IELTS Practice Test Volume 6

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Part 1: Question 1 - 10

1 A
2 B
3 I Block
4 C Block
5 Student Canteen

6 have an interview/be interviewed
7 2 p.m.
8 PASTEL
9 041298735
10 BI 690011

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

11 C
12 C
13 A
14 9th September
15 music/opera

16 Festival Club
17 14th September
18 Performing Arts Centre
19 City Football Club
20 Under the Stars

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

21 C
22 329,758
23 about/over/more than 3 million
24 75%/3/4 of population
25 friendly and warm

26 continuing to grow/growing
27 Japan
28 tourism/number of tourists
29 education and technology
30 Eastern and Western

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

31 thousands of years
32 has (been) grown
33 34 C,E
35 36 C,E

37 dried fruit(s)
38 seaweed
39 cereals
40 www.vegsoc.org

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-2

Choose the correct letter from A- C for each answer.

Example: Why is Peter tired?

A The exam was long.

B He got up early this morning.

C He studied until late the previous night.

Why can’t Peter relax over the three-week vacation?

A He needs to earn some money.
B He’s worried about next semester.
C He can’t afford to go away.

Answer: A

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The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “Peter”, “can’t relax” and “three-week vacation”.
From the question, we can assume that we have to find the reason why Peter can’t relax during vacation.
First, we can hear the woman says “we're on holidays for three glorious weeks” which is a clue for us, so we should focus on next information.
Then we hear Peter answers “I’m broke and if I'm going to have enough money to get through next semester, I'll have to get a job over the holidays”. From this sentence, we can infer that Peter have to get a job over the holidays to have money, so he can’t relax during holiday. Therefore, answer for Q1 must be A. He needs to earn some money.

What does Crystal plan to do on the holidays?

A She’s going to visit her family.
B She’s going to get a job.
C She hasn't got any idea.

Answer: B

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The keyword of Q2 must be “Crystal”, “plan” and “holidays”.
From the question, we can assume that answer of this question must be an activity of Crystal in holiday.
In the response of Crystal which is “As much as I'd like to go home to see my family, I think I’ll have to get a job as well”, we can be confused between “go home” and “get a job”. But we have to be careful as Crystal says although she would like to go home, she think she have to get a job. The phrase “have to” helps us determine that she will get a job instead of go home.
From above analysis, we can conclude that the answer for Q2 must be B. She’s going to get a job.

Questions 3-5

Listen to the directions and identify the place names of Questions 3-5 on the campus map below.

Choose your answers from the list of place names in the box.

NOTE: there are more place names listed than you will need

List of Place Names:

I Block

Student Employment Office

Student Canteen

Book shop

C Block

3 Answer: I Block

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For Q3, Q4, Q5, we have to identify the places name in the campus map so the keyword concerned in those questions is “the campus map”.
First, Peter says “I’ve got a map here of the campus”, this is the signal for 3 following questions.
Then Crystal’s next sentence “We’ve just come out of N Block - here we are here”, so we can determine that the students are now on the right bottom of the map.
After that, we hear Peter’s question “What’s the building opposite us?” which mentions about the place of Q3.
Crystal’s response “That's the International Centre” and Peter’s confirmation “Oh right - I see, it says I Block.”, so we can infer that I Block is name of place Q3. Therefore , answer of Q3 is I Block.

4 Answer: C Block

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For Q4, firstly we hear Peter says “we'll head past D Block, go between B and C Blocks”, which means they will go through D Block and go on the road between the B Block and the place of Q4. From this sentence, we can easily found that the name of Q4’s place is C Block.
So, correct answer of Q4 is C Block

5 Answer: Student Canteen

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Looking at the map, we know that position of Q5 is next to A Block, near the Sport Fields and Main Entrance.
Crystal suggests “How about going to the student canteen before we get to Y Block” and after that, she adds “It's just on the other side of A Block - near the main entrance.” From her information, we know that Student Canteen is on the other side of A Block and near the main entrance, this is totally compatible with position of Q5 so answer for Q5 must be Student Canteen.

Questions 6-7

Complete the sentences below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

First, Peter and Crystal must have a/an 6

Peter and Crystal arrange to meet at 7 on Friday.

6 Answer: have an interview/be interviewed

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The keywords of Q6 are “First”, “Peter and Crystal”, “must have”.
From the question, we can assume that answer must be a noun.
At the beginning of this conversation, we will hear that they are discussing about enrolling in vacation jobs. And then, the receptionist mentions about how to get a job. As she says “You will need to register, but before you do that, you’ll need to be interviewed”. In this sentence, we can be misled as register is mentioned first so we can think answer is registration.
However, the receptionist says that “before you do that, you’ll need to be interviewed”. The phrase “before you do that” helps us determine that interview is the first condition for the students. So we can conclude that answer of Q6 must be an interview.

7 Answer: 2 p.m.

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q7 are “meet at” and “Friday”.
From the question, we can assume that answer can be a place or a point of time.
We first will hear the receptionist asks “Would you like to make an appointment to have an interview?” which is a signal for us.
Then, we can hear that she mentions about Friday: “So, it's either Friday - that's tomorrow or next Thursday” so we know that the answer will appear soon.
After that, she give out two options which are “tomorrow morning at 9:30” or “after 2 tomorrow afternoon”
Next, we will hear that Peter asks Crystal if 9:30 all right but Crystal rejects this option and asks “could we make it at 2?”. Peter’s answer “No problem” and receptionist’s confirmation “OK - that's for 2 o'clock then” help us assure that 2 p.m is the time which is agreed by all of them.
So, answer of Q7 must be 2 p.m.

Questions 8-10

Complete the table below.

