IELTS Practice Tests Plus Volume 2

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Part 1: Question 1 - 10

1 Lower Green(e) Street/St
2 01778 552387
3 field/a field
4 van/a van
5 Flyer 2000/a Flyer 2000

6 blue
7 flat tyre/tire
8 8/eight days
9 Hill Farm Estate
10 local

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

11 fisherman
12 six/6 months
13 captain
14 education
15 interpreter

16 sister cities
17 Festival
18 I
19 B
20 E

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

21 A
22 B
23 B
24 D
25 G

26 C
27 E
28 progress reviews
29 (critical) reflection
30 exhibition

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

31 physical
32 instincts
33 relief
34 (social) bonds
35 power

36 negative
37 release
38 hormones
39 immune system
40 bad dreams

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Questions 1-10

Complete the form below.

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

Report on abandoned vehicle
Example	Answer
Name of caller	Mrs Shefford
Address	41, 1 , Barrowdale
Postcode	WH4 5JP
Telephone	2
Vehicle location	in 3 near main road (A69)
Type of vehicle	4
Make	Catala
Model	5
Present colour of vehicle	6
Vehicle number	S 322 GEC
General condition	poor - one 7 cracked windscreen
Length of time at site	8
Land belongs to	9
Last owner	no information available
Other notes	vehicle does not belong to a 10 resident

1 Answer: Lower Green(e) Street/St

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q1 are ‘address’ and ‘41’
Based on the keywords, we predict to hear the name of a street.
After asking for lady’s name, the officer collects detail about her address ‘So the next thing l need to know is your address’. The customer responds ‘Right It’s 41 Lower Green Street’ Hence, ‘Lower Green Street’ is the answer.
As the speaker doesn’t spell the name of the street, we can write ‘Green’ or ‘Greene’ and also can use the common abbreviation form of ‘Street’ which is ‘St’. Note that ‘S’ in ‘Street’ must be in capital letter.
Hence, the answer for Q1 is Lower Green(e) Street/St

2 Answer: 01778 552387

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q2 is ‘telephone’
From the question we assume that the answer would be a series of number.
Note when the officer wants to ‘just ask for a telephone number’, the lady says ‘It's 01778 552387’
Therefore, 01778 552387 is the answer for Q2

3 Answer: field/a field

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q3 are ‘vehicle location’ and ‘near the main road (A69)’. We also note the preposition ‘in’, which helps us identify that the answer would be a place which goes with preposition ‘in’
The officer asks the lady ‘Can you give me an idea of where it is?’ which means he asks for the ‘location’ of the vehicle.
the lady describes quite a lot:

+ First she reports it is ‘near the main road that goes through Barrowdale’. ‘Barrowdale’ can not be the answer as it goes with ‘through’ not ‘in’

+ Then she describes the location of the vehicle mentioning ‘primary school’, ‘village’,’ children's playground’ but these places are used to help identify the direction, therefore are not the answer. The last place mentioned is ‘a field’ and afterwards the customer says ‘it’s in there’

Hence, ‘field’ or ‘a field’ is the answer for Q3.

4 Answer: van/a van

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q4 is ‘type of vehicle’.
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a kind of car (van, truck…)
We pay attention when the officer wonders ‘what type of vehicle are we talking about here?’
As the lady states ‘It's a van actually’, ‘van’ or ‘a van’ is the answer for Q4

5 Answer: Flyer 2000/a Flyer 2000

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q5 is ‘model’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a model of a van
As the officer wants to know the ‘make and model’ of the van, the lady answers firstly about the make (it's a Catala) and then the model which is ‘Flyer 2000’. She then spells it ‘F-L-Y-E-R’.
Based on the spelling, we write down the answer for Q5 which is ‘Flyer 2000’ or ‘a Flyer 2000’

6 Answer: blue

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q6 is ‘Present colour’
We know the lady is going to talk about colour when we hear the officer says ‘And the colour’.
Although it is challenge to see the colour as ‘it’s absolutely filthy’ and ‘it looks as if it’s had a paint job at some stage’, the lady then can provide its colour which is ‘blue’
Note that she also mentions ‘white’ but says white can be seen only where the vehicle’s been scratched. Thus, ‘white’ is an incorrect answer.
Hence, the correct answer for Q6 is blue.

7 Answer: flat tyre/tire

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q7 are ‘general condition’ and ‘poor’. As ‘one’ goes before the blank we anticipate that the answer would be a singular noun which show the poor condition of a van. Besides, from the question we know that noun should be mentioned before ‘cracked windscreen’
The officer guesses that the general condition of the vehicle isn’t too good and it is agreed by the lady ‘it’s pretty poor’. She then describe its conditions as ‘It’s got a flat tyre , and there's a crack in the windscreen’.
Note that before ‘cracked windscreen’ she reports a flat tyre which is suitable for the answer as it is a singular noun.
Hence, ‘flat tyre’ or ‘flat tire’ is the answer for Q7.

