Model Test One
Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the purpose of study. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A. In the market. B. In religious procession. C. On a bus. D. In a hospital.
2. A. Shia pilgrims. B. Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
C. The victims in hospital.
D. The first attack victims receiving treatment in hospital. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A. The duty of the plane. B. The number of passengers.
C. The death toll.
D. When and where the plane took off.
4. A. The military plane crashed in the hometown of Nelson Mandela.
B. All the survivors had already been found.
C. The passengers aboard were doctors for Mandela.
D. The identity of the passengers was not sure so far.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
5. A. The Civil War. B. Two Tamil Tiger rebels.
C. The defeat of the Tamil Tiger.
D. The anti-corruption campaign.
6. A. Weak suppression of the Tamil Tigers and the urgency to fight corruption.
B. Successful suppression of the Tamil Tigers and the urgency to fight corruption.
C. Successful suppression of the Tamil Tigers and the victory against corruption.
D. Weak suppression of the Tamil Tigers and the victory against corruption.
7. A. The presidential campaign was not personalized.
B. The president’s team did control vote on election day.
C. The president’s team was accused of planning violence on election day.
D. Sarath’s team made violence on purpose on election day.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A. He will return to his hometown. B. He will play tennis.
