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Answer Key
Test 1: Reading
Part 1
1 C: ‘Wait in this area’ has a similar meaning to ‘do not
leave here’ in the answer option and ‘while your
books are checked’ has a similar meaning to ‘until
we have checked your books’.
2 B: If we say that there is ‘very little’ of something
we mean that there is not enough, or that there
should be more. This is a ‘disadvantage’ and
‘wildlife’ is a synonym for ‘animals’.
3 A: ‘The guest list for the party’ is another way of
saying ‘who’s going to the party’ and ‘Could
you send it to her?’ is another way of saying ‘let
Paula know.’
4 B: The notice says ‘Staff ... cannot use the canteen
without ID cards.’ which means the same as ‘Staff
must bring their ID cards if they want to eat ...’ in
this option.
5 C: The message says, ‘... this week we’ll have to train
at 4 instead [of 2]’ which means the same as ‘We
must go training at a later time this week.’
Part 2
6 G: Omar says he is interested in architecture, special
local buildings and that he wants to meet others.
This text covers all those points because it says
‘Houses, offices, museums, … somebody designed
them ... Learn about the structures we live and
work in ... share ... with other people in your area.’
7 C: Cecile wants to improve her running technique
together with other people. This text talks about,
‘... the outdoor runner ... Professional advice ...
lists of local clubs you can contact or join.’
8 D: Duncan wants to learn more about the countryside
while he explores it on foot or by bike. This text fits
because it says, ‘... escape to the fields and hills ...
information about birds, animals, ... maps of great
bike rides and walks.’
9 A: Heidi likes football and the history of football but
she hasn’t got time to go to matches. The text
says, ‘... team sports are covered. Missed a game?
... full reports on all games ... articles ... the early
beginnings of football.’
10 H: Piotr likes modern art but doesn’t have time to
see paintings. This text fits because it talks about,
‘... today’s art lover.’ It also says, ‘... high-quality
reproductions of famous pictures ... Turn your
home into an exhibition hall ...’
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Part 3
11 A: ‘he [Henry VIII] took control of the French town of
Boulogne. In response, a large number of French
ships set sail for England.’
12 A: ‘Henry VIII, although getting old and ill, arrived to
take charge of the battle himself.’
13 B: ‘... it sank. There are several different theories as
to why this happened, and one day we may know
for sure.’
14 A: ‘... Henry tried to have the Mary Rose brought up
from the seabed, ...’
15 B: ‘... until 1982, when she was lifted out by the Mary
Rose Trust … After some years … Now visitors can
view … in the Mary Rose Museum.’
16 A: ‘... three-year voyage around the world, with
the Golden Hinde being the only ship to return
home safely ...’
17 A: ‘Drake captured many Spanish ships during the
voyage, and took their gold and money. When Drake
came back to England, he became both rich …’
18 A: ‘She decided that the ship should be kept so that
the general public could come and look at it.’
19 B: ‘The ship you can visit nowadays is a fully working
model of the sixteenth-century ship.’
20 A: ‘... you can become an officer on board and find
out how to navigate the Golden Hinde in the way
the original sailors did ...’
Part 4
21 B: The writer recommends camping and he says it’s
good to go as a family. He doesn’t recommend
that children go alone, or provide details about his
childhood camping or tell you exactly what to take.
22 D: At the beginning of the second paragraph the
writer says, ‘... my family moved from city to city’
and in the last sentence he says, ‘I still live and
work in a big city ...’. This means the same as ‘has
always lived in cities’ in the answer option.
23 A: In paragraph 3, the writer says, ‘... a night at a site
once in a while lets you all get your clothes clean
and stock up with food.’ Also ‘once in a while’
means the same as ‘occasionally’ in the correct
answer option.
24 A: In the last paragraph, the writer says, ‘I like to think
that they understood the value of fresh air and water,
sunshine, running and swimming.’ which is another
way of saying ‘the importance of simple things.’