8 Answer: 8/eight days

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q8 are ‘Length of time’, ‘at site’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be an amount of time (how many days/months….)
At first the lady says ‘It's been there for nearly a week’ but then she changes her answer by saying ‘no’ which mean ‘nearly a week’ is not the final answer.
Afterwards, she restates ‘it must be eight days’.
Hence, ‘eight days’ or ‘8 days’ is the answer for Q8 (as the task requires NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER so both answers are accepted)

9 Answer: Hill Farm Estate

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q9 is ‘Land belongs to’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a place or an owner.
We pay attention when the office asks ‘Does the field actually belong to the school?’. ‘field’ is the same as ‘land’ in the question.
Then the lady responds ‘No, it’s part of Hill Farm Estate’
Therefore, the land does not belong to the school but belong to ‘Hill Farm Estate’
Hence, ‘Hill Farm Estate’ is the correct answer.

10 Answer: local

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q10 are ‘Last owner’, ‘vehicle does not belong to’, ‘residents’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be an adjective describing the noun ‘residents’.
The lady is asked about ‘any information about who might own the vehicle’ Even though she hardly know the owner, she is sure that ‘this doesn't belong to anyone round here’ We see the word ‘doesn’t belong to’ is the similar to keyword in the question. However, as we can’t find any adjective fit the blank in that part of speech, we need listening more.
Then the officer repeats the lady’s speech in another way which is ‘you don't think it was anyone local’. ‘Anyone’ can be referred to ‘residents’ so ‘local’ is the answer. Besides, ‘local’ is an adjective which fits well in the blank.
Thus, ‘local’ is the answer for Q10

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Part 1

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-17

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The story of John Manjiro

Manjiro started work as a 11 when he was still a young boy.

He spent 12 on a deserted island before he was rescued.

He became friends with William Whitfield, who was a ship's 13

The cost of Manjiro's 14 in America was covered by the Whitfield family.

Manjiro eventually returned to Japan, where he carried out important work as a teacher and 15

Fairhaven and Tosashimizu are now officially 16

Every two years, the John Manjiro 17 is held in Fairhaven.

11 Answer: fisherman

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q11 are ‘Manjiro started work’ , ‘he was still a young boy’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a job
After introducing the topic about ‘Manjiro Nakahama’, the speaker starts talking about his biography. He mentions ‘like many people in that town, he became a fisherman when he was just a youngster.’

‘youngster’ and ‘young boy’ are alike.

Hence, the answer for Q11 is fisherman

12 Answer: six/6 months

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q12 are ‘spent’, ‘on a deserted island’, ‘before’ he was ‘rescued.’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be an amount of time.
Continuing telling Manjiro Nakahama’ s story, the speaker talks about an event in 1841 when Manjiro Nakahama’ fishing team ‘were caught in a storm and shipwrecked on a small deserted island’. It matches the keyword ‘deserted island’. Then the speaker reports that they had been waiting in the island for ‘six months before they were rescued by an American whale ship’
Hence, ‘six months’ or ‘6 months’ is the answer for Q12

13 Answer: captain

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q13 are ‘became friends’ with ‘William Whitfield’, who was a ‘ship's’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a role on a ship
Thanks to the occasion, Manjiro was said to have become friends with the ‘captain, William Whitfield’
Therefore, ‘captain’ is the answer for Q13

14 Answer: education

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q14 are ‘The cost of Manjiro's’, ‘in America’ was ‘covered’ by ‘the Whitfield family’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be something which needs money (food, medical care…)
After arriving in America, Manjiro ‘stayed with the Whitfield family who paid for his education here in the town’. It is clear that his education was paid by the Whitfield family which is the same as they covered his education.
Thus, ‘education’ is the answer for Q14

15 Answer: interpreter

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q15 are ‘returned to Japan’, where he carried out ‘important work’ as ‘a teacher and’
Based on the keyword, we anticipate that the answer would be a job
In addition to having ‘a responsible position as a university teacher’, in Japan, Manjiro also ‘served an invaluable role as interpreter’. ‘invaluable role’ is equivalent to ‘important work’
Thus, ‘interpreter’ is the answer for Q15

16 Answer: sister cities

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q16 are ‘Fairhaven and Tosashimizu’, ‘now’, ‘officially’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a relationship between Tosashimizu and Fairhaven
When talking about ‘the links between Tosashimizu and Fairhaven’, the speaker mentions ‘in fact the two places now have the official status of sister cities’. ‘now’ and ‘official’ appear in the question. ‘status’ can be understood as relationship.
Therefore , ‘sister cities’ is the answer for Q 16.

