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University 101: Listening Comprehension Tests

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University 101: Listening Comprehension Tests

The document consists of a series of tests related to various academic topics, including university studies, physics, math, music history, biology, business writing, geography, literature, health, anthropology, and computer science. Each test includes questions about the main ideas and details from lectures or talks on these subjects. The tests assess comprehension and retention of information presented in the audio lectures.
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PART 3

PART 3 – TEST 1
Listen to a talk about University 101
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. How to do a quick test
B. Going to university
C. Reading faster
D. Understanding difficult words
2. What does the speaker suggest doing after reading?
A. Reading again
B. Taking notes
C. Seeing what you can remember
D. Looking at the clock

PART 3 – TEST 2
Listen to a talk about Physics
1. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. Helping people who need quiet
B. Making "white noise"
C. Building a machine
D. Winning a Science fair prize
2. Why did Choi Min-Soo win first prize at the Science fair?
A. He is a great scientist.
B. He built a very useful machine.
C. He has a doctorate degree.
D. He discovered "white noise."

PART 3 – TEST 3
Listen to a lecture about Math
1. How is the information in the lecture organized?
A. People and their new ideas
B. Terms and examples
C. Steps within a process
D. Shapes and things in the room
2. Why does the professor mention periods?

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A. To explain what a point looks like
B. To explain what a segment looks like
C. To illustrate what congruent means
D. To illustrate what continuous means
3. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. points
B. lines
C. segments
D. spaces

PART 3 – TEST 4
Listen to a talk about music history
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. The works of Beethoven
B. Beethoven’s mysterious lover
C. Beethoven's disease
D. Facts about Beethoven
2. How does the speaker present the information in the lecture?
A. Chronological order
B. Contrasting major works
C. In order of importance
D. Cause and effect
3. Which is true about Beethoven?
A. He died in Bonn, Germany.
B. He had a wife.
C. He wrote the Fifth Symphony.
D. He was born in 1827.

PART 3 – TEST 5
Listen to a lecture about biology
1. What is the topic of the lecture?
A. Hibernation
B. Winter
C. Animal habits
D. Sleep
2. How does the professor explain the places for animal’s hibernation?
A. By reminding students of a story
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B. By providing pictures in class
C. By listing the different places
D. By classifying temporary and permanent homes
3. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. Animals can store energy and fat
B. Animals hibernate in holes, caves and bushes
C. Hibernating animals are weak in the spring
D. Some animals sleep through the winter

PART 3 – TEST 6
Listen to a talk about business writing
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Writing letters
B. Organizing files
C. Understanding letters
D. Responding to problems
2. Why does the woman mention the golden rule?
A. To show what is most important to do
B. To show what is wrong to do
C. To give information
D. To answer a letter
3. What are the main points in the talk?
A. Use big words and be positive
B. Write long, specific sentences
C. Be specific, be positive, and remember the golden rule
D. Use polite language and list the problems

PART 3 – TEST 7
Listen to a talk about geography
1. What aspect of Antarctica does the professor mainly discuss?
A. History
B. Climate
C. Location
D. Scientists
2. How does the professor emphasize that Antarctica is cold?
A. By giving statistics
B. By telling a story
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C. By comparing Antarctica to Australia
D. By stating the dimensions of the South Pole
3. How much of the world's ice is contained in Antarctica?
A. 98 percent
B. 88 percent
C. 87 percent
D. 68 percent

PART 3 – TEST 8
Listen to a lecture about Literature
1. What are the three types of plays mentioned in the talk?
A. Comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy
B. Drama, comedy, tragedy
C. Tragedy, humor, tragicomedy
D. Thriller, comedy, tragedy
2. Why does the professor mention the play by Ibsen?
A. To remind students of an example they previously studied
B. To give an additional example of a comedy
C. To show how Shakespeare influenced other writers
D. To present a new type play
3. Which is an example of a tragicomedy?
A. Much Ado About Nothing
B. Saint Joan
C. Ghosts
D. Shakespeare

