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Listening Test 19

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Section 1

Section 1

A conversation between a housing agent and a college student who wants to rent a house

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Questions 1–10

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1.3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a ___

Section 2

Section 2

A talk about the waste collection in Baltimore

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Questions 11–20

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

11.Necessary characteristics of dustbins: Solid and

Section 3

Section 3

A student called Julie talking to her classmate named Ricky about a new essay that Professor Johnson assigned

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Questions 21–24

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21.The research topic should come from one of the headings in the

Section 4

Section 4

A lecture on environmental science

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Questions 31–38

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

31.a source of water

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  1. 1

    living room

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  2. 2

    435

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  3. 3

    washing machine

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  4. 4

    inconvenient

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  5. 5

    a study

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  6. 6

    washbasin

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  7. 7

    noisy

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  8. 8

    different settings

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  9. 9

    evening meals

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  10. 10

    bathroom

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  11. 11

    waterproof

    The speaker explicitly states that because the bins are outside in the rain, they must be waterproof.

  12. 12

    building

    The transcript directly equates commercial waste collection with trash collection from buildings.

  13. 13

    overfill

    The speaker mentions signs in office buildings specifically warning against overfilling the bins.

  14. 14

    heavy

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  15. 15

    plastic

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  16. 16

    open

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  17. 17

    4 weeks

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  18. 18

    traffic

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  19. 19

    businesses

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  20. 20

    stones

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  21. 21

    note system

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  22. 22

    scientific research

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  23. 23

    scientific journals

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  24. 24

    internet

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  25. 25

    B

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  26. 26

    A

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  27. 27

    B

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  28. 28

    C

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  29. 29

    B

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  30. 30

    B

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  31. 31

    safe and reliable

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  32. 32

    scarce

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  33. 33

    washing

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  34. 34

    lakes and dams

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  35. 35

    air pollution

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  36. 36

    pure and safe

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  37. 37

    contamination

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  38. 38

    drinking

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  39. 39

    A

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  40. 40

    B

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