Use NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

	Surname	Contact Phono Number	Student Number
Peter	8	9	B 723466
Crystal	LU	~	10

8 Answer: PASTEL

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The keyword concern in Q8 must be “surname” and “Peter”. In this question, we need to find out Peter’s surname.
The question from receptionist “What's your surname?” is a clue for us so we know answer will appear soon.
Right after that, we can hear Peter’s response “Pastel” and he also helps us to have the most correct answer by spelling “P-A-S-T-E-L”.
So, answer of Q8 is Pastel.

9 Answer: 041298735

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The keywords of Q9 are “Contact Phone Number” and “Peter”.
From the question, we can assume that answer must be a list of numbers.
The signal appears when the receptionist asks “a contact phone number please?”
Then we hear Peter responses “My mobile is 0412 987 35” help us determine the answer.
So, answer of Q9 is 0412 987 35.

10 Answer: BI 690011

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The keywords of Q10 are “Student Number” and “Crystal” so the answer must be a list of letters or/and numbers.
After having phone number, the receptionist continues to require information about their student number in the sentence “Thank you and I'll need your Student Number as well”
And Peter’s answer which is “Mine is B (for Business) 7 2 3 4 double 6” may mislead us because we need to find out Crystal’s student number.
After that, Crystal also answers “And mine is B (for Business as well) I 6 9 double zero, double 1”. From her sentence, we can conclude that correct answer of Q10 is BI690011.

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Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter from A-C for each answer.

The main aim of the festival spokesperson at the gathering is to

A welcome visitors to Brisbane.
B give away some tickets to the Brisbane Festival.
C provide information regarding the Festival.

Answer: C

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The keywords of Q11 are “main aim” and “the festival spokesperson”
At the beginning of the audio, we will hear the speaker introduce about “Brisbane Festival” and this is the signal for us
Then, the speaker continues “The Brisbane Festival aims to promote cultural understanding and interaction”. We can see the words “The Brisbane Festival” and “aims to” are respectively compatible with key words “the festival spokesperson” and “main aim”, so we can infer that promote cultural understanding and interaction is answer for Q11
Because the word “promote” in this sentences is close to “provide information” in answer C, so we can conclude that answer for Q11 must be C. provide information regarding the Festival.

The program for the Brisbane Festival includes performers from

A local and international destinations.
B Australian, Asian and European destinations.
C Australian and international destinations.

Answer: C

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The keywords concerned in Q12 must be “Brisbane Festival” and “performers from”
We can hear that the speaker mentions about performances in the sentence “we've scheduled performances in public places” so we know that following information will contain answer.
After that, the speaker instantly starts to list “Southbank Parklands and the City Gardens as well as the more traditional indoor venues - the Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane Convention Centre, the Brisbane Powerhouse and some of our university campuses”. From this information, we can know that the performers are from Australian and other international destinations.
So, answer for Q12 must be C. Australian and international destinations.

The Brisbane Festival will schedule activities and performances

A at indoor and outdoor venues.
B over 290 days.
C in traditional performance centres around the city.

Answer: A

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The keywords of Q13 are “activities” and “performances”
Also in the introduction about activities and performances of the festival, we can hear the speaker says that “we've scheduled performances in public places… as well as the more traditional indoor venues”. From this sentence, we can be sure that The Brisbane Festival will schedule activities and performances both indoor and outdoor.
So, the right answer for Q13 is A. at indoor and outdoor venues.

Questions 14-20

Complete the table below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Type of Activity	Date	Time	Name of Event	Venue
Music	8 Sept	8 p.m.	Israel Philharmonic Orchestra	Performing Arts Centre
Drain a	14	6:30 p.m.	Monkey	Power House
15	11 Sept	8 p.m.	Sumi Jo with Queensland Orchestra	Performing Arts Centre
Music	Wed - Sat	~	16	City Gardens
Visual Arts	From 17	~	Asia-Pacific Triennial	Art Gallery
Dram a	15 Sept	6 p.m.	Slava's Snowshow	18
Music	20 Sept	8 p.m.	Barbara Fordham in concert	19
Poetry	From 22 Sept	~	Poetry Festival	~
Writing	4 Oct - G Oct	~	Writers' Festival	~
Music	6 Oct	6 p.m.	Opera 20	City Gardens

14 Answer: 9th September

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The keyword of Q14 is “date” so the answer may be a point of time.
Three other important clues – “6:30 pm”,“Monkey” and “Powerhouse” which have been provided in the table give us extra information about the name of the play, time and place.
At first, we will hear the speaker introduces the first event will happen at September 8. Then, she continues “And then for something completely different, MONKEY which is a play - is showing at the Powerhouse at 6:30 on the following night.” From two above points, we can deduce that the Monkey play will happen at September 9.
So, the correct answer of Q14 is September 9.

15 Answer: music/opera

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For Q15, we have to find information about type of activity
The other clues about this event are the place - Performing Arts Centre, the name of the event - Sumi Jo with Queensland Orchestra and time and date -8 pm and Sep 11.
We will first hear the speaker mentions about this event in the sentence “world-renowned soprano Sumi Jo is performing with the Queensland Orchestra on September 11” so we know that the following part will include the answer.
After that, she says “She will be starting at 8 p.m. - if you can’t make it then, though, she will be performing some opera at later performances”. From this sentence, we know that the activity she is mentioning about is opera.
So, correct answer of Q15 is opera.

16 Answer: Festival Club

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The keyword concerned in Q16 is “name of the event”.
The other clues about this event are type of activity – music, date – Wed to Sat and the place – City Gardens.
First, we will hear the speaker mentions about music as following: “Festival Club is going to be held every evening from Wednesdays to Saturdays at the City Gardens”. And the information about this Festival Club is absolutely in line with the clues of this question.
So, we can assure that correct answer of Q16 must be Festival Club.