PART 3 – TEST 9
Listen to a lecture about English
1. What is the topic of the lecture?
A. Reading newspapers
B. Increasing vocabulary
C. Writing in a notebook
D. American history
2. Why does the speaker mention newspapers?
A. They are expensive.
B. They are free.
C. They don't have many difficult words.
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D. They are cheap and have a variety of new words.
3. What is the professor's main point?
A. Newspapers are a good place to learn new words.
B. Increasing your vocabulary is difficult.
C. Everyone should have a notebook.
D. Students must learn 100 new words each week

PART 3 – TEST 10
Listen to a talk about anthropology
1. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. The way people first hunted
B. One reason for long-distance running
C. Following antelope tracks
D. Running
2. What type of hunt is done by the San people?
A. Spear
B. Bow and arrow
C. Clever traps
D. Persistence
3. How does the professor organize the information in the lecture?
A. By listing different kinds
B. By describing a process
C. By using contrasting examples
D. By answering common questions

PART 3 – TEST 11
Listen to a talk about culture
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Geology
B. Biology
C. History
D. Nature
2. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. What happens when we sneeze
B. Why people say "Bless you"
C. How the plague started
D. How many germs are in sneezes
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3. Which statement is true?
A. Sneezing caused the plague.
B. Responding "God bless you" to a sneeze began in Europe.
C. A pope died from sneezing too often.
D. When you sneeze, the devil will try to rush down your throat.

PART 3 – TEST 12
Listen to a talk about Physics
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. The sun
B. Sunrises
C. Rays from the sun
D. Sunsets
2. According to the speaker, why is the sky blue?
A. Because blue rays are the strongest.
B. Because blue rays scatter the least
C. Because blue rays scatter the most
D. Because blue rays are the weakest
3. Which color of light ray scatters the least?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Blue
D. They all scatter the same.

PART 3 – TEST 13
Listen to a lecture about Health
1. What aspect of health does the professor mainly discuss?
A. Being healthy in long winters by staying warm.
B. Not getting skin cancer
C. Getting enough sunshine to give your skin color
D. The importance of getting vitamin D from sunshine
2. What is the speaker's main point?
A. Don't go outside too much
B. Many people need to take vitamins
C. It is possible to get vitamin D from fish
D. To get enough vitamin D, we need sunshine.

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3. How does the professor emphasize her point about getting enough
vitamin D?
A. By explaining why animals get plenty of it.
B. Bỵ explaining what happens when don't get enough of it
C. By showing what happens when in the sun
D. By showing a graph

PART 3 – TEST 14
Listen to a talk about literature
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Fairy tales
B. Folktales
C. Children's stories
D. Traveling
2. According to the professor, what might be include in a folktale?
A. Repeated parts and magic
B. Plant that change to animals
C. Lovers with humorous names
D. Names of real people and place
3. What is the topic of the talk?
A. History of folk tales
B. Authors of folk tales
C. Types of folk tales
D. Reasons people told tales

PART 3 – TEST 15
Listen to a talk about biology
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Mosquitoes
B. Problems caused by flies
C. Silk worms
D. Silk made by spiders
2. According to the professor, what kind of coating might silk have?
A. Wet
B. Sticky
C. Smooth
D. Dry
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3. Which statement is NOT true?
A. Spiders make many different kinds of silk strands.
B. Spider silk is completely different from silkworm silk.
C. Spiders can make silk.
D. Spiders use silk in many different ways.

PART 3 – TEST 16
Listen to a lecture about Anthropology
1. What is the speaker's main point?
A. The Pueblos are good weavers.
B. The Pueblos grew cotton.
C. The Pueblos had sheep.
D. The Pueblos live in North America.
2. Why did the Pueblos start weaving with a loom?
A. The loom was cheaper.
B. Their fingers were broken.
C. They were afraid to try something new.
D. The loom made weaving faster and easier.
3. How does the speaker present the information in the lecture?
A. Chronological order
B. Major types with examples
C. Order of importance
D. Steps within a process

PART 3 – TEST 17
Listen to a lecture about Health
1. What is the speaker's main point?
A. Acupuncture comes from China.
B. Nobody understands why acupuncture works.
C. Acupuncture is an ancient treatment still used today.
D. Acupuncture is better than Western medicine.
2. Why does the professor mention ears?
A. To explain a personal experience
B. To give a general example
C. To highlight an important body part
D. To present one exception
3. Why does acupuncture help people?
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A. It is magic.
B. We don't know.
C. It uses heat.
D. Because the needles hurt.

