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English Language Proficiency Test: Listening and Phonetics Exercises, Exercises of Legal English

University of South Wales(USW)Legal English

A comprehensive set of exercises designed to assess and enhance english language proficiency, particularly in the areas of listening comprehension and phonetics. It includes a variety of question formats, ranging from multiple-choice to sentence completion, covering topics such as vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. The exercises are suitable for students preparing for standardized language tests or seeking to improve their overall english skills.

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PART I. LISTENING. (You will listen to each recording ONCE ONLY) (3 pts)
Section 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 pts)
Example
The caller wants to find out about the events on
A. 27 June
B. 28 June
C. 29 June
Questions 1 – 6
Choose the correct answer.
1. The ‘Family Welcome’ event in the#art gallery begins at
A. 10 am. B. 10.30 am. C. 2 pm.
2. The film that is now shown in the#‘Family Welcome’ event is about
A. sculpture B. painting C. ceramics
3. When do most of the free concerts#take place?
A. in the morning B. at lunchtime C. in the evening
4. Where will the 4 pm concert of Latin American music take place?
A. in a museum B. in a theater C. in a library
5. The boat race begins at
A. Summer Pool. B. Charlesworth Bridge. C. Offord Marina.
6. One of the boat race teams
A. won a regional competition earlier this year.
B. has represented the region in a national competition.
C. has won several regional competitions.
Questions 7-10
Complete the sentences below.
WriteONE WORD ONLYfor each answer.
PAXTON NATURE RESERVE
7. Paxton is a good place for seeing rare ________birds________ all year round.
8. This is a particularly good time for seeing certain unusual#________flowers________ .
9. Visitors will be able to learn about ______mushrooms__________and then collect some.
10. Part of the _______river_________ has been made suitable for swimming.
Section 2: Questions 11 – 15 (1.0 pt)
Choose the correct letter,A, B or C.
Changes in Barford over the last 50 years
11. In Shona’s opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days?
A. The buses are old and uncomfortable.
B. Fares have gone up too much.
C. There are not so many bus routes.
12. What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town most?
A. the construction of a bypass
B. the development of cycle paths#
C. the banning of cars from certain streets
13. What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre?
A. lack of parking spaces
B. lack of major retailers
C. lack of restaurants and cafes
14. What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford?
A. There is no hospital.
B. New medical practices are planned.
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PART I. LISTENING. (You will listen to each recording ONCE ONLY) (3 pts) Section 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 pts) Example The caller wants to find out about the events on A. 27 June B. 28 June C. 29 June Questions 1 – 6 Choose the correct answer.

1. The ‘Family Welcome’ event in the art gallery begins at A. 10 am. B. 10.30 am. C. 2 pm. 2. The film that is now shown in the ‘Family Welcome’ event is about A. sculpture B. painting C. ceramics 3. When do most of the free concerts take place? A. in the morning B. at lunchtime C. in the evening 4. Where will the 4 pm concert of Latin American music take place? A. in a museum B. in a theater C. in a library 5. The boat race begins at A. Summer Pool. B. Charlesworth Bridge. C. Offord Marina. 6. One of the boat race teams A. won a regional competition earlier this year. B. has represented the region in a national competition. C. has won several regional competitions. Questions 7- Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. PAXTON NATURE RESERVE 7. Paxton is a good place for seeing rare ________birds________ all year round. 8. This is a particularly good time for seeing certain unusual ________flowers________. 9. Visitors will be able to learn about ______mushrooms__________and then collect some. 10. Part of the _______river_________ has been made suitable for swimming. Section 2: Questions 11 – 15 (1.0 pt) Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Changes in Barford over the last 50 years 11. In Shona’s opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days? A. The buses are old and uncomfortable. B. Fares have gone up too much. C. There are not so many bus routes. 12. What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town most? A. the construction of a bypass B. the development of cycle paths C. the banning of cars from certain streets 13. What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre? A. lack of parking spaces B. lack of major retailers C. lack of restaurants and cafes 14. What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford? A. There is no hospital. B. New medical practices are planned.

