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You wi ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8 , choose
the best answer (A , B or C).
Ip Strip
Qu tlon 1: Listen for
III words 'great' and
'wond rful ', What are
lh y ta lking about w hen
lhey use t hese w ord s?
Question 3: Listen fo r th e
phrase: 'the worst th ing' .
What is th e boy referrin g
to w hen he says t his?
Question 5: Listen
fo r a wo rd that mea ns
'surprisin g' , The answer
co mes after it.
Question 7: Listen for
so meth ing you wea r
on one of t hese forms
of transport.
You hear a young man talking about travelling alone for the first time.
How did his parents react to the idea?
A They were helpful.
B They were worried,
C They were angry.
You hear two friends talking about listening to the rad io.
What did the girl like about the programme she mentions?
A It was amusing ,
B She learned something.
C The presenter was good .
TE ST 1: LI STENIN G
Part 2
Tip Strip
Question 9: Be careful :
two shows are mentioned,
but only one of them
fits here.
Question 10: The words
'exactly' and 'older' tell
you that you are listening
for a number.
Question 12: Listen for
the word 'difference' . It' s
also in the sentence, and
the answer comes after it
in the listening text.
Question 13: You are
listen ing for a comparative
adjective that describes
the boys .
You will hear singer called Tim Tanner, who sin s with his twin brother Sam Tanner,
talking about their lives and career. For questl n 9- 18, mpl t the sentences with
a word or short phrase.
The twins were born in the month of (11) ____________________________ ___ ____ _____________ _______ ___ _______ .
The fact that the twins share the same (16) __________ __________ ___________ _____________________________ ____ _
sometimes leads to arguments.
Tim says a key part of the twins' image is the
(17) __________ _____ ______ ________________________ __ ___ ___ ________ ____ they wear.
The title of the twins' next album is (18) _____ __ _____________ ________ ___ _____ _____________________________ .
TEST 1: LISTENING
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Part 3
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wo rld ' , Wh l she says
11 xl xpl ins why she
tI id d lO start playing
I.) iea l music.
Speaker Two: Listen to
wh at he says about a big
rock star - it helps with
the question.
Speaker Three: Be careful :
a teacher is mentioned by
Speaker 3, but D is not
the answer.
Speaker Four: When he
says 'to some fast-food
place' , w hat is he referring
to ? This helps with
the answer.
Speaker Five: Li sten to
the second half of what
she says. What or w ho is
she talking about?
You will hear five short extracts in which people are ta lking about classical music.
For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H ) the reason each person gives for
starting to play classical music. Use the letters only once. There are three extra
letters which you do not need to use .
Speaker 1
19
Speaker 2
20
Speaker 3
21
Speaker 4
22
S peaker 5
23
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TE ST 1: LISTEN IN G
Part 4
Tip Strip
Question 25: What
does Ann say about
the countrysid e? Which
option does this refer to?
Question 27: Listen to
what Ann says about
' professional distance' .
What does she mean
by thi s?
Question 28: Be careful :
all three sports are
mentioned . Which one
does Ann 'get into quite
a bit'?
Question 29: Listen for
the expression 'a bit of
a pain ' . What does it
refer to ?
pi n hips?
25 How does Ann feel about the place where she trains?
A
B
26 What does Ann think of the idea of taking a 'day off' from tra ining?
A
B
kite flying.
skiing .
reading.
TEST 1 : LI STENING