PART 3 – TEST 18
Listen to a lecture about [Link]
1. Why does the professor suggest everyone should walk?
A. Because there are hills nearby
B. To lose weight
C. In order to stretch before jogging
D. For general health
2. What is NOT mentioned in the presentation?
A. Walking to train for sports
B. Walking for basic health
C. Walking to lose weight
D. Walking to make your heart stronger
3. Why should people walk with friends or family?
A. For safety
B. Because accidents can happen
C. In order to walk taster
D. To talk while walking

PART 3 – TEST 19
Listen to a lecture about art
1. Why does the professor mention a race car?
A. To give an example of china’s strength
B. To explain the clay-making process
C. To show how beautiful china is
D. To boast how fast he works
2. What can be inferred about how china is painted or decorated?
A. There are only a few acceptable ways to decorate real china.
B. The type of glaze determines the decoration used on china.
C. China can have various decorations.
D. Expensive china is usually rather plain.
3. What is a pug?
A. A metal mold with plaster inside it
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B. A certain kind of china
C. A type of glaze for china
D. A clay tube that can be shaped

PART 3 – TEST 20
Listen to a talk about computer science
1. How does the speaker present information about DSL connections?
A. Explaining historical developments over the years
B. Listing problems that led to faster connections
C. Describing hardware related to types of connections
D. Comparing different kinds of connections
2. Which statement is NOT true?
A. VDSL is the newest, fastest Internet connection.
B. Copper telephone wires can be used to send DSL signals.
C. There are too many kinds of Internet connections.
D. Home networks need higher speed Internet connections.
3. What type of Internet connection is the fastest?
A. VDSL
B. 56K modem
C. Cable modem
D. ADSL

PART 3 – TEST 21
Listen to a lecture about biology
1. How does the professor organize the information in the lecture
A. Most common to least common
B. Type followed by example
C. Most effective to least effective
D. Small animals to large animals
2. Which animals use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings?
A. Deer and tigers
B. Fish and snakes
C. Tigers and crocodiles
D. Snakes and birds
3. What are the three main types of camouflage mentioned in the talk?
A. Blend in, copy, surprise
B. Run away, blend in, hide
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C. Copy, disguise, blend in
D. Disguise, change colors, copy

PART 3 – TEST 22
Listen to a lecture about health
1. What aspect of caffeine does the professor mainly discuss?
A. History
B. Marketing
C. Physical effect
D. Coffee
2. According to the professor, what is adenosine?
A. A chemical in caffeine
B. A part of brain
C. A chemical in the body
D. A plant used to make coffee
3. What is the speaker's main point?
A. Caffeine is a drug.
B. Caffeine can harm your body.
C. Caffeine is found in coffee.
D. Everyone consumes too much caffeine.
4. What does the professor imply?
A. She is Canadian.
B. She doesn't live in the United States.
C. She's very worried about consuming caffeine.
D. She is not worried about consuming caffeine.

PART 3 – TEST 23
Listen to a lecture about science
1. Why does the professor mention dyes?
A. They were used with light microscopes.
B. They were developed with microscopes.
C. He studies them with microscopes.
D. All microscopes use them.
2. Why can electrons give clearer magnification than light?
A. Electrons travel in waves.
B. Light is out of phase.
C. Light is too weak.
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D. Electrons have shorter wavelengths
3. What is the speaker's main point?
A. Microscopes are interesting.
B. There are three types of microscope.
C. Microscopes are useful to scientists.
D. Microscopes have improved.

PART 3 – TEST 24
Listen to a lecture about history
1. Why did Lincoln go to Gettysburg?
A. To ask people to vote for him
B. To tight the army from the South
C. To honor the soldiers who died there
D. To build a school for soldiers
2. Why did Lincoln say they couldn't do anything to make the place special?
A. They had lost the battle.
B. The battle had ruined the field.
C. It couldn't be done.
D. The soldiers who fought there had already done that.
3. What is the speaker's main point?
A. The Northern army won the war.
B. Edward Everett talked for almost two hours.
C. It was a great speech, long remembered.
D. No one remembers this speech anymore.