C. The number of dentists is too low. 15. The largest number of people are employed in A. manufacturing. B. services. C. education. PART II. PHONETICS (2.0 pts) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0pt) 1. A. pref a ce B. g a zelle C. surf a ce D. flam i ngo 2. A. suff i ce B. coward i ce C. accompl i ce D. prejud i ce 3. A. grea se B. tea se C. cea se D. lea se 4. A. nor th ern B. tee th e C. th ermometer D. sunba th e 5. A. suppos ed ly B. advocat ed C. dogg ed D. alleg ed II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0pt) 1 . A. sympathetic B. circumstances C. disappearance D. correspondence 2 . A. imminence B. prevalence C. insurgent D. reference 3 . A. underpass B. elevate C. arrogant D. accomplish 4 . A. psychokinesis B. self-analysis C. misdiagnosis D. autohypnosis 5 . A. refugee B. referee C. committee D. chimpanzee PART III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4.5 pts) I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (1.5 pts) 1. “Why are you carrying an atlas?” – “Mr. Stone asked ………………. I bring it.” A. me B. for C. that D. to 2. The weather was fine, and everyone was ………………. the coast. A. joining in B. seeing about C. going in for D. making for 3. He was ………………. with an extraordinary musical ability. A. ensured B. entrusted C. entreated D. endowed 4. The man argued with his wife until he was ………………. but still she wouldn’t agree with him. A. lack and blue B. in the black hoạt động có lợi nhuận in the red C. blue in the face mai mai lau den vo vong D. out of the blue bat ngo k bao truoc 5. Margaret was …… hai long…………. to learn that her students had done so well in their exams. A. typified B. gratified C. clarified D. diversified 6. I couldn’t believe it when they turned me down ……………….! A. flatten B. flattening C. flattened D. flat 7. ………………. , dolphins have no sense of smell. A. As known as far C. As far as is known B. It is known as far D. Known as far as it is 8. Environmentalists' warnings about the ozone layer seem to be ………………. on deaf ears. A. falling B. landing C. going D. coming 9. Bob says there’s never anything worth watching on TV but………………. for hours watching football. A. he’ll sit B. he’d sat C. is sitting D. he sit 10. The new mayor has a reputation for being corrupted, but that’s ………………. the truth. A. far from B. barely not C. not so far from D. too far away from 11. I finished my homework two days ahead ………………. the deadline. A. by B. at C. to D. of

  • Chrysoula hated playing chess with Yannis because he always took so long when it was his ........................
  • It’s high time we made a ........................; there’s so much to do. 2. - Some of the tourists are hoping to get compensation for the poor state of the hotel, and I think they have a very ..............strong.......... case.
  • There’s no point in trying to wade across the river, the current is far too ........................
  • If you’re asking me which of the candidates should get the job, I’m afraid I don’t have any ........................ views either way. 3. - Rick does a lot of dangerous sports, but fortunately he has come to no ............harm............ so far.
  • I don’t suppose I’ll win this competition, but there is no ........................ trying.
  • I know you’re fairly fit, but a bit more exercise wouldn’t do you any ........................ PART IV. READING (5 pts) I. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (2.0 pts) The idea that only an Italian is capable of making the world’s greatest cup of coffee seems to have been around for ever, so universally is it ( 1 ) ......................... today. ( 2 ) .........................it is actually a fairly recent phenomenon. Emilio Lavazza, who died in 2010, can ( 3 ) .........................much of the credit. He taught the world not only how to make coffee, but also how to drink it. That may explain why Italy has still not been invaded by the American coffee-bar chains so ubiquitous ( 4 ) .........................in Europe. Emilio Lavazza was born in 1932, and was a leading ( 5 ) .........................in the generation of Italian businessmen who ( 6 ) .........................their family firms in the 1950s. These began to expand rapidly, first around the country and then abroad as Italy ( 7 ) …...................... its long post-war economic expansion. This was the generation that ( 8 ) .........................the seeds for what has ( 9 ) .........................to be known as ‘Made in Italy’, the ( 10 ) .........................of companies and brands that make high-quality household and consumer products, from fashion to food to furniture. These products are identified with a variety of craftsmanship on the one hand, and the elegant Italian lifestyle on the other hand. Emilio Lavazza made sure that coffee became an inextricable part of that heritage. 1. A. consented B. agreed C. accepted D. complied 2. A. Yet B. Though C. Whereas D. Whilst 3. A. insist B. claim C. demand D. uphold 4. A. therefore B. wherever C. moreover D. elsewhere 5. A. figure B. symbol C. role D. creature 6. A. enlisted B. joined C. enrolled D. participated 7. A. entertained B. appreciated C. benefited D. enjoyed 8. A. set B. sowed C. laid D. buried 9. A. ended B. come C. finished D. gone 10. A. cluster B. pile C. bundle D. heap II. Read the passage carefully and then fill each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts) Ellis Island in New York – that extraordinary entrance to a new land and a new life which received, processed and despatched millions of arriving immigrants ( 1 ) ……………between……………… 1892 and 1924 – has been turned ( 2 ) …………………into…………a museum. ( 3 ) …………having………………… lain derelict for years after its official closure, the island’s huge purpose-built reception centre has been restored. It has ( 4 ) ………………become…………… a place of pilgrimage for the descendants of the desperate people who filed through its cavernous main hall to answer questions and ( 5 ) …………… fill………………in the forms in whatever halting English ( 6 ) ………………they…………… possessed. To get to Ellis Island, you take a ferry from the southernmost tip of Manhattan. ( 7 ) ……… as/when/while …………… you sail past the Statue of Liberty and pull up to the dock outside the enormous entrance to that imposing reception building, it is impossible ( 8 ) ………………not……………to reflect on ( 9 ) ………………how…………… it must have looked to those hordes of people who clambered off the boats with their children clinging ( 10 ) ……………to………………them and their belongings packed in baskets and bags.

III. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (1.0pt) The Connection Between Culture and Thought A The world’s population has surpassed 7 billion and continues to grow. Across the globe, humans have many differences. These differences can be influenced by factors such as geography, climate, politics, nationality, and many more. Culture is one such aspect that can change the way people behave. B Your culture may influence your clothing, your language, and many aspects of your life. But is culture influential enough to change the way an individual thinks? It has long been believed that people from different cultures would think differently. For example, a young boy from a farm would talk about cows while a boy from New York will talk about cars. If two young children from different countries are asked about their thoughts about a painting, they would answer differently because of their cultural backgrounds. C In recent years, there has been new research that changed this long-held belief; However, this new research is not the first to explore the idea that culture can change the way we think. Earlier research has provided valuable insight to the question. One of the earliest research projects was carried out in the Soviet Union. This project was designed to find out whether culture would affect peopled way of thought processing. The researchers focused on how living environment and nationality might influence how people think. The experiment led by Bessett aimed to question such awareness of cognitive psychology. Bessett conducted several versions of the experiment to test different cognitive processes. D One experiment led by Bessett and Masuku showed an animated video picturing a big fish swimming among smaller fish and other sea creatures. Subjects were asked to describe the scene. The Japanese participants tended to focus on the aquatic background, such as the plants and colour of the water, as well as the relationship between the big and small fish. American participants tended to focus on individual fishes, mainly the larger, more unique looking fish. The experiment suggested that members of Eastern cultures focus more on the overall picture, while members of Western culture focus more on the individuals. E In another experiment performed by Bessett and Choi, the subjects were presented with some very convincing evidence for a position. Both the Korean and the American showed strong support. And after they were given some evidence opposing the position, the Korean started to modified or decreased their support. However, the American began to give more support to the former argument. This project suggested that in Korean culture, support for arguments is based on context. Ideas and conclusions are changeable and flexible, so an individual may be more willing to change his or her mind. For Americans, they were less willing to change their original conclusion. F Bessett and Ara devised an experiment to test the thought processing of both oriental and occidental worlds. Test subject was given an argument “All animals with furs hibernate. Rabbit has fur. Therefore, rabbit hibernate”. People from the eastern world questioned the argument as not being logical, because in their knowledge some furry animals just don’t hibernate. But the American think the statement is right. They assume the logic deduction is based on a correct argument; thus, the conclusion is right since the logic is right. G From these early experiments in the Soviet Union, one might conclude that our original premise— that culture can impact the way we think—was still correct. However, recent research criticises this view, as well as Bessett’s early experiments. Though these experiments changed the original belief on thought processing, how much does it result from all factors needs further discussion. Fischer thinks Bessett’s experiments provide valuable information because his research only provides qualitative descriptions, not results from controlled environment. Chang partly agrees with him, because there are some social factors that might influence the results. H Another criticism of Bessett’s experiments is that culture was studied as a sub-factor of nationality. The experiments assumed that culture would be the same among all members of a nationality. For example, every American that participated in the experiments could be assumed to have the same culture. In reality, culture is much more complicated than nationality. These early experiments did not control for other

PART V. WRITING (5.5 pts) I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning using the words in the brackets. Do not change the words given. (2.0 pts) 1. They still haven’t found out what caused the accident. ( cause ) They have yet ……TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE OF ………..the accident was.

2. Eventually, Jim admitted that he was responsible for the error. ( owned ) Eventually, it ……… was Jim that OWNED UP TO having……….been responsible for the error. 3. Hard work was what caused Jill’s success. ( put ) Jill’s success can …………BE PUT DOWN TO HARD WORK…………………………. 4. James never really expected the plan to be a success. ( of ) James had little ……EXPECTATION OF…………….a success. 5. Helen’s report is rather unclear in places. ( lacking ) Helen’s report ……IS LACKING IN CLARITY……….in places. THE LACK OF LACK IN II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one. (1.0 pt) 1. I’d really hate to live in a big city. Living ………IN A BIG CITY IS NOT TO MY…….liking. 2. There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well. In few other books ……WOULD ONE SEE THIS PROBLEM SO WELL EXPLAINED…………. 3. What are the chances of Twilight 2 being a huge box-office success? How likely …IS IT THAT T2 WILL BE A HUGE BOX-OFFICE SUCCESS?…… 4. At the time, scientists did not realise how important their findings were. At the time, scientists failed ……TO REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR FINDINGS…..of their findings. 5. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries. Only when ……THE GENERAL’S PERSONAL DIARIES WERE PUBLISHED DID THE TRUTH COME OUT III. Essay topic: (2.5 pts) People today often use the internet to learn about the culture(s) of other countries. This means that it is not important to travel to those countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In about 200 words, write opinion(s) about this matter using your knowledge and experience. ............................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................