[00:03.84]Narrator:This is a listening practice test that resembles the International
[00:11.13]English Language Testing System Listening Test.
[00:16.43]The test consists of four sections.
[00:20.74]Answer the questions as you listen to the recording.
[00:25.55]Note that the recording will be played once only.Please turn to Section 1.
[00:34.25]Section 1 (1)
[00:37.04]You will see that there is an example which has been done for you.
[00:42.74]On this occasion only,
[00:46.03]the conversation relating to this will be played first.
[00:51.80]Herbie:(running up the street,out of breath)Emma! Emma,hello!
[00:56.08]Emma:Herbie!how are you,I haven't seen you for ages...
[01:01.18]Herbie:Yeah,what's it been,seven years I think.
[01:06.19]I suppose I haven't seen you since we graduated from university.
[01:11.68]What have you been up to? Emma:Oh me? Not much,
[01:16.80]I went back to Canada for a while to live with my parents in Toronto.
[01:22.78]The job market was extremely good for software programming.
[01:28.48]Herbie:But I thought your major was forensic anthropology.
[01:33.36]Weren't you studying the remains of ancient DOS programs?
[01:38.66]Emma:Very funny!
[01:41.56]But no I was only trying to make some money to pay back my student loans.
[01:47.57]The problem with Toronto was that there was so much competition
[01:53.37]and my major would not help me get promoted in the computer field,
[01:59.95]so I applied for graduate school here in England.
[02:04.55]Now we shall begin.
[02:08.05]You should answer the questions as you listen
[02:12.83]because you will not hear the recording a second time.
[02:17.74]First,you have another chance to look at questions 1 to 6.
[02:24.25]Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
[02:32.35]Herbie:(running up the street,out of breath)Emma!Emma,hello!
[02:35.43]Emma:Herbie!how are you,I haven't seen you for ages...
[02:40.42]Herbie:Yeah,what's it been,seven years I think.
[02:44.81]I suppose I haven't seen you since we graduated from university.
[02:50.68]What have you been up to? Emma:Oh me? Not much,
[02:55.88]I went back to Canada for a while to live with my parents in Toronto.
[03:01.47]The job market was extremely good for software programming.
[03:06.67]Herbie:But I thought your major was forensic anthropology.
[03:11.76]Weren't you studying the remains of ancient DOS programs?
[03:16.68]Emma:Very funny!
[03:19.58]But no I was only trying to make some money to pay back my student loans.
[03:25.66]The problem with Toronto was that there was so much competition
[03:31.07]and my major would not help me get promoted in the computer field,
[03:37.68]so I applied for graduate school here in England.
[03:41.86]Herbie:I bet you already miss the weather in Toronto.
[03:46.25]I hear it's quite lovely in spring.
[03:50.24]Emma:Right now it's not too bad,but the winter is bitterly cold.
[03:56.04]I like summertime the best by far.
[04:00.04]This summer my younger sister is getting married there.
[04:05.45]I can't wait to go back for a visit,
[04:09.16]I plan to swim in the lake near our house
[04:13.26]and not worry about school for a while.
[04:17.25]Your hometown has better weather than my hometown.
[04:22.74]Aren't you originally from Australia?
[04:27.26]Herbie:Sydney,to be exact.So what are you studying now?
[04:32.14]I am working on a master's degree in e-commerce at the University of London
[04:39.64]Herbie:And to think,in school you were always saying
[04:44.84]how much you hated to use computers!
[04:49.41]Now you're planning to work on the World Wide Web,what a surprise!
[04:55.00]Emma:I never said I "hated" computers,
[04:59.21]I just found them hard to use.
[05:03.20]Now I can't get enough of them.
[05:06.81]Besides,there is good money to be made on the Internet.
[05:11.90]Hey,enough about me.
[05:15.40]What have you been doing for the last seven years?
[05:20.00]Herbie:I've been all over the world--Egypt India,and the Far East.
[05:25.51]You name it,I've been there.
