Cambridge Listening Book 8 Test 3 is Cambridge’s property
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SECTION 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-3
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Rented PropertiesCustomer’s Requirements
Name: Steven Godfrey |
| Example Answer No. of bedrooms: four |
| Preferred location: in the 1………….area of townMaximum monthly rent: 2 ￡………….
Length of let required: 3…………. Starting: September 1st |
Questions 4-8
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Address | Rooms | Monthly rent | Problem |
| Oakington Avenue | living/dining room,separate kitchen | ￡550 | no 4…………. |
| Mead Street | large living room andkitchen, bathroom
and a cloakroom |
￡580 | the 5………….is too large |
| Hamilton Road | living room, kitchen diner, and a6…………. | ￡550 | too 7…………. |
| Devon Close | living room diningroom, small kitchen | 8 ￡…………. | none |
Questions 9 and 10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?
A museum
B concert hall
C cinema
D sports centre
E swimming pool
SECTION 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-16
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
| THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTREWell known for: 11………….
complex consists of: concert rooms theatres cinemas art galleries public library restaurants a 12 …………. Historical background: 1940-area destroyed by bombs 1960s-1970s-Centre was 13 …………. and built in 14………….-opened to public Managed by: the 15 …………. Open: 16 …………. days per year |
Questions 17-20
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Day | Time | Event | Venue | Ticket price |
| Monday andTuesday | 7.30 p.m. | ‘The MagicFlute’(opera by Mozart) | 17 …………. | from ￡8.00 |
| Wednesday | 8.00 p.m. | 18 ‘………….’(Canadian film） | Cinema 2 | 19 ￡…………. |
| Saturdayand Sunday | 11 a.m. to10 p.m. | 20 ‘………….’ (art exhibition) | Gallery 1 | free |
SECTION 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Latin American studies
21 Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
A to teach English there.
B to improve his Spanish.
C to learn about Latin American life.
22 What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
A construction
B agriculture
C tourism
23 Why did Paul change from one project to another?
A His first job was not well organized.
B He found doing the routing work very boring.
C The work was too physically demanding.
24 In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
A respect family life.
B develop trust.
C use money wisely.
25 What does Paul say about his project manager?
A He let Paul do most of the work.
B His plans were too ambitious.
C He was very supportive of Paul.
26 Paul was surprised to be given
A a computer to use.
B so little money to live on.
C an extension to his contract.
Questions 27-30
What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27-30.
| A He will do this.B He might do this.
C He won’t do this. |
Module
27 Gender Studies in Latin America ……..
28 Second Language Acquisition ……..
29 Indigenous Women’s Lives …….
30 Portuguese Language Studies …….
SECTION 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Trying to repeat success
31 Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
A more attractive.
B more frequent.
C more straightforward.
32 Most research into the repetition of success in business has
A been done outside the United States.
B produced consistent findings.
C related to only a few contexts.
33 What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
A Too few managers ever do it.
B It can be useful in certain circumstances.
C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice.
34 An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
A some details are difficult for workers to explain.
B workers choose not to mention certain details.
C details are sometimes altered by workers.
Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| Setting up systems based on an existing process Two mistakes
Manager tries to: l improve on the original process l create an ideal 35 ………………… from the best parts of several processes Cause of problems l information was inaccurate l comparison between the business settings was invalid l disadvantages were overlooked, e.b. effect of changes on 36 ………………… Solution l change 37………………… l impose rigorous 38 ………………… l copy original very closely: -physical features of the 39………………… -the 40 …………………of original employees |
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19 . 4.50
20. faces of china
40. skills
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