Practice Test One
Questions 4-9
You are advised to spend about 5 minutes on Questions 4-9.
Choose the most suitable heading from the list of headings below for the seven paragraphs of
Reading Passage 1 "Destinations for International English Students". Write your answers in
boxes 5 - 10 on your Answer Sheet.
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B.
C.
D.
Example: E.
F.
G.
List of Headings
Heterogeneity in the language classroom
Enrolment demand in Australia & New Zealand.
Reasons for the choice of destination
The attractions of studying in the antipodes
Conclusion
Additional student sources
Student destinations
Q4. Paragraph (i)
Q5. Paragraph (ii)
Q6. Paragraph (iii)
Q7. Paragraph (iv)
Q8.
Q9.
Example:

46 Q12. Students of the same nationality usually make similar study choices.
T F N
35 • 43 Q13. English language classrooms in the U.S. have the widest range of student
nationalities.
T F N
11-48 Q14. Standards at Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions are improving.
T F N
44-46 Q15. Despite the 1990s Asian economic crisis, Asian students still dominate
the English language classrooms of Australia and New Zealand.
T F N
Check:
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Reading Passage 2
Questions 16-31
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 16-31.
REGIONAL STUDENT SURVEY
A survey recently commissioned by the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students
(ELICOS) Association has produced valuable data as to why overseas students choose to study in
Australia. Students were asked a range of questions to determine why they had chosen Australia, how
they were going to use the English they had learnt, how they had spent their holidays, and what were their
future plans. There were also asked to compare Australia with other countries where they could study English.
Figure 1. Regional Breakdown of Student Of the 2200 questionnaires handed out, 1684 valid returns
Sample
Other 7%
Pacific 0 5%
Europe 102%
Asia 73 4%
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and other European countries were clearly attracted by Australia as a tourist destination. Their reasons
for coming to Australia were quite distinct from those of Asian respondents, but bore some resemblance
to Japanese respondents.
When asked how they planned to use the English they were learning, 41 % answered that they would use
their English for further study in Australia, 37% stated their English was to help obtain employment or
to advance their existing career, 9% planned to use it in their travels, 6% for further study in their home
country, 5% for further study in a third country, and 2% specified "other".
A significantly high proportion of students of all nationalities was interested in English providing a
springboard for further study in Australia. No Swiss student indicated an interest in studying English
as a means of facilitating communication when travelling. Female respondents from Hong Kong, Korea,
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Taiwan, and Thailand were more concerned than their male counterparts with English as a means to
improve employment or career prospects. Female respondents from Japan and Taiwan were more
interested than their male counterparts in studying English to facilitate travel and to meet people.
Figure 2. Student Objectives for English Study
50 -,
Areas of Consideration
Further Study
in Australia
Employment / Career
Travel - destination
unspecified
Further Study -
Home Country
Further Study - Third
Country

Australia was considered the third best supplier, with
a 35% response, and 25% naming Canada.
Figure 3. Post - ELICOS Plans
8%
21%
41%
Further Studies
Leave Australia
Travel
Work in Australia
30%
More students believed visas were easier to get for Australia than for any of the other English language
provider countries. Opinion was divided, however, and the view was not held by a clear majority - 35%
of respondents placed Australia first, while 32% placed the U.S. first.
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Questions 16-25
You are advised to spend about 5 minutes on Questions 16-25.
Refer to Reading Passage 2 "Regional Student Survey", and answer the following questions with
suitable numbers, words or phrases. Write your answers in boxes 16 - 25 on your
Answer Sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example.
Example: What is the name of the Association which commissioned the survey?
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Q16. Which regional group had the largest percentage of students in the survey? 47-57-59
Q17. Swiss students' reasons for choosing Australia were similar to those of which
Asian nationality group?
47-59
Q18. For what purpose did most students intend to use their English learning? 42-44 47

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Example' The percentage of ELICOS college students represented in the sample:
Q19. The number of specific areas of questioning in the survey:
Q20. The number of reasons given for studying in Australia which are
directly concerned with study issues:
Q21. The percentage of respondents who planned to seek short-term
employment in Australia after completing their ELICOS study:
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the U.K.
•'the U.S.
quality of tuition
visit
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nationality
permission to work
returning home
type of test
cost
visas
tuition
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Questions 26 - 31

Of the areas of student employment mentioned ...
The two most popular objectives for studying English ...
... of the appeal of the country to tourists.
... intended to further their studies after completing ELICOS study.
... of the standard of tuition and the two countries being close
neighbours.
... two had only recently become popular.
... accounted for over three-quarters of the responses.
... had had visitors from overseas during their courses.
... handed out 2200 questionnaires.
... differed from the male students from those two countries regarding
the reasons for studying English.
... were.further study and travel.
... were planning to work temporarily in Australia.
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