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Cambridge Listening Test 1

SECTION 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes below.

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

PRESTON PARK RUN

Details of run

Example

Day of Park Run: …Saturday …

Start of run: in front of the 1___________.

Time of start: 2___________.

Length of run: 3___________.

At end of run: volunteer scans 4___________.

Best way to register: on the 5___________.

Cost of run: 6￡___________.

Questions 7-10

Complete the notes below.

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

Volunteering

Contact name: Pete 7___________.

Phone number: 8___________.

Activities: setting up course

9___________the runners

10 ___________.for the weekly report 

SECTION 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Complete the table below.

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

PACTON-ON-SEA BUS TOUR

Bus stops

Location

Things to see

Bus stop 1

train station

start of tour

Bus stop 2

the aquarium

dolphins and 11___________.

Bus stop 3

12___________

yachts and power boats

Bus stop 4

13___________ centre

very old 14___________.

Questions 15-20

Complete the sentences below.

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

  1. You need to have a___________to buy a ticket for￡10.
  1. The bus tour lasts___________in total.
  1. The cost of the bus ticket includes entrance to the___________.
  1. You can listen to an audio commentary which has been made by the___________.
  1. If the weather is wet, it is a good idea to bring___________.
  1. Don’t forget to bring your___________when you book online.

SECTION 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26

Choose the correct answer, A,B or C.

  1. Dave Hadley says that the computer system has

        A too many users.

        B never worked  well.

        C become outdated.

  1. The main problem with the computer system is that it

        A is too slow

        B stops working

        C displays incorrect data

  1. Timetabling has become an issue because

        A there is not enough time for anyone to do it.

        B the system does not handle course options.

        C the courses are constantly changing.

  1. To solve the timetabling issues, Randhir suggests that

        A students should create their own timetables

        B Dave should have someone to assist him.

        C. the number of courses should be reduced.

  1. Randhir says that a new system may

        A need to be trialled.

        B still to be trialled

        C be more economical

  1. Improving the existing system will take

        A a few weeks.

        B four or five months.

        C nine months 

Questions 27-30

Complete the flow-chart below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Next steps

        Get approval from 27___________

                                 ↓
        Complete a 28___________ form

                                 ↓

        Book a 29___________ with the systems analyst

                                  ↓

        Set up a 30___________with technologies team 

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the sentences below.

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

Ceramics

31 Ceramics date back approximately___________.

32 The first figurines were made in the area of ___________.

33 Early humans could not use their pots to store ___________.

34 The Chinese improved the quality of ceramics by mixing ___________with the clay

35 Chinese Porcelain was also called___________.

36 Bottger added quartz and ___________ to clay to make porcelain.

Glass

37 Glass production is similar to clay ceramics apart from the rate of  ___________.

38 The Romans introduced the use of glass to make ___________.

Concrete

39 The discovery of concrete is probably due to observing reactions of water and ___________.

40 the ability to build large ___________ contributed to the success of the Roman Empire

PART 1

  1. Cafe
  2. 9/nine am/9/nine o’ clock
  3. 5/five km/kilometres/kilometres
  4. bar(-)code/ (a) barcode/barcode
  5. website
  6. 1.50
  7. maughan
  8. 01444732900
  9. guiding/guide
  10. taking/take photos/photographs

Part 2 

  1. sharks
  2. old fishing village
  3. shopping
  4. (water) fountain
  5. student card
  6. fifty/50 minutes/mins
  7. museum
  8. tourist office
  9. rain(-)wear/rainwear
  10. e(-)ticket/ e ticket

PART 3 

  1. c
  2. a
  3. b
  4. a
  5. c
  6. b
  7. (senior)management/managers
  8. project request
  9. meeting
  10. conference call

PART 4 

  1. 29,000 years
  2. southern/south europe
  3. water
  4. minerals
  5. white gold
  6. china stone
  7. cooling (down)
  8. windows
  9. volcanic ash
  10. harbours