PART 3 – TEST 25
Listen to a lecture about health
1. What is shown in the picture in the students' books?
A. Old bones
B. Milk, cheese, and eggs
C. Children
D. Human brain
2. According to the professor, why do old people have weak bones?
A. Milk was not popular long ago.
B. Ultraviolet rays damage bones.
C. Old people sleep more than younger people
D. Old people don't go outdoors enough.
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3. Why do we need to spend time in the sunshine almost every day?
A. To get a suntan
B. To get minerals
C. To get enough vitamin D
D. To help our bodies get rid of calcium

PART 3 – TEST 26
Listen to a talk about Computer Science
1. Why does the professor mention “horses”?
A. To introduce the information about horses
B. To show students how to do web based research
C. To introduce her lecture with an example students could relate to
D. To contrast today’s computers with older computers.
2. According to the speaker, why are computers able to think so fast?
A. Because of AND gates
B. Because of electrons
C. Because of NOT gates
D. Because of Boolean logic
3. What would be the output for the input 0, 0 into an AND gate?
A. 0, 0
B. 1, 1
C. 1
D. 0
4. What will the speaker probably discuss next?
A. George Boole's childhood
B. Multiple bits of input
C. Google
D. More types of gates

PART 3 – TEST 27
Listen to a lecture about Biology
1. What did the class study in a previous lecture?
A. Parts of birds
B. Kinds of animals in swamps
C. Parts of fish
D. Things living in deserts
2. What does the speaker imply about a shark's movement?
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A. It moves vertically slower than fish with swim bladders.
B. It can move quickly in all directions.
C. It moves as little as possible, unless it attacks something.
D. It can go taster by moving its vertical tins.
3. Which of the following is true according to the lecture?
A. People studied sharks to make better airplanes.
B. Sharks and airplanes have similar parts.
C. Sharks use their tails for protection
D. The shark's vertical tin holds its swim bladder.

PART 3 – TEST 28
1. According to the speaker, who are interested in fashion?
A. rich people.
B. young people.
C. old people
D. most people.
2. How were fashion clothes before the 1900s?
A. they were individually made.
B. they were copied from pictures
C. they were made of light material.
D. they were often loose-fitting.
3. What is true about Coco Chanel?
A. She was born in 1908.
B. She changed people’s ideas about fashion.
C. She liked wearing tight-fitting clothes.
D. Her designed clothes in the 1900s become out of fashion now.
4. How was the fashion in the 1920s?
A. white skirts were fashionable
B. clothes started to cost less.
C. women took up sports.
D. sport clothes were cheap.
5. Which of these was part of the ‘New Look’?
A. material with flowers
B. very short skirts
C. longer skirts
D. boots that went up to the knee.

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PART 3 – TEST 29
1. Which tickets are still available?
A. the piano concert.
B. Twelfth Night.
C. Spider and Rose.
D. The Wild Duck
2. Which exhibition do visitors have to pay a fee?
A. the Russian ballet exhibition.
B. the Scottish jewellery.
C. the South American photographs.
D. prize winning paintings from a children’s competition.
3. Where can you buy clothes?
A. on the first floor.
B. in the souvenir shop.
C. close to the Arts Centre.
D. in the main theatre
4. Where can you enjoy cakes?
A. the Fountain.
B. Charlie’s coffee
C. the cinema kiosk.
D. The Balcony Restaurant
5. What time does the concert end?
A. 10.10.
B. 10.15.
C. 10.20.
D. 9.50.

PART 3 – TEST 30
1. How often does Sarah paint now?
A. two days a week.
B. three days a week
C. five days a week
D. every evening
2. How does Sarah use money from her painting?
A. to give up her computing job.
B. to pay for her flat and car.
C. to pay for her artist’s materials.

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D. to pay for three-year full-time fee at Art College.
3. When did she learn when she was at primary school?
A. she painted pictures of people.
B. she learnt to use chalk.
C. she learnt to use different kinds of paint.
D. she drew scenes in pencil.
4. What pleased Sarah most about her painting holidays?
A. meeting other artists
B. seeing beautiful scenery
C. receiving individual teaching
D. painting the countryside.
5. What will the audience NOT do after watching Sarah’s video?
A. find out some information about the next exhibition.
B. look round an art exhibition.
C. have a break and a drink.
D. ask Sarah some questions.

