Cambridge practice test A

SCORE:
Paper 3: Listening

Time: Approximately 40 minutes

Name:

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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper
carefully. Answer all of the questions.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

There are four parts to the
test. Each question carries one
mark. You will hear each piece
twice.
For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check
your answers.

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2 What will be the last stop of the tour?

PART 1 TRACK 1 A
Questions 1–7
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What did the woman and her friend do last night?

A

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3 Which profession is the woman least likely to 5 What change does the man need to make at work?
do?
A
A

B
B

C
C

4 What did the man forget to bring?

A

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6 Which meal did the woman order? PART 2 TRACK 2

A Questions 8–13
For each question, choose the correct answer.

8 You will hear two friends talking about

an interview. The friends agree that ...
A practising on your own is satisfactory.
B B the interview will focus on experience.
C it’s wise to practise with a friend.

9 You will hear a friend talking to another friend

about staying healthy. What was hardest for
the man to do?
A changing eating habits

C B exercising regularly
C avoiding certain foods

10 You will hear two friends talking about getting rid

of things around the house. The woman advises
the man to ...
A develop an organised plan.
B donate everything to charity.
7 Which area does the announcer tell people to C keep as much as possible.
avoid?
11 You will hear a woman describing a concert
A to a friend. How did the woman feel about
the orchestra?
A She disliked their musical choices.
B She was disappointed with how they played.
C She enjoyed most of what they played.

12 You will hear a man telling a friend about a

B laptop problem. The man plans to ...
A try to sell the laptop as used.
B improve the laptop himself.
C return the laptop for a refund.

13 You will hear two friends talking about a

photography course. What do they agree
C on?
A It’s worth it to get new equipment.
B You need a course that suits your skills.
C Working with other students is useful.

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PART 4 TRACK 4
PART 3 TRACK 3 Questions 20–25
Questions 14–19
For each question, choose the correct answer.
For each question, write the correct answer in the
gap.
Write one or two words or a number or a date or You will hear a radio interview with a young
a time. comedian called Tony Sparks.

20 Tony says doing a show ...

You will hear a woman called Johanna van Dijk A comes naturally to him.
talking to a radio audience about horse riding.
B takes a lot of preparation.
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C makes him feel stressed.
Johanna spent her childhood on her family’s
(14) ................................ . 21 How does Tony feel about being organised?
When Johanna trains a new rider, she A He doesn’t think it’s important.
encourages them to create a (15).............with the
B He wishes he were better at it.
horse.
C He wants to change his system.
Johanna keeps trainees away from the
(16).................................in order to stay safe. 22 Tony says his brother Marco ...
It’s acceptable if the trainees want to feed the horses A has rude things to say about his material.
with (17) ................................ .
B is less helpful than his friend Robby.
Johanna insists that all riders wear
(18) ................................ . C says exactly what he’s thinking.

Johanna believes that riding lessons are 23 What does Tony do when an audience
(19).................................in many other riding doesn’t laugh?
schools.
A He tries to persuade them to laugh.
B He always gets very nervous.
C He laughs at his own jokes.

24 Tony believes that people sit in the front row ...

A to be a part of his act.
B to hear him speak more easily.
C to see the show more easily.

25 Why does Tony prefer doing a TV show to a film?

A There’s the possibility of working longer.
B You become more famous from hit TV shows.
C Films aren’t seen by many people now.

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