25 C: In paragraph 3, the writer says, ‘... don’t pack
lots of things: keep it basic and you’ll have a
better time.’
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Part 5 Part 2
26 D (structural) 8 B:  Some days … Mostly it was around thirteen miles.
27 D (lexical) 9 C: I took fitness classes nearly every day, ...
28 A (structural) 10 A: It means you’re walking towards the east. The
29 B (lexical) wind generally comes from behind you, so it helps
you – sometimes it was so strong it blew me along!
30 D (lexical)
11 B: I took a tent with me ... I generally put it up close
31 C (structural)
to the path, wherever I was walking.
32 C (lexical)
12 C: ... the best thing was having some time to myself,
33 A (lexical) with no-one else around.
34 B (lexical) 13 A: ... I had the idea of writing a book about walking
35 A (lexical) in Scotland, and I thought about that most of
the time ...

Part 3
Test 1: Writing
14 politics
Part 1 15 transport
1 as / so important 16 medicine
2 was hidden 17 wildlife
3 are 18 train
4 (very / rather / quite) slowly 19 hostel
5 unless it
Part 4
Part 2 20 B: Pizza … I eat it at least twice a week. I think it’d be
See page 59 for example answer. good to have something different.
21 A: It’s closing next week for a month … So it won’t
Part 3 be open for our dinner.
See pages 61 and 63 for example answers. 22 B: Jenni: ... I never went there. What about you?
Max: Nope.
23 A: I remember going to some place with a singer and
guitarist, and it was great. I think we need music.
Test 1: Listening
24 A: Jenni: Why don’t we fix the amount and ask a
Part 1 restaurant to provide a meal for that price? Then
everyone will know exactly how much it’s going to
1 C: Boy: ... the film isn’t till half past, is it? cost them.
Girl: No, but we need to get … Max: That’s a good idea.
2 C: I think the elephant is the one to go for, ... 25 B: ... don’t forget we offered to find out about
3 A: I turn right when I come out of my house, and then restaurants and make the decision ourselves –
go on till I have to go left, and then school’s just we’ve got to do the whole job!
ahead along the road.
4 C: Woman: ... lots of orange juice for the party.
Man: ... a couple of cartons?
Woman: ... And could you pick up a paper for
me, too?
5 B: ... I never put my toothbrush in.
6 B: A tree has fallen across the street, ...
7 B: I turned it on, so that I could wash the plates, but
now water’s coming out of it ...

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Test 2: Reading
Part 1
1 B: In her email, Lisa says, ‘... don’t forget to sign
up for the language course.’ which means the
same as ‘to remind him to do something’ in the
correct answer.
2 B: To ‘reserve’ something means the same as to ‘keep’
it. Both the notice and the correct option also
mention that the cost of reserving or keeping a
photograph is £30.
3 A: Shakeh says, ‘...your new job. Brilliant! I’m sure
you’re pleased!’ which is the same as ‘Offering Elsa
her congratulations.’ .
4 C: The notice says, ‘After next Thursday’ which means
the same as ‘from Thursday’ in this option. It also
says, ‘... the Study Centre will be closed during
evenings and weekends.’ which is another way of
saying that it will ‘change its opening hours’.
5 C: In her letter, Keiko says, ‘... it doesn’t matter:
this one’s actually nearer the beach – where I’m
spending all my time!’ so she thinks that the new
hotel ‘has an advantage’.
Part 2
6 D: Rita and Patsy like ‘both modern and traditional
ballet’ and they also like ‘learning about the
dancers’ ideas and experiences. This programme
about dance includes ‘different styles’ as well
as ‘...the joys and heartaches of a junior dance
school’s ...’.
7 F: Charlie and Petra like ‘... nature ... wildlife ...
Antarctic ... discussing environmental issues.’ So
this programme which includes ‘... South Pole ...
native animals and birds’ is the right choice.
