Test 1
Section A
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1.A) A rocket has been successfully launched. B) There was a rocket hitting the moon.
C) A deep dark hole appeared on the moon's South Pole. D) There was an amazing finding made by LRO. 2.A) Some form of water existed on the moon. B) The water on the moon was as much as in the desert. C) There was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface. D) A large area has been affected by the rocket.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) Babies. B) Old men. C) Young men. D) Doctors. 4. A) Because their babies are particularly weak. B) Because the flu vaccines are too difficult to reach. C) Because the flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them. D) Because this is the decision made by the committee. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) lightning strike started the fires.
B) The Great Ocean Road attracted many tourists. C)Traffic was very busy on Christmas Day.
D) Residents were forced to leave their homes.
6. A) The hot and windy weather might expand bushfires. B) There will be a strong earthquake.
C) Their homes were destroyed by the fires on Christmas Day. D) The temperatures will fall down soon.
7. A) On Christmas Day. C) In winter. B) On December 19th. D) On a windy day. Section B Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.A) To make the man feel happy.
B) To persuade the man to shop with his kids. C) To convince the man Christmas is worth spending. D) To prevent the man from spending too much shopping. 9.A) At a Christmas party. C) At the New Year’s Eve B) Not long before Christmas. D) On some day of April.
10.A) Expectation. B) Complaint. C) Enjoyment. D) Indifference. 11.A) Paying off Christmas bills. C) Preparing for Christmas. B) Trying to earn more money. D) Limiting his wife’s expense. Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.A) He doesn't feel like doing it. C) It will take too much time.
B) He thinks it doesn't suit him. D) It is not funny at all. 13.A) Go hill walking. C) Go cycling. B) Go swimming. D) Dine out.
14.A) It has existed for a long time. C)The owner of the restaurant is an Italian. B) It enjoys very good business. D) It is located on a busy street. 15.A) He cannot get the meal ready so early. B) He didn't want to get a table himself. C) He thinks it's too early to have lunch. D) He has to go and see a relative before then. Section C Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.A) Cheap clothes. B) Expensive clothes. C) Fashionable clothes. D) Casual clothes.
17.A) They enjoy loud music. C)They want to have children. B) They seldom lose their temper. D) They enjoy modern dances. 18.A) The speaker goes to bed very late and her sister gets up early. B) The speaker's twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys her. C) The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sister doesn’t. D) They can't agree on the color of the room and furniture. Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.A) The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing. B) The rapid development of cigarette-making machines. C) The rapid development of cigarette-making factories. D) The increasing output of tobacco.
20.A) Forty-three. B) Thirty-one. C) Seventy-five. D) Forty-six. 21.A) Income, years of schooling and job type. B) Family background and work environment. C) Education and mood.
D) Occupation and influence of family members. 22.A) City people smoke less than people living on farms.
B) Better-educated men tend to smoke more heavily than other men. C) Better-educated women tend to smoke more heavily than other women D)A well-paid man is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day. Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23.A) The speed and journey of the fastest rocket soaring to the sun. B) The brightness of the sun and its distance from the earth. C) The size and heat of the sun compared with other stars. D) The total heat and time a column of ice needs to melt.
24.A) 93 million degrees Centigrade. C) 10,000 degrees Centigrade. B) 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. D) Over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 25.A) The sun casts its light to millions of other stars.
B) Most of the sun's heat and light are received on the earth. C) More resources from the sun will make the earth even prosperous. D) Appropriate amount of heat and light makes life on the earth possible.