PRACTICE TEST 3

Part 1 (page 13)

Narrator: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer
(, !, or ").
1. You o#erhear a wo$an speaking to her husband on the telephone. %hat does she want hi$ to do&
take their daughter to ballet class
! $ake a $eal for their daughter
" deli#er so$ething
Woman: 'i, it(s $e. )o$ething(s co$e up and * can(t get awa+ +et. ,ook, "hrissie(s got ballet tonight - .o,
no, /i$(s $u$(s taking the$. )he doesn(t need a lift but her bag(s in the botto$ of her wardrobe,
so can +ou pop it round to /i$(s& .o, the blue one. You know where she li#es, don(t +ou& Yeah -
dinner& 'a#e a look in the free0er and heat up whate#er +ou fanc+. .o, +ou don(t need to worr+ about
"hrissie. )he(ll eat at /i$(s. ll right& * ha#e to go now. !+e.
Narrator: 1. You hear a $an speaking to a saleswo$an in a shop. %hat is the $an bu+ing&
a suit
! a 2acket
" a shirt
Customer: *(#e tried on se#eral and * like this one, but *(d prefer different buttons.
Saleswoman: 3hat(s no proble$, sir. *t(s a fairl+ classic line. !ut what about the length of the slee#es&
Customer: 4a+be the+ are a bit too long.
Saleswoman: Yes, the+ need taking up a bit and - if * could $ake a suggestion, wh+ don(t we take in the trousers
at the waist slightl+& 3he+ hang a lot better, don(t +ou think&
Customer: Yes, * think +ou(re right.
Narrator: 3. You hear a $an talking about a new diet. 'ow does he feel about it&
pleased
! depressed
" bored
Man: 4+ doctor suggested it. 5ust cutting out certain foods 6 in $+ case bread, pasta, wheat products 6 can
$ake all the difference, apparentl+. nd * thought, oh, no, the little treats * lo#e.
Woman: Yeah, it $ust be tough 6 no sandwiches, no $ore biscuits. 'ow awful7
Man: 89actl+. !ut the funn+ thing is that * eat a wider range of things than * used to. 4+ lunchbo9 was dull
with sandwiches e#er+ da+. .ow * $ight ha#e chicken or "hinese fried rice. *($ tr+ing all sorts of
things. *t(s reall+ got $e interested in eating again 6 pa+ing $ore attention to what * eat.
Narrator: :. You hear an introduction to a talk. %ho is the guest speaker&
a poet
! a biographer
" a fil$ director
Announcer: *(d like to welco$e +ou all to ;edstone(s bookshop this e#ening. *($ sure our guest needs no
introduction to $ost of +ou. %hen his book about 'eather 4c"loud(s poetr+ was published two
+ears ago, he drew attention to one of the best poets of the 1<th centur+, a poet who had nearl+ been
forgotten. .ow he(s written her life stor+ 6 the stor+ of a wo$an forced to hide her literar+ talent
because of the ti$es she li#ed in. fter the talk, he(ll be a#ailable to sign copies of A Life of Verse.
=lease welco$e our guest speaker, =eter -
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Narrator: ?. You hear a $an talking about a course he is taking. %hat is he learning on the course&
a foreign language
! $anage$ent skills
" co$puter skills
Man: %hen * saw the notice, * signed up i$$ediatel+ because * thought it would help $e at work. * had no
idea what it was capable of doing but * suppose, as a $anager, * hoped * could use it a lot. t first, it
was quite hard because it(s as if it(s in a whole other language. !ut it(s interesting an+wa+ and *($
starting to realise 2ust what * can do with this software. * $ight e#en take a progra$$ing course ne9t.
Narrator: @. You o#erhear a con#ersation at a $arket. %hat is the relationship between the speakers&
$other and daughter
! e$plo+er and e$plo+ee
" greengrocer and custo$er
Woman: ,et $e show +ou how * choose fruit and #egetables. "hoose what(s in season 6 * won(t ser#e an+thing
that isn(t absolutel+ fresh. !u+ fro$ onl+ these three stalls. nd select carefull+. ,ook at these
to$atoes 6 not up to standard 6 too ripeA whereas these are fine. * check receipts e#er+ week to $ake
sure that we sta+ within the budget. * feel * should tell +ou that the girl * had before +ou thought she
could cheat $e, and that(s wh+ * had to let her go. *s that clear&
Narrator: B. You will hear a $an talking about a test. %h+ did he find it difficult&
3he test was unfair.
