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C the house next door

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CEPT Practice B2 Level Listen and select about a

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CEPT Practice B2 Level Listen and …

You hear two students talking about a school project.

What do they decide about their projects?

A They will do the project together.

B They will do projects in the same field.

C They need more time to plan their projects.

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Boy: I think I’m going to do something about

chemicals in food – you know, what we put in our
lunchboxes every day
and what they do to
us. Don’t you have any ideas at all?
Girl: Well, I was thinking about something like that
too. I was watching something on TV about how fat’s
not always bad for you. But wouldn’t you mind if I did
that sort of project too?

Boy: No, that’s OK. We can help each other out, can’t
we?

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A musician is discovered

When Jimmy Yates was a small boy, his family spent

their holidays on his grandfather’s farm. This was in a
valley (1)_____ by mountains. It was during one of
these visits that Jimmy's (2)______ to remember a
tune led to the suggestion that the boy should
(3)______ a musical instrument. One evening a
discussion (4)_____ among the adults about the
differences between two hit songs. His father tried to
prove the (5)______ of the two tunes by playing
them, not very well, on his gutter. No one thought
that Jimmy, who was only five, was listening, but
suddenly he made his (6)______ to the ancient
piano which stood in the corner and played first one
of the tunes and then the other. The family was
amazed (7)_____ no one had heard him play any
music before. In this way, Jimmy's musical (8)_____
began.

A surrounded

B closed

C held

D circled

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B gift

C ability

D skill

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B start up

C pick up

D join up

A happened

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C likeness

D similarity

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D as

A work

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Australian sheep farmer

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1 What does Gina say about sheep farming in
Australia?

A It is a growing source of employment.

B It takes place all over the country.

C It is restricted to cooler areas.

2 What is the main challenge facing farmers who

produce wool?

A competition from artificial materials

B falling production levels

C increasingly dry weather

3 Gina says that in the future wool will have most

potential in

A manufacturing carpets. B insulating buildings.

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4 What alternative form of energy is Gina

investigating?

A solar power B water power C wind power

5 What made Gina become interested in a new source

of energy?

A She wanted to help other farmers in her area.

B It fitted in with her green view of life.

C She hoped to make money from it.

6 What does Gina say about the advice she has

received in England?

A It has encouraged her to lead a more

ecofriendly lifestyle.

B It has taught her to analyse financial issues.

C It has convinced her that she has to give up

farming.

Audioscript

Interviewer: And on today’s Green Magazine

programme, wehave Gina Ellis, an
Australian sheep farmer.
Welcome, Gina.

Gina: Thank you.

Interviewer: So Gina, tell our listeners something

about sheep farming in your country.
Gina: So I’m from New South Wales, where over
30% of sheep farming takes place. But in
fact there are large sheep farms right
across the country, and it doesn’t only
go on in the places where the
temperatures are lower. But the number
of sheep farmers is in decline and some
farmers are moving over to cattle
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Interviewer: I see. And I believe sheep farmers

are experiencing problems at the
moment?
Gina: Yeah, that’s right. There are two: one to do
with markets and the other with the
environment. There’s a good market for
meat, but the wool industry is
struggling. Although Australia still
produces about 10% of the world’s
wool, including nearly half of the top
quality merino wool, demand is falling
– consumers often prefer synthetic
clothing, like fleeces, which are
cheaper than woollen jumpers and equally warm.
But the biggest issue for all of us farmers
is climate change – there are major
water shortages in farming areas, so it’s
becoming harder to find enough for our
animals.
Interviewer: Let’s talk about the market problems a
bit more. Are you looking for new uses for
your wool?
Gina: I am, yes. It’s been put to many different
uses over the centuries. Of course carpet
manufacture still takes a high
percentage of our product, as it always
has, and now we’re looking for
other domestic uses. The most
promising seems to be the idea of using
it in buildings as a form of insulation.
Companies developing this have found
it very effective. And there’s also
interest in eco-clothing – you know,
clothing made from all natural products
and produced organically. But it’s a
specialised market and may turn out to
be uneconomic in the end …
Interviewer: And why are you over here in the UK at
the moment? Are you looking for
solutions to your business problems?
Gina: Well, yes. I’m working in co-operation with
ten other large farms to see if we can
develop an alternative energy system
which will produce enough electricity to
sell as well as meeting our own needs.
Clearly hydro-electricity isn’t for
us, given the lack of rain and the water
shortage, so I’ve been looking into ideas
for using wind power. Britain has a lot
of expertise in that area, so that’s why
I’m here. Of course, we have potential
for solar power, but I don’t think we
could produce enough to sell on top of
our own needs.
Interviewer: That’s interesting. What made you
consider these options?

Gina: Well, if the predictions about global warming

are correct, farmers in Australia will
have to diversify – that is, look for other
ways of earning a living. That’s my
reason for looking into wind power as
a form of income, generating enough
energy to sell some. Of course, since
then I’ve begun to realise that being self-
sufficient, producing enough energy for
ourselves and not having to rely
on other power sources at all, is
attractive, and I’m starting to think in a
greener way.
Interviewer: I see. And what do you feel about the
advice you’ve been given?
Gina: It’s certainly given me a lot of food for
thought and,er, taught me the advantages
of a more ecologically aware approach
to life and work. And now that I have
the information, I’ve worked out that
the financial investment is possible.
We should be able to cut back on the
number of animals we raise and still
make a living, which as you can imagine is
good news.