8 E: Roger and Martin go ‘... cycling every weekend
...’ and want to ‘... be as fit as possible.’ In this
programme they will learn about ‘... one of the
fastest cyclists of all time.’ They can also ask
questions about ‘... technique and so on’ and learn
about the history of cycling.
9 G: Penny and Paul enjoy ‘... theatre and classical music
concerts’ but they don’t have access to the theatre.
If they watch this programme, they can see,
‘...plays and operas ...’ in their own living room.
10 B: Danni and Fred like ‘... exploration ... first time ...
unusual ways’. This programme is about ‘...strange
experiences ... around the world ... following
routes nobody’s tried before.’
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Part 3
11 A: ‘... they are qualified fitness trainers, so they will
make sure you cycle in the right way.’
12 B: ‘... special local foods for your lunch, so you can
buy what you prefer.’
13 A: ‘And don’t worry about trying to carry all your
luggage on your bike. This will be taken from hotel
to hotel in our cars.’
14 A: ‘The distance we cover each day will depend on
the kind of countryside we’re travelling through.’
15 B: ‘... a rest by the side of a lake.’
16 B: ‘Accommodation is arranged for you in good-
quality 3-star hotels.’
17 A: ‘... single accommodation is available for a small
extra payment ...’
18 A: ‘... in the evenings, you can help yourself from a
buffet or go for the set menu.’
19 A: ‘ ... we don’t run holidays with fewer than six
guests or more than fifteen.’
20 B: ‘... these holidays aren’t suitable for children under
the age of fourteen.’
Part 4
21 D: The writer talks about how much design is on TV,
about how design has always been part of our
lives – from transport to eating. He doesn’t try to
persuade readers to become designers themselves;
he doesn’t describe step by step how design has
developed through history; he doesn’t explain any
reasons why certain people don’t like design.
22 A: He says ‘... a lot of IT designers seem to think they
are the most important designers, that their work
is more interesting than anyone else’s.’
23 B: The text says, ‘... they float, they move in the right
direction, and they are pleasing to look at. We
want things to look good and work well.’ This
means the same as ‘mixes practical and visual
aspects.’ in the answer option.
24 C: In the third paragraph, he says, ‘In the West,
people use knives and forks; in the East, they use
chopsticks – these tools are unlike each other in
appearance ...’.
25 D: The writer mentions thinking about the history
of design and talks about comparing ancient and
modern designs, about comparing designs from
different cultures and about the way a design looks
as well as how well it works.
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Part 5 Part 2
26 B (structural) 8 C: ... May till September, when I went – is quite
27 A (lexical) pleasant, with warm days, although you do have to
remember it gets jolly cold at night.
28 C (lexical)
9 A: I took a flight in a micro plane on my first day.
29 A (lexical)
10 B: Suddenly and unexpectedly, there was a lizard.
30 D (lexical)
11 A: It was lovely when we came across a baby elephant
31 D (lexical)
drinking from a watering hole. I think I could have
32 A (structural) touched him!
33 B (lexical) 12 C: I think retired people really should get out there
34 C (lexical) and make the most of it.
35 D (lexical) 13 C: I’ll always remember that feeling of so much space,
in all directions.

Test 2: Writing
Part 1
1 the tallest
2 of his / of Ian / of Ian’s
3 has / has got
4 used
5 gave him / gave Ian
Test 2: Listening
Part 1
1 C: You can stand on the little bridge and watch the
water flowing. My brother’s always climbing the
big tree that’s by the side of the house.
2 C: ... basketball was introduced recently.
3 A: Man: ... I put it in my jacket pocket ...
Woman: So it’s still there!
4 C: Boy: Yes, she went back home the day
before yesterday.
Girl: The seventeenth?
5 B: Man: So, who’s this, in the centre?
Woman: That’s my parents, when they were
middle-aged, of course, with us three girls lined up
on the left.
Man: So who’s the old man next to your parents?
Woman: My grandfather, and then that’s my uncle
on the right.
6 A: ... I just bring a nice magazine ...
7 B: Actually, because my dad’s friends with one of
the directors, I can get a discount, so that makes it
twelve pounds, ...