17 Answer: Festival

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q17 are ‘Every two years’, ‘the John Manjiro’, ‘held in Fairhaven.
The keywords suggest the answer should be an event related to John Manjiro
It is mentioned by the speaker that there are numerous visitors from Tosashimizu to Fairhaven in the time of the Festival. The Festival is describle as ‘held every two years here in Fairhaven’ and ‘celebrate the life and achievements of John Manjiro’. These two information matches to the keywords.
Thus, ‘Festival’ is the answer for Q17

Questions 18-20

Write the correct letter A-l next to Questions 18-20.

Label the map below.

18 Whitfield family house

19 Old Oxford School

20 School of Navigation

18 Answer: I

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q18 is ‘Whitfield family house’
We start tracing the way from where it says ‘you are here’ in the map and we follow the arrows so we must go from the left side of the map to the right side.
According to the directions we trace the way and stop when we hear ‘just on the corner with Oxford Street you’ll see a two- storey house This is the Whitfield family house’. On the map, we see letter I is on the corner with Oxford Street
Thus, I is the answer for Q18

19 Answer: B

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q19 is ‘Old Oxford School’
Old Oxford School’ is said to be ‘about half-way down’ North Street. That description matches with the location of letter B
Hence, B is the correct answer for Q19

20 Answer: E

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q20 is ‘School of Navigation’
We chase from Adams Street, ‘follow the road down’ which means the right side of the map. The speaker mentions ‘a couple of sharp bends’ which indicates the corners of the map. The first sharp bend is the location of D, the second one is the location of E.
Hence, E is the answer for Q20.

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Part 2

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-23

Choose the best answer, A, B or C

What is the main thing Julia feels she has gained from her experience in retail?

A better understanding of customer attitudes
B improved ability to predict fashion trends
C more skill in setting priorities in her work

Answer: A

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q21 are ‘the main thing’, ‘Julia feels’, ‘has gained’ from her ‘experience in retail’
When talking about her work in ‘retail industry’, Julia feels ‘it was a very useful experience.’ Then she was asked by the Dr ‘In what way’ and she starts explaining. After mentioning the benefit of ‘having direct contact with the customers meant I was able to see how they reacted to innovation - to new fashion ideas’ she claims ‘that was probably the most useful thing for me’. Here is our answer.
Compare to option A (better understanding of customer attitudes)

+ ‘better understanding’ is similar to ‘able to see’

+ ‘customer attitudes’ is the same as ‘how they reacted to’

Hence, A is correct.

About C Julia only mentions one of her ‘priorities was to get as much experience as possible’, not saying that she gained more skill about prioritising task in the job as retailer. Thus, C can not be the correct answer.
B is not mentioned.
Overall, A is the answer for Q21

Why is Julia interested in doing the postgraduate course?

A It will enable her to develop new types of technology.
B It will allow her to specialise in a design area of her choice.
C It will provide managerial training focusing on her needs

Answer: B

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q22 are ‘why’, ‘Julia’, ‘interested’ in doing the ‘postgraduate course’
Listen carefully when the Dr asks ‘what's made you decide to do a postgraduate course now?’
+ To answer, Julia states that it will ‘develop her managerial skills more than her skills in fashion design’ but she is not sure that's what she wants to do. Thus, C is not the answer.

+ Then she mentions the time she studied in London and mention a new technology called ‘new fabric construction’. Otherwise, she states not ‘intend to go too deeply into the technology’ so A can not be the answer

Consider option B (It will allow her to specialise in a design area of her choice)

+ Julia’s interest is ‘how new fabrics could be used in children's wear’ and going for postgraduate course can help her ‘pursue that line’. It means she can specialise in her chosen/interested design area which is suggested in option B

Hence, B is the correct answer.

What would Julia like to do after she has completed the postgraduate course?

A work overseas
B start her own business
C stay in an academic environment

Answer: B

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q23 are ‘Julia’, ‘like to do’, ‘after completed postgraduate course’
The Dr wonders to know about Julia’ s plan about ‘what's going to be’.

She suggests the case of returning to academic context/environment but Julia rejects that option by saying ‘No, I'm looking forward to it’. Thus, C is not her choice.

What attracts Julia is the application rather than theory and her wish is to create contacts and skills. These things will help her ‘eventually to set up her own enterprise’. That’s what she actually wants.

+ Compare to B: ‘Enterprise’ is a synonym of ‘business’, ‘set up’ means ‘start’. Therefore, B is the correct answer.

the Dr does mention the option ‘look overseas’ and ‘work for international companies’ but these things are the case of many of her students, not Julia. Thus, A is not correct.
Hence, B is the answer.

