In the Listening Test 1, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house.
Section 2 is a monologue about a waste collection in Biltmore.
Section 3 is a conversation between students about a new essay professor has assigned.
Section 4 is a lecture on Environmental Science.
Section 1
Question 1-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Address | Rooms | Facilities | Providing | Price | Problem |
| 3 Bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room | Example: Restaurants | Internet & Utilities | $ 1………… | Garden: Too big to clean up | |
| 3 Bedrooms, a 2……….., and a living room | Shared living room, bathroom, kitchen and 3………….. | Living room and Furniture | $400/$340 | Due to shared facilities, it seems 4…………… | |
| 2 Bedrooms, a living room, and a study | 5………….. | 6…………… | $600 | Sometimes a little bit 7…………… | |
| A bedroom, a living room, a study and a dining hall | 8…………… | 9…………… | $500 | Without 10………….. |
Section 2
Question 11-20
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Waste sorting, collection, and disposal |
| Necessary characteristics of dustbins: Solid and 11………………. |
| Waste Sorting | Three Kinds:Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin)
Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin) Toxic waste (Red bin) |
| Waste Collection | Commercial Waste Collection:It mainly refers to 12 ………… waste
Warning signs state not to 13 ……… blue/green bins Those 14……….. Metals will cause environmental pollution |
| Waste Disposal | Household Waste Collection:All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15………. bag.
The garbage disposal plant is situated in a 16 ………… space or field. The waste is disposed of at least once every 17………… The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18 ………….. The waste is mainly produced by 19…………, industry, retail, and offices. Please do not dispose of 20……….. in any of the bins. |
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-24
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
21. The research topic should come from one of the headings in the ……………
22. At least one once reference needs to be from ……………..
23. The data Julie found on past experiments is in ……………..
24. Ricky has pointed out that aside from journals, he can also use …………… about scientific experiments.
Questions 25-30
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| The format of papers |
| 25……………………….. |
| 26……………………….. |
| 27……………………….. |
| 28………………………..corner |
| 29………………………..pixels wide |
| 30……………………….. |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-38
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
31. This paper pertains to one major concern about water for people everywhere that is a ……………. source of water.
32. Australia is a dry continent thus water is very ……………….
33. We utilise the most water for ………………….
34. We discover the purest form of water in rivers, creeks and ………………
35. Rainfall is a useful source of water unless there is a significant …………….
36. People in the West wish the water to be ………………..
37. Water is highly prone to …………..
38. In the home, one of the most important uses of water is for …………….
Question 39 and 40
Choose the correct letter A, B, C
39. The mechanisms for water management are.
A. inadequate
B. nearly adequate
C. admirable
40. The government’s 1989 White Paper
A. caused a concern
B. is unreliable
C. is inconclusive
Answers
Section 1
1. 435
2. Kitchen
3. Washing machine
4. Inconvenient
5. TV and VCR
6. Washbasin
7. Noisy
8. Lamp
9. Evening meals
10. Bathroom
Section 2
11. Waterproof
12. Building
13. Overfill
14. Heavy
15. Plastic
16. Open
17. 4 weeks
18. Traffic
19. Businesses
20. Stones
Section 3
21. Note system
22. Scientific research
23. Scientific journals
24. Information from the Internet
25. Double-space
26. Italics
27. Typed
28. Top right
29. 25
30. ID number
Section 4
31. Safe and reliable
32. Scarce
33. Washing
34. Lakes and dams
35. Air pollution
36. Pure and safe
37. Contamination
38. Drinking
39. A
40. B
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