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Cambridge 9 Listening Test 3

Section-1

Questions 1-5

Complete the table below

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Apartments

Facilities

Other information

Cost

Rose Garden Apartments

Studio flat

Example

Entertainment programme: Greek…..dancing…..

£219

Blue Bay Apartments

Large salt-water swimming pool

-Just 1…… meters from beach

-Near shops

£275

2………………..

Apartments

terrace

water sports

£490

The Grand

Greek paintings

3………….

– Overlooking 4………

-Near a supermarket and a disco

5 £…………..


Questions 6-10

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Insurance Benefits

Maximum Amount

Cancellation

6. £……………..

Hospital

£600  Additional benefit allows a 7……….to travel to resort..

8……………..departure

Up to £1000. Depends on reason

Personal belongings

Up to £3000, £500 for one 9………………..

Name of Assistant Manager: Ben 10…………………

Direct phone line: 543216

Section-2

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Win-ridge Forest Railway Park

             11. Simon’s idea for a theme park came from
                   A his childhood hobby.
                   B his interest in landscape design.
                   C his visit to another park.

            12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when
                  A the weather was expected to be good.
                  B the children weren’t at school.
                  C there were fewer farming commitments.

            13. Since opening. the park has had
                 A 50.000 visitors.
                 B 1.000.000 visitors.
                 C 1,500.000 visitors.

Questions 14-18

What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-H. next to questions 14-18.

Area of work

                                                                       A advertising

                                                                       B animal care

                                                                       C building

                                                                       D educational links

                                                                       E engine maintenance

                                                                       F food and drink

                                                                       G sales

                                                                       H staffing

                 People

  1.               Simon (the speaker) ……………..
  2.                Liz ………………..
  3.                Sarah ………..
  4.                Duncan  ………………
  5.                Judith …,……..,…..

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the table below

Write ONE WORD AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer

Feature

Size

Biggest challenge

Target age group

Railway

1.2 km

Making tunnels

 

Go-Kart arena

19……………….m

Removing mounds on the track

20…………year-olds

Section-3

Questions 21-30

Complete the notes below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

                                                  Dissertation topic: the 21 …….,……………………

                                                  Strengths: • 22   ………………………………….

  • computer modeling

                                                  Weaknesses: •  lack of background information

  • poor23 ……………………. skills

Possible strategy

Benefits

Problems

peer group discussion

Increases 24…………….

Dissertations tend to contain the same 25……………

Use the 26………… services

Provides structured programme

limited 27…………..

Consult study skills books

are a good source of reference

Can be too 28……………

                                                Recommendations: • use a card index

  •                                                                            read all notes 29 …….

                                                Next tutorial date: 30 …………………………January

Section-4 

Questions 31-40

Questions 31 and 32

Choose the correct letter A. B or C.

31. The owners of the underground house
     A had no experience of living in a rural area.
     B were interested in environmental issues.
     C wanted a professional project manager.

32. What does the speaker say about the site of the house?
     A The land was quite cheap.
     B Stone was being extracted nearby.
     C It was in a completely unspoiled area.

Questions 33-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/ORA NUMBER for each answer

The Underground House

Design

  • Built in the earth, with two floors
  • The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of 33……………..
  • Photovoltaic tiles were attached
  • A layer of foam was used to improve the 34 ………………. of the building

Special features

  • To increase the light, the building has many internal minors and 35…………….
  • In future, the house may produce more 36 ……………………….than it needs
  • Recycled wood was used for the 37 ………………………….. of the house
  • The system for processing domestic 38 ………………………… is organic

Environmental issues

  • The use of large quantities of 39………. in construction was environmentally harmful
  • But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within 40 ……………….

SECTION 1 

(1) 300 (2) Sunshade (3) balcony (4) forest/forests (5) 319 (6) 10,000 (7) relative (8) missed (9) item (10) Ludlow

SECTION 2

(11) C; (12) A; (13) C; (14) E; (15) H; (16) F; (17) C; (18) G; (19) 120; (20) 5 to 12

SECTION 3

(21) fishing industry; (22) statistics; (23) note-taking; (24) confidence; (25) ideas; (26) student support; (27) places; (28) general; (29) 3 times; (30) 25

SECTION 4

(31) B; (32) A; (33) glass; (34) insulation; (35) windows; (36) electricity; (37) florr/floors; (38) waste; (39) concrete; (40) 15 years.