Part 3
14 13 July / July 13 / July 13th / 13/07 / 07/13
15 library
16 10-15 / 10.15 / 10:15 / quarter past ten
17 food
18 (the) football match
19 high jump
Part 4
20 A: ... don’t understand why you haven’t got more
hobbies – your friends seem to have lots of
different things they like doing.
21 A: ... they’re just things you do inside, you know,
collecting stamps, I mean so boring, or like
computer games. I’m just not interested in that
kind of thing.
22 B: I used to be, but now I’m completely out of
practice. I’d lose to anyone.
23 A: I went everywhere by bike, and that was good fun.
24 B: I don’t think that’s a good solution. You need to
make your own arrangements, find places where
you can go safely, that are outdoors.
25 A: Mother: Why don’t you use all that pocket money
we give you, and get yourself a better bike?
Son: That’s not a bad idea, Mum.

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Audioscript
Test 1: Listening, Part 1 (page 22)
There are four parts to the test. You will hear each part
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. Write your answers on the question paper.
You will have six minutes at the end of the test to copy
your answers onto the answer sheet.
Part 1. There are seven questions in this part. For each
question there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box
below it.
Before we start, here is an example.
Which are Sara’s cousins?
Boy: Hi Sara. Are you still waiting for your cousins to
arrive?
Girl: Yes, they’re very late. Oh, I think that’s them, over
there.
Boy: The two blonde guys?
Girl: They’re both dark-haired actually. Look.
Boy: Oh, in the T-shirts.
Girl: One’s in a T-shirt, the other’s got a jacket on.
The first picture is correct so there is a tick in box A.
Look at the three pictures for Question 1 now.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
each recording twice.
Question 1: What time does the film start?
Girl: Carlos? Are you ready for the film?
Boy: Yeah, nearly. I’m going to leave here by eight,
I promise.
Girl: You’d better. I want you here at quarter past.
Boy: OK, OK, but the film isn’t till half past, is it?
Girl: No, but we need to get tickets, popcorn, so
quarter past.
Boy: I told you I’m coming.
Now listen again.
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Question 2: Which picture does the boy want?
Boy: My uncle said I can choose any picture, and now
I’m feeling really confused. They’re all nice. I love
the one he gave me last year of a tiger, so I should
take the one that will go with that best. I think the
elephant is the one to go for, because it’s another
wild animal, while the horse is more of a farm
animal maybe.
Now listen again.
Question 3: How does Valentina get from her house
to school?
Boy: Does it take you long to walk to school?
Girl: No, only a few minutes. I turn right when I come
out of my house, and then go on till I have to go
left, and then school’s just ahead along the road.
Boy: That is close.
Now listen again.
Question 4: What does Sally need?
Man: Hi Sally.
Woman: Are you at the shop yet?
Man: Yes, almost. Do you need something?
Woman: Yes, please. I want lots of orange juice for the
party.
Man: Sure – a couple of cartons?
Woman: Great. And could you pick up a paper for
me too?
Man: The usual?
Woman: Thanks a lot.
Now listen again.
Question 5: What did the man forget to pack?
Man: I’m really annoyed with myself. I spent ages packing,
so I shouldn’t have forgotten anything. But I realised
when I took my towel out that I never put my
toothbrush in, only the toothpaste – which is pretty
useless now! And there isn’t any time to go and buy
one now.
Now listen again.
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Question 6: What problem is there in the town? Interviewer: You started in Oban, on the west coast.
Was there any particular reason for
Woman: If you possibly can, avoid the centre of town for starting there?
the next few hours at least. There are bad traffic
Ronald: It means you’re walking towards the east.
jams resulting from the block in Main Street. A
The wind generally comes from behind you,
tree has fallen across the street, and there are
so it helps you – sometimes it was so strong
lorries that can’t pass, so now all the cars are
it blew me along! And I was lucky – the
stuck behind them and can’t move at all.
weather improved as I went further east.
