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Exercise 1

You will hear four short recordings. For each question, choose the correct answer, A,B, C or D and

put a tick in the appropriate box

You will hear each recording twice.

1 (a) Where is the girl now?

Supermarket Garage Station On train

A B C D

(b) How long does the girl think it will take to arrive at her friend’s house?

Twenty Forty Fifteen

Two hours
minutes minutes minutes

A B C D

2 (a) Which part of the boy’s body hurts now?

Throat Ears Head Eyes

A B C D

(b) How long does the doctor advise the boy to take off school?

One Tw o One Three

day days week days

A B C D
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3 (a) Where do the friends agree to meet?

The
At the At the At the
book
cafe cinema library
store

A B C D

(b) What birthday present do the friends decide to buy?

Cricket
Football Laptop A book
bat

A B C D

4 (a) When is the girl hoping to visit her grandparents?

Tomorrow Wednesday Thursday Friday

A B C D

(b) How will the girl travel to their house?

Dad’s car The train The bus Her bike

A B C D

[Total: 8]
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Exercise 2

You will hear a scientist giving a talk about small birds called
hummingbirds. Listen to the talk and complete the details below,
choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate
box.

You’ll hear the talk twice

1 People have lived permanently in Iceland for around... years.

A. 1800
B. 1100
C. 900

2 The capital city is Reykjavik, which means ...

A. House bay
B. Smoke bay
C. Mist bay

3 It was the first country to have a … .

A. Parliament
B. Government
C. Law

4 .... per cent of homes in Iceland are heated by natural hot water from underground.
A. 74
B. 26
C. 87
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5 The coldest part of Iceland is in the …

A. North
B. Centre mountains
C. South

6 The largest industry in Iceland is …

A. Fishing
B. Tourism
C. Employment

7 The only land mammal that lived on Iceland before people arrived there was
a species of … .

A. Foxs
B. Horses
C. Rabbits

8 The seas around Iceland are a popular place for people to go … .

A. Swimming
B. Diving
C. Whale-watching

[Total: 8]

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Exercise 3

6 You will hear six people talking about their long school holiday. For each of speakers 1 to 6, choose
from the list, A to G, which opinion each speaker expresses. Write the letter in the appropriate
box. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

You will hear the recordings twice.

Speaker 1 F A I’d like to go away for longer with my family.

Speaker 2 E B I never get worried about forgetting what I’ve learned at school.

Speaker 3 G C It’s unfair that the time seems to pass so quickly.

Speaker 4 C D I’d really like to go away to a summer camp one year.

Speaker 5 B E There’s not very much to do during the holidays near where
I live.

Speaker 6 A F It’s the only chance I get during the year to visit certain
relatives.

G I sometimes try to learn something new during the long holiday.

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Exercise 4

7 You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a young jewellery designer called Rosa. Listen to the
interview and look at the questions. For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and
put a tick ( ) in the appropriate box.

You will hear the interview twice.

(a) Rosa says that she chose a career in jewellery design in order to

A try to make a lot of money.

B combine two of her interests.

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C achieve a childhood ambition. [1]

(b) What does Rosa say about the jewellery she creates?

A It is highly detailed.

B It uses traditional designs.

C It tells a story of some sort. [1]

(c) What does Rosa say about her daily routine?

A She works different hours nearly every day.

B She spends relatively little time designing jewellery.

C She wishes she could organise her time more efficiently. [1]

(d) Why does Rosa think that her home town is a good place to work?

A Many other designers live there.

B The atmosphere there is very relaxed.

C There are lots of specialist jewellery shops. [1]

(e) How did Rosa feel when she was asked to design the jewellery for a film?

A surprised she’d been chosen for the work

B worried she would dislike the designs they wanted

C unsure she’d be able to complete the work on time [1]

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(f) Rosa says she uses old coins to create some of her jewellery because

A she makes more profit than on items made from silver or gold.

B it’s a good way of being environmentally friendly.

C the metals used to make them are easy to work with. [1]

(g) What does Rosa say about running her own business?

A It’s as exciting as producing new designs.

B She wants to control how quickly it grows.

C Handling budgets and money is confusing. [1]

(h) What advice does Rosa give to people hoping to become jewellery designers?

A make things that they would like to wear

B study how to create jewellery at university first

C learn the craft by working with other designers [1]

[Total: 8]

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Exercise 5
(A) You will hear a man giving a talk about the history of surfing. Listen to the talk and
choose the answer A, B or C, and put a tick ( ) in the appropriate box.

You will hear the talk twice.

The history of surfing

1 Research suggests that surfing was first done after a hard day’s … .
A. Farming
B. Fishing
C. Mining

2 The first written evidence of surfing dates from the … .

A. 12th century
B. 18th century
C. 16th century

3 The top Hawaiian surfers developed special... to help them.

A. Rules
B. Boards
C. Ceremony

4 Only … in Hawaii were allowed to use the longest surfboards.

A. Children
B. Professionals
C. Royalties

5 Duke Kahanamoku, who made surfing popular internationally, became well known
after winning several … .
A. Competitions
B. Titles
C. Medals

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(B) Now listen to a conversation between two students about a famous bike race
called the Tour de France, and choose the correct answer A, B or C, and put a tick
( ) in the appropriate box.
You will hear the conversation twice.
Waves and tides

1 The largest wave ever ridden by a surfer was in … .

A. California
B. Brazil
C. Portugal

2 The boy used to believe that the water in waves travelled in ...
A. Straight lines
B. Circles
C. Curved lines

3 Scientists now think that huge rocks are moved inland by

waves created by …
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanos
C. Storms

4 The girl was surprised to discover that the height of tides is influenced
by the … .
A. Moon
B. Weather
C. Sun

5 River waves called tidal bores depend on the … of the end of a river.

A. Shape
B. Width
C. Depth