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Q11.

Where will the future residence launderette be? 

Margaret: Hi, I’m Margaret. I’m a student here. I was wondering where I can do my laundry. It won’t be long before this is an urgent thing for me!

Simon: Here in the residence we are planning a little launderrette beside reception but this might take a little time to organise.

The keywords concerned in Q11 are “where”, “will”, “residence launderette”.

Following the conversation, we can hear that the girl mentioned “laundry”. And the man said “are planning a little launderette beside reception…”, it means that the launderette will be beside reception.

Thus, the correct answer for Q11 should be “beside reception”

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“will… the future” and “planning to do sth” refer to the same meaning in this case.

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What special facility does Betty offer at the launderette?

They have plenty of machines and dryers and there’s a lady there called Betty who does service washes.

The keywords concerned in Q12 are “what special facility”, “Betty” “at the launderette”

Following the conversation, we can hear that the man mentioned “Betty” only one time, as “a lady who does service washes”, it means that the facility Betty offers at the launderette is “service washes”

Thus, the correct answer for Q12 should be “service washes”

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Q13.

Which number bus does Simon advise Jo to take? 

Simon: The best bus for the centre of town is the 38. That takes you straight to the square.

If you work at the end of the High Street though that still leaves you with about a 10-minute walk. The 39 goes to the train station which is very near the end of the High Street so that’s your best bet probably. The 39 is good for coming home late at night as well as the station buses go on later than the other buses.

The keywords concerned in Q13 are “which number”, “Simon advise Jo…take”.

Following the conversation, we can hear that the man said “The 39 goes to the train station which is very near the end of the High Street so that’s your best bet probably”, Simon mentioned The 39 as the best bus probably.

Thus, the correct answer for Q13 should be “The 39”

Note:

Don’t be misled by “the 38” because Simon just only mentioned the 38 as the best bus for the center of the town, he didn’t advise him to take the 38 (because it takes him 10 minutes to walk)

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Q14.

Where can students get advice on Council Tax? 

Bill: I’m a student too. I’m new in the area and I have to register for my council tax. Do you know where I have to go to register?

Simon: Yes. We get lots of people in your situation. You other students need to do this too. First of all get the information sheet from the Students’ Union which has lots of guidelines on registering and the discounts you should get.

The keywords concerned in Q14 are “where” “students” “advice” “council tax”

Following the conversation, we can hear that after a student asks about where to register for council tax, and the man said “Students’ Union which has lots of guidelines on register…”, it means that “council tax can be gotten the information and guidelines (advice) from Students’ Union”

Thus, the correct answer for Q14 should be “Students’ Union”

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“Advice” and “guidelines” refer to the same meaning in this case.

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Q15.

Where does Simon say that Bill should register for his Council Tax?

The Students’ Union is in Newbolt Street. I’m sure you know that. The actual putting your name on the list though should be done at the Town Hall which is right next to the Square. Some people are told that you can do it at the police station but that’s just the registration for non UK nationals not the council tax .

The keywords concerned in Q15 are “where”, “should register” “council tax”.

Following the conversation, we can hear that the man said “your name on the list…should be done at the Town Hall...”, it means that the man said the boy (Bill) should register for his Council tax at Town Hall

Thus, the correct answer for Q15 should be “Town Hall”

Note:

Don’t be misled by “police station” because as Mr Simon said “police station is for registering for non UK nationals, not the council tax”, it means that “police station” is incorrect.

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Q16.

If there is a fire, residents should meet on ______

Jen: Yes. I was wondering what we do in the case of a fire here at the residence.

Simon: Well the first thing to do is to raise the alarm by setting off the electric alarm system. Then, if the fire is not big, try and use the fire extinguishers that you’ll find round the residence.

If the fire is in any way large, just get out and go to the assembly point on the front lawn

The keywords concerned in Q16 are “fire”, “residents”, “meet”.

Following the conversation, we can hear that the man mentioned “a fire at the residence when it is not big and in large”, and finally he said “If the fire is in any way large, just get out and go to the assembly point on the front lawn”, it means that when there is a fire, residents should meet on the “front lawn”

Thus, the correct answer for Q16 should be “front lawn”

Note:

“meet on” and “point on” have the same meaning in this case.

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Q17.