PART 3 – TEST 31
1. What should readers do to really understand My life?
A. read it very slowly.
B. know about the writer’s life.
C. read it with a picture.
D. read the writer’s other books.
2. Why does John go to London in Goodbye to the fields?
A. his parents do not like the country,
B. his father has to be close to his work
C. his parents both come from the city.
D. His parents want him to have better education.
3. What information is NOT included in the A-Z of photography?
A. Basic equipment in photography
B. how to take good pictures
C. Basic information about taking pictures.
D. advanced information about photography.
4. What information does readers get from Holidays in Europe?
A. a small map.
B. famous places.
C. the main tourist areas.

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D. less common places.
5. For whom are next week’s programme useful?
A. those who enjoy reading reports.
B. those who are trying to save money.
C. those who are planning to buy gifts.
D. those who enjoy making friends.

PART 3 – TEST 32
1. What did John do for his most recent television programme?
A. drove from the North to the South Pole.
B. filmed relaxing beach holidays.
C. went to the Pacific Ocean for a year.
D. traveled round the world.
2. Why is John giving up very long trips?
A. because he’s too old now.
B. because he’s been everywhere.
C. because they’re too tiring.
D. because his family want him to spend more time with them.
3. What is John’s next television series probably about?
A. farms in Scotland.
B. old ruins in Wales.
C. cycling tours in France.
D. cycling tours in England.
4. Why does John want to spend more time near home?
A. His family might need him.
B. His wife misses him.
C. He has very young children.
D. His wife is ill.
5. What has John written so far?
A. newspaper articles.
B. travel books.
C. poems.
D. fictions.

PART 3 – TEST 33
1. Why did Paul choose the part of Africa he visited?
A. It is good for walking.

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B. It will soon change.
C. He had been there before.
D. It was the easiest route to go
2. What made the team’s journey slow?
A. clearing paths through the forest
B. finding somewhere safe to camp
C. carrying heavy equipment
D. finding something to eat.
3. What did Paul worry about during the trip?
A. the number of dangerous animals
B. getting the information he needed
C. being responsible for a team of people
D. asking the team to help him.
4. Paul says that the team didn’t have enough food because
A. some people ate more than they should.
B. the walk took longer than expected.
C. some of the food went bad too quickly.
D. They underestimated the amount of food to bring
5. How does Paul feel now he is back home?
A. He is planning to do another trip.
B. He misses the people in the team
C. He thinks the trip was a valuable experience.
D. He wouldn’t mind travelling to Australia.

PART 3 – TEST 34
1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?
A. two years
B. seven years
C. eleven years.
D. thirty years
2. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night.
B. She enjoys getting up early.
C. She works ten or twelve hours a day.
D. She sometimes forgets her words.
3. What does Sarah say about her doing weather forecast?
A. she prepares it in advance.

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B. she sometimes forgets her words.
C. she worries about making a mistake.
D. She sometimes get nervous on television.
4. What is true about Sarah’s husband?
A. He works on the same days each week.
B. He wants to move nearer his work.
C. He spends a lot of time travelling.
D. He has little time to relax.
5. What did Sarah say about her hobby?
A. She has got her pilot’s license.
B. She taught her husband to play tennis.
C. She took part in a long race.
D. Flying is difficult so she gave it up.

PART 3 – TEST 35
1. How long has PS Camping been organising holidays?
A. 15 years.
B. 20 years.
C. 25 years.
D. 30 years.
2. Where does the company has most camping sites?
A. France.
B. Italy.
C. Switzerland.
D. Spain
3. Which organised activity can children do every day of the week?
A. football
B. drama
C. model making
D. volleyball
4. What is true about the holiday insurance offered by PS Camping?
A. It can be charged on an annual basis.
B. It is included in the price of the holiday.
C. It must be taken out at the time of booking.
D. It can be optional.
5. What can customers recommending PS Camping to friends receive?
A. a free gift.

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B. an upgrade to a luxury tent.
C. a discount.
D. a thank-you letter.

