39…………………. .

●   Industrial workers found coffee helped them to work at 40…………………. .

Part 1

1   Finance

2   Maths / Math / Mathematics

3   business

4   17 / seventeen

5   holiday(s) / vacation (s)

6   college

7   location

8   jeans

9   late

10   smile

Part 2

11   A

12   B

13   A

14   C

15   A

16   B

17   B

18   D

19   A

20   E

Part 3

21   A

22   A

23   C

24   C

25   B

26   A

27&28   B, C

29&30   D, E

Part 4

31   destruction

32   universities / university

33   political

34   port (s)

35   slaves / slavery

36   taxation

37   sugar

38   tea

39   transportation

40   night