BC Premium Listening Test 7

BC Premium Listening 7

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BC Premium Listening 7

You will hear the recording and answer Questions 1-40.

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-10

Section 1

Questions 1 - 6

Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Holiday Plus Hotel, Easthaven - Change of Booking

Customer details
Surname(1)
First nameSusan
Existing booking details
Check-in date(2)
Number of nights(3)
New booking
What the customer wants to dobook a (4) room instead of the single
Accommodation offered to customer(5) suite, consisting of:
two bedrooms as requested
living room
(6)

Questions 7 - 10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Further details

Additional cost for new booking: £ (7)

Special requirements

Customer is bringing (8)

One of the group is allergic to (9)

Phone number of customer's husband: (10)

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-20

Section 2

Questions 11 - 14

For each question, choose TWO correct options. Write them in any order in answer boxes 11-14.

11-12. According to the guide, for which TWO reasons was the museum established?
13-14. Which TWO things will visitors be able to do if they visit the museum again?

Questions 15 - 20

What does the speaker say that visitors can do in each of the following places in the museum? Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to questions 15-20.

What visitors can do
A watch a film
B buy something
C listen to a live talk
D learn a practical skill

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-30

Section 3

Questions 21 - 26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. According to Anna, why is Humboldt now largely forgotten?
22. How does Martin summarise Humboldt's thinking about the natural world?
23. What do Martin and Anna agree was the main reason that Humboldt was so famous in his lifetime?
24. Anna says that Humboldt's books were popular because
25. Martin and Anna compare Humboldt's books to Wikipedia to make the point that
26. What is Martin doing when he mentions President Jefferson?

Questions 27 - 30

What do the students say were Humboldt's achievements when he visited the following places? Choose FOUR answers and write the correct letter, A-E, next to questions 27-30.

Achievements
A worked out what caused a particular illness
B discovered several previously unknown species
C advised on how the economy could be developed
D realised that human activities were altering the climate
E confirmed the presence of an unusual geographical feature

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-40

Section 4

Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes. Use ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Predicting Volcanic Disasters

IndicatorMonitoring technique
Hundreds of earthquakes caused by magma colliding with (31) Seismometers - small devices to detect the (32) of the ground and record the frequency of earthquakes.
Spikes in (33) could warn of worrying levels of volcanic activity.Visual information is normally collected by (34) .
Changes in atmospheric (35) , especially rises in gases, e.g. CO2 or sulphur.Gas samples are collected and analysed using a type of (36) detector.

Preparing for disaster

Create a large enough (37) zone around the volcano.

Prepare for large-scale evacuation, bearing in mind that important roads and railway lines may become (38) .

Have the funds put aside to deal with the emergency.

Ensure there's a sophisticated way to inform people about the (39) they face and the response.

People whose homes are at risk from eruptions need to know what to do in an emergency and what essential (40) to store in their homes in case of disaster.