EDI PEARSON - GLOBAL INPUT

3rd International English Language Competition

HIPPO 2015

HIPPO 3
JETSET (JET Version)
Listening
Level 3

This examination lasts approximately 20 minutes

Information

There are 20 questions in this examination.

Total marks available: 20

Instructions

Do not open this paper until you are told to do so by the supervisor.

You may not use a dictionary.

Listen to each question carefully.

Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet.

Make sure you only mark one answer for each question.

At the end of the examination hand the question paper, your answer sheet and all notes to the
supervisor.

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Part One

Read the questions, listen to the recording and select True (A) or False (B). Mark
your answers on your answer sheet.

Mauna Loa

1. Kate stayed in a two-star hotel in Hawaii.

A = True B = False

2. The waiter told them not to worry about the ground shaking.

A = True B = False

3. There are only four volcanoes in Hawaii.

A = True B = False

4. Mauna Loa is the largest volcano in the world.

A = True B = False

5. Mauna Loa is more than 19,000m high.

A = True B = False

6. Mount Everest is higher than Mauna Loa.

A = True B = False

7. Kate enjoyed swimming when she was on holiday.

A = True B = False

8. Mary learnt how to waterski.

A = True B = False

9. Kate enjoyed the food at the hotel.

A = True B = False

10. Kate thinks George would like to go to Hawaii.

A = True B = False

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Part Two

Read each question, listen to the recording and select the correct answer (A, B or
C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

11. How wide are the White Cliffs of Dover?

A 25 km
B 34 km
C 110 km

12. How far away from the cliffs is the coast of France?

A 25 km
B 34 km
C 110 km

13. The British people think the cliffs are very

A lucky
B special
C enormous

14. Who arrived at Dover in 1660?

A King Lear
B William Shakespeare
C King Charles II

15. The cliffs are famous for having the first electric

A white house
B lighthouse
C greenhouse

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Part Two continued

16. When did Marconi send the first radio signal from the cliffs?

A 1843
B 1893
C 1899

17. What did the UK used to be called?

A Alba
B Albion
C Albus

18. When did part of the cliffs fall into the sea?

A 15 March 2002
B 12 March 2012
C 15 March 2012

19. In the visitor centre you can

A buy chalk
B find out more about the cliffs
C learn about Dover Castle

20. When is the visitor centre open?

A February to November
B March to October
C March to November

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