Practice Cam 12 Listening Test 01

SECTION 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Talk to new kitchen assistants

11   According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?

A   the variety of work

B   the friendly atmosphere

C   the opportunities for promotion

12   The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s

A   jewellery.

B   hair styles.

C   shoes.

13   The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because

A   it is a public holiday.

B   the head chef is absent.

C   the restaurant is almost fully booked.

14   Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use

A   the waste disposal unit.

B   the electric mixer.

C   the meat slicer.

Questions 15 and 16

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?

A     They have to follow orders immediately.

B     The kitchen gets very hot.

C     They may not be able to take a break.

D     They have to do overtime.

E     The work is physically demanding.

Questions 17 – 20

What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20

Responsibilities

A     training courses

B     food stocks

C     first aid

D     breakages

E     staff discounts

F     timetables

Restaurant staff

17   Joy Parkins                 ……………

18   David Field                 ……………

19   Dexter Wills               ……………

20   Mike Smith                 ……………

SECTION 3

Questions 21 – 23

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Paper on Public Libraries

21   What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?

A   how public library services are organised in different countries

B   how changes in society are reflected in public libraries

C   how the funding of public libraries has changed

22   They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that

A   they may take a long time to read.

B   they can be difficult to read.

C   they are generally old.

23   Stewart expect that in the future libraries will

A   maintain their traditional function.

B   become centres for local communities.

C   no longer contain any books.

Questions 24 – 30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of local library: possible questions

●   whether it has a 24…………….. of its own

●   its policy regarding noise of various kinds

●   how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25………………

●   how the design needs to take the 26……………. of customers into account

●   what 27…………….. is required in case of accidents

●   why a famous person’s 28………………. is located in the library

●   whether it has a 29………………. of local organisations

●   how it’s different from a library in a 30…………………

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four business values

Many business values can result in 31……………… .

Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32……………… that may result.

Collaboration

During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33………………. .

Other teams experienced 34…………….. from trying to collaborate.

The speaker’s team won because they reduced collaboration.

Sales of a 35…………….. were poor because of collaboration.

Industriousness

Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36………………. .

The word ‘lazy’ in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37………………… .

Creativity

An advertising campaign for a 38……………….. was memorable but failed to boost sales.

Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39………………. .

Excellence

According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40……………… that was far higher than that of followers.

Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

Answer Cam 12 Listening Test 01