Fire practices are held every  ______

Once every six months we have a fire drill which is attended by someone from the fire service to make sure we’re up to scratch. One of these might be at night so be ready!

The keywords concerned in Q17 are “fire practices”, “held”, “every”. We can assume that the answer for Q17 should be a period of time (week, month, year…)

Following the conversation, we can easily hear that the man mentioned “Once every six months we have a fire drill…

Thus, the correct answer for Q17 should be “six months”

Note:

“practice” and “drill” have the same meaning in this case.

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Q18.

If you want to watch ______, do so in your own room.

Simon: The usual cutoff time for the TV room is 11pm though this is extended by one hour on Fridays and Saturdays. I know that some people want to watch late night films but then you’ll just have to buy your own TVs for your rooms.

The keywords concerned in Q18 are “want to watch” “your own room”. We can assume that the answer for Q18 should be a noun (TV, football match, film…)

Following the conversation, we can easily hear that all the keywords (want to watch,.. your own rooms) are mentioned, he said that “I know that some people want to watch late night films…”

Thus, the correct answer for Q18 should be “late night films”.

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Q19.

Strangely enough the Chinese family sells ______

Simon: The quick answer is yes, there are lots of places. There is an Indian nearby, fish and chips is sold in a shop that is funnily enough run by a Chinese family.

The keywords concerned in Q19 are “Chinese family” “sell”. We can assume the answer for Q19 should be a noun

Following the conversation, we can hear that the man mentioned “fish and chips is sold in a shop that is funnily enough run by a Chinese family”

Thus, the correct answer for Q19 should be “fish and chips”

Note:

“Strangely enough” and “funnily enough” refer to the same meaning in this case.

“a shop..run by” refers to the meaning that “a shop sells sth”

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Q20.

Simon suggests asking for a ______ when residents order a meal from a takeaway.

The first time you order from each of them just ask them to stick a menu into the bag and you’ll build up a library in no time. Now, let me tell you about…

The keywords concerned in Q20 are “ask” “order” “from a takeaway”. We can assume that the answer for Q20 should be a noun.

Following the conversation, we can hear that all the keywords are mentioned “order”, “ask”, the man said “ask them (takeaway) to stick a menu…”

Thus, the correct answer for Q20 should be “menu”

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Q26. 1.The Migration Program

To get Australian permanent residence, immigrants must be:

________or sponsored by a family member currently resident in Australia

Nick What’s the difference?

Adrian To be accepted into Australia under the migration program, a person must be a skilled migrant or sponsored by a family member that already lives in Australia

The keywords concerned in Q26 are “Australian permanent residence” “immigrants” “must be”. We can assume that the answer for Q20 should be a verb (in past participle) or a noun.

Following the conversation, we can easily hear that all the keywords are mentioned and the other part of text is copied for the content 1 the Migration Program.

Thus, the correct answer for Q26 should be “skilled migrant”

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Q27.

2. The Humanitarian Program

Two Components designed for refugees + others in special humanitarian need

__________ program: assists people overseas in humanitarian need

Nick What about the other program? What’s it called again?

Adrian The humanitarian program. It’s designed for refugees and others in special humanitarian need. One component of the humanitarian program is the offshore resettlement program, which assists people in humanitarian need overseas for whom resettlement in another country is the only option.

We can assume that the answer for Q27 should be a specific name (name of a humanitarian program for overseas)

Following the conversation, we can hear that all the keywords are mentioned.

Thus, the correct answer for Q27 should be “offshore resettlement”

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Q28.

2004 and 2005 Humanitarian Program has _______ places available

The Department of Immigration says that the size of the 2004 and 2005 humanitarian program is 13,000 places.

The keywords concerned in Q28 are “2004 and 2005” “Humanitarian program” “available”. We can assume that the answer for Q28 should be a number.

Following the conversation, we can hear that “the size of the 2004 and 2005 program humanitarian program is 13,000 places”, it means that “Humanitarian Program has 13.000 places available in 2004 and 2005”

Thus, the correct answer for Q28 should be “13000”

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Q29.

Australian lllegal Migrants

People who                    

• enter Australia without authority

• __________

• work without appropriate approval

• have their visas cancelled and stay

Adrian Just a bit. That’s what I’m working on now. illegal migrants under Australia’s immigration laws are those who enter Australia without authority , overstay visas, work without appropriate approval or have their visas cancelled.