Interviewer: Great. So how would you sum up your

feelings about your project?
Gina: Well, to my delight, it seems our basic plans
are good and we can carry on very
optimistically, without making any
major alterations to them. And
fortunately, the costs involved do seem
to be lower than we’d feared.
Interviewer: Gina, we wish you luck, and thanks for
coming in today.

Gina: Thank you

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You overhear a girl leaving a voicemail message.

Why is she calling?

A to issue an invitation

B to ask for some advice

C to change an arrangement

Audioscript

Hi Nadia. Just wanted to talk to you about my

birthday party on
Saturday. We’re all going
to the Mansion Restaurant, as
you know, and I’ve booked for twelve.
Well, Helena has just said she can’t
come and I was wondering about
inviting Niki instead. She’s fun but you
know what I mean, don’t you when I say
she can be a bit loud and not everyone
gets on with her. I think I know what
you’ll say but let me know what you
think. Ring me back as soon as you can,
won’t you? Hope you can still come.

Answer - B

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geography trip in New Zealand

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You will hear a tutor talking to a group of students

about a geography trip to New Zealand. For questions
1-10, complete the sentences with a word or short
phrase.

GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP

New Zealand was chosen because of the range of (1)

_________ which can be seen.

The first week concentrates on changes in (2)

________ over the last thirty years.

The second week is spent studying the (3) _______

on the west coast.

There is a limited chance of seeing a particular kind

of (4) _______ on the boat trip.

People are often not prepared for the (5) ________

on the west coast.

Students should try to take a photograph of the (6)

_________ if possible.

Students need to write a (7) _________ before they

leave for New Zealand.

Most students choose to go (8) _________ on their

free weekend.

Everyone needs to bring at least one (9) _________

with them.

Accommodation will be in (10) _________ for most

of the trip

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Good morning. I know you have a folder with all the

information about our geography trip to New Zealand
but I want to go over the main points. As you know,
our flight departs at 10.30 so we need to be at the
airport at 8.30.

Firstly, why New Zealand when it’s so far away? We

could of course go to the European Alps to see
mountains, but in New Zealand we can see a huge
variety of landscapes, not only mountains but also
volcanoes, and of course it’s surrounded by oceans.
So that’s why we’ve chosen it – there’s plenty to keep
us busy.

During our first week we’re staying in a very rural

area on the South Island which has stayed much the
same over the last thirty years – there is some
tourism now but agriculture remains the main
employer although the emphasis isn’t quite the same.
Where most farmers used to keep sheep, there are
now more cows and recently also deer. So we will be
looking at why that has happened.

We are spending our second week in an even more

remote part, on the west coast. There, our main focus
will be the beaches. Many of them are surrounded by
forests and are quite difficult to get to but there are
roads or tracks down to all the ones we want to study.

While we are in that part of the island we’re going on

a couple of boat trips. You’ll be able to see the
amazing trees which cling to the cliff sides, and the
birds of course. You might be lucky and catch sight of
a penguin – the yellow crested ones which live round
there and are not often seen.

The weather on the west coast is very changeable so

it’s important to have clothes for every season – hats
and sunglasses as well as waterproofs as I expect we’ll
have some rain – but most people are aware of that.
What they don’t expect is the insects – they’ll be
waiting for us so you need a very good repellent to
stop them biting. We’ll be working all day and we’ll
go for a walk every evening. If it’s fine I hope you’ll
get some good shots of the sunset – it’s one of the
best places in the world for that. And if you’re
interested in bird watching you’ll have time for that
too. Maybe we’ll see some of the fishing boats too as
they return after a day at sea.

Our last week is in Queenstown. It’s really important

that you have a questionnaire ready so make sure you
prepare that this week before we start travelling.
You’ll be going out talking to visitors and businesses
and when you get back you’ll write a report, which
you can use as the basis for a dissertation about
tourism later on.

There’s a free weekend when we arrive in

Queenstown which is a very active place. Most
tourists have a go at some of the extreme sports like
sky diving and river surfing but our students usually
decide to go walking, probably because it’s cheaper
but also the scenery is stunning and you really get to
see more of it on foot than if you’re jet skiing at top
speed.

You all have a list of essential equipment. We’re

staying in fairly remote areas so we probably won’t
get a chance to buy much. Bring comfortable walking
shoes and make sure you have a bag to carry
everything in. You need a minimum of one notebook
– ideally, one with a hard cover that won’t fall apart if
it rains. And of course plenty of pens and pencils.
We’re hiring everything we need for our overnight
stays, the majority of which will be spent in tents –
four people in each – but we are also spending the
odd night in hostels and basic hotels.

Now, any questions?

1 landscapes

2 agriculture

3 beaches

4 penguin

5 insects

6 sunset(s)

7 questionnaire

8 walking

9 notebook

10 tents

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