Self-Practice LISTENING test 4
Approximately 40 minutes
(including 10 minutes transfer time)
PART ONE
Questions 1-8
● You will hear eight short recordings.
● For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.
● For each question, mark one letter(A, B ,or C) for the correct anawer.
PART TWO
Questions 9-15
● Look at the notes below.
● Some information is missing.
● You will hear a man contacting an employment agency about the recruitment of temporary
staff for his business.
● For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word,
numbers, or letters.
● After you have listened once, replay the recording.
PART THREE
Questions 16-22
● Look at the notes below.
● Some information is missing.
● You will hear a management consultant giving a business studies lecture about MTF, a
company that manufactures heating systems.
● For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or
two words.
● After you have listened once, replay the recording.
PART FOUR
Questions 23-30
● You will hear a radio interview with a representative of the New Zealand Kiwi Fruit
Marketing Board (the KMB), about the sale and export of kiwi fruit.
● For each question 23-30, mark one letter(A, B or C) for the correct answer.
● After you have listened once, replay the recording.
23 New Zealand’s highest earning exports are
A dairy products.
B fruit and vegetables.
C lamb and wool.
24 Peter Bull says that the KMB was set up in order to increase
A the profits of retailers.
B the number of growers.
C the demand for kiwi fruit.
25 In order to sell kiwi fruit abroad, the KMB relies on
A low prices.
B quality control.
C TV advertising.
26 The newest export markets are
A the Middle East and Korea.
B Europe and Japan.
C South America and Vietnam.
27 What percentage of New Zealand’s total exports are kiwi fruit?
A seven
B twenty-five
C thirty-two
28 Kiwi fruit are transported from farms to ports by
A air.
B rail.
C road.
29 How does the KMB want to improve the shipping of kiwi fruit?
A by increasing the number of ships it uses.
B by improving the way the fruit is packed.
C by lowering the temperature on the ships.
30 What is the most popular type of fruit in New Zealand?
A apples
B kiwi fruit
C pears
You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.