Practice 1

You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job.
Choose the best word (A, B or C).
1 - Where is Angela working at the moment

A) Britain

B) the USA

C) Asia

2 - Angela likes her job because she

A) loves being in dangerous situations

B) never knows where she'll go next

C) enjoys watching important events happen

3 - What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong?

A) pictures

B) carpets

C) furniture

4 - What time does Angela's day begin?

A) 8.30 a.m.

B) 6.30 p.m.

C) 10.00 a.m.

5 - Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?

A) at her sister's house

B) at university

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C) in Hong Kong

6 - What does Angela do to relax?

A) She cooks a meal

B) She goes sailing

C) She goes shopping

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Practice 2
You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called Swanton.
Choose the best word (A, B or C)
1 - Where is the town of Swanton located?

A) near the sea.

B) by a lake.

C) on a hill.

2 - What does Jack like most about living in Swanton?

A) There are opportunities for climbing nearby.

B) There is plenty of activity in the town.

C) There is interesting wildlife near the town.

3 - What does Jack say about entertainment in Swanton?

A) A music festival takes place in the town.

B) Its football club has done well this year.

C) An arts centre has recently opened.

4 - Jack is worried about the environment of Swanton because

A) the water in the river is dirty.

B) there are few wild birds around today.

C) pollution has destroyed the plants in one area.

5 - What does Jack say about the way Swanton has changed?

A) He preferred the town when it was smaller.

B) He thinks it is a more interesting place.

C) He is sorry that there are fewer jobs available.

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6 - Jack is positive about the future of Swanton because

A) there is a successful new shopping centre.

B) there will soon be a new airport.

C) a new university is opening.

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Practice 3
You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking about
her life and career.
Choose the best word (A, B or C)
1 - Elena decided to become a dancer when she was

A) seven

B) nine

C) eleven

2 - At ballet school in New York, Elena

A) was the only student from Bulgaria.

B) found learning the language hard.

C) learned to be independant.

3 - What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella?

A) Children will enjoy it.

B) The music was unfamiliar to her.

C) She saw it when she was a child.

4 - In her free time, Elena likes to

A) go sightseeing.

B) go to clubs.

C) go shopping.

5 - What does Elena often do for her fans?

A) She gives them a flower.

B) She signe one of her photographs.

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C) She sends them a free ticket.

6 - What does Elena like best about her job?

A) appearing on television.

B) doing something she loves.

C) travelling to different countries.

Practice 4
You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television weather forecaster.
Choose the best word (A, B or C).
1 - How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?

A) two years

B) seven years

C) thirty years

2 - What does Sarah say about her job?

A) She sometimes has to work at night.

B) She enjoys getting up early.

C) She works ten or twelve hours a day.

3 - When Sarah does a weather forecast,

A) she prepares it in advance.

B) she sometimes forgets her words.

C) she worries about making a mistake.

4 - Sarah's husband

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A) works on the same days each week.

B) wants to move nearer his work.

C) spends a lot of time travelling.

5 - Sarah is pleased because she

A) has got her pilot's license.

B) taught her husband to play tennis

C) took part in a long race.

6 - A man in India wanted

A) to meet Sarah's family.

B) a photo of Sarah.

C) to receive a letter from Sarah.

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Practice 6
You will hear part of a radio programme about classical music.
Choose the best word (A, B or C)
1 - This week's prize is

A) a music cassette.

B) two concert tickets.

C) a classical CD.

2 - The person who wrote the music lived in?

A) Italy.

B) Spain.

C) France.

3 - What else shares the title of this music?

A) a garden.

B) a play.

C) a park.

4 - What did people do when they first heard the music?

A) Some left before the end.

B) Only a few clapped.

C) Some asked for their money back.

5 - This piece of music has been

A) played in the cinema.

B) used in advertising.

C) used for a TV play.

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6 - If you know the competition answer you should ring

A) 0108937224.

B) 0018739242.

C) 0018937224.

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Practice 7
You will hear a radio interview with a man who works on an international camp.
Choose the best word (A, B or C)
1 - If you want to apply for the Camp you must

A) be a student.

B) be at least twenty-four years old.

C) speak more than one language.

2 - In a Camp tent you can expect to

A) mix with other nationalities.

B) share with five other people.

C) know the other people.

3 - The Camp want people who are

A) good at cooking.

B) good organisers.

C) able to mix well.

4 - What do you have to take to the Camp

A) a tent.

B) a map.

C) pictures.

5 - As a Camp member you should

A) be a good singer.

B) join in performances.

C) be good at acting.

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6 - The Camp fees must be paid

A) in dollars.

B) by cheque.

C) before the Camp starts.

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Practice 8
You will hear a talk given to visitors to a fashion museum.
Choose the best word (A, B or C)
1 - The speaker says that fashion now interests

A) rich people.

B) young people.

C) most people.

2 - Fashion clothes which were made before the 1900's were

A) individually made.

B) copied from pictures.

C) made of light material.

3 - Coco Chanel

A) was born in 1908.

B) changed people's ideas about fashion.

C) liked wearing tight-fitting clothes.

4 - In the 1920's

A) white skirts were fashionable.

B) clothes started to cost less.

C) women took up sports.

5 - Which of these was part of the 'New look'?

A) material with flowers.

B) very short skirts.

C) longer skirts.

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6 - The speaker is introducing an exhibition of

A) clothes that are very old.

B) fashion for the future.

C) pictures of today's fashions.

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