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The document is a monitoring test for April 2024, consisting of listening, reading, and use of English sections. It includes multiple-choice questions based on a radio interview with Harry Park about his adventure travel company and various reading comprehension tasks. Additionally, it discusses the effects of listening to Mozart's music on children's intelligence, highlighting that while it may temporarily improve spatial puzzle abilities, it does not enhance overall intelligence.

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The document is a monitoring test for April 2024, consisting of listening, reading, and use of English sections. It includes multiple-choice questions based on a radio interview with Harry Park about his adventure travel company and various reading comprehension tasks. Additionally, it discusses the effects of listening to Mozart's music on children's intelligence, highlighting that while it may temporarily improve spatial puzzle abilities, it does not enhance overall intelligence.

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Monitoring test April, 2024

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Listening Part 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.

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Listening Part 2
Questions 8-13
You will hear a radio interview with a man called Harry Park, who is talking
about the adventure travel company he runs.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
8 Harry first became interested in adventure travel because his father
A gave him adventure stories to read.
B worked in a travel company.
C talked a lot about the places he’d been to.
9 Harry decided to start an adventure travel company because he
A wanted to share his experience with others.
B thought he could make a lot of money.
C hoped to do more travelling himself.
10 Who suggested the name for Harry’s company?
A a friend
B a customer
C his wife
11 When Harry visits a place, he tries to
A give the local people jobs.
B take modern equipment.
C avoid damaging the area.
12 What does Harry say about doing dangerous things?
A It’s part of his job.
B It’s frightening.
C It’s enjoyable.
13 What is Harry’s favourite place?
A a mountain
B a building
C a river

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Reading Part 3 Questions 14-18


Look at the text in each question. What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A,B or C

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Reading Part 4 Questions 19-27


Look at the sentences below about the island of Petulia.
Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A. If it is not correct, mark B.
19 People have lives on the island for more than 400 years.
20 There is a big difference between day-time and night-time temperatures on the
island.
21 The islanders have sold their salt to other countries since 1970s.
22 Some farmers have more pieces of land to look after than others.
23 The animals are moved onto different land every year.
24 Boys often play football on the school field.
25 Both adults and children help to make the islanders’ clothes.
26 It is likely that there will be a tourist hotel on the island soon.
27 Tourist pay to stay with families.

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Use of English Part 5 Questions 28-33


For each question, choose the correct answer.

Use of English Part 6 Questions 34-48


For each question, choose the correct answer.
About twenty-five years ago, the results of an exciting new study were reported in the news: If
children listen to the music of Mozart, they (34)………. more intelligent. Immediately, huge
numbers of Mozart CDs were purchased by people (35)………… wanted their children to be
smarter. The statement was generally assumed to be true. After all, (36)……………. people
think Mozart was a genius, and maybe if we listened to his music, his intelligence (37)
……………… transfer to us.
However, if you read about the experiment (38)…….. led to this claim, there is little evidence it’s
true. Firstly, children (39)………………. in the original experiment. University students were.
The thirty-six young adults who took part did one of three things for ten minutes. Some sat in
silence, (40)………………. listened to some relaxation instructions and a third group listened to
Mozart’s piano music. Afterwards, they all completed various tasks, one of which involved paper
shapes. This experiment (41) ………………….. three times. It was found that the students (42)
………….. to Mozart did better in the paper shapes activity than (43)……………… students.
However, the beneficial effect only lasted for about fifteen minutes.
(44)…………….. then, a number of similar experiments have been conducted which confirm
that listening to Mozart’s music (45)………….. lead to a temporary improvement in a person’s
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ability to do spatial puzzles. They don’t however, improve intelligence. Other studies showed
that there is (46)……………. special about Mozart’s music. (47)……………. to other classical
music, pop music and even stories can also wake up the brain. The effect is especially strong if
the listener likes the sound.
So, listening to Mozart won’t harm your children. It could even lead to a love of classical music.
But if they have an important test ahead, you (48)……………… probably tell them to study
instead of listening to some music on.
34 A will become B would become C became
35 A what B which C who
36 A most B most of C most of the
37 A had better B should C must
38 A that B it C those
39 A did not test B would not be tested C were not tested
40 A another B other C others
41 A had repeated B repeated C was repeated
42 A who listened B listened C who they listened
43 A others B the other C other
44 A For B Since C From
45 A used B to can C must
46 A nothing B anything C not
47 A Listening B To listen C Listen
48 A might B may C should

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