Audio script oO Track 01 TEST1 PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST This is Cambridge English Preliminary, Test 1. There are four parts to this test. You will hear each part twice. Before you hear the recording for each part of the test, you will have time to look at the questions. There will also be time for you to check your answers. At the end of the test you will have six minutes to copy your answers onto the answer sheet. The recording will now be stopped. Please ask any questions now, because you are not allowed to speak during the test. oO Track 02 Part 1 Look at Part 1. There are seven questions in this part. For each question, there is a short recording and three pictures. Choose the correct picture and tick the box below it Here is an example: What did the boy buy from the supermarket? Mum: Did you remember the shopping, Michael? Michael: Well, I've bought the eggs. Here you are, Mum. Mum: What about the loaf of bread? Michael: | didn’t have enough money. If you give me some more, I'll go back and get it, and the milk as well. The first picture is correct so there is a tick in box A. Now look at the pictures for question 1 We are now ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear each recording twice. 1 Which place didn’t the boy visit? Girt: Have you seen this notice? There's a trip to London next week, Boy: Excellent! | went there once before. Girl: Yes, I'm looking forward to it. Did you go on the last trip? To Bristol? Boy: Yes. Don't you remember? We had dinner at that Italian restaurant. It was the trip to Stratford | missed. | had relatives staying with me at the time. Now listen again. 2. What time does the film start? Boy: We're going to the cinema on Friday, aren't we? Girl: Yes, Friday evening. We're meeting at half past seven. Boy: But we'll miss the beginning of the film! It starts at a quarter past seven. 121122 Girt That's when the doors open. And there are always lots of adverts. We need to be sitting down by a quarter to eight when it begins. Now listen again. 3. What should the child take on the trip? Woman: Hello. This is Alison from the school. Just calling to let you know about the trip this week. There'll be a stop on the way for sandwiches but we'll make these at the school. When we arrive, we're going for a long walk. It might rain so your child will need walking shoes or boots. The centre provides raincoats so there's no need to pack those. Now listen again. 4. What did the man do for the first time on his holiday? Woman: So, how was your holiday? Man: Great! Believe it or not, it was the first time I'd travelled by plane since | was a teenager. And I decided to go camping for a change, which was a totally new experience for me and | really enjoyed it. There was even a riding school next to the campsite so | was able to do some horse-riding. Now listen again. 5 Where did the woman last see her mobile phone? Man: Have you lost something? Woman: My phone. It was in my handbag the last time | saw it. Man But | saw you take it out a minute ago. Then you put your bag on the chair and went off somewhere. Woman: Oh, that's right! | took it with me into the bathroom and put it next to the basin. | hope it’s still there. Now listen again & Which item does the boy decide to sell? Boy: I need some money for a new laptop so I'm thinking of selling some of my things. Mother: OK... What about your CDs? You could sell some to your friends. Then there's your camera. You haven't used that for ages. Boy: Mm... 'd like to keep the CDs. Actually, | think I'll get rid of the camera. Mother: Good idea, and you can let your brother have the bike. You don’t use it very often. Now listen again. 7 How much does the chair cost? Woman: Excuse me, I'm interested in that chair ~ the one for eighty pounds. Man: Actually, there's ten per cent off everything in the shop this week so the chair is seventy-two pounds. Woman: That's nice, but | was hoping | could get it for sixty pounds. Man: __I'matraid that's the cheapest we can let it go for, madam. viet.com antiAudio script Now listen again. This is the end of Part 1. oO Track 03 Part 2 Look at Part 2, questions 8-13. You will hear part of a radio interview with a man called Paul, who is talking about some of the jobs he did when he left school. For each question, tick the correct box. You have 45 seconds to look at the questions for Part 2. Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice. Interviewer: So, Paul, what did you do when you left school? Paul: Well, I'd always enjoyed being around animals and | wanted to be a vet but | never enjoyed studying at school and I left without any qualifications. | was interviewed for a job as a waiter but | wasn’t successful. Fortunately, | had a friend who worked in a clothes shop and he got me a job there. Interviewer: How long did you do that job? Paul: About six months. It was a bit like school, really. | felt bored doing the same thing day after day and | worked long hours. But | loved having money to buy the things | couldn't afford when | was at school. In the end, though, | decided to leave. Interviewer: What did you do then? Paul: One day | met a relative | hadn't seen for awhile. She worked in an animal rescue centre, where injured wild animals are given help and then returned to the wild. | told her | was looking for work and she offered to ask her boss if | could work for them. When they invited me for an interview, | was thrilled Interviewer: And what happened? Paul: Well, during the interview, | made it clear it was the ideal job for me even though | had no experience. Anyway, | was offered a part-time job. The money was less than I'd earned in the shop but that didn’t worry me. Interviewer: So what was the job like? Paul: It changed my life. It didn’t feel tike a job at all. | even enjoyed getting up early in the mornings. And it got me interested in education again. | started to think about getting qualifications so | could make a career 5 out of it = Interviewer: And you have made a career out of working with animals. = Paul: Yes. That was 20 years ago. Two or three years after | got the job, | thought about going out to Africa and getting experience of working with more dangerous animals. Then | read about a business course at university that looked interesting and did that instead. I'm still at the same centre - but now I'm the manager! 123