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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Note that this listening passage is longer than ones you have experienced in this step. Be
prepared to hear a lot of extra information between questions. But you should still be two
steps ahead just in case an answer does come quickly!

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-4
What does the tourist information officer say about each attraction?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to Questions 1-4.

A crowded
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B expensive
C famous
D far away
E free
F good value
G peaceful
H unusual

Example Answer

Shopping ...............

1 Opera House ...................

2 Zoo ...................
3 Art Gallery ...................
4 Botanical Gardens ...................

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Questions 5-7
1
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-H next to Questions 5-8.
5 Art Gallery ...................
6 Botanical Gardens ...................
7 Zoo ...................

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Questions 8-10
Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.

Restaurant Cost per person Advantages Disadvantages

Grand Hotel $50 familiar expensive

Mama’s cheap 8 try ..................dishes 9..................................

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Riverside average view and atmosphere often full,
10.............................

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Section 2
SECTION 2 Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14

Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.

ROCKDALE WILDLIFE PARK

Opening hours Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm

Saturday & Sunday 9am – 6pm

Park Fees Park entrance adult $18

concessions $12
family $50

Guided tour per person 11..........................

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Daily shows 10am bird show

12 noon kangaroo feeding
2 pm koala 12..........................

Facilities Café
13.......................... area
Gift shop
Playground

FRIENDS OF THE PARK annual joining fee $50 per family

Members receive: monthly newsletter

14......................... entrance discount
free gift

NEVER FEED THE BIRDS OR ANIMALS, IT’S UNNECESSARY!

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Questions 15-17
2
Label the map below.

Choose four answers from the box and write the letters A-F next to Questions 15-17 on the map.

A reptiles
B gift shop
C kangaroos
D koalas
E picnic area
F playground

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Questions 18-20
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
18 The emus cannot be seen for

A 5 days
B 1 week
C 2 weeks.

19 The best time to see the kangaroos is

A in the early morning

B at midday
C in the late afternoon.

20 The old playground was

A old-fashioned

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C small.

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Section 3
SECTION 3 Questions 21-30
Questions 21-25

Circle the best answer A, B or C.

21 The largest numbers of Tasmanian devils live in

A coastal areas
B drier forests
C rainforests.

22 An adult female can weigh up to

A 4½ kg
B 9 kg
C 13 kg.
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23 In one year an adult female usually brings up

A three babies
B four babies
C twenty babies.

24 Young Tasmanian devils become independent when they are about

A 5 months old
B 8 months old
C 2 years old.

25 Farmers are

A permitted to shoot or poison them

B paid to kill them
C prohibited from killing them.

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Section 3
SECTION 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 26-30
Complete the summary below using words from the box.

bark sick
bite small
hunt trees
dead underground
fight yawn
sleep

Tasmanian devils live in hollow logs or 26...................................................... They usually eat

27....................................................... animals and are not affected by the diseases of the animals
they eat. They travel long distances at night to 28........................................................ They are

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famous for their strong appetite. To decide the order in which they eat, Tasmanian devils often
29.................................................. If they are afraid, they 30..................................................

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Section 4
SECTION 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31-35

Which of the following sources gave scientists information about the Iceman?

Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to Questions 31-35.

A DNA
B hair
C fingernail
D bones
E intestines
F skin
G stomach
H teeth
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31 age when he died ...............................

32 ethnic group ...............................

33 where he lived ...............................

34 health ...............................

35 time of year when died ...............................

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Section 4
SECTION 4 Questions 31-40
Questions 36-40
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

36 The Iceman’s diet included

A goat and seafood

B bear and grain
C deer and bread.

37 Moss was used in that region

A to wrap food
B as toilet paper
C as food.

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38 His shoes were made from

A grass and bark

B deer hide and goat hide
C bearskin and goatskin.

39 It is likely that the Iceman was a

A shepherd
B hunter
C trader.

40 It is now believed the Iceman died

A near the rock where his body was found

B while trapped under a rock
C while sleeping on the rock where his body was found.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
You now have ten minutes to transfer your answer to your Answer Sheet. Use the blank
Answer Sheet in the back of this workbook.

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