Questions 24-27

What does each university facility have?

Choose your answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to Questions 24-27.

A	laboratories
B	rooms for individual study
C	inter-disciplinary focus
D	introductory course
E	purpose-built premises
F	cafeteria
G	emphasis on creative use

24 Library

25 Computer Centre

26 Photomedia

27 Time Based Media

24 Answer: D

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q24 is ‘library’
The library is said to be the place where ‘the staff run an Information Skills Programme’ .’Information Skills Programme’ is considered as an ‘introductory course’ so D is the answer.
Our choice can also be based on the time that the programme is recommended in the first week or two, which means it must be something related to introduction.
We hear the Dr reports that the majority of students think the library is ‘good place to study’ but there is no mention about ‘rooms for individual study’. Thus, B is not the answer
Overall, D is the answer

25 Answer: G

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q25 is Computer Centre
Computer Centre is described as ‘a studio for innovation and creativity’, therefore it must focus on creative use.
Hence, G is the answer
Note that the Dr does mention ‘laboratory’ but he said ‘rather than a computer laboratory’ which suggests ‘laboratory’ is not the answer so A is incorrect.

Overall, G is the answer

26 Answer: C

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q26 is Photomedia
The function of Photomedia is to stimulate students create ‘work that crosses disciplinary boundaries’ .‘cross ’ is equivalent to ‘inter’so ‘crosses disciplinary boundaries’ is the same as ‘ inter-disciplinary focus’
Hence, C is the answer

27 Answer: E

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q27 is Time Based Media
The Time Based Media locates in ‘a new building that was specially built for it just last year’ which means the building is built with special purpose. Therefore, it is equivalent to ‘purpose-built premises’ in option E as ‘premise’ is a synonym of ‘building’).
Hence, E is the answer for Q27

Questions 28-30

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

MA in Fashion Design: Assessment

Assessment includes three 28 which take place at the end of the stages of the degree. Final assessment is based on a project, and includes the student's 29 in the form of a written report, and the 30 to which representatives of fashion companies are invited.

28 Answer: progress reviews

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q28 are ‘Assessment’, ‘three’ and ‘at the end of the stages of the degree’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a type of assessment
We pay attention when the student asks ‘how does assessment lit in’ The Dr then clarifies the assessment process. According to him, there are 4 stages in the degree course and there will be ‘progress reviews at the end of each of the first three’. It means at the end of all stages it is going to be 3 ’progress reviews’ in total.
Thus , ‘progress reviews’ is the answer for Q28

29 Answer: (critical) reflection

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q29 are ‘Final assessment’, ‘a project’, ‘includes’ and ‘form of a written report’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a type of assessment
The project is the final assessment and on that students are required to come up with ‘a report which is a critical reflection’. That means ‘critical reflection’ is a ‘form of written report’.
Therefore, ‘critical reflection’ (critical is optional so we can write only reflection) is the answer for Q29

30 Answer: exhibition

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q30 are ‘representatives of fashion companies’ and ‘invited’
The keywords suggest the answer should also be a type of assessment
When the student has queries about some kind of ‘fashion show’, the Dr suggests there will be an ‘exhibition’. In that event, they will ‘ask representatives of fashion companies along’ which means these representatives will be invited to the ‘exhibition’
Hence, ‘exhibition’ is the answer for Q30.

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Part 3

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Laughter

The nature of laughter

laughter is a 31 process - involves movement and sound
it is controlled by our 32

Reasons for laughter

only 10% of laughter is caused by jokes / funny stories
may have begun as sign of 33 after a dangerous situation
nowadays, may help to develop 34 within a group
connected to 35 (e.g. use of humour by politicians or bosses)
may be related to male / female differences (e.g. women laugh more at male speakers)
may be used in a 36 way to keep someone out of a group

Benefits of laughter

safe method for the 37 of emotions such as anger and sadness
provides good aerobic exercise
leads to drop in levels of stress-related 38
improves the 39 can stop 40 and improve sleep

31 Answer: physical

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q31 are ‘laughter’, ‘process’, ‘movement and sound’
The keywords suggest the answer should be an adjective describing a process.
After describing ‘laughter’ with ‘movement’ and ‘sound’, the speaker concludes ‘so we’re talking about a physical activity’. That means laughter is something ‘physical’ and logically a physical process will link to movement and sound.
Hence, ‘physical’ is the answer for Q31

32 Answer: instincts

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q32 is ‘ it (laughter) is controlled’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
When clarifying the complication of laughter, the speaker mentions laughter is not ‘voluntary behaviour’ but is ‘regulated by our instincts’ . As ‘regulate’ is a synonym of ‘control’, ‘instincts’ is our answer for Q32

33 Answer: relief

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q33 are ‘Reasons for laughter’, ‘sign’, ‘after a dangerous situation’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
As Q33 is under the subheading ‘Reasons for laughter’, we pay more attention when the speaker starts asking ‘why do we laugh’. While the first reason links to ‘jokes or funny stories’, the second reason is suggested to lie on ‘signal relief at the passing of danger’.
Compare that to the question, ‘signal’ is adjective form of the noun ‘sign’, ‘the passing of danger’ is similar to ‘after a dangerous situation’
Thus, ‘relief’ must be the answer for Q33.