We can assume that the answer for Q29 should be a noun phrase.

Following the conversation, we can easily hear that all the words are followed the answer list.

Thus, the correct answer for Q29 should be “overstay visas”

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Q30. All non Australian citizens unlawfully in Australia to be detained and _____ unless given permission to remain.

Australia’s Migration Act in 1958 requires that all non Australian citizens who are unlawfully in Australia be detained and that, unless they are given permission to remain in Australia, they must be deported as soon as is practical.

We can assume that the answer for Q30 should be an adjective or a verb (in past participle)

Following the conversation, we can hear that “unless they are given permission to remain in Australia, they must be deported as soon as is practical”. It means that non Australian citizens must be deported unless they are given permission to remain.

Thus, the correct answer for Q30 should be “deported”

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Q31. Super volcano eruption form calderas. Whereas normal volcano craters are measured in the hundreds of metres, a caldera can be easily as large as _______ or 50 miles wide

As such, a super volcano would be one that has produced an exceedingly large, catastrophic explosive eruption and a giant caldera the, a caldera being the gigantic crater that the eruption creates. Whereas normal volcano craters are measured in the hundreds of metres, a caldera can easily be as large as 40 or 50 miles wide

We can assume that the answer for Q31 should be a number.

Following the speech, we can easily hear all the information in Q31 is mentioned. The answer for Q31 should be “40" since 50 has been given.

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Q32.

Lake Taupo, ______

Around the world there are several volcanic areas that can be considered super volcanoes such as Long Valley in eastern california towba, Toba in Indonesia and Lake Taupo in New Zealand

From the question, we can assume that the answer for Q32 should be a specific name (a place, city or country…)

Following the speech, we can hear that “Around the world there are several volcanic areas that can be considered super volcanoes such as Long Valley in eastern california towba, Toba in Indonesia and Lake Taupo in New Zealand”. It means that the answer for Q32 should be “New Zealand”

Thus, the correct answer for Q32 should be “New Zealand”

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Q33. Normal Volcano Formation: Magma column rises from Earth, erupts and hardens down sides creating the familiar ___ mountain

Normal volcanoes are formed by a column of magma, rising from deep within the Earth, erupting on the surface, and hardening in layers down the sides. This forms the familiar cone-shaped mountain we associate with volcanoes.

We can assume that the answer for Q33 should be an adjective.

Following the speech, we can hear about magma column, almost keywords are mentioned the same as question. The answer for Q33 should be “cone-shaped”

Thus, the correct answer for Q33 should be “cone-shaped”

Note:

“Create” and “form” refer to the same meaning in this case.

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Q34. Super Volcano Formation: Magma rises from Earth’s mantle creating  a _____ in the Earth’s crust.

Super volcanoes, however, begin life when magma rises from the Earth’s mantle to create a boiling reservoir in the Earth’s crust.

We can assume that the answer for Q34 should be a noun.

Following the speech, we can easily hear that all the words in Q34 are mentioned in the same way follow the text. We can choose “a boiling reservoir” as the correct answer for Q34.

Thus, the correct answer for Q34 should be “boiling reservoir”

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Q35. Most recent caldera-forming eruption happened _____ years ago approximately).

The most recent caldera-forming eruption in the US was about 650 thousand years ago in the north east United States

We can assume that the answer for Q35 should be a number.

Following the speech, we can hear that “the most recent caldera-forming eruption was about 650 thousand years ago…”, it means that the answer for Q35 should be “650 thousand years”

Thus, the correct answer for Q35 should be “650000”

Note:

“Approximately” and “about” have the same meaning in this case.

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Q36. Ash from this eruption still found in Iowa and in _____ from the Gulf of Mexico.

This ash layer is still preserved in deposits as far away as Iowa, where it is a few inches thick, and the Gulf of Mexico, where it is recognizable in drill cores from the sea floor.

We can assume that the answer for Q36 should be a noun or noun phrase.

Following the conversation, we can hear that “the Gulf of Mexico, it (ash layer) is recognizable in drill cores from the sea floor”, it means that “ash was found in drill cores (from the sea floor) in Gulf of Mexico.

Thus, the correct answer for Q36 should be “drill cores”

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“Found in lowa” and “is preserved in lowa” refer to the same meaning in this case.

“Is recognizable” and “ found” refer to the same meaning in this case.