LISTENING

Listening Section 1
You will hear five recordings. For questions 1–5, choose the correct answer (A, B or C). You will hear
each recording twice.

1 What does the boy want to eat less of?

A B C

2 What does the woman usually do at the weekends?

A B C

3 What did the woman like the most about the restaurant?
A B C

4 Where does the man usually listen to music?

A B C

5 What hobby did they have as children?

A B C

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Listening Section 2
You will hear another five recordings. For questions 6–10, choose the correct answer (A, B or C). You
will hear the recording twice.

6 You will hear a man talking about his business trip. How does he feel?

A Worried about his presentation B Excited to visit a new country C Stressed about his preparation

7 You will hear a conversation about a football match. How do the fans feel?

A Annoyed with their players B Positive about the future C Angry with the manager

8 You will hear two students talking about their new class. What do they dislike?

A The textbook B The teacher C The class time

9 You will hear a woman talking to a shop assistant. What is the problem with the dress?

A It is too small. B It is cheaper now. C It is broken.

10 You will hear a woman talk about a job interview. Why didn’t she get the job?

A She didn’t have the right B She made mistakes in the C She doesn’t know the reason.
experience. interview.
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READING
Section 1
Read the article on happiness. For questions 1–7, choose the correct option (A, B, C or D).
Happiness is doing, not feeling

Many people think that happiness comes from having happy feelings, but this is not true. Doctors have some

interesting results from their studies on the topic of happiness. They say that being happy is not just about

thinking 1 _____ thoughts. According to many doctors, if we want to increase our happiness, we have to 2 _____

an effort to do more. Doctors now think that happiness is connected to the activities we do, especially when we

_____ something new. Let’s imagine playing a new sport, for example. We have to learn how to play it, so at
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first we may be nervous about this new 4_____. We may experience feelings of 5_____ because we don’t want

to make mistakes. Also, we might 6_____ that if we can’t play well, we won’t be happy. However, little by little,

we get better and then we start to feel more 7_____. This creates happy feelings because we have learnt

something new.

1 A pleased B delighted C realistic D positive

2 A do B make C get D give

3 A try B achieve C spend D take

4 A challenge B item C fun D trend

5 A value B fear C challenge D effort

6 A care B look C trust D worry

7 A stressed B scary C successful D brave

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Section 2
Read the article. For questions 8–15, decide which word best fits each gap. Use ONE word in each gap.
My favourite thing

For many people, their favourite object is a toy from when they were 8 ____________ child, or a book or their

smartphone. For me, it is my black leather jacket. It 9 ____________ given to me by my parents for my 16th
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birthday. I remember when I first put it ____________, it fitted me perfectly and felt amazing. At that time, it

was very fashionable so I used 11 ____________ wear it to school every day.

That was 20 years ago though, so it’s 12 ____________ small for me now! However, it is still hanging up in my

bedroom wardrobe. I 13 ____________ kept it because I have 14 ____________ a lot of great memories

connected to that jacket. For example, I can remember the time I wore it to the first concert I 15 ____________

to with my best friend. That jacket was a big part of my life back then.

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