34 Answer: (social) bonds

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q34 is ‘nowadays’, ‘may help to develop’, ‘within a group’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
We notice that the speaker uses the word ‘these days’ which is equivalent to ‘nowadays’ in the question. In that part of speech the speaker focuses on the comparison of laughter when people are alone and when they are surrounded by a group. Then he states laughter as a type of ‘social signal’ which can ‘result in the creation of bonds between the people in the group’
Thus, we can see the benefit of laughter to develop the ‘bonds’ (close relationship) among people. Hence, ‘bonds’ is the answer for Q34 or we also can write ‘(social) bonds’ to make it be more specific

35 Answer: power

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q35 are ‘connected’, ‘use of humour by politicians or bosses’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
Talking about social factors in laughter, the speaker gives example of politicians and public speaker who try to create laughter among their audiences. This action is referred to what is called ‘controlling the laughter of a group’ and show the link/the connection between laughter and ‘power’. Bosses are also mentioned in that case.
Hence, ‘power’ is the answer for Q35

36 Answer: negative

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q36 are ‘used in a’, ‘way’, ‘keep someone out of a group’
The keywords suggest the answer should be an adjective
We hear the speaker mentions ‘a group using laughter to exclude someone’ as an example to show that laughter is also a negative signal. ‘exclude someone’ is similar to ‘keep someone out of a group’, ‘used in a way’ is similar to ‘use as’
Hence, ‘negative’ is the answer for Q36

37 Answer: release

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q37 are ‘safe method’, ‘emotions such as anger and sadness
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
Moving on to psychological aspects, the speaker talks about ‘negative emotions, such as anger, sadness and fear’ and then introduce laughter as a harmless way for the release of those emotions. ‘harmless way’ is similar to ‘safe method’ so the benefit of laughter is a safe way for the release of negative emotions
Hence, ‘release’ is the answer for Q37

38 Answer: hormones

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q38 are ‘drop’ in levels of ‘stress-related’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
The way laughter can ‘prevent stress’ is by ‘reducing the levels of hormones in the blood which are caused by stress. Something ‘caused by stress’ can be referred to the word ‘stress-related’. ‘reducing’ is similar to ‘drop’
Thus, our answer for Q38 is ‘hormones’

39 Answer: immune system

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keywords in Q39 are ‘improve’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
What we have to do is to seek for the synonym of ‘improve’ when listening.
Then we hear that laughter ‘increase the levels of chemicals that protect the body from infection or pain and so it helps to boost the immune system’
At first, we may refer ‘increase’ to ‘improve’ and thus think ‘chemicals’ is the answer. However, it does not make sense when we combine ‘improve chemicals’. Therefore we have to find another synonym of ‘improve’. The synonym which is more appropriate is ‘boost’.
Hence, ‘immune system’ must be our answer for Q39.

40 Answer: bad dreams

Nghe từ đây Locate Giải thích Report

Keyword in Q40 is ‘stop’, another clue we have is the answer will go with ‘improve sleep’
The keywords suggest the answer should be a noun
We have to seek for the synonym of ‘stop’. As we hear ‘a good laugh 10 minutes before going to sleep can prevent you from having bad dreams’, we notice ‘prevent’ has the same meaning with ‘stop’.
Hence, ‘’Bad dreams’ is our answer for Q40
Besides, we can confirm by the information go afterwards ‘bad dreams’ about ‘a much more pleasant and restorative night's sleep’ which indicates sleep is improved by laughter. Thus, it matches with ours clue.
Overall, the answer for Q40 is bad dreams

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Council Officer: Environmental Health Department, Paul speaking.

Mrs Shefford: Oh, hello. Erm, wanted to report a vehicle that's been left parked near where I live - I think it’s been abandoned, I wondered if the council could arrange to get it towed away Have I got through to the right department?

Council Officer: Yes. you have. If I could just take a few details . your name, please?

Mrs Shefford: Mrs Shefford.

Council Officer: Thank you

Mrs Shefford: It's not my vehicle, though .. I just thought someone ought to report it

Council Officer: No. that’s fine. What I need to do is take some details first, then we can decide what to do about the problem.

Mrs Shefford: Oh, I see.

Council Officer: So the next thing l need to know is your address

Mrs Shefford: Right It’s 41 Lower Green Street.

