PAPER 4 Listening (Approximately 40 minutes) or ‘You will hear four different extracts. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B or €) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. Tip Strip Extract One Remember there are four texts in this par, but they are nt inked in gry way. You hear a woman telling a friend about a book she is reading * Before you listen to, ‘each pat, lok atthe rubric, Who wil you 11 What impresses the speaker about the writer called Rosie Pearson? hhear? What wil they be aaabin i A the uniqueness of her views Baltes B her skilin setting a scene 7 MOMEREUT —C Getaclbe resase See on Beorreres ruse tern nner cre Se ee peroogealy pamameae! 8. paca E Seca eat eee see BPN: extract Two PTET sou nacprtat aio enw wih a rotcof ies ton ogame aARS ee 2 hat ithe spre ding heb pa See recounting ri indecision cectiacacdani ——& ‘ecoiting a pete of nein GRRE 3 ccterns roa rotor ves ached ; BTU toncang te ovens ois ptescn Phrase she putsit across’ Does this refer to fer views, asrene or her ee 4 What was the speaker’ attitude towards his ‘Supercar’? ‘Question 3 This sagt tucson Pease on re [A He was realstc about its roe inthe programmes S0eake?< purpose, Why B He was annoyed at the way it was perceived. fi he telinguaboct he Ris ie Ce regretted its impact on the programme TEST 1, PAPER @Extract Three You hear part of a radio interview with a famous scientist. 5 What is the main focus ofthe discussion? A. disease B pollution © conservation 6 The speaker reinforces his view on the topic by A. stating his solution to certain isues. B_ denying that he holds other related views. listing the consequences of human ignarance. Extract Four ‘You hear two friends talking about a birthday celebration. 7 How did the woman expect to feel during the celebration? A. embarrassed B. anxious amused 8 What does the woman say about the poems? ‘A Anyone could have written them, B_ They were read in random order. € She appreciated all of ther TEST 1, PAPER 4Information whieh i missing. ‘The questions follow the order ofthe text. sentences asin the questions This isnot a dictation. Wit 1-3 words or a ‘umber n each space. Dont repeat the wards and ideas already Used io the sentence, “Most answers wl be Concrete pieces of Information. Dont try to paraphrase the Information. Use the words you hear rec that your word or base mts Fammatcaly and ‘heck your speling. Question a: You are listening fr a nambes “wo large numbers are snentioned. Which one Tofersto stieets? ‘eston 32: You need {sen forthe actual word the speaker uses 0 describe Pls fathers atitude, Question 4: You are Tstening for an adective iat deserbes the way Phyl drew things Listen forthe word “elon which nthe Sentence and an the tape, te word you need comes soon alterwards Question 37: You are lstening fra type of stop. Three ae tantaned i the last Bat ofthe text, but ‘hich was the fis a ei Pri maps? You will hear a talk about Phyllis Pearsall, the creator of the London map-book known as the A-Z. For questions 9-17, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Before beginning the map project, Phylis worked as a [ a Before the A-Z, most maps of London concentrated on 70] features. Phyllis covered a total of [ 11] streets during the project. Phyllis’ father is described as being | [2] of the project. a Unlike other maps, the A~Z is not 13] in basis Phyliss described as being both ecient and [— Ta] in her sketching When cataloguing the soos shod sketched, Phyllis used a system of cards in HE ‘The omission of Trafalgar Square from the index ‘was noticed by the book's [ 16| ‘The first type of shop to sell the A-Z maps was a 7 P36 | TEST 1, PAPER 4 jr Tip Strip Remember: * Before you listen, look ‘atthe rubric. Who Is Speaking? Where? Why? ‘Before you listen, read the questions. Underline the key words in each question ‘question stem. * The questions follow the order ofthe text, The words n the ‘options may not be the Sane asthe words in the tex. Lsten tor tne ‘overall message. Most ‘questions wil be about people’ ideas, opinions and feelings. ‘Usten to find the answerto the question, then decide whieh of the options A,B, CorD Ie closest to what you have hear. ‘Question s8: Rachel says ‘efforts Pu been making to keep a low profie were completely dashed” when tecaling an event from her schooldays, What does this tellus about the experience? ‘Question 19: Rachel uses the expression ‘what's rmore'to introduce the part ofthe text where the ‘answer fs found. ‘Question 22: Rachel uses the term ‘par forthe ‘course When discussing her early writing. Which othe options does this Teadus to? You will hear an interview with an author called Rachel White. For questions 18-22, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 18 What does Rachel particulary recall about her school days? ‘A. She was only really interested inthe subject of literature. B She was aware that she was brighter than her classmates a © She was civen preferential weatment by a certain teacher. LB) D_ She disliked being considered hard working by her peers 19 Which of the follwing added to Rachels negative feelings about he essay? 1A twas nother own work B Her classmates were crcal oft Some ofthe content a misleading, Cos) > There was an insufficient amount of material 20 According to Rachel, what attitude do many people have towards Jane ‘Austen's books? ‘A. They lose interest in them at an early age. B_ They read them because they feel they should, i They believe they suit a certain type of personaly, L D_ They feel they should be read in certain situations. 21 Whyy did Rachel write the essay ‘Literature and the Young Mind"? ‘A. in order to express a commoniy-held view In order to encourage young people to read literature a 8 because she wanted to express her gratitude to writers like Austen D_ because she wanted to recommend certain writers to young readers 22 When discussing her own wiring, Rachel highlights its A. contemporary relevance. emotional content [Ts 2 standard development. L1) essential complexity one TEST 1, PAPER & =