17 Answer: 14th September

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For Q17, we have to find information about date of Asia-Pacific Triennial event, Visual Arts type which take place at Art Gallery.
Firstly, we can hear that the speaker introduce an event for anyone who is interested in Visual Arts. Then we hear additional information that she provides such as the Art Gallery or Asia-Pacific Triennial, it is sure that this is the right event that we need to find out its date. And the date is mentioned twice in her sentence: the first one is September 13 which mislead us because after that she says sorry and provide the right one which is September 14.
So, correct answer of Q17 must be September 14 or 14th September.

18 Answer: Performing Arts Centre

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The keyword of Q18 is “venue” so the answer may be a place.
The other clues about this event are type of activity – Drama, date and time–6 p.m on 15 September and the name of the event – Slava's Snowshow.
This event is mentioned when the speaker says “If you like drama, you'll have to see Slava's Snowshow the next day, at the Performing Arts Centre… It starts at 6”. From this sentence, we can see much information which is compatible with our key words such as: “drama”, “Slava's Snowshow”, “the next day” (= “15 September”) and “6” so we can conclude that this event is taken place at the Performing Arts Centre.
Therefore answer of Q18 must be Performing Arts Centre.

19 Answer: City Football Club

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The answer of Q19 is also venue or a place.
The other clues about this event are type of activity – Music, date and time – 8 p.m on 20 September and the name of the event – Barbara Fordham in concert.
At the beginning of the introduction, the speaker mentions about Barbara Fordham which is a clear signal for us.
After that, the speaker continues to provide information about this event “Barbara Fordham will be performing a series of concerts at the City Football Club from September 20” and “Concerts start at 8 - as I said at the City Football Club”. From these clues, we can infer that the place of this event is City Football Club.
So, answer of Q19 must be City Football Club.

20 Answer: Under the Stars

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The keywords of Q20 are “name of the event” and “opera”
The other clues about this event are type of activity – Music, date and time – 6 p.m on 6 October and the place – City Gardens.
We will hear the speaker says that “And if you don't go to anything else, you simply must go to the Opera Under the Stars at City Gardens. This will be the grand finale on October 6th”. These information in this sentence is suitable with the clues from the table so we can deduce this is the mentioned event in Q20.
From what she introduces, the name of this event will be Opera Under the Stars and we can make sure again thanks to her reminder “So remember that one, Opera Under the Stars -starting at 6 on October 6.”
So, the correct answer for Q20 is Under the Stars.

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Part 3: Questions 21-30

Question 21

Choose the correct letter from A - C for each answer.

Who are Nancy and Jenny?

A students from Singapore and Malaysia
B students who have travelled to Singapore and Malaysia
C students who have researched Singapore and Malaysia

Answer: C

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The keyword concerned in Q21 are “who”, “Nancy and Jenny”
At the beginning of the conversation, we can hear the tutor mentions about “Nancy and Jenny… presenting … profiles on Asia” and the question “You looked at Singapore and Malaysia, didn’t you?”.
From above information, we can easily reason out that Nancy and Jenny are doing some research about Singapore and Malaysia. Therefore correct answer of Q21 must be C. student who have researched Singapore and Malaysia.

Questions 22-24

Complete the table below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

**COUNTRY PROFILES**
	Singapore	Malaysia
Area of land:	630 square kilometres	22 square kilometres
Population: Approximate ethnic mix:	23 24 Chinese 14% Malay 9% Indian	Under 24 million 65% Malay (Bumiputera) 26% Chinese 8% Indian

22 Answer: 329,758

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The keyword concerned in Q22 must be “area of land” and “Malaysia”.
From the question, we know that we need to find the area of Malaysia for Q22.
First, we hear Jenny says that “total land area of Singapore is…” so we know the following part will contain information about are. Then after mentioning about area of Singapore, she continues to give us information about area of Malaysia in the sentence “whilst Malaysia's was 329,758 square kilometres”.
Therefore answer of Q22 is 329,758.

23 Answer: about/over/more than 3 million

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The keyword concerned in Q23 is “population” and “Singapore”, so we should recognize information about population of Singapore
Also in the speech of Jenny, we hear that “Malaysia is a much larger nation with a bigger population”. The phrase “bigger population” is a clue for us. We have to focus on next information.
Then we hear she mentions “Singapore has just over 3 million.” So we know that the population of Singapore is over 3 million
Hence, answer for Q23 can be about/over/more than 3 million.

24 Answer: 75%/3/4 of population

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The keywords concerned in Q24 must be “approximate ethnic mix”, “Singapore” and “Chinese”.
From the question sheet, we know that missing information is the percentage of Chinese group in ethnic mix.
In the question of the tutor “Did you look at their population mix?”, we can hear the phrase “population mix” which is compatible with “approximate ethnic mix”. Then in the student’s answers, she mentions “The breakdown of the population”. From above, so we can sure that following information will contain the answer.
Then after talking about Malaysia, she says “In Singapore, three quarters of the population is Chinese”. From this sentence, we can easily find out that Chinese is making up of three quarters the total. Therefore, answer for this question can be 75%/3/4 of population

Questions 25-30

Complete the sentences below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Australia's relationship with Singapore has been 25

Trade between Singapore and Australia is 26

Singapore and Malaysia share US and 27 as their top trading partners.

There has been an increase in 28 between Australia and Malaysia.

Nancy found that the government in Singapore invested a lot in 29

Nancy and Jenny thought that Malaysia has a good balance of 30 customs.

25 Answer: friendly and warm

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The keyword concerned in Q25 is “Australia’s relationship with Singapore”.
From the question, we can assume that answer should be an adjective
First we hear a clue when the tutor says “Australia has had a fairly stable relationship with Singapore”. Then the student answers “Umm, yes. Singapore and Australia have always maintained a friendly and warm relationship”. From her answer, we can conclude that friendly and warm is correct answer of Q25.