Now listen again. The disadvantage was that I usually started
early in the morning, I spent the first few
hours walking towards the sun.
Question 7: What needs to be repaired? Interviewer: And where did you sleep?
Man: ... so can you send an engineer as soon as Ronald: I took a tent with me, and spent a night
possible please? in a campsite, though I generally put it up
Woman: Can you describe the problem? close to the path, wherever I was walking. I
stayed in a guest-house when I finished – it
Man: Well, I turned it on, so that I could wash the felt like real luxury!
plates, but now water’s coming out of it like out
of the shower. But it’s not washing anything, it’s Interviewer: What was the best thing about the walk?
just making everything wet. Ronald: Well, I love the scenery, and I saw lots of
Woman: An engineer should be with you shortly, sir. wild animals, which was great. I suppose the
best thing was having some time to myself,
Now listen again. with no-one else around. I had a chance to
think about a project I’m planning.
That is the end of Part 1.
Interviewer: And what’s that?
Ronald: Before I did the walk, a club I belong to
Test 1: Listening, Part 2 (page 24) asked me to give a talk about it afterwards.
I intended to plan the talk while I was
walking, but then I had the idea of writing
You will hear a radio interview with Ronald Ferguson, who
a book about walking in Scotland, and
has just walked across Scotland from coast to coast. For
I thought about that most of the time,
each question, put a tick in the correct box.
instead. I’m going away on holiday
You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for tomorrow, so I’ll have to plan the talk
Part 2. then, and forget about the book until I
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear come home!
the recording twice. Interviewer: Ronald Ferguson, thank you.
Ronald: Thank you.
Interviewer: For most people, a nice walk lasts an hour or Now listen again.
two, but last week Ronald Ferguson finished
walking across Scotland, a distance of 128 That is the end of Part 2.
miles – about 205 kilometres. Here he is.
Ronald, you must be tired! How far did you
go each day?
Ronald: I walked for nine days altogether. Some days
I did about eighteen miles – nearly thirty
kilometres. Mostly it was around thirteen
miles. And the last day only eleven. I was
glad of that, as I was ready to stop!
Interviewer: You must be very fit to walk so far in such a
short time. Did you need to prepare?
Ronald: Oh yes. It involves a fair amount of hill
walking, so you have to be fit for that,
though at least you aren’t climbing
mountains. I took fitness classes nearly every
day, and did a long walk a week before I
started the coast-to-coast walk, to make
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Test 1: Listening, Part 3 (page 25)
You will hear a teacher talking to a group of schoolchildren
about a school trip. For each question, fill in the missing
information in the numbered space.
You now have 20 seconds to look at Part 3.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
the recording twice.
Teacher: Let me tell you about a school trip that’s
arranged for later this year. It’s to Cardiff, the
capital of Wales, and it’s a very exciting city. This
trip will be of particular interest to those of you
studying politics, though if there are any spare
places, other people can go too.
We’ll spend two full days in Cardiff. On the
first day, we’ll have a guided tour of the
building where the Welsh Assembly meets –
that’s the parliament of Wales. And one of the
government ministers has agreed to talk to
us about how the assembly is organised, how
members are elected, and so on. She’ll also
discuss plans to improve transport, which is one
of her own areas of responsibility.
The next morning there’ll be a tour of Cardiff
Castle, which includes part of a Roman wall
that’s 2000 years old. Then you’ll join in an
activity that’ll teach you about medicine in the
period when much of the castle was built, the
Middle Ages. And believe me, it’s better to
be ill now than it was 700 years ago! In the
afternoon we’ll meet a member of Cardiff City
Council. He’ll talk to us about various projects
for protecting wildlife, and show us some of
the improvements over the last few years. He
spends a lot of his time talking to the public
about what they can do to help.