Council Officer: Yes

Mrs Shefford: Barrowdale. And the post code's WH4 5JP.

Council Officer: Fine And if I could just ask for a telephone number ?

Mrs Shefford: It's 01778 552387 I’m out quite a lot, but you can just leave a message on the answer phone if you need to or I could give you my mobile number?

Council Officer: That’s all right, don’t worry Now. could you tell me a little more about this vehicle You say it’s been abandoned?

Mrs Shefford: Well, it certainly looks like it.

Council Officer: Can you give me an idea of where it is?

Mrs Shefford: Yes. It's near the main road that goes through Barrowdale.

Council Officer: Is that the A69?

Mrs Shefford: Yes. That's right Now. there's the primary school just towards the end of the village, and then next to that, next to the children's playground, there’s a field, and it’s in there.

Council Officer: Aah ... I wonder how it got in there?

Mrs Shefford: There's a gate to allow farm machinery in and out l thought something ought to be done about it - the children from the school might start playing in the vehicle and lock themselves in or something

Council Officer: Yes, you were quite right to report it. And what type of vehicle are we talking about here?

Mrs Shefford: It's a van actually. You know, the sort with just a couple of little windows at the back.

Council Officer: Right You don't happen to know the make and model, do you?

Mrs Shefford: Oh. yes I went and had a look and got all the details. I thought you might need them I’m surprised the school hasn’t contacted you about it Anyway. I wrote the details down Er. right, it's a Catala, and the model’s a Flyer 2000.

Council Officer: Is that F-L-Y-E-R?

Mrs Shefford: That’s right.

Council Officer: Very good. And the colour?

Mrs Shefford: Well, it’s not all that easy to see because it’s absolutely filthy. And actually, it looks as if it’s had a paint job at some stage .. it’s blue, but you can just see white underneath where it’s been scratched.

Council Officer: Right Well, I'll just make a note of the present colour. And if you could just tell me the vehicle number. Did you make a note of that?

Mrs Shefford: Oh, yes. It’s S 322 GEC.

Council Officer: OK. And it sounds as if the general condition of the vehicle isn’t too good, from what you say.

Mrs Shefford: No, it’s pretty poor. It wouldn’t be drivable. It’s got a flat tyre, and there's a crack in the windscreen I reckon someone just wanted to get rid of it.

Council Officer: That's usually the way.

Mrs Shefford: It's been there for nearly a week . no. it must be eight days. I remember it was a Sunday morning when l noticed it. It wasn't there the day before. I walk past it most days on the way to the shops I'd have thought the school would have reported it.

Council Officer: Does the field actually belong to the school?

Mrs Shefford: No, it’s part of Hill Farm Estate.

Council Officer: Right! It just make a note of that. And I don't suppose you have any information about who might own the vehicle?

Mrs Shefford: No, I’ve no idea. So what will you do now?

Council Officer: Well, we’ll come and have a look, and see if we can trace the owner. And if we can't, the vehicle will be removed as rapidly as the law permits. It could be anything up to 20 days.

Mrs Shefford: One thing I should say, I'm quite sure this doesn't belong to anyone round here I'd definitely recognise it if it was from someone who lived here.

Council Officer: So you don't think it was anyone local. Right, I'd say at a guess we're looking at a stolen vehicle here.

Mrs Shefford: I did wonder if it might have been. You hear such a lot about car thieves nowadays.

Council Officer: Well, we certain!y will be looking into that possibility. Anyway, thank you for contacting us, Mrs Shefford, and we'll keep you informed of what happens.

Mrs Shefford: Right. Thank you very much.

Council Officer: Goodbye.

Mrs Shefford: Goodbye.

Section 2

Right, so here we are in Fairhaven, ano we have a couple of hours to spend in this historic centre before we carry on to our motel And as you'll know from the itinerary of our trip, we're visiting Fairhaven because of its historical links with a man called Manjiro Nakahama. So I'll begin by giving you a brief overview of his life, and then you can explore the town at your leisure.

Well, Manjiro Nakahama, as he was then known, was born in 1827 in a village by the sea in what is now Tosashimizu in Japan. And like many people in that town, he became a fisherman when he was just a youngster.

One day in 1841, when he was just 14 years old, he and some others were fishing tar off the coast of Japan when they were caught in a storm and shipwrecked on a small deserted island. They had to wait for six months before they were rescued by an American whale ship that had stopped at the island by chance. Four of the five Japanese were put ashore in Hawaii, but Manjiro had become friends with the captain. William Whitfield, who came from the town of Fairhaven, where we are now, and he chose to remain aboard, and to return with the boat to the USA. So Manjiro unwittingly became the first Japanese ever to set foot on American soil. He came back right here to Fairhaven with Whitfield, and stayed with the Whitfield family who paid for his education here in the town. He studied Mathematics and Geography as well as shipbuilding and navigation. But he missed his mother, and his own country, and eventually he went back to Japan where he had a responsible position as a university teacher and also served an invaluable role as interpreter during the initiation of relations between Japan and the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century.