PART 3 – TEST 36
1. How long will you be walking on the holiday?
A. 6 days.
B. 8 days.
C. 10 days.
D. 16 days
2. What proportion of the sponsorship money goes to charity?
A. 25%
B. 35%
C. 50%
D. 65%
3. What is the top age limit to attend the holiday?
A. 50 years old.
B. 60 years old.
C. 80 years old.
D. 70 years old.
4. What will you carry as you walk?
A. all of your belongings.
B. some of your belongings.
C. none of your belongings.
D. some of your belongings and food.
5. What does the Semira Region have a long tradition of?
A. making carpets.
B. weaving blankets.
C. carving wood.
D. processing food

PART 3 – TEST 37
1. What kind of tour is Sally leading?
A. a bus tour
B. a train tour
C. a walking tour
D. a cruise

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2. What kind of buildings was it before the Park was made?
A. houses.
B. industrial buildings.
C. shops.
D. a school
3. What did the local residents want to use the site for?
A. leisure.
B. apartment blocks.
C. a sports centre.
D. office buildings
4. What does the speaker say about the Tower?
A. It is located in the centre of the nature reserve.
B. It’s a blue and black building.
C. It’s 20 meters high.
D. It offers tourists wonderful views.
5. In which direction from the top of the Tower can the tourists see the
Olympic site?
A. to the North.
B. to the South.
C. to the East
D. to the West

PART 3 – TEST 38
1. According to the speaker, what are the main purposes of the park?
A. education and entertainment.
B. research and education.
C. research and entertainment.
D. education and agriculture
2. Which is the biggest part of the Park?
A. the Forest area
B. Market Garden area
C. the Rare Breed section
D. Experimental Crop Area
3. How can you move around the park?
A. by tram, walking or bicycle
B. by solar car or bicycle
C. by bicycle, walking or bus

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D. by bus or bicycle
4. What rare breed animals are kept in the park?
A. hens and horses.
B. goats and cows.
C. goats and hens.
D. cows and horses
5. What is the main purpose of having the Rare Breeds Section?
A. to save unusual animals
B. to keep a variety of breeds
C. to educate the public
D. to save injured animals

PART 3 – TEST 39
1. What is NOT true about Halland Common?
A. It has been open for a hundred years.
B. It’s open all day long.
C. Information about plants and animals are available to the public.
D. River Ouse has its source in it.
2. What does the speaker say about Holt Island?
A. It has been famous for handicraft.
B. It’s commercially developed.
C. It’s rather large.
D. People come there every day.
3. What will visitors do on Monday in the Longfield Park?
A. prepare food with herbs.
B. meet a well-known herbalist.
C. dye cloth with herbs.
D. Painting their faces with herb dyes.
4. What does the speaker say about the activity on Wednesday?
A. only group bookings are accepted.
B. visitors should book in advance.
C. attendance is free.
D. Visitors will listen to experts talking about insects and birds.
5. What should visitors do for the activity on Saturday?
A. work hard on the activities.
B. make sure they are able to stay for the whole day.
C. tell the rangers before the event what they wish to do.

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D. come in suitable clothing.

PART 3 – TEST 40
1. Where did the idea for the two new developments in the city come from?
A. local people.
B. the City Council.
C. the SWRDC.
D. the city mayor
2. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?
A. its architectural style
B. its heating system
C. its method of water treatment
D. its wonderful view of the sea
3. What have local newspapers raised worries about?
A. the late opening date.
B. the cost of the project.
C. the size of the facilities.
D. the design of the central park
4. What decision has NOT yet been made about the pool?
A. whose statue will be at the door
B. the exact opening times
C. who will open it
D. what activities will take place
5. What did the Central Park Playground win the award for?
A. its unique design
B. its open space
C. its representative features of different continents.
D. its safety

PART 3 – TEST 41
1. In Shona’s opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days?
A. The buses are old and uncomfortable.
B. Fares have gone up too much.
C. There are not so many bus routes.
D. The busses are too crowded.
2. What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town
most?

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A. the construction of a bypass
B. the development of cycle paths
C. the banning of cars from certain streets
D. The development of pedestrian areas.
3. What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre?
A. lack of parking spaces
B. lack of major retailers
C. lack of restaurants and cafes
D. shops in towns do not have many special offers.
4. What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford?
A. There is no hospital.
B. New medical practices are planned.
C. The number of dentists is too low.
D. Family doctors serve too few patients.
5. In which sector are the largest number of people employed?
A. manufacturing.
B. services.
C. education.
D. tourism.

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