Test 1 PAPER 4 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 ©). 1 You hear a woman talking on the radio about a trip to a rock festival. Why was she at the rock festival? A to surprise her friends B to spend time with her son © tokeep an eye onher son 2 You overhear a man and a woman talking about the woman’s first week in a new job. ‘What does she say about it? A Itwas frightening. B twas boring twas tiring. 3 Onthe radio, you hear a review of a new travel book. What is the reviewer's opinion of the book? A Itis generally rather disappointing. B Itisa surprisingly detailed account. © Itrelies too heavily on written descriptions. 4 You hear a journalist talking about an athlete called Helen Wright. What is the journalist's main point? A. Helen lacks the will to win. B_ Helen has always shown a natural talent. © Helen is beginning to take running more seriously. 22Paper 4 Listening You overhear a man and a woman talking about holidays. How did the woman feel about her holiday on a cruise ship? A. She regretted that the stops had been so short. B_ She thought the accommodation was inadequate. She found the other passengers uninteresting. You tum on the radio and hear a man talking about modern life. What point is the man making about life today? ‘A. People are lucky to be given a number of choices. B_ People need to concentrate on improving their lifestyle. © People often find life can get too complicated. You hear a writer talking on the radio. What is she explaining? A. why she writes about the past B_ how her style of writing has changed © where her inspiration comes from You overhear a conversation between two teachers. What are they planning? A an educational trip B_asports event © amusical event 23Test 1 Part 2 On a travel programme, you will hear a man, Jeremy Clark, reporting from Mapé, a tropical island where people go on holiday. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. Mapé ~ a tropical island Jeremy has spent a 9 on the holiday island of Mapé, and he'd like to stay longer. Most tourists arrive at Mapé in what's called a 10.| which connects it to another island. On one side of Jeremy's hotel there is the beach; on the other there is a ai ‘The best thing about Port Mapé is the wonderful 12 | which is held in the evening. Jeremy travelled around the island on a 18 | which he hired. The norther part of the island has both beautiful [ 14 | and frightening roads. Jeremy was particularly impressed by the 15 | of the fish he saw from the beach. Ina bay near Jeremy's hotel, it's possible to do windsurfing and Jeremy describes the locally produced hotel food as both and | 7 Jeremy mentions [ 18 | as a type of food unavailable on the island.Paper 4 Listening Part3 ‘You will hear five different people talking about their work in art and design. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. A _ I try to limit the amount of work | take on. Speaker 1 19 B__ | want to lea to work more quickly. Speaker 2 20 C [like to see new artistic ideas develop. Speaker 3 21 D like to give individual attention to people. Speaker 4 22 E I try to be practical as well as artistic. | Speaker 5 23 FL enjoy experimenting with different materials. 25Test 1 Part 4 You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Ivana Thomas, whose father wrote natural history articles for newspapers and magazines. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, Bor C). 24 Why was Ivana's father pleased to be asked to write a weekly newspaper column? ‘A He was bored with the other work he was doing. B He had to support a growing family. © He had made the suggestion to the newspaper. 25 Why did Ivana's father find his job in a museum frustrating? A He wasn't interested in sea creatures. B_ He wasn’t very good at detailed work. © He wasn't able to study a range of things. 26 Why did Ivana’s father take the family on long bus trips? A to teach them about wildlife B to get ideas for his articles © to look for anew place to live 27 What did Ivana’s father encourage his children to do on visits to the countryside? ‘A. take photographs of rare things they saw B_ take notes about anything interesting they found © draw the ordinary creatures they observed 28 Why did Ivana and her brothers choose to do similar jobs to their father’s? A They didn’t seriously consider other careers. B They were persuaded to do so by their father. © They weren't good enough at other subjects to pursue careers in them.ro Paper 4 Listening 29° What was different about the articles Ivana’s father wrote in his later years? A. He wrote fewer of them than before. B_ He rewrote some of his previous articles. © He responded to his readers’ questions. 30 What does Ivana particularly remember about her father? A his sense of curiosity B the interesting talks he gave C how ambitious he was 27