Listening — Test 0046 (audio playing)
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Part 1 — Questions 1–10

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

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Part 2 — Questions 11–20

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. According to the speaker, why is it a good time for D-I-Y painting?
12. What happened in 2009 in the UK?
13. What does the speaker say about paint quantity?
14. What does Community RePaint do?

16 Choose TWO letters A-E. What TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about paint?

  • Ado not buy expensive paint
  • Btest the color before buying a lot
  • Cchoose a light color
  • Duse water-based paint
  • Ebuy enough paint for more than one application
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Question 15
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18 Choose TWO letters A-E. What TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about preparation?

  • Areplace any loose plaster
  • Bdon’t spend too long preparing surfaces
  • Cuse decorators’ soap to remove grease from walls
  • Dwash dirty walls with warm water
  • Epaint over cracks and small holes
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20 Choose TWO letters A-E. What TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about painting?

  • Aput a heater in the room
  • Bwash brushes in cold water
  • Cuse a roller with a short pile
  • Dapply paint directly from the tin
  • Eopen doors and windows Part 3:
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Part 3 — Questions 21–30

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. Why is Matthew considering a student work placement?
22. Which part of the application process did Linda find most interesting?
23. During her work placement, Linda helped find ways to
24. Why did Linda find her work placement tiring?
25. What did Linda’s employers give her formal feedback on?
26. What was the main benefit of Linda’s work placement?

What does Linda think about the books on Matthew’s reading list? Choose FOUR answers from the list and write next to questions 27-30. Options

  • Ahelpful illustrations
  • Beasy to understand
  • Cup to date
  • Dcomprehensive
  • Especialized
  • Fuseful case studies Books 27. The Science of Materials 28. Materials Engineering 29. Engineering Basics 30. Evolution of Materials Part 4:
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The Science of Materials
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Materials Engineering
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Engineering Basics
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Evolution of Materials

Part 4 — Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Animal hides – two types Parchment Sheep skin: white in color and

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Animal hides – two types Parchment Sheep skin: white in color and ____
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Greasy – writing cannot be erased so often used for ____
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Vellum Calf skin: most popular for prestigious work because you can get ____
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lettering Preparation of hides: • Treated in berries of lime – where this was not available skins were ____
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(removed hair) • Stretched tight on a frame • Scraped to create same ____
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• Vellum was ____
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– for correct color Genetic testing – finding origins Previously – analysed handwriting and ____
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used by the writer Now – using genetic data from ‘known manuscripts’ to create a ____
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Uses of new data Gives information on individual books Shows the ____
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of the book industry Helps define ____