Practice test 1 B1

Listening • Part 1 Approximately 35 minutes for this paper (including 6 minutes’ transfer time)

Questions 1–7

01 For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 Where has the boy just been?

A B C

2 What did the girl create?

A B C

3 How does the boy help the planet?

A B C

4 Where has the girl been with her family?

A B C

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5 Who is the boy going to meet?

A B C

6 What did the girl use to do every week?

A B C
7 What does the boy want to see?

A B C

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Listening • Part 2
Questions 8–13

02 For each question, choose the correct answer.

8 You will hear two friends talking about a museum visit.

The boy was surprised about
A the number of different sports.
B the speed of the games.
C the type of sports equipment.

9 You will hear a girl telling her father about a journey.

Why did the girl miss the bus?
A She found it difficult to carry her luggage.
B She was in a long queue to buy her ticket.
C She went to the wrong place to catch the bus.

10 You will hear two friends talking about being class president.
What would the boy do first if he were class president?
A reduce the noise at certain times
B increase recycling in the school
C improve the noticeboard in the classroom

11 You will hear two friends talking about holidays.

They agree that a holiday to Mexico
A could be very expensive.
B would be a long way to travel.
C might be extremely hot.

12 You will hear a boy telling his mother about changes in their city.
What change would the boy make?
A create a new bike route
B build a new stadium
C increase the number of parks

13 You will hear two friends talking about a school course.

How does the girl feel about it?
A It repeats too much information.
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Listening • Part 3
Questions 14–19

03 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.

Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a woman giving some information about a farm to a group of students.

Pipers Organic Farm

The farm has many animals, including some friendly (14) .

The farm needs help to (15) the animals and clean where they live.

There is an opportunity to have (16) in growing organic crops.

Helpers are allowed to take (17) home with them.

Helpers will need to work for (18) every day.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the online form by (19) 12th.

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Listening • Part 4
Questions 20–25

04 For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear a podcast interview with a young scientist called Hannah.

20 Hannah became interested in science

A when she moved to secondary school.
B after she saw her brother’s experiment.
C once she got better at maths.

21 What does Hannah say about her first experiment?

A It was less successful than she hoped.
B It gave her ideas for new things to try.
C It took more time than she expected.

22 Hannah got the idea for her competition design

A from helping children play together.
B by asking children about how they play.
C when she played with her sisters.

23 What problems did Hannah have with the design?

A She didn’t have enough material.
B She couldn’t make one of the parts work.
C She wasn’t able to make it small enough.

24 What did Hannah enjoy about the project?

A It encouraged her to make new friends.
B It made a situation better for other people.
C It helped her classmates with their designs.

25 In the future, Hannah plans to

A study more science subjects.
B take more science exams.
C enter more science competitions.

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