Now for some practical details. We’ll leave here
on the twenty-second of June and return on the
twenty-fifth. We’ll travel by coach to Swindon,
and take the train from there to Cardiff – the
whole journey will take around two hours. And
we’ll spend three nights in a hostel. The sports
fans among you will be happy about that, as it’s
close to Cardiff’s famous stadium. Next I’ll …
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 3.
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Test 1: Listening, Part 4 (page 26)
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a girl, Jenni, and a boy, Max, planning dinner
in a restaurant for their class.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is
correct, put a tick in the box under A for Yes. If it is not
correct, put a tick in the box under B for No.
You now have 20 seconds to look at Part 4.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
the recording twice.
Max: Right, Jenni, let’s plan our class dinner for the end
of the year – we really must book the restaurant
soon.
Jenni: Yeah. Well, Max, I’ve been talking to some of the
other kids in the class, and quite a few of them
want to go to a pizza restaurant.
Max: Mm. But didn’t we have pizza the last time we
all went out for a meal together? And I eat it at
least twice a week. I think it’d be good to have
something different. That’ll make the meal more of
a special occasion.
Jenni: I see what you mean. Well there’s that Chinese
restaurant, the Bamboo House. My parents are
going there tomorrow.
Max: It’s closing next week for a month – they’re
going to build a new kitchen or something. So
it won’t be open for our dinner. What about the
Mexican restaurant?
Jenni: The Mexicali?
Max: Mm.
Jenni: I’ve heard good things about it, but I never went
there. What about you?
Max: Nope. It was just an idea. You know I remember
going to some place with a singer and guitarist,
and it was great. I think we need music.
Jenni: But Max, there’ll be at least twenty of us – we’ll be
so noisy we won’t hear the music, and that isn’t
nice for the musicians.
Max: You’re right. Hey, we haven’t thought about the
cost. Some people will want to go to a cheap
place, and others can afford somewhere more
expensive.
Jenni: Yeah, that could be a problem … I know! Why
don’t we fix the amount and ask a restaurant to
provide a meal for that price? Then everyone will
know exactly how much it’s going to cost them.
Max: That’s a good idea. And we could make a list of
the places we think are best, and get the rest of
the class to choose one.
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Jenni: Max, don’t forget we offered to find out about
restaurants and make the decisions ourselves –
we’ve got to do the whole job!
Max: OK, you’re right, Jenni. Well, I think …
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 4.
That is the end of the test.
Test 2: Listening, Part 1 (page 42)
There are four parts to the test. You will hear each part
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. Write your answers on the question paper.
You will have six minutes at the end of the test to copy
your answers onto the answer sheet.
Part 1. There are seven questions in this part. For each
question there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box
below it.
Before we start, here is an example.
Boy: Hi Sara. Are you still waiting for your cousins
to arrive?
Girl: Yes, they’re very late. Oh, I think that’s them,
over there.
Boy: The two blonde guys?
Girl: They’re both dark-haired actually. Look.
Boy: Oh, in the T-shirts.
Girl: One’s in a T-shirt, the other’s got a jacket on.
The first picture is correct so there is a tick in box A.
Look at the three pictures for Question 1 now.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
each recording twice.
Question 1: Which is the family’s holiday house?
Boy: Are you looking forward to the holidays with your
family? What’s your holiday house like?
Girl: It’s great. It’s in the countryside, by a river. You
can stand on the little bridge and watch the water
flowing. My brother’s always climbing the big tree
that’s by the side of the house. It’s a very peaceful
place. You should come.
Now listen again.
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Question 2: What sport has recently become
available at the sports centre?
Woman: ... and more local developments: down at the
Goodlife Sports Centre, already popular for
its climbing wall – said to be the tallest in the
region – basketball was introduced recently. It’s
hoped that a competitive team can be formed,
so get down there if you fancy your ability.
Future plans include a new firing range, as
shooting is not well served currently ...
Now listen again.
Question 3: Where is the man’s wallet?
Woman: Well, your wallet can’t have disappeared. You
must know where and when you last had it.
