MKL048 | Academic Listening Test

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Part 1

Library Services

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Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Library services

Area of living: in the west of Perth

Best option – Minack Library

Located in 1 Street, next to the 2

Saturdays: open until 3 p.m.

Children’s activities

– a 4 club (5-13 year olds)

– a 5 club (every other Saturday)

Adult activities

– book of the Month club

– can meet local 6 (about one a year)

Services

– can borrow 7

– computers are available (can be booked)

– various 8 are available

– can drop off books, etc via the letter box (must give card 9)

Library shop sells

– postcards (small selection)

– 10 (wide range)

Questions 11–16

Choose the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 11–16.

Forest Lake Campsite

Forest Lake Campsite map

11 Toilet block

12 Shower block

13 Tent site

14 Cabins

15 Barbecue area

16 Bike trail

Place	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
11 Toilet block
12 Shower block
13 Tent site
14 Cabins
15 Barbecue area
16 Bike trail

Questions 17–18

Choose TWO correct answers.

17–18 Which TWO items is it recommended that campers bring?

Questions 19–20

Choose TWO correct answers.

19–20 Which does the organiser suggest are the TWO most popular concert items?

Questions 21–22

Choose TWO correct answers.

21–22 Which TWO points did students most frequently make about their musical background before starting a music degree?

A. They had already composed music. B. They had several music qualifications. C. They could play more than one instrument. D. They had performed in public. E. They had had piano lessons.

Questions 23–24

Choose TWO correct answers.

23–24 Which TWO points did students most frequently make about music practice?

A. They prefer to practise alone B. They try to practise every day C. They are motivated to practise by fear D. They feel they don’t do enough practice E. They enjoy the challenge of a difficult piece

Questions 25–26

Choose TWO correct answers.

25–26 Which TWO points were most frequently made by students about the pieces they select for assessed performances?

A. They like to hear others performing the same pieces. B. They like to choose little-known pieces. C. They like to play pieces from memory D. They like their tutor to choose their pieces E. They like to choose technically demanding pieces.

Questions 27–30

Which comment did most students make about each of the following aspects of performance? Choose FOUR correct answers, A–G, next to question 27–30.

A This is very beneficial

B This is difficult but enjoyable

C This can affect relationships

D This makes them very nervous

E This is time-consuming

F This is easy

G This happens infrequently

Aspects of performance	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
27 Performing solo
28 Deciding which pieces to perform
29 Performing with musicians from a different genre
30 Performing with musicians who play the same instrument

Questions 31–40

Complete the note below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Ethics in Engineering

Ethics – principles relating to right and wrong conduct

– at first, engineers saw ethics as a 31 issue

– attitudes changed because of three disasters involving the collapse of 32

1876 – USA (metal fatigue)

1879 – Scotland (the impact of 33 on the structure was miscalculated)

1907 – Canada (the structure could not support its own 34)

Boston Molasses Disaster

At the time, molasses was the main 35 used in the USA

– Boston company: collapse of a 36 released 8 million litres of molasses

– the wave of molasses destroyed buildings and the railway

– local residents insisted on a 37 of the molasses company

Causes of the accident:

– insufficient 38 check

– the fermentation caused the rising of 39

Now, every engineer has to have a 40

0 of 40 answered