26 Answer: continuing to grow/growing

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The keyword concerned in Q26 must be “trade between Singapore and Australia”
This keyword appears when Nancy says “So, trade between Singapore and Australia is continuing to grow”. So continuing to grow/growing is answer of Q26.

27 Answer: Japan

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The keyword concerned in Q27 must be “Singapore and Malaysia”, “share”, “top trading partners”
From the question, we can assume that answer must be name of a country that is one of top trading partners of both Singapore and Malaysia.
During they talk about trade between Singapore and Australia, we can hear the key word “Singapore’s top three trading partners”. And we have to be careful because we can misunderstand that Australia is one of Singapore’s top three trading partners. But as she says, “but we’re not one of Singapore’s top three trading partners”. So in this case, the answer isn’t Australia.
Then she continue list out the top three trading partners which are US, Japan and Malaysia.
Then the other student give information that “Malaysia’s top three trading partners are the US, Japan and Singapore”.
From above 2 sentences, we can infer that US and Japan are in top trading partners of both Singapore and Malaysia. As US has been mentioned in the question, we can conclude that Japan is correct answer of Q27

28 Answer: tourism/number of tourists

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The keyword concerned in Q28 must be “increase”, “Australia and Malaysia”
From the question, we can assume that missing information is a factor that has increased between Australia and Malaysia
When we hear the tutor asks “What did you discover about the relationship between Malaysia and Australia?”, we know that the answer will appear soon.
Then in student’s reply, we hear “there have been an increasing number of tourists travelling between the two countries”. It is clear that “increasing” and “two countries” are respectively compatible with “increase” and “Australia and Malaysia” in the question. So answer of Q28 must be number of tourists/tourism

29 Answer: education and technology

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The keyword concerned in Q29 must be “government in Singapore” and “invested…in”
From the question, we can assume that missing information are areas that receive a lot of investment from Singaporean government.
When Nancy says “The Singaporean government is spending a lot of money on education and technology”, two phrases “The Singaporean government” and “is spending a lot of money” totally match with the key words in question. So we can conclude that education and technology are the areas that receive much investment from Singaporean government. Therefore, education and technology is correct answer of Q29

30 Answer: Eastern and Western

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The keyword of Q30 must be “Malaysia”, “good balance”, “customs”
In the next part of conversation, the tutor asks and the student gives much information about Malaysians.
As she mentions, “Malaysians were much more Asian in their way of thinking, although they seem to mix Eastern and Western traditions easily”. In this sentence, the phrases “Malaysians”, “mix…easily” and “traditions” have same meaning as “Malaysia”, “good balance”, “customs” in the question. So we can infer that Eastern and Western is correct answer of Q30.

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Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-32

Complete the notes below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

For 31 there have been vegetarians.

True vegans will only eat food which 32

31 Answer: thousands of years

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The keywords of Q31 must be “for”, “there have been vegetarians”.
At the beginning of the lecture, we can hear the speaker says “Vegetarianism has been practised for thousands of years” in which the phrase “Vegetarianism has been practiced for” is compatible with the key words. Therefore we can infer that thousands of years is answer of Q31.

32 Answer: has (been) grown

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The keyword of Q32 must be “true vegans”, “only eat food”
From the question, we can assume that missing information is a kind or a characteristic of food.
In the next part of lecture, the speaker mentions lots of information about three groups of vegetarian so we can be confused.
After explaining about 3 sub-groups of vegetarian, we hear the speaker mentions “strict vegans who will only eat vegetables, fruit, beans or pulses - that is, food that has been grown”. In this sentence, we can see “strict vegans” is same meaning as keyword “true vegans”, so we can infer that has been grown is answer of Q32

Questions 33-34

Choose TWO letters from A-E for each answer.

Which two reasons are NOT given in the lecture for adopting vegetarianism?

A religious beliefs
B environmental reasons
C peer pressure
D cost
E social acceptance

33-34 Answer: C,E

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In Q33 & Q34, we have to find 2 reasons that are NOT given for adopting vegetarianism.
When the lecturer says “let’s review the myriad of reasons given for adopting a vegetarian diet”, we know that following part will contain information of this question.
Then when we hear “the majority of vegetarians have adopted a vegetarian diet because of their religious beliefs”, we can assure that religious beliefs is one of the reasons. So A. religious beliefs will not be answer of Q33 and Q34 and we eliminate answer A.
Then he mentions “some people just don’t like the taste of meat and others simply can’t afford to buy it”. The phrase “can’t afford to buy it” is compatible with answer D. cost so we will eliminate answer D. out of the list of reasons.
In the next part, the lecturer mentions lots of information about “resources”, “Land resources”, “arable lands” and the sentence “it is wrong to allocate these resources to raising those animals…” which are related to environment. So we can infer that environment is one of the reasons. Therefore we eliminate answer B.
From above analysis, we can conclude that answer C. peer pressure and E. social acceptance are not mentioned as reasons for adopting vegetarianism. Hence answer for Q33 & Q34 must be C and E

Questions 35-36

Choose TWO letters from A-E for each answer.

Which two health issues are NOT used in the lecture to promote vegetarianism as healthy?

