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Test 1 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 4 Youhear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. How does she feel? A. irritated with the removals company B_ unsure what's happened | © anxious to find it quickly 2. You hear two students talking about their current course topic. What do they agree about? A. how boringitis B how difficult itis © how relevant itis 3. You hear two business people talking about a contract. How does the man feel now? A frustrated because of the time wasted B surprised about the cancellation of the contract C sympathetic towards the other company's problems 4 You hear an artist telling a friend about an art prize he’s just won. What is he doing? A. expressing surprise B_ admitting that he's excited © explaining why he thinks he was chosen 22 Listening 5 You overhear a women talking to a friend on her mobile phone. Why is she phoning? A. toexplain a delay B to change some plans © tomake an arrangement 6 Youhear a guitarist talking about his profession. What is the purpose of his talk? A to warn about the challenges of becoming a musician B to give step-by-step guidance on setting up a band to emphasise the importance of having loyal fans. 7 You hear a woman talking to a sales assistant. Why can't she have a refund for her trainers? A The receipt is wrong. B_ Sheis not in the right shop. © The trainers are no longer new. 8 —Youhear a woman talking about a radio chat show. What does she like about the show? A. The presenter makes her laugh. B_ Information is giver an interesting way. © Guests reveal quite a lot about themselves. Test 1 Part 2 You will hear a photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. lan Gerrard - Photographer ‘The subject that lan studied at university was 9 lan did a presentation on | 10 |as part of his final year. lan worked for a 11 | im the USA for a year ater leaving university. When he travelled around the USA, lan chose 12 | asthe theme for his photographs. lan says that 13 | Is the season when he takes the best photographs. When lan came back to Britain, he travelled around by laa _ taking photographs. lan says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of | 15 | communities. lan’s book will be available in bookshops in | 4g | next year. The title of lan's book is | * 7 —————————— lan has chosen 48 | @8 the theme for his next tour. 24 Listening Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19-23, choose which benefit (A-H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A__ thas boosted my intellectual abilities. B__Ithas improved my chances in education. [= Speaker 1 19 | _ Ithas made me sensitive to global issues. Speaker 2 20 D__ {thas allowed me to gain faster promotion. an es] Speaker 3 21 | E _ Ithas made getting around in other countries easier. Speaker 4 22 F _ Ithas allowed me to help other people. Speaker § 23 G__ It has advanced my awareness of the way language works. H_ Ithas helped me make friends. 2s Test 1 Part 4 You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 24 25 26 27 28 26 Looking back at her work, Patricia feels A surprised that her projects still attract volunteers, B_ proud of the wide influence she's had, € pleased by how she’s regarded in Africa. How does Patricia spend her time nowadays? A persuading people to alter their behaviour B_ advising governments on conservation CC. studying wildlife in its natural habitat How does Patricia feel about 200s? ‘A They all ought to be closed down. B_ They should have an educational purpose. © They still have a role to play in conservation. In her new book, Patricia hopes to give A encouragement to young scientists. B_advice on helping endangered animals. © guidance to other environmentalists. Patricia believes that children should spend time in the natural world because A. itis the only way to find out about it. B itis essential for their development. © itis a chance to change their view of animals. Listening 29. The organisation called in Touch encourages young people to A be tolerant of each other. B_ actively work for change. talk about their problems. 30 What does Patricia particularly want to do next? A tohelp girls who want to be scientists B to get scientists to be more responsible © tochange people's attitudes to science

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