! 'e was ner#ous.
" 'e wasn(t prepared.
Man: * should ha#e waited, * suppose. !ut $+ instructor said ha#e a go and * did oka+ on the first
bit 6 e#en $anaged to sta+ cal$, which was unusual for $e 6 +ou know what a bag of ner#es * a$
so$eti$es. !ut in the second bit, when the+ started asking $e questions about different road signs,
* was lost. * hadn(t realised * was supposed to know what the+ all $eant7 * was furious with $+
instructor 6 it wasn(t fair of hi$ to send $e without going through the$ with $e, was it&
Narrator: 8. You hear this announce$ent on the radio. %hat $ust +ou do with +our letter&
take it to the radio station
! send it to the fil$ co$pan+
" take it with +ou to the cine$a
Announcer: C/, listeners 6 this is for fil$ lo#ers 6 a special offer not to be $issed. 'allida+ Fil$s is showing the
pre#iew of its new fil$ Letters of Love at the "it+ple9 "ine$a this )unda+ at 11 a$, a week before
its general release. 3he perfor$ance is b+ in#itation onl+ and we(#e got 1D in#itations to gi#e awa+.
!ut there(s a catch 6 +ou ha#e to write a lo#e letter. 3he first 1D couples to bring us a lo#e letter will
get their free in#itation. ;e$e$ber, entrance is b+ in#itation onl+, so there(s no point in turning up at
"it+ple9 without one.
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Part 2 (page 13)
Narrator: You will hear part of a radio inter#iew about a writer and naturalist called *an 3hatcher. For questions
<-18, co$plete the sentences.
Presenter: %elco$e to Close to the Stars, our weekl+ chat with a relati#e of a celebrit+. 3he sub2ect of our
discussion toda+ is well-lo#ed 3E host and naturalist, *an 3hatcher. %e all watch his progra$$es and
the+ reall+ $ake us laugh. 'ere to tell us $ore is nn 3hatcher, *an(s niece. Food $orning, nn.
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Ann: Food $orning.
Presenter: * should i$agine +ou get asked about +our fa$ous uncle quite often, nn.
Ann: Yes, but * don(t $ind because he(s quite a character and he(s told us so $an+ funn+ stories that *(#e
got lots to talk about.
Presenter: C/ then, what can +ou tell us about *an(s earl+ +ears&
Ann: %ell, he had quite an unusual upbringing. 'is fa$il+ $o#ed around a lot 6 )outh $erica, #arious
parts of 8ngland 6 and the+ e#en li#ed in frica for a few +ears. 3hat(s the period * describe in the
biograph+ * wrote, A Natural Life. 4ost people are surprised to find out that he ne#er went to school.
'e was taught b+ lots of different pri#ate teachers, which ga#e hi$ plent+ of free ti$e as a bo+ 6 ti$e
to de#ote to learning about what he was reall+ interested in 6 wild ani$als.
Presenter: *n the book +ou $ention that these ani$als caused all sorts of proble$s. "an +ou gi#e us an e9a$ple&
Ann: Ch +es, like the $onke+ that he hid in his bedroo$. .obod+ knew about it until "harles, his brother,
went to the wardrobe one da+ and the $onke+ 2u$ped out right onto his shoulders7
Presenter: .ot what +ou(d e9pect in the wardrobe7
Ann: .o7 *an(s fa$il+ barel+ sur#i#ed his ani$al obsession. 'is brother 4ichael, who later $ade his na$e
as a photographer, as +ou $a+ know, once had his ca$era ruined when a goat knocked it into the
pool b+ the house. fter that, 4ichael wanted to get rid of all the pets and ha#e *an sent to school in
8ngland. !ut, of course, *an went on stud+ing ani$als an+wa+.
Presenter: nd he has $ade a career doing 2ust that.
Ann: 3hat(s right. 'e tra#elled all o#er the world fil$ing different species for docu$entaries and beca$e
well-known for his knowledge of unusual species. * reall+ don(t think an+one else has his range of
knowledge of the ani$al kingdo$. You can ask hi$ about ani$als in an+ part of the world and he(ll
know all about the$.