A reduced heart disease
B lower risk of contracting cancer
C reduced blood sugar levels
D fewer weight-related problems
E lower risk of stomach ulcers

35-36 Answer: C,E

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The key words concerned in Q35 and Q36 must be “health issues”, “NOT”, “promote vegetarianism as healthy”.
For Q35 & Q36, we have to find out 2 issues that are NOT mentioned to promote vegetarianism as healthy
First, we hear the speaker mentions that “Can we live without meat in our diet and is living a vegetarian lifestyle indeed more healthy”, so we can sure that next part will contain information about relationship between vegetarian and health.
Then the speaker provides information as following: “The incidence of heart disease and cancer … are significantly lower in non-meat-eaters”. This information is compatible with answer A. reduced heart disease, so we can eliminate A.
Then there is information that “the risks from certain cancers are reduced by up to 40% in a vegetarian diet” so B. lower risk of contracting cancer is not correct answer
After that we can hear “you don’t see too many overweight vegetarians, do you?” and “Vegetarians consume less fat and protein than we do”. This information indicate about answer D. fewer weight-related problem, so we also eliminate D.
From above analysis, we can conclude that A, B, and D are health issues that mentioned as promotion for vegetarianism. Therefore correct answer for Q35 & Q36 must be C & E

Questions 37-39

Complete the following table.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

VITAMIN AND MINERAL INTAKE
	Available lo non- vegetarians in ...	Available to most vegetarians in...	Available lo lacto-vegetarans and vegans in . .
Iron	meat	spinach, prune juice or 37	~
B12	meat, fish and dairy products	dairy or soy products and 38	vegetable margarines, soy products and some 39

37 Answer: dried fruit(s)

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The key words concerned in Q37 are “most vegetarians”, “iron”, “spinach, prune juice”
From the question, we can assume that missing information is a noun which is a kind of food that supply iron for most vegetarians
The sentence “recommended amounts of iron are not easily found in a vegetarian diet” and “where can such vitamin and mineral replacements be found in the vegetarian diet'?” are clues for us so we should focus on next information.
Then we hear he mentions that “good sources of iron are spinach, prune juice or dried fruit”. With this sentence, we can easily determine that dried fruit is one of iron sources besides spinach, prune juice. So dried fruit is correct answer of Q37.

38 Answer: seaweed

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The keyword of Q38 must be “ most vegetarians”, “B12”, “dairy or soya products”
From the question, we can assume that missing information is a noun which is a kind of food that supply B12 for most vegetarians
After mentioning about iron, the speaker continue with “B12, on the other hand, …”. This introduction is a clue for us to focus on next part.
And the sentence “low amounts of B12 can be found in dairy products as well as soy products or seaweed” helps us determine that besides dairy products and soy products, seaweed is a source that provide B12. So answer for Q38 must be seaweed.

39 Answer: cereals

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The keyword of Q39 must be “ lacto-vegetarian and vegan”, “B12”, “Vegetable margarines”, “soy products”
From the question, we can assume that missing information is a noun which is a kind of food that supply B12 for lacto-vegetarian and vegan
The first clue appears when the lecturer says “For the stricter lacto-vegetarian and vegan, B12…”, so we know the answer will appear soon.
Then we hear “Vegetable margarines, some soy products and breakfast cereals are the most common sources”. “Vegetable margarines”, “soy products” and cereals are mentioned as sources of B12. Therefore we can conclude that is cereals answer of Q39.

Question 40

Complete the sentence below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer.

The website address given for the UK Vegetarian Society is 40

40 Answer: www.vegsoc.org

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For Q40, we have to find out the website address about vegetarianism that is mentioned in the lecture.
We can easily hear this information when the speaker says “There’s an excellent website … on vegetarianism - it’s www.vegsoc.org”. Hence, www.vegsoc.org is correct answer of Q40.

Part 4

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SECTION 1

You will hear two friends talking outside an examination room about working over the vacation period.

First, look at Questions 1 to 5.

[SHORT PAUSE]

You will see that there is an example already done for you. For this question only the conversation relating to the example will be played first.

Crystal: Hi Peter - I’m so pleased that exam’s over!

Peter: Me too Crystal - I’m exhausted. I stayed up late studying last night and then got up early this morning.

Crystal: Well, you can rest now - we’re on holidays for three glorious weeks.

Peter said he stayed up late studying last night, so C is the correct answer.

Now we shall begin. You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.

Now listen carefully and answer Questions 1 to 5.

Crystal: Hi Peter - I’m so pleased that exam's over!

Peter: Me too Crystal - I'm exhausted. I stayed up late last night studying and then got up early this morning.

Crystal: Well, you can rest now - we're on holidays for three glorious weeks.

Peter: That is a nice thought. Unfortunately though, I’m broke and if I'm going to have enough money to get through next semester, I'll have to get a job over the holidays.

Crystal: Yes, I've been thinking the same thing myself. As much as I'd like to go home to see my family, I think I’ll have to get a job as well. Have you got any ideas or contacts?

Peter: Well, as a matter of fact, I’m going to go to the Student Employment Office. Do you want to come with me?

Crystal: Sure, if you don’t mind. Where is it?

Peter: Let me see - (TAKES OUT PAPER) - I’ve got a map here of the campus. It's up here in Y Block.

Crystal: Oh, boy - we're a long way away from there! We’ve just come out of N Block - here we are here.

Peter: Yes, N Block. Well, we can turn right and follow Circular Drive around but that's the long way. What’s the building opposite us?

Crystal: That's the International Centre -I learnt English there before starting my Bachelor of Business.

Peter: Oh right - I see, it says I Block. I guess I stands for International. Well, let’s cross Circular Drive and walk up to the right -

Crystal: No, there’s lots of trees and gardens there - we'd better go to the left of the building. You can’t get through otherwise.

Peter: OK - we'll head past D Block, go between B and C Blocks and then across the sports fields to Y Block.

Crystal: OK, but I'm really hungry. How about going to the student canteen before we get to Y Block? It's just on the other side of A Block - near the main entrance.

Peter: Good idea - I didn't have breakfast this morning. I'm starving! Let's go.

Peter and Crystal arrive at the Student Employment Office and the receptionist meets them.

As you listen to the rest of the conversation., answer Questions 6 to 1.0.

Before the conversation continues, read Questions 6 to 10.

[SHORT PAUSE]

Receptionist: Good morning - can I help you?

Peter: Good morning - yes, we’d both like to find some vacation work.

