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Listening Part 1

Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, 13 or C).

1 You will hear a conversation in a cafe.
How does Stuart feel about living alone?

excited

angry

frustrated

2 You overhear a girl trying to persuade her father to send her on an exchange visit.
What is her father's main objection?

exchanging correspondence before visits

it is important to make the guest feel welcome

she may not be prepared for what it involves

3 You overhear a conversation between two friends about a job interview.
What did the company employees joke about?

the nervousness of the interviewees

their employers

the jobs they do there

4 You hear two friends talking about quitting smoking.
What does the ex-smoker say about cigarette addiction?

It cannot be overcome.

It is an expensive habit.

It is very unhealthy.

5 You hear a person talking about their decision to start a new hobby.
What motivated them to take it up?

boredom

lack of exercise

too much TV

6 You hear a conversation about recycling.
Why does the woman object to lending the man her car?

She needs it to drive to the recycling centre.

It'll cause too much pollution.

She has already lent it to someone else.

7 You hear a conversation about slimming diets.
Why is the man complaining?

Because he hasn't lost any weight.

Because diets never work.

Because diets involve too much effort

8 You hear a man calling the emergency services.
Which service does he require?

the fire fighting department

the police department

the British army

Listening Part 2

Part 2

You will hear a radio documentary about ice skating. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Ice skating

Scandinavians considered skating an 9 for the rich.

Sonja Henie helped a lot to 10 of figure skating.

Dick Button who has won the 11 medal in Olympics twice, brought significant athleticism to skating.

Oleg Protopopov and Liudmila Belousova transformed 12 completely, with their graceful movements.

13 correctly is one of the first and most necessary things to learn when you do ice skating for the first time.

14 in skating is crucial comparatively with other sports.

If you start skating without having done warm-up it can be very 15

The skater pushes forward with the back foot while making 16 movement with the other foot.

In order to fall 17 an injury, the skater needs to be completely relaxed.

Usually people 18 figure skating before any other style.

Listening Part 3

Part 3

You will hear five short extracts in which teenagers are talking about study programmes they have attended during the summer holidays. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A•H) what each speaker says about it. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A I was particularly concerned about time management.
B The programme was far too difficult for a teenager.
C I was particularly impressed by one aspect of the accommodation.
D I approved of the main aims of the programme.
E I valued the guidance I received from other participants.
F My work did not improve although the course was inspiring.
G The programme showed me where I would like to work in the future.
H I took the course to stop feeling bad about myself.

Speaker 1 19

Speaker 2 20

Speaker 3 21

Speaker 4 22

Speaker 5 23

Listening Part 4

Part 4

You will hear an interview about a proposed new system for dividing up the academic year in Britain. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A. B or C).

24 In the new system, the summer holiday is going to be

four weeks in July and four weeks in August.

four weeks long.

three weeks instead of five.

25 According to supporters of the new system,

the main advantages are not educational.

shorter terms promote more effective learning

the ability to learn declines in the summer.

26 It Is better for Rachel

not to take breaks often.

not to have long holidays.

not to focus on something for a long time.

27 What Is meant by 'learning loss'?

The students have forgotten much of what they learnt the previous year

The students need breaks often in order not to forget what they've learnt.

The ability to learn declines towards the end of the autumn term.

28 What does Rachel believe about the proposed system?

It isn't as good as it is claimed to be.

It has no real educational advantages.

It sounds far too academic.

29 Rachel Is Implying that a four-week summer holiday

might actually be too short for some.

is clearly not long enough for anyone.

is ideal.

30 According to Rachel, most working parents

would find both systems equally difficult.

would not be able to take time off three times a year.

find the five-term system most appealing.