But the most interesting thing is that the links between Tosashimizu and Fairhaven have remained and grown stronger over the years, in spite of the distance between them, and in fact the two places now have the official status of sister cities. Both places are ports, so in fact the inhabitants have a lot in common. There have been a number of visits by the inhabitants of Tosashimizu, in particular at the time of the Festival, which is held every two years here in Fairhaven to celebrate the life and achievements of John Manjiro. It takes place in the fall, arid there's an ever-growing programme including drumming, singing, martial arts, and stalls selling Japanese and American food. So if you're going to be in the region around then, it’s really worth a visit.

Now many of the buildings that Manjiro Nakahama knew in Fairhaven are still standing today, and so if you'd just like to hand round some copies of this map I'll suggest the best route to follow to see them. OK, so if you look at the bottom of the map you can see the Millicent Library, and that's where we are now Now to fellow the John Manjiro trail, you go out of here along Center Street, and then head up Main Street until you get to Pilgrim Avenue. Go down there and turn right at the end, go straight on and just on the corner with Oxford Street you’ll see a two- storey house This is the Whitfield family house, and this is where Manjiro first stayed when he came to Fairhaven. It's still a private residence, so please respect the owner's privacy. OK Now, if you carry on along Oxford Street, then turn left at the end, you'll come to North Street, and about half-way down there is what's known as Old Oxford School This was the very same school that Manjiro attended when he lived here It was considered to be the best school in town because of the quality of the building unusually, it was built of stone - and the quality of the teaching. Nowadays it’s usually closed, except on special occasions. Go on to the end of North Street and turn the corner onto Adams Street, if you follow the road down, back towards the library, you go round a couple of sharp bends and on the second of these, you can see the School Of Navigation which Manjiro also attended. And if you follow the road on, you'll soon find yourself back here at the library, and I'd suggest you spend some time looking round that too. if you have any time left.

Right, now, does anyone have any questions ..

Section 3

Dr Hilsden: Right Julia, so from your CV and portfolio, and what you’ve already told me. you seem to be very much the sort of person we're looking for on the postgraduate course. So tell me, you finished your Fashion Design course in London four years ago did you think of carrying straight on and doing a higher degree at the time?

Julia: Yes but there were financial pressures. So I ended up working in the retail industry, as you can see from my CV. And actually it was a very useful experience.

Dr Hilsden: Mmm Iri what way?

Julia: Well, I was lucky to get the job with FashionNow - they're a big store, and, one of my priorities was to get as much experience as possible in different areas, so that was good because I had the chance to work in lots of different departments. And having direct contact with the customers meant I was able to see how they reacted to innovation - to new fashion ideas, because with FashionNow, a designer might show something in New York or Milan and there'll be something similar in the shop within weeks. So, that was probably the most useful thing for me.

Dr Hilsden: Right. And so what's made you decide to do a postgraduate course now?

Julia: Erm . Well, while I enjoyed working at FashionNow and I learned a lot there, I felt .. well, the way forward would have been to develop my managerial skills rather than my skills in fashion design, and I'm not sure that's what I want to do.

Dr Hilsden: Mmm, yes.

Julia: When I was doing my degree in London I'd been interested in women's wear. But know that there’s been a lot of work done in areas like new fabric construction - and though I'm not intending to go too deeply into the technology I'd be very interested in looking at how new fabrics could be used in children's wear, so I'd like the chance to pursue that line.

Dr Hilsden: Yes. Good. And are you at all concerned about what's going to be like coming back into an academic context after being away from it for several years?

Julia: No, I'm looking forward to it. But I'm basically more interested in the application than the theory or at least that's what I've found so far, and I'm hoping the course will give me the contacts and skills I need eventually to set up my own enterprise I'm particularly interested by the overseas links that the department has.

Dr Hilsden: Yes, many of our students look overseas or to international companies for sponsorship of their projects.

Julia: And the facilities here look excellent. I just went to look at the library - it's really impressive. There's so much room compared with the one at my old university.

Dr Hilsden: Yes, most students find it's a good place to study. And there are linkups to other universities, of course, and all the usual electronic sources the staff run an Information Skills Programme which we recommend all postgraduates do in the first week or two. Design students find the Special Collections particularly useful.

Julia: Yes.

Dr Hilsden: Then we have a separate Computer Centre, which has its own academic coordinator, Tim Spender - he's got a background in art design, and the ethos of the centre is that it's a studio for innovation and creativity, rather than a computer laboratory.