Receptionist: Right - for this vacation period?

Peter & Crystal: Yes. Mm - hmm.

Receptionist: Have you registered with us?

Peter & Crystal: No.

Receptionist: Oh - you have left it a bit late. Students usually register with us around midsemester.

Peter: - Really?

Receptionist: Yes, but never mind. You will need to register, but before you do that, you’ll need to be interviewed by one of our consultants.

Peter: Oh -I thought you would just give us a list of job vacancies and we would contact those places directly.

Receptionist: No, we don’t give out contacts until after you've been interviewed and registered.

Peter: I see.

Receptionist: Would you like to make an appointment to have an interview?

Peter & Crystal: Yes, please. Yes - as soon as possible.

Receptionist: Let me see - today’s Thursday 11th. Our consultants are here tomorrow but they are going on a Staff In-service from next Monday to Wednesday. So, it's either Friday - that's tomorrow or next Thursday.

Peter: Couldn’t we see one of them this afternoon?

Receptionist: No, they are fully booked I’m afraid. End of semester is the busiest time for job placements, as you can imagine. There has been a cancellation for tomorrow morning at 9:30 or you can come after 2 tomorrow afternoon.

Peter: Can we be interviewed together?

Receptionist: Yes, I’m sure that would be OK.

Peter: Crystal, is 9:30 all right with you?

Crystal: Yes that suits me. Actually, I’m going to the dentist tomorrow - let me check the time. (LOOKS UP DIARY) Hang on, the dentist is at 9, so could we make it at 2?

Peter: No problem.

Receptionist: OK - that's for 2 o'clock then. What's your surname?

Peter: Pastel. P-A-S-T-E-L. Peter’s my first name.

Receptionist: Thanks - and yours?

Crystal: My surname’s Lu. L-U. My first name's Crystal - that’s C - R - Y - S - T - A - L.

Receptionist: Right - a contact phone number please?

Peter: My mobile is 0412 987 35.

Receptionist: Thank you and I'll need your Student Number as well, so I can access your files.

Peter: Mine is B (for Business) 7 2 3 4 double 6.

Crystal: And mine is B (for Business as well) I 6 9 double zero, double 1.

Receptionist: That’s BI69 double 0, double 1 for you Peter and...

Crystal & Peter: No, that's mine - Wrong way around.

(ALL LAUGH)

Receptionist: Oops! - it's BI69 double zero, double 1 for Crystal, and B7234 double 6 for Peter. I'll just put an arrow next to your names to show what I've done wrong! Right then -see you both.

Peter & Crystal: Bye. Thanks a lot.

That is the end of Section 1, You now have 1/2 minute to check your Answers,

[PAUSE]

Now turn to Section 2 of your Listening Question Booklet.

SECTION 2

You will hear a speaker from the Brisbane Festival talking to some international visitors in Brisbane, Australia.

As you listen to the talk, answer Questions 11 to 20.

Before you listen, look at Questions 11 to 20.

[SHORT PAUSE]

SPEAKER:

Good evening - umm, I’ve been asked to tell you all about the Brisbane Festival which is being held here in Brisbane from September 8th to October 6th.You are all of course, welcome to come along to the various activities that we have planned while you’re visiting our city. We’re happy to announce that we have some free tickets which I’ll hand out later.

The Brisbane Festival is held every year in a number of venues around Brisbane, not only to show off our own local talent but also to celebrate the incredible talent that we have in the Australian and the South-East Asian region. It’s a great time for us to catch up with our interstate and international friends and we're thrilled that this year we have a record number of performances from South-East Asian participants. We have seen an increased amount of interest from European and American artists in recent years and we welcome them as well.

Our goal is to bring people together through art by making art accessible to everyone. The Brisbane Festival aims to promote cultural understanding and interaction.

Right. Well - as you experienced today, we have a wonderful climate here in Brisbane - our average temperature is about 24° Celsius and we have something like 290 sunny days a year. Naturally we want to take advantage of this - so we've scheduled performances in public places such as Southbank Parklands and the City Gardens as well as the more traditional indoor venues - the Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane Convention Centre, the Brisbane Power House and some of our university campuses.

I'll hand out a copy of the program shortly but I'd like to tell you about some of the highlights of the program and encourage you to enjoy as many of them as possible. I can also give you details on how to get to tine venues.

The first event that I'll be seeing is the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Performing Arts Centre tomorrow night - that’s September 8. It starts at 8 p.m. and because there is one performance only, you should get there well before 8 p.m. - say 7:30 at the latest. And then for something completely different, MONKEY which is a play - is showing at the Powerhouse at 6:30 on the following night. So you will have two late nights in a row but they are such different performances that I think you have to see both of them. MONKEY is based on a 16th Century Chinese story - you might have seen the television series ... I can't wait for that one.

We also have plenty of music on the itinerary-for those of you who like to hear arias, world-renowned soprano Sumi Jo is performing with the Queensland Orchestra on September 11th. She will be starting at 8 p.m. - if you can’t make it then, though, she will be performing some opera at later performances. And talking about music, Festival Club is going to be held every evening from Wednesdays to Saturdays at the City Gardens - Festival Club features music from around the world. I’m sure this will be very popular with the younger members of our group and you’ll feel very relaxed in the cool, spring Brisbane evenings under the stars ... The City Gardens is one of our most popular venues.

For those of you who are interested in Visual Arts, from September 13 - no, I'm sorry September 14 -the Art Gallery will be displaying works in the Asia-Pacific Triennial. There are details of that display in the handout.

If you like drama, you'll have to see Slava's Snowshow the next day, at the Performing Arts Centre. It is a Russian production which has been wowing audiences from Moscow to London. It starts at 6 - again, don’t be late because I’m sure that will be very popular and the Performing Arts Centre has limited seating.

