Listening Mock Test 03

Please play the above audio

PART A

Extract 1: Questions 1 to 12

You hear an Anesthetist talking to a patient talking to a patient called Mary Wilcox prior to an operation. For questions 1 to 12, complete the notes with a word or short phrase that you hear. You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes 

Patient: Mary Wilcox

Current medications


Medical history

  • went to GP two years ago feeling (5)_____heart attack subsequently diagnosed
  • had two (6)_____ inserted

Present condition

  • alright with (7)_____and walking on the flat
  • has swelling in one ankle following operation for (8)_____
  • denies (9)_____
  • reports some (10)_____ at night (responds to medication)

Concerns expressed

  • (11)_____following the procedure
  • possible damage to crowns (both are (12)_____)

Extract 2 : Question 13 to 24
You hear pulmonologist talking to a patient called Sarah Croft. For questions 13 to 24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase. You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient's name: Sarah Croft

Medical history:
  • Hypertension (recently worsened)
  • 3 years of corticosteroid treatment for (13)_____

General symptoms
  • Gradual weight gain, especially in stomach area
  • (14)_____ on face: embarrassing
  • visible (15)_____between the shoulders 
  • swollen ankles
  • excessive and constant (16)_____
  • backache
  • period are (17)_____
  • extreme tiredness

Dermatological symptoms
  • tendency to (18)_____
  • wounds slow to heal, (19)_____On thighs
  • face appears red in colour, (20)_____area on neck
  • recent development of (21)_____

Psychological symptoms
  • mildly depressed
  • scared by new experience of (22)_____
  • feels constantly (23)_____
  • intermittent cognitive difficulties

Recommended tests:
  • Further blood tests
  • (24)_____test possibly

PART B

25. You hear a nurse briefing a colleague about a patient.
What is the main concern about the patient overnight?
A. Her reluctance to adhere to a diet
B. The amount of plain she's reporting
C. The risk presented by her limited mobility

26. You hear a GP talking to a patient who has acne.
What is the patient asking for?
A. Advice about non-medical remedies
B. A change in his current medication
C. A referral to a skin specialist.

 

27. You You hear a surgeon briefing his team before an operation.
We learn that the patient's previous operation?
A. revealed an unsuspected condition.
B. was postponed due to other health issues.
C. was unsuccessful and so needs to be repeated.

28. You hear a nurse educator telling a group of trainees about pressure ulcers.
What is she doing?
A. Explaining how to assess risk in pediatric patients.
B. Outlining the procedure for dealing with patients at high risk
C. Describing how to draw up a care plan for different types of patients

29. You hear a GP talking to a patient.
Why has the patient come to see her?
A. He's worried about his brother's state of health.
B. He's been having similar symptoms to his brother.
C. His brother has advised him to seek medical advice.

30. You hear two nurses conducting a handover at the change of shift.
What is the incoming nurse asked to do for the patient?
A. arrange a meeting with the doctor.
B. change composition of an infusion.
C. check the position of nasogastric tube.

PART C

Extract 1

You hear an interview with a scrub nurse called Joanna Swann. You have 90 seconds to read question 31 to 36

31. What does Joanna say about the name 'scrub nurse'?
A. She prefers not to use it herself.
B. The job involves more than it suggests.
C. It can lead to unnecessary misunderstandings.

32. During her first experience of perioperative nursing
A. How much she need to take part.
B. How long the operation would go on for
C. How she would feel watching the incision.

33. Joanna thinks that before going into scrub nursing, it's necessary to
A. study for specific qualification.
B. work in a related area of nursing.
C. check out local terms and condition.

34. What skill does Joanna feel is most important for scrub nurse?
A. Being able to prioritize different task.
B. Dealing with a number of things simultaneously.
C. Remaining calm when unexpected problem arise.

35. What does Joanna appreciate about the team meeting in her hospital?
A. She feels her contribution is valued
B. She is able to help less experienced colleagues.
C. She learns a lot about different approaches to surgery.

36. What does Joanna say about her patients
A. She doubts the wisdom of greeting to know them personally.
B. She accepts that her job involves only limited contact with them.
C. She participates in efforts to improve their experience of surgery.

Extract 2

You hear a junior doctor called Graeme Holder giving a presentation on the subject of hand transplants. You now have 90 seconds to read question 37 to 42

37. Dr. Holder suggest that hand transplants are more acceptable to patients than prostheses because
A. A Wide range of movement is regained.
B. They are less likely to need on-going treatment.
C. They feel more motivated to overcome any initial discomfort

38. Dr Holder says that upper-limb transplants are now more common as a result of
A. Expensive drugs being used in smaller quantities.
B. New combinations of drugs proving to be effective.
C. The strength of drugs that have recently become available.

39. What point does Dr. Holder make about rejection
A. It normally represents only a short-term setback.
B. It occurs less frequently than is organ transplants.
C. It is often suspected but not subsequently confirmed.

40. Dr. Holder explains that, during the procedure, one of the surgical teams deal exclusively with
A. The patient who is receiving the transplanted hand.
B. Preparing the bones that need to be grafted together.
C. Monitoring blood supply during the whole procedure.

41. Dr. Holder mention a recent bilateral transplant in the UK which is unusual because
A. each hand recovered at similar rate
B. only a part of each hand was transplanted
C. both hands were transplanted at the same time

42. What does Dr. Holder say about donors?
A. It should be easier to find them than organ donors
B. They don't always offer to donate limbs as well as organs
C. People should be encouraged to donate limbs rather than organs



Answer key

PART A: QUESTIONS 1-12
1. lisinopril
2. (some) water
3. aspirin
4. clopidogrel
5. (a bit) breathless
6. stents
7. (going up/going down/
up and down) stairs
8. Varicose vein
9. (having) palpitations
10. heartburn/ (acid) reflux
11. pain
12. central incisors

PART A: QUESTIONS 13-24 
13. asthama/asthma 
14. hair (growth)
15. hump
16. sweating/perspiration
/diaphoresis
17. (so) infrequent (now)
18. (easily) bruise
19. stretch marks/striae
20. dark/darkened
21. acne (vulgaris)
22. mood swings
23. irritable
24. saliva

PART B
25. C
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. C
30. B

PART C
31. B
32. C
33. B
34. A
35. A
36. C
37. A
38. C
39. A
40. A
41. B
42. B

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