Presenter: Yes, he reall+ is an authorit+ on wildlife, isn(t he& Goes +our uncle still tra#el a lot&
Ann: .o, onl+ about once a +ear. 'e(s #er+ acti#e at 3he !ritish %ildlife )anctuar+, which houses so$e of
the world(s rarest species. 8#en though $ost people ha#e onl+ beco$e aware of this issue in the last
few +ears, *an(s been working on progra$$es to protect endangered ani$als for three decades now.
nd all of us know how his hard work on tele#ision has paid off. *an lo#es what he does of course 6
and that lo#e of ani$als has infected all of us.
Presenter: You sa+ us 6 are +ou also in#ol#ed with the sanctuar+&
Ann: Yes. 3ogether with *an(s sons, $+ cousins. Cne works at the sanctuar+ and the other is $ore like
his dad 6 he likes tra#elling and stud+ing ani$als in the wild. *($ responsible for ad#ertising the
sanctuar+ and dealing on a dail+ basis with the $e$bers of the public. %e are a nonprofit$aking
association, so * also work hard at fundraising. * ha#e to raise financial support for the work we do.
Presenter: )o how can our listeners support the sanctuar+&
Ann: %ell, first of all -
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Narrator: 3hat was the end of =art 1. .ow turn to =art 3.
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Part 3 (page 1:)
Narrator: You will hear fi#e different people talking about how their careers started. For questions 1<-13,
choose fro$ the list (-F) what each speaker sa+s about his or her 2ob. Hse the letters onl+ once.
3here is one e9tra letter which +ou do not need to use.
Speaker 1: * was o#erwhel$ed the first ti$e * did a li#e broadcast as a newsreader. *t(s all #er+ co$ple9 6 the
studio lights, the technical side. *($ a$a0ed reall+ that an+bod+ could understand an+thing * was
sa+ing 6 * certainl+ wasn(t pa+ing $uch attention to the words in front of $e. * can still re$e$ber the
$ain stor+ that da+ 6 political changes in "hina. * was sure *(d $ispronounce so$e of those foreign
na$es and $ake a fool of $+self in front of $illions of #iewers. *($ $ore confident now 6 * know
$ore about world e#ents, * suppose.
Speaker 2: * trained as a singer, but * didn(t en2o+ the touring and the long hours of rehearsals and * decided *
needed a $ore stable career. )o * went back to uni#ersit+ in $+ $id-twenties and $+ first 2ob was
with a $ultinational co$pan+, working on legal docu$ents and contracts 6 not #er+ e9citing. !ut
now that 8urope is opening up $ore, there(s loads of work 6 e#er+thing has to be written in at least
three languages. *($ luck+ because * can translate into French or Fer$an, and there(s a lot of de$and.
Speaker 3: 5ust think of how $an+ places in this countr+ ha#e parks and open spaces. 5ust as an architect or
interior decorator plans the colours and $aterials which best suit a roo$ or building, so$eone has to
do this outdoors, too. )o * choose the flowers and plants that blend together. nd what(s reall+ lo#el+
about what * do is that *($ working with li#ing things. 4+ 2ob is ne#er finished 6 the look and the
design change o#er ti$e 6 a kind of li#ing picture reall+.
Speaker 4: * alwa+s wanted to do it. !ut * didn(t think *(d e#er be good enough. * $ade a li#ing out of language 6
articles and stuff 6 but in $+ forties * decided it was ti$e to ha#e a go. * ga#e up $ost of $+ 3E
work, sat $+self down in front of the co$puter and started to write. *n a newspaper there are li$its 6
facts and a word li$it. *n a no#el, +ou ha#e freedo$ fro$ both, but +ou ha#e to paint a picture in the
reader(s $ind. *t was hard but it(s great to achie#e an a$bition.
Speaker 5: 4+ first paid piece of work was for a new park. * was +oung, used to doing $+ own thing in $+ own
wa+. *t wasn(t till the da+ the piece was being un#eiled that * realised what a big step this was 6
there were critics, the press, 3E ca$eras, the public, all wanting to see what it looked like. ,uckil+,
e#er+one liked the statue and *(#e had work e#er since then. * do static sculpture and also pieces that
$o#e. 3here are lots of people who like the idea of being able to change the wa+ the sculpture looks.