Barbara Fordham will be performing a series of concerts at the City Football Club from September 20 -she has the most wonderful voice and you won’t want to miss one of her concerts particularly if you like blues music. Concerts start at 8 - as I said at the City Football Club.

We also have a Poetry and Writers Festival happening in Brisbane if you’re into that. The Poetry Festival starts on September 22th and the Writers Festival will be on from October 4 to October 6.

And if you don't go to anything else, you simply must go to the Opera Under the Stars at City Gardens. This will be the grand finale on October 6th - it really will be fantastic and I expect there will be fireworks and all sorts of exciting things going on. So remember that one, Opera Under the Stars -starting at 6 on October 6.

OK - that’s it from me. I really hope that you take the time to join in whenever you can with the Brisbane Festival celebrations. If you want any more information please come and see me - the information booklets and tickets are at the front door. Have a good night everyone and enjoy your time in Brisbane.

That is the end of Section 2. You now have 1/2 minute to check your answers.

Now turn to Section 3 of your Listening Question Booklet.

SECTION 3

In this section you will hear two students presenting a tutorial on two Asian countries, Singapore and Malaysia.

First, look at Questions 21 to 30.

[SHORT PAUSE]

Now listen to the two students and answer Questions 21 to 30.

Tutor: Nancy and Jenny are presenting the first of our profiles on Asia today. You looked at Singapore and Malaysia, didn’t you?

Nancy: Yes, and we found lots of similarities between the two countries.

Tutor: Did you follow the outline that I gave you?

Jenny: Yes, we did. Um, first of all the total land area of Singapore is 630 square kilometres, whilst Malaysia's was 329,758 square kilometres. Obviously Malaysia is a much larger nation with a bigger population - almost 24 million. It is bigger than Australia’s population, in fact - we have 19,700,000. Um, Singapore has just over 3 million.

Tutor: Did you look at their population mix?

Nancy: The population of both Malaysia and Singapore are multi-racial - they each have a mixture of Malays, Chinese, Indians and other ethnic groups as well, who all live quite harmoniously together. The breakdown of the population is different though. In Malaysia, the Malays or Bumiputeras as they are called, outnumber the Chinese and the Indians. They make up about 65% of the population. In Singapore, three quarters of the population is Chinese with only a few hundred thousand Malays and Indians. English is widely used in Malaysia as well as in Singapore.

Jenny: Yes, they all study compulsory English at school and adults use English a lot in their daily lives. For many years, Singaporeans have been sending their children abroad to study in English-speaking countries. And in recent years, Malaysians are also studying overseas and getting overseas work experience.

Tutor: Australia has had a fairly stable relationship with Singapore over the years - can you briefly talk about that?

Nancy: Umm, yes. Singapore and Australia have always maintained a friendly and warm relationship. As Jon said, many students come to Australia to study here and often they stay here to work. Similarly, lots of Australians live and work in Singapore. Singapore was one of the first Asian countries to really take advantage of its geographical location and the technological advances that were made at the end of last century. It has a strong economy.

Jenny: Singapore and Australia signed an expanded trade accord in February which covers all sorts of subjects from education through to customs procedures at the airports! It's accepted that this accord will really strengthen ties between the two countries.

Nancy: So, trade between Singapore and Australia is continuing to grow but we’re not one of Singapore’s top three trading partners. They’re the US, Japan and Malaysia.

Jenny: Yes, and interestingly but not surprisingly I guess, Malaysia’s top three trading partners are the US, Japan and Singapore.

Tutor: Yes, Singapore and Malaysia are neighbours so you would expect that. What did you discover about the relationship between Malaysia and Australia?

Jenny: Well, um, it hasn't been as stable as Singapore and Australia's friendship. Malaysians and Australians get along well on a personal level - there have been an increasing number of tourists travelling between the two countries. So, it isn’t just the students who are coming here. Historically, Australia and Malaysia and for that matter Singapore as well, have a lot in common - you know, with the British Colonialists. Malaysia, now, doesn’t want to blindly follow western ideas, which is fair enough.

Tutor: Yes -this is something that we’ll talk about later in the semester - Australia’s international relations in the region.

Jenny: There do seem to be misunderstandings and disagreements between Malaysia and Australia, but diplomats say that these are exaggerated by the media.

Tutor: Yes, we all know the power that the media has. Was there anything else?

Nancy: Well, um, yes - what I found was that Singaporeans are generally regarded as well - educated, well-travelled - knowledgeable. They enjoy a quality of life that is envied in other countries - especially in other Asian countries. The Singaporean government is spending a lot of money on education and technology.

Tutor: Is this going to continue - did you look at the government’s agenda for the future?

Nancy: They are developing a knowledge-based economy. Unlike other South-East Asian countries, Singapore hasn’t been dependent on the production and export of commodities. They intend to be IT driven with a highly skilled economy.

Tutor: I see and how did this differ in Malaysia?

Jenny: Well, the Malaysians are very enterprising people. They're well-educated and highly skilled too. Like the Singaporeans, they've got a strong work ethic. We both felt that of the two countries, Malaysians were much more Asian in their way of thinking, although they seem to mix Eastern and Western traditions easily. This could be one of the reasons that tourism is doing so well in Malaysia. The economy once relied almost solely on the export of raw materials, but that’s changed a lot. All the experts say that Malaysia has a huge future.

Tutor: You have obviously enjoyed your research. I’m sure you'll enjoy learning more about the region as we continue on with the other overviews.

That is the end of Section 3. You now have 1/2 minute to check your answers.

Now turn to Section 4 of your Listening Question Booklet.

SECTION 4

You will hear an introductory lecture about vegetarianism being given by a nutritionist.

First, look at Questions 31 to 40.

[SHORT PAUSE]

Now listen to the lecture and answer Questions 31 to 40.

