LEVEL 2 Cambridge practice test A

Paper 2: Listening

Time: 30 minutes
Name:

SCORE:
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
There are five 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.

1 © Cengαge Leαrning,
LEARNI
 LEVEL 2 Cambridge practice test A

PART 1 TRACK 1.0 PART 2 TRACK 1.1

QUESTIONS 1–5
You will hear five short conversations.
You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
QUESTIONS 6–10
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
Write one word or a number or a date or a time.
You will hear someone giving travel information to a
new group of university students.

1 Which person is Freddie?

A B C Travel to and from university
Bus numbers: U2 and U3
Bus leaves city centre from: (6) in front of the

2 What does Lee do in his free time?

Bus goes: (7) every 20 minutes
A until p.m.
If you have a bicycle: (8) you should
it
Use cycle paths: (9) Roads are not
B
For more information: (10) Go to Office

PART 3 TRACK 1.2

C
QUESTIONS 11–15
For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear Pavel talking to his friend, Mina, about
her job.
3 What day of the week do they decide for the 11 In her job Mina has to ...
visit?
A THURSDAY B FRIDAY C SATURDAY A think of an idea for an advertisement.

THU FRI SAT B make a drawing of someone’s idea.

C look at different advertisements.

12 How did Mina feel about the job at the beginning?

4 How much does a train to the airport cost?
A She felt excited.
A B C
B She wasn’t certain.
£4 £2 £1 C She didn’t like it.

0 0 4 13 Who did Mina want to work for?

5 What present did the man get Felix? A herself
A B C B a professional artist
C a large company

2 © Cengαge Leαrning,
LEARNI
 LEVEL 2 Cambridge practice test A

14 What do we know about her new job? C cloudy and grey

A It’s hard work.
B She sometimes works at the weekend.
C The money is good.

15 Which of these words is in Mina’s job title?

A Assistant
B Director
C Designer

PART 4 TRACK 1.3

QUESTIONS 16–20
For each question, choose the correct
answer.

16 You will hear a man explaining why he is late

home. What reason does he give?
A His train was late.
B He thought dinner was at 7 o’clock.
C He stayed late at work.

17 You will hear two people talking about their

holiday plans. What is the same about their
holidays?
A Both are going to foreign countries.
B Both are going on activity holidays.
C Both are staying with people they know.

18 You will hear someone reporting something

lost. What is the woman most upset about
losing?
A the bag
B a ring
C her passport

19 You will hear someone describing a film he

saw. What did he not like about it?
A It was too long.
B There was too little action.
C It made him feel sick.

20 You will hear a telephone conversation. What’s

the weather like today where the man is?
A cold and wet
B cold and sunny

3 © Cengαge Leαrning,
LEARNI
 LEVEL 2 Cambridge practice test A
PART 5 TRACK 1.4

QUESTIONS 21–25
For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear Sean talking to Salma about the people
she lives with.
What is each person like?

Housemate Description

21 Adola A unusual

22 Philippa B funny

23 Rana C quiet

24 Yulia D friendly
25 Sofia E interesting

F loud

G cool

H helpful

4 © Cengαge Leαrning,
LEARNI