 LISTENING TEST

 Section 1.

You will hear five short conversations.

You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For questions 1-5, put a tick under the right answer.

 Question 0.

 Question 1. What have they forgotten?

o A. 

o B. 
o C. 
 Question 2. What time does the train go?

o A. 

o B. 

o C. 
 Question 3. Where is Room 22?
o A
o B
o C
 Question 4. Which man wants to see him?

o A. 

o B. 
o C. 
 Question 5. How did the woman get to work?

o A. 

o B. 

o C. 
 Section 2.

You will hear five short conversations.

You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For questions 1-5, put a tick under the right answer.
 Question 0.

 Question 1. What is John going to do tonight?

o A. 

o B. 

o C. 
 Question 2. Which is Ben's family?
o A. 

o B. 

o C. 
 Question 3. Which bag does the woman buy?

o A. 

o B. 
o C. 
 Question 4. How much did the woman pay for the apples?

o A. 

o B. 

o C. 
 Question 5. What time does the film start?

o A. 
o B. 

o C. 
 Secton 3: You will hear a radio programme in which young people from different parts of
the country are interviewed. Fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. You will hear
the piece twice.

Man: Hello and welcome to our series about young people living in different parts of the
country. Today you’ll hear Mike Davis, who lives in Hereford, telling you something
about his life.
Boy: Hello. I’m 13 years old and I go to Stanley School. I’m in Form 3, and I’m really
interested in (1) ...................but I find maths and especially English a bit hard. I’m good
at (2) ................... and I’ve run for the school team in the 800 metres.
My dad sells farm machinery. We live in the country about four miles from school, so I
get to school by (3) .................... My uncle has a farm and I spend most of my free time
helping out there. He’s got 50 cows and I like to help him with them. I help to do the
(4) ................... every Saturday and sometimes I have to clean the cowshed. It’s hard
work, but it’s good to see everything looking (5) .................... I painted it white last
summer - I’m good at painting. My uncle’s got a (6) ................... and he says I can drive
it when I’m 15. I’m looking forward to that.
On Mondays I go to the Young Farmers’ Group which I’ve (7) ................... to since I was
10. It’s mostly fun but we also learn things, like how to look after (8) ..................
properly.
I definitely want to work in the (9) ................... when I leave school. I wouldn’t like to live
in a town or sit in an office all day. My father thinks I should work in his business, but I
want to be like my uncle and have my own farm one day. My mother says I’ll have to go
to agricultural college first, so I’m going to work hard to (10) ...................all my exams.
Man: Thank you, Mike, ...
 1. I’m in Form 3, and I’m really interested in (1) ...................but I find maths and especially
English a bit hard.
 2. I’m good at (2) ................... and I’ve run for the school team in the 800 metres.

 3. We live in the country about four miles from school, so I get to school by (3) ....................

 4. I help to do the (4) ................... every Saturday and sometimes I have to clean the
cowshed.

 5. It’s hard work, but it’s good to see everything looking (5) ....................

 6. My uncle’s got a (6) ................... and he says I can drive it when I’m 15.

 7. On Mondays I go to the Young Farmers’ Group which I’ve (7) ................... to since I was
10.

 8. It’s mostly fun but we also learn things, like how to look after (8) .................. properly.

 9. I definitely want to work in the (9) ................... when I leave school.

 10. My mother says I’ll have to go to agricultural college first, so I’m going to work hard to
(10) ...................all my exams.

 Section 4. Listen to the conversation about the human body and do the exercises to practise
and improve your listening skills.

 1. Only about one tenth of the cells in your body are ...

o
A. alive.
o
B. really you.
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C. bacteria.
 2. Bacteria are mostly ...

o
A. really helpful.
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B. bad for humans.
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C. neither good nor bad.
 3. Animals need bacteria to ...

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A. fight diseases.
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B. provide energy.
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C. digest food.
 4. You have _____ cells in your body.

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A. 7 million
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B. 7 trillion
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C. 7 octillion
 5. Most of the atoms are ...

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A. tiny cubes.
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B. not used.
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C. empty space.
 6. You probably have mites in your ...

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A. hair.
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B. ears.
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C. eyelashes.
 7. Mites are very small creatures that are about ...

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A. 3 millimetres long.
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B. a third of a millimetre long.
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C. 0.03 millimetres long.
 8. Mites eat ...

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A. dead skin.
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B. your eyelashes.
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C. tiny insects.