Test 1 Listening

Part 2

In this part, you will hear three short talks. After each talk, you will hear six questions about it. Before each talk begins, you will have time to preview the questions that are printed in the test booklet. You will hear each talk and the questions once. If you want to, you may take notes in your booklet as you listen. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, not in the test booklet. You should mark A, B, C, or D.

Do you have any questions?

Now you will hear the first talk. Look at the questions. Listen to a woman on a podcast.

21. What is the purpose of the speaker's talk?

a. to help people save money on food b. to explain the reasons for her success c. to recount how her career got started d. to describe the origins of her TV program a. find creative ways to save money b. use ingredients she had never tried before c. pursue her ambition to be a professional chef d. make healthy dishes using inexpensive ingredients a. to have fun b. to get recipes c. to earn money d. to become famous a. It happened very suddenly. b. It took many years to develop. c. It was encouraged by her readers. d. It resulted from a single TV appearance. a. It is in its fifth year. b. It was her creative idea. c. It lifted her out of poverty. d. It includes interviews with guests. a. They need reliable nutritional information. b. They require practical advice for saving money. c. They have experienced circumstances similar to hers. d. They enjoy hearing about other people's real-life experiences. a. to advise tourists how to avoid danger b. to give advice for travelers to his hometown c. to warn people against traveling to dangerous cities d. to tell tourists what to do if they are victims of a crime a. Leave valuables at the front desk. b. Do not answer phone calls to the room. c. Confirm all incoming calls with hotel staff. d. Do not let hotel staff enter when you are out. a. by recounting a personal experience b. by quoting the words of police officials c. by providing statistics about hotel safety d. by describing a technique used by thieves a. to suggest a method for keeping money secure b. to emphasize the danger of speaking with strangers c. to highlight the importance of dressing appropriately d. to give an example of an item that should not be left in a hotel a. It is the most important point in his talk. b. His audience probably considers it obvious. c. He is repeating the advice of security experts. d. Most people have not thought about his point. a. that his listeners will not believe what he is saying b. that his audience will forget what he is telling them c. that people will feel he is insulting their intelligence d. that his words will discourage people from traveling a. the percentage of students who have copied test answers from other students b. the number of students who have been caught cheating in the speaker's school c. the percentage of high school students who do not believe that cheating is bad d. the proportion of students who cheat as compared to the entire student population

22. What does the woman say her financial problems inspired her to do?

23. Why did the speaker start blogging?

24. What does the speaker imply about her fame?

25. What does the woman say about her TV program?

26. What does the speaker imply about her audience?

Now you will hear the second talk. Look at the questions. Listen to a person talking about traveling.

27. What is the purpose of the speaker's talk?

28. What does the speaker tell people to do in hotels?

29. How does the speaker support his opinion about the dangers of hotel safes?

30. Why does the speaker mention money pouches?

31. What does the speaker imply about his advice regarding strangers?

32. What concern does the speaker express about his advice?

Now you will hear the third talk. Look at the questions. Listen to a student giving a class presentation.

33. What statistic does the speaker provide?

34. Why does the speaker say: �� a. to demonstrate how common cheating is in schools b. to give an example of how students justify their cheating c. to suggest that schools bear some responsibility for cheating d. to imply that young people do not always understand cheating is wrong a. They make it difficult for adults to trust them. b. They establish a dangerous habit for their adult lives. c. They damage their personal reputations with other students. d. They make it easier for other students to follow their example. a. stress b. ambition c. emotional changes d. lack of punishment a. They cannot stop cheating on their own. b. They bear partial responsibility for cheating. c. They are not able to effectively enforce school rules. d. They are sometimes confused about what constitutes cheating. a. change their student assessment methods b. stop tolerating students who cheat on exams c. eliminate standardized tests from the curriculum d. spend more time discussing results with students

35. What opinion does the speaker express about students who cheat?

36. What does the speaker suggest is a root cause of cheating in high schools?

37. What does the speaker imply about teachers?

38. What does the speaker say teachers can do to reduce cheating?