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Week 8: Practice test 002- Preparation for

National best students examination

I. LISTENING (50 POINTS)

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a complaint from a woman called Julie Gold and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Her complaint today was about a car booking in Baker Road. 2. The car she wanted to use was not in the correct location. 3. The advisor assumes that the previous car user was not able to park in the correct place. 4. Julie was shocked to discover that the car had been heavily damaged. 5. The advisor says that the caller will not be charged for today’s booking.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For questions 6-12, listen to a report on the blockchain technology and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided.

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? While people normally rely on a third party to complete a financial transaction, blockchain technology is challenging the (6)___________________________ radically. By using math and (7)___________________________, blockchain provides an (8)___________________________ of every transaction involving value. The future global economy will move towards one of (9)___________________________, where blockchain based transactions are open to everyone with access to the internet. Every transaction will be recorded on a(n) (10)___________________________, which means tax collection via this system is feasible in the next ten years and (11)___________________________ will be significantly reduced. The new possibiities offered by the bitcoin network to (12)___________________________ make it difficult for public authorities to enforce traditional financial regulations.

Part 3. For questions 13-17, listen to a discussion on the subject of identity and the labels that identify groups of people in society and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what your hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 13. What does Marc suggest about being labelled as ‘a philosopher’? A. It’s the label he uses most often. B. It’s not a label he could use in other contexts. C. It’s the label that best describes what he does. D. It’s only one of various labels he sometimes uses. 14. Elena suggests that the term ‘pigeonholed’ is used by people who

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A. prefer not to use labels. B. dislike the labels they have chosen. C. resent having labels applied to them. D. feel that they don’t fit under any labels. 15. Marc and Elena agree that a very strong sense of identity can A. leave people unprepared for changing circumstances. B. have adverse effects on relationships at work. C. make people too quick to categorise others. D. lead to tensions in aspects of family life. 16. When asked about labelling by the media, Elena reveals A. a determination to make it more sensitive. B. a concern about the social consequences. C. a feeling that it isn’t greatly significant. D. an acceptance that it has a part to play. 17. In his concluding comments, Marc suggests that labels of identity A. allow the individual to fit into society. B. help the individual to prioritise things in life. C. prevent the individual from being truly unique. D. stop the individual from becoming too self-obsessed Your answers

13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Part 4. For questions 18-25, listen to a report on Finland, the global education leader and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided..

Finland, the small Nordic country best known for Nokia phones, (18)___________________________ and heavy metal music is actually a leader in world education.

The Finns becomes the global education leader without turning school into (19)___________________________.

There are five reasons that set Finland apart:

- No child gets left behind literally. …