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Listening Test 1

SECTION 1

– Hiring a Public Room

You will hear a woman calling the local council to get information about hiring a public room. First, you will have some time to look at questions 1–10 before the recording begins. Listen carefully and answer questions 1–10.

  1. The Room – seats 100
  2. Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: £
  3. £250 deposit ( payment is required)
  4. Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also
  5. Will need a licence
  6. Need to contact caretaker in advance to arrange
  7. The band should use the door at the back
  8. Need to know the for the cleaning cupboard
  9. The must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags
  10. All must be taken down

SECTION 3

– Study on Gender in Physics

You will hear two students discussing a research study on gender in physics.
First, you will have some time to look at questions 21–30 before the recording begins.
Listen carefully and answer questions 21–30.

  1. The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in


  2. The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate


  3. The female physics students were wrong to believe that


  4. Miyake’s team asked the students to write about


  5. What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?


  6. What surprised the researchers about the study?


  7. Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by


  8. Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of


  9. The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities


  10. What will Lisa and Greg do next?


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