Man: Er ... OK, I was watching TV this afternoon, yes
... then before I went out, I put it in my jacket
pocket. But then in fact I went out just in my
shirt, so when I got to the bookshop and wanted
to pay for the books, of course I didn’t have it.
Woman: So it’s still there!
Man: Yes.
Now listen again.
Question 4: When did David’s aunt leave?
Girl: Has your aunt left now, David?
Boy: Yes, she went back home the day before yesterday.
Girl: The seventeenth? And she’d come on the
thirteenth, hadn’t she?
Boy: She was meant to, but something happened, so it
wasn’t till the fifteenth.
Girl: Only two days?
Boy: It felt longer!
Girl: Oh dear.
Now listen again.
Question 5: Which photo are they talking about?
Woman: I love looking at photos, don’t you?
Man: Yes, it’s always interesting. So, who’s this, in
the centre?
Woman: That’s my parents, when they were middle-
aged, of course, with us three girls lined up on
the left.
Man: So who’s the old man next to your parents?
Woman: My grandfather, and then that’s my uncle on
the right.
Man: Yes, I can recognise him.
Now listen again.
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Question 6: W
 hat will the woman take on the train
journey?
Woman: It’s about three hours on the train. People say
that’s a good time to get some useful work
done, you know, type up some notes or look
through the presentation on a laptop. I prefer
to relax, so I just bring a nice magazine and
look at it when I’m not staring out of the
window. My daughter takes an MP3 player for
her music, but I like my own thoughts.
Now listen again.
Question 7: H
 ow much will the boy pay for a ticket
for the football match?
Boy: I’ll have to use all my pocket money to get a ticket
for the football match. But it’s worth it! There’s
a group of us going, and I know it’ll be fun. Last
season you only had to pay ten pounds, but this
year it’s gone up. Actually, because my dad’s friends
with one of the directors I can get a discount, so
that makes it twelve pounds, which is quite bad,
but not as bad as the full price, which is now
fourteen pounds. Then there’s the cost of the
programme, and the bus, and everything.
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 1.
Test 2: Listening, Part 2 (page 44)
You will hear a woman called Tina making a radio report
about her recent trip to Africa. For each question, put a
tick in the correct box.
You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for
Part 2.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
the recording twice.
Woman: It’s important to choose when to go to Africa.
It’s a huge continent, with different weather
systems within it. In Zambia, where I’ve just
returned from, you need to think about what
time of year to go. I didn’t want to go when
it’s too hot, because I knew I’d just stay in the
shade and do very little. But their winter – May
till September, when I went – is quite pleasant,
with warm days, although you do have to
remember it gets jolly cold at night. You should
probably avoid the rainy season, because it
does limit what you can do.
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It’s a big country, and there are different ways
to get around it. I suppose the most typical is
the safari car, specially equipped to cross rough
land and protect you from certain animals. I
took a flight in a micro plane on my first day,
to try and get a sense of the land overall, but I
didn’t feel in contact with it. That’s why I was
pleased to go on several walks – with guides –
after that.
The first walk I went on was brilliant. It’s
quite flat, so it wasn’t hard. We followed the
footprints of big animals and listened to the
strange noise of the hippopotamus, until we
came to the river. Suddenly and unexpectedly,
there was a lizard – but I thought it was a
crocodile at first, it was so big. And we saw
lots of other great things. At one point, we
disturbed a herd of zebra, and they ran off,
kicking up clouds of dust and drumming on the
ground. It was lovely when we came across a
baby elephant drinking from a watering hole.
I think I could have touched him! There were
also the most amazing birds, and I was glad I’d
brought my binoculars.
As I say, it’s quite flat, so you can walk a long
way without getting too tired. I think retired
people really should get out there and make
the most of it. They often can manage to take
nice long holidays, which young people may
not have the time, or money, for. Although
children would love the animals, you might
want to wait till they’re a bit older. But if you
can go, go. I’ve got some special memories
of what I saw, like the sun coming up at
dawn, and, like everybody I guess, I’ll always
remember that feeling of so much space, in
all directions. Amazing. OK, details are on our
website, and there are links to …
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 2.