LECTURER:

You will all have a vague understanding of what being a vegetarian is all about. Vegetarianism has been practised for thousands of years. The simplest definition is someone who doesn't eat meat; of course - but does abstaining from eating meat include seafood and chicken? The fact of the matter is that people adopt the label “vegetarian” but still eat meat, at least to varying degrees. Within true vegetarianism, that is where a vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat any meat at all, there are three sub-groups. A lacto-ovo-vegetarian eats no meat but does consume dairy products and eggs. The second sub-group, lacto-vegetarians, also don’t eat meat but while they will consume dairy products, they don't eat eggs. And then of course there are vegans - people with a strict vegetarian diet that don’t eat any animal product or by-product including honey. In fact, they don’t even wear woollen, leather or silk garments. So just keep in mind that there is an obvious sliding scale here when people talk about vegetarianism - there are those that perhaps like to think of themselves as vegetarian just because they don’t eat red meat right through to those strict vegans who will only eat vegetables, fruit, beans or pulses - that is, food that has been grown.

For our purposes today, we’ll be talking about vegetarians as those people who don’t eat any form of meat at all - red meat, fish or poultry - but do use dairy products and eggs. Lacto-vegetarians and vegans are not the majority anyway.

With that definition in mind, let’s review the myriad of reasons given for adopting a vegetarian diet. These include all sorts of preposterous theories that claim all humans should be vegetarian simply because it’s natural or that humans are naturally vegetarian because biologically we resemble plant-eaters! In the real world, vegetarians generally speaking, accept that humans are omnivores - they are capable of eating both plant and meat foods. Statistics show that the majority of vegetarians have adopted a vegetarian diet because of their religious beliefs as in the case of Hindus and Buddhists for example, or because of health-related concerns - that is, they see vegetarianism as a healthier alternative.

Look - that's not to say there aren’t other reasons - some people just don’t like the taste of meat and others simply can’t afford to buy it. A significant number of vegetarians are animal liberationists who are against the killing of animals for human consumption. These vegetarians have taken the step of refusing to eat meat and in doing so, show that they don’t condone those killings. They see the whole industry as barbaric. In the past, at least in my social circle, such a cause was seen as noble and many of us held vegetarians in high regard-they lived up to their beliefs. In more recent times, as we see the disastrous impact of introduced hooved animals on lands and the amount of resources used to feed stock at the expense of using arable land for crops, their noble cause has been ecologically justified as well. Land resources and arable lands in particular, are scarce and becoming scarcer. Perhaps it is wrong to allocate these resources to raising those animals which provide us with a food source that we can live without.

But is this the case? Can we live without meat in our diet and is living a vegetarian lifestyle indeed more healthy as advocates would have us believe? Vegetarians claim that a well-balanced vegetarian diet will supply all the essential nutrients we need to be healthy. In Western societies, as late as 20 or 30 years ago, there were many myths about vegetarianism. Those switching to vegetarianism would be warned about serious vitamin deficiencies.

Statistically, though, the vegetarians are supported in their claim that vegetarians are healthier than meat-eaters. The incidence of heart disease and cancer for example, are significantly lower in non-meat-eaters. In fact, it's claimed that the risks from certain cancers are reduced by up to 40% in a vegetarian diet. And let's face it, in modern Western society with our concerns regarding obesity, you don’t see too many overweight vegetarians, do you? Vegetarians consume less fat and protein than we do and the fat that they do consume is in the main, unsaturated - which is what has been recently labelled “good fat”. On the other hand, animal fats tend to be saturated and an increased intake of saturated fats can lead to high cholesterol. Respiratory problems too, seem less common in vegetarians but this is also the case with meat-eaters who include a lot of fruit and vegetables in their diet. The UK Vegetarian Society's website quotes medical research has shown that on average, a lifelong vegetarian visits hospital 22% less than a meat-eater.

The fact that the number of practising vegetarians has almost doubled in the last fifteen years, speaks volumes about the way our concerns for healthy living have changed. The reasons given for this increase has been according to a recent survey, 94% due to the perceived health benefits associated with a vegetarian lifestyle. Doctors and nutritionists and responsible groups like the Vegetarian Society are rightly concerned that those adopting the vegetarian diet do so in an informed way. There are health benefits to be gained by turning vegetarian, but there are also guidelines that treed to be followed - Vitamin B12 for instance and recommended amounts of iron are not easily found in a vegetarian diet, and yet they are vital for healthy living.

So, where can such vitamin and mineral replacements be found in the vegetarian diet'? Well, for the average vegetarian, good sources of iron are spinach, prune juice or dried fruit. Vegetarians are advised to eat these foods with fruit juices which will increase the amount of iron absorbed. B12, on the other hand, is not as readily available because it is only found to all intents and purposes in meat, fish and dairy products. This vitamin is one which vegetarians find difficult to replace. However, as I said, low amounts of B12 can be found in dairy products as well as soy products or seaweed. For the stricter lacto-vegetarian and vegan, B12 can be obtained from foods that have been fortified with the vitamin. Vegetable margarines, some soy products and breakfast cereals are the most common sources.

The key to a healthy vegetarian diet is the same as any other diet - eat a wide variety of foods including grains, fruit and vegetables, beans, pulses and nuts. Vitamins and minerals must be included in the vegetarian diet, just as they have to be included in a non-vegetarian diet. You can argue all you like about vegetarians being healthier, but I’d suggest that you consider a well-balanced diet first and foremost. Whether or not you include meat is up to you. A good vegetarian diet closely matches the dietary recommendations for a healthy meat-eating diet. There’s an excellent website which I suggest you look at if you want further information on vegetarianism - it’s www.vegsoc.org.

That is the end of Section 4 and the end of the Listening Test.

You now have 1/2 minute to check your answers.

[PAUSE]

You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Booklet.

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