Julia: Oh, right, i liked the study spaces where students can sit and discuss work together very useful for joint projects We always had to do that sort of thing in the cafeteria when l was an undergraduate. And I read in the brochure that there's a separate resource for photography.

Dr Hilsden: Yes, it's called Photomedia. It's not just for photography, but things like digital imaging and new media. It's a resource for all our students, not just fashion design, and we encourage students to work there producing work that crosses disciplinary boundaries. It's well used in fact, it's doubled in size since it was set up three years ago. And we also have an offshoot from that which is called Time Based Media - this is for students who want to develop their ideas in the area of the moving image or sound. That's in a new building that was specially built for it just last year, but there are plans to expand it as the present facilities are overstretched already.

Julia: Right.

Dr Hilsden: Now. is there anything you'd like to ask about the course itself?

Julia: Erm, ... I know it’s a combination of taught modules and a specialist project, but how does assessment lit in?

Dr Hilsden: Well, as you'd expect on a course of this nature, it's an ongoing process. The degree course has four stages, and there are what we call progress reviews at the end of each of the first three. Then the final assessment is based on your project. You have to produce a report which is a critical reflection on your work.

Julia: And is there some sort of fashion show?

Dr Hilsden: There's an exhibition. The projects aren't all focused on clothes as such, some are more experimental, so that seems more appropriate. We ask representatives of fashion companies along, and it's usually well attended.

Julia: Right. And another thing I wanted to ask .

Section 4

You will hear a lecturer talking about the importance of laughter.

Good afternoon, everybody .. and in our second talk on social psychology i want to look at the role of laughter in our lives - something that usually gets everyone smiling from the start.

So first of all, I'll start by looking at the actual nature of laughter. Well, when someone laughs you've got movement of the muscles of the face and the chest, and you've got sound formed when the air’s forced out of the body as part of this process, so we’re talking about a physical activity. But obviously other things are involved as well and this is where it gets more complicated. Laughing isn’t something that you normally decide to do. so it’s not voluntary behaviour, like ordinary speech. Instead it’s regulated by our instincts rather like the singing of a bird, or the roaring of a lion. And once you start to laugh, it can be quite hard to stop that's not always under your conscious control either.

But why do we laugh? Because we find something funny, most of us would say. But in fact it appears that laughter has little to do with jokes or funny stories only about 10 percent of laughter is caused by things like that. One suggestion is that human laughter may have originally started out as a shared response to signal relief at the passing of danger. And it's true that even these days, laughter’s rarely an activity carried out by an individual on his or her own. In fact, people are 30 times more likely to laugh when they're with other people than when they're completely alone. Laughter still seems to be a kind of social signal, it occurs when people are in a group and they're comfortable with one another And it seems likely that laughter can result in the creation of bonds between the people in the group.

And it's precisely because of this social aspect of laughter that people like public speakers and politicians often try to get their audience to laugh it encourages their listeners to trust them and to connect with them. But this kind of thing - controlling the laughter of a group, that is indicates that there's a link between laughter and power, and this is supported by several studies that indicate that bosses use humour more than their employees. And research has also shown that female listeners are likely to laugh much more if the speaker is male, so it appears that there are gender issues associated with how much we laugh

I should also point out that laughter can he used as a negative signal as well as a positive one. I think we've all probably seen evidence of a group using laughter to exclude someone ... to emphasise that they are not accepted. So it's not always a positive type of behaviour, either. So what all this goes to show is that laughter is a very, very complex issue.

It does appear however that laughter has definite benefits. If we look first at the psychological aspects, we know that people often tend to store negative emotions, such as anger, sadness and fear, rather than expressing them, and il seems that laughter provides a harmless way for the release of those emotions. But there are also clear physical effects that have been monitored too. For example, laughter is good aerobic exercise - it speeds up heart rate and respiration, and raises blood pressure; one researcher suggests that 100 laughs a day is the equivalent of 10 minutes' jogging.

Laughter also helps prevent the stress that so many people suffer from today, which results from the faster pace of life and all that goes with il It does this by reducing the levels of hormones in the blood which are caused by stress. And, in addition, it is known to increase the levels of chemicals that protect the body from infection or pain and so it helps to boost the immune system. One interesting study showed that people who had had surgical operations asked for fewer pain killers if they'd been viewing comic films. In fact, research has even shown that the quality of dreams can be positively affected by laughter - a good laugh 10 minutes before going to sleep can prevent you from having bad dreams and give a much more pleasant and restorative night's sleep, So. there's now little argument that finding things funny and enjoying a good laugh is extremely beneficial to us all.

What we need to consider now are the ways in which laughter can be used as a treatment for people who...

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