Listening Comprehension
You will hear each recording twice. After each listening, you will have time to complete your answers.
Task 1: Musicians
Preparation time: 30 seconds
You will hear five statements by musicians on their particular recollections.
Choose from the list (A–G) which heading best applies to which speaker (1–5).
For each speaker, there is only one correct answer. There are two more headings than you need.
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A helpful routine |
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B |
A young admirer |
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C |
An impossible task |
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D |
A hypocritical attitude |
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E |
A constant companion |
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F |
A flawless performance |
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G |
An unprecedented presentation |
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Heading |
Task 2: Interview with author Ocean Vuong
Preparation time: 1:30 minutes
You will hear an interview with author Ocean Vuong.
While listening, tick () the correct answer (a, b or c). There is only one correct answer.
The mother in the novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous comes to the US to …
a live in safety.
b get a better education.
c offer her child a bright future.
The mother is introduced as …
a tough.
b selfish.
c indifferent.
The narrator, Little Dog, is …
a inspired by ancestors.
b modelled upon a childhood friend.
c composed of elements from the author’s life.
Ocean Vuong wants this novel to be a …
a new form of multicultural literature.
b modernized version of a classic novel.
c contribution to a long-established genre.
To both the narrator and the author, the mother’s hands symbolize her …
a guilt.
b past.
c fragility.
Little Dog teaches his mother to read to help her …
a find a job.
b expand her horizon.
c stand up to authorities.
Little Dog’s mother considers being taught to read by her son …
a pointless.
b thoughtful.
c threatening.
The host finds Lan, the narrator’s grandmother, …
a hilarious.
b enigmatic.
c fascinating.
Vuong wants to contribute to a different perspective on the …
a American legacy in Vietnam.
b prejudiced perception of Vietnamese Americans.
c impact the Vietnam war had on Vietnamese Americans.
Now think of the text as a whole:
Little Dog’s predominant feelings for his mother are …
a respect and concern.
b gratitude and shame.
c admiration and resentment.
Task 3: Australian honeybees
Preparation time: 1 minute
You will hear a podcast about honeybees in Australia and the danger of the varroa mite, a parasitic insect attacking bees.
While listening, answer the questions below. You need not write complete sentences. Unless otherwise specified, name one aspect.
Regarding beekeeping, what has made Australia special on a global scale?
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What measures are intended to prevent the parasite from infecting more bees?
(Name one.)
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What does Dr Cooper Schouten’s bee research focus on?
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According to Dr Schouten, what has the varroa mite caused outside Australia?
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Which analogy does Dr Schouten use to help humans visualize the size of the mite compared to the size of a bee?
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How does the varroa mite bite affect the baby bees? (Add one more.)
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spreads viruses
What effects can viruses have on bees? (Add two more.)
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make them sick
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How does Dr Schouten highlight the resilience of mites?
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Which purpose of managed honeybees does Dr Schouten expand on?
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Task 2
a live in safety.
b get a better education.
c offer her child a bright future.
a tough.
b selfish.
c indifferent.
a inspired by ancestors.
b modelled upon a childhood friend.
c composed of elements from the author’s life.
a new form of multicultural literature.
b modernized version of a classic novel.
c contribution to a long-established genre.
a guilt.
b past.
c fragility.
a find a job.
b expand her horizon.
c stand up to authorities.
a pointless.
b thoughtful.
c threatening.
a hilarious.
b enigmatic.
c fascinating.
a American legacy in Vietnam.
b prejudiced perception of Vietnamese Americans.
c impact the Vietnam war had on Vietnamese Americans.
a respect and concern.
b gratitude and shame.
c admiration and resentment.
Task 3
(has remained) only (honey-producing) nation free of the pest (until now)
one of the following:
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(set up) eradication zones
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kill (millions of) infected bees
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(put hives across the region into a kind of) lockdown for bees
sustainable beekeeping (industries)
(some of the biggest bee) colony losses
like (humans having) a basketball-sized tick (on your back)
causes baby bees/brood to become (physically) deformed/gives them physical deformities
two of the following:
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bees don’t live (as) long/shorten their lifespan
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affect their ability to forage
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reduce their tolerance to (different) pesticides
(by stating that) they can transfer between bees/they can survive without bees for up to five days/effective at moving across the landscape/over (large) distances
(significantly) contribute to pollination (services)