Narrator: .ow +ou will hear =art 3 again.
Narrator: 3hat was the end of =art 3. .ow turn to =art :.
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Narrator: You will hear an author, ;obin !aile+, talking about a safari holida+. For questions 1:-3D, choose the
best answer (, ! or ").
Sally: *($ )all+ %alker and with $e in the studio toda+ is author ;obin !aile+. ;obin, +ou(#e 2ust been on
safari, ha#en(t +ou& %as it +our first ti$e in frica&
Robn: .ot e9actl+. *(d done Eoluntar+ )er#ice C#erseas there after uni#ersit+ 6 and * did so$e trekking in
the bush. !ut * booked this safari for $+ daughter, )a$antha, as a birthda+ treat.
Sally: )o where did +ou go, ;obin&
Robn: 3he ,uangwa Ealle+ in Ia$bia.
Sally: %h+ did +ou choose Ia$bia& *sn(t /en+a the place for safaris&
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Robn: 8#er+one goes to /en+aA it(s $uch $ore co$$ercial than Ia$bia. 3he ,uangwa Ealle+ is :D,DDD
square kilo$etres of unspoiled wilderness, and one of the last re$aining strongholds of elephant herds
and the endangered black rhino. *t(s a $ore authentic e9perience, in $+ opinion.
Sally: nd did +ou sta+ at a safari ca$p&
Robn: Yes, a place on the banks of the ,uangwa ;i#er. %e(d flown to Ia$bia fro$ ,ondon and took a light
aircraft to an airstrip not too far fro$ the ca$p.
Sally: nd * suppose +ou slept in grass huts&
Robn: .ot quite 6 that(s a bit of a stereot+pe, *($ afraid. For acco$$odation, there are stone chalets
with grass roofs, which are basic, but co$fortable. 4uch to our delight, the ca$p also had a large
swi$$ing pool.
Sally: *t sounds lo#el+. )o can +ou tell us what e9actl+ +ou do on safari&
Robn: %ell, the ani$als co$e to the ri#ers to drink at sunrise, so +ou rise at ?.3D 6 not quite $e, *($
afraid 6 but the earl+ $orning cup of tea helped. 3hen +ou go out in 2eeps for ga$e #iewing for about
four hours. You can also take walking tours acco$panied b+ an ar$ed guard, of course 6 if +ou(re
feeling ad#enturous. * prefer the safet+ of the 2eep.
Sally: nd is there a lot to see&
Robn: ,uangwa is tee$ing with wildlife. 3here are fi#e ga$e parks in the #alle+ and al$ost e#er+ species
i$aginable. Cne can hardl+ co$plain about a lack of wildlife to fil$.
Sally: bsolutel+. )o what then&
Robn: You return to ca$p at <.3D to a large 8nglish breakfast and then rela9. 5ust like the ani$als in the
bush, +ou keep out of the hot sun throughout the da+, until around 3, when +ou set off once again to
catch the wildlife at the water(s edge at sunset.
Sally: nd in the e#enings&
Robn: Ginner(s usuall+ a barbecue under the stars. nd then there are slide shows, a fil$ or star-ga0ing -
that is, if +ou(re not e9hausted.
Sally: %hat did +our daughter think of the trip&
Robn: %ell, she fell in lo#e with the scener+ 6 that great panora$a of the frican bush 6 it takes +our breath
awa+. nd then there are the sounds of the frican night that kept her awake at first 6 the loud hu$
of insects, the rustling of baboons as the+ swing across the roof, the odd screech of a bird or an eerie
howl in the distance. )he lo#ed it.
Sally: %hat $ade it special for +ou&
Robn: * disco#ered * ha#e an artistic streak. *t(s been a long ti$e since * sketched an+thing but )a$antha and
* each 2oined a focus group 6 so$e are for bird lo#ers, while others are for artists and photographers.
3he guides ga#e $e no end of ad#ice, which reall+ i$pro#ed $+ pictures. )a$ wants to turn so$e of
her photos into posters. )he reall+ has an e+e for the big cats.
Sally: )o +ou(d reco$$end a safari&
Robn: Ch, absolutel+.
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Narrator: 3hat was the end of =art :.
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