[05:29.51]Emma:That sounds really exciting! Doing what?
[05:34.21]I'm a house D.J I've spun records at disconnects all over the planet.
[05:41.50]Emma:You're a disc jockey?I can't believe it.
[05:46.31]I thought your major was chemistry.
[05:51.11]Herbie:Molecular chemistry to be precise
[05:55.21]but I decided to go in different direction
[05:59.50]I wasn't too keen on developing dangerous chemicals for multinational corporations.
[06:06.39]Emma:I bet you have not been to Inner Mongolia.
[06:10.89]Herbie:Actually,you're right.
[06:14.78]Emma goes on to ask Herbie about his hometown.
[06:20.68]Questions 1-6 according to Section 1 (1).
[06:22.67]Complete the table comparing the two towns.
[06:24.65]Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
[06:26.66]e.g.:When was the last time Emma and Herbie?
[06:28.65]Answer:At graduation 1.What does Emma major at university?( )
[06:30.66]2.Where is Herbie's hometown?( )
[06:32.65]3.What is Herbie's current employment?( )
[06:34.66]4.What is Emma's summer plans?( )
[06:36.64]5.What is Herbie surprised about?Herbie thought Emma ( )
[06:38.63]6.What does Emma want to do in the future?( )
[06:40.61]As for detailed information,please look at the book.Thank you.
[06:42.60]Section 1 (2).Emma:So,if you are such a world traveler,
[06:47.69]why are you Here in England and not somewhere strange and exotic?
[06:53.39]Herbie:Even though I was born in Sydney,
[06:57.28]I will always consider London my home.
[07:01.49]Emma:Whatever for? London doesn't have the beautiful weather
[07:06.68]or cute kangaroos and koala bears the Australia has.
[07:12.77]Herbie:Look,if I want to see animals I go to the zoo.
[07:16.87]London is my home because I've lived here far longer.
[07:21.68]When I was 10 my mum sent me to live with my aunt and uncle in Highgate,
[07:27.79]a suburb of London,to go to school.
[07:32.08]It was really tough at first.
[07:35.47]I had no friends,and my schoolmates poked fun at my Aussie accent.
[07:41.84]But after a few years,I really started to fit in.
[07:47.02]Now when I visit my Mum in Sydney I feel like a tourist.
[07:52.29]A lot has changed there in 18 years.
[07:56.60]Emma:Sorry.I didn't mean to get you all worked up.I simply meant,
[08:02.61]why are you here instead of somewhere really hip like Tokyo or Beijing.
[08:09.30]Herbie:Well,I was.I mean I've already lived abroad for seven years,
[08:14.71]and I wanted to be somewhere familiar for a while.
[08:20.01]Then,out of the blue,one of my mates called me
[08:24.71]and offered me a job as a sound engineer for a BBC television show.
[08:30.90]Now I've got good pay and a contract for four years.
[08:36.49]Emma:That's quite impressive!From test tubes to television...
[08:42.58]what a transformation! Herbie:How long are you here for?
[08:47.57]Do you plan to stay after you finish your degree?
[08:51.64]Emma:That's hard to say.I really like London,but it's so expensive.
[08:58.83]Where I live really depends on what kind of job I can find online.
[09:05.33]I've already started looking.
[09:08.73]I even applied for a company based in Sydney,
[09:13.64]though I would hate to have to leave London.
[09:17.82]I have to decide soon,because I complete my degree next term.
[09:23.41]Herbie:Sounds like you still have plenty of time.
[09:27.51]If you don't mind me asking,do you ever have free time after classes?
[09:34.51]Emma:Well I work from Thursday through Sunday evenings
[09:39.71]as a waitress.But during the week I am usually free.
[09:44.91]Herbie:That's great! I keep similar hours.
[09:49.61]How about meeting for coffee next Monday around 4pm?
[09:54.81]Emma:All right,meet me at the campus north gate next Monday.
[10:01.00]See you then.Herbie:See you Monday!
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