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Test 2: Listening, Part 3 (page 45)
You will hear a man giving a talk about a sports event
to raise money for charity. For each question, fill in the
missing information in the numbered space.
You now have 20 seconds to look at Part 3.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
the recording twice.
Man: OK, so the Mini Olympic Games. What are they?
Why are we doing them? Well, it’s the Olympic
Games for our small children, to be held here at
Greenford Primary School. We’ve been planning
them for some time, and now we’re pretty much
ready to go. So let’s hope the children are too!
Parents, you need to make sure your kids don’t
miss the opportunity to shine! The Games are on
July the sixteenth, which is now only fourteen days
away, and the latest you can enter anyone is the
thirteenth. You just need to pay the ten pound fee,
and you’ll be making a valuable contribution to our
three aims in the event.
Firstly, we want to raise as much money as we
can for medical research at the Children’s Health
Centre. Secondly, we also hope to raise money to
help us build a new library, next to the swimming
pool: we need to feed minds as well as bodies!
Last, but certainly not least, we want to encourage
children to take part in sport, to learn about
competition, teamwork, commitment, and so on.
OK, some practicalities. On the day itself, can you
please get here with the children any time after
nine thirty, when the gates open, and no later
than ten o’clock, as events begin at ten fifteen,
and they go straight through until half past three.
Now, as the day’s quite long for small people,
please bring enough food, that’ll keep them going
– we’re supplying drinks throughout the day, but
that’s all. There’s a wide range of events, from egg
and spoon races to pony-riding. Interest is likely to
be greatest in the football match, with volleyball
coming a close second in numbers watching. If I
could make a final request – we have had plenty
of entries for the long jump, but not enough for
the high jump, and we don’t want to have to
cancel that, so please see if you can persuade your
kids to go for that. OK, well, thank you and now
I’ll hand you …
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 3.
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Test 2: Listening, Part 4 (page 46)
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a mother, Marina, and her son, Sam, talking
about hobbies.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is
correct, put a tick in the box under A for Yes. If it is not
correct, put a tick in the box under B for No.
You now have 20 seconds to look at Part 4.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear
the recording twice.
Son: Mum, I haven’t got anything to do. I’m bored.
Mother: Well, Sam, it’s raining, so you can’t go outside.
Son: No.
Mother: What I don’t understand is why you haven’t got
more hobbies – your friends seem to have lots of
different things they like doing, don’t they?
Son: That’s not … well, anyway, they’re just things
you do inside, you know, collecting stamps, I
mean so boring, or like computer games. I’m
just not interested in that kind of thing.
Mother: Yes, well, I do understand that, and actually I’m
quite pleased about the computer games thing.
There’s table tennis: now, you can play that
indoors, and you’re great at that, aren’t you?
Son: Oh Mum, I used to be, but now I’m completely
out of practice. I’d lose to anyone.
Mother: So maybe you should go and get some practice.
Son: Maybe. What did you do when you were
younger, then?
Mother: It was different, because we lived in the
countryside, so we pretty much lived out of
doors. I went everywhere by bike, and that was
good fun. But it’s not the same here, in a big
city, I know.
Son: Yeah, cycling on busy roads. I suppose I could
join the sports club – if you paid the subscription
for me, that is …
Mother: I don’t think that’s a good solution. You need
to make your own arrangements, find places
where you can go safely, that are outdoors,
Sam. Seriously, what about biking as a hobby?
Son: Some of my friends, it’s true, they do take their
bikes to the park. You can ride them there.
There’s a special track that I’ve never tried.
Mother: There you are then.
Son: My bike’s rubbish, though.
Mother: Why don’t you use all that pocket money we
give you, and get yourself a better bike?
Son: That’s not a bad idea, Mum. If I go and …
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part 4.
That is the end of the test.
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