Test A: English (Listening) Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-6

 
 
 
 
 

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Read the text and answer questions 37-44 
Rare and Beautiful Blooms 
One of the rarest flowering plants in the world, the Snowdonia hawkweed, grows wild only in 
Snowdonia National Park in northern Wales. The region is rocky and mountainous, and the air is cool 
and damp. The Snowdonia hawkweed prefers this habitat. In fact, it grows nowhere else in the world. It 
is even picky about where it grows in the park. 
Snowdonia hawkweed is about 11 inches tall. Its bright yellow blossoms have thin petals with
ragged edges. The Snowdonia hawkweed may not be the most beautiful plant in the world, but it is a 
favorite snack of sheep. 
In 1953, the Snowdonia hawkweed disappeared. People feared that the plant was gone forever. 
They believed that sheep grazing on the land had eaten the last few plants. So, the people who ran the 
park removed the sheep from the area, hoping that the hawkweed might return. Forty-nine years later, a 
group of plant scientists found the yellow flowers blooming in one spot in the park. The hawkweed had 
returned! 
Scientists collected seeds from the plant in case it disappeared again. But since 2002, the rare 
plant has continued to bloom in the park. 
37. Does a hawkweed plant grow in domestic condition? 
A) yes, it grows high 
B) no, it grows in only wild nature 
C) it grows in both wild and domestic condition
D) it is educated only water reservoirs
38. Which phrase best describes the climate of Snowdonia National Park? 
A) cold and snowy B) hot and dry 
C) cool and damp D) warm and windy 
39. In which countries is hawkweed plant grown? 
A) Australia and New Zealand B) Wales and Scotland C) Germany and Austria D) Wales only 
40. How tall does it grow? 
A) a half metre 
B) 11 cm 
C) 11 inches
D) 11 metre 
41. It can be a favourite grass of…… 
A) sheep 
B) cow 
C) horse 
D) camel 
42. What was the cause of hawkweed plant disappearance? 
A) climate change B) drought
C) sheep grazing 
D) extreme cold 
43. What did people do when they see sheep in the park? 
A) fed them
B) removed them 
C) took a picture 
D) hunted them 
44. After ……-year , it returned to the park. 
A) 44
B) 45
C) 49
D) 59