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Now open your question paper and look at part one. You will hear people talking in eight
different situations. For questions one to eight, choose the best answer A, B or C.
Question one.

You hear a young actor talking about a colleague. Just watching her work is very useful.
I've only been acting for about a year, so I've got so much to learn.

When you meet someone who's as famous as she is, there's always a bit of nerves. She's
an intelligent actor and everything she does seems so effortless. As I've got such a small
part in the drama, I get to stand around a lot during the scenes and it means I can watch
and learn from her.

She's very composed when she's acting. She takes her time to say her lines. Just
watching her work is very useful.

I've only been acting for about a year, so I've got so much to learn. When you meet
someone who's as famous as she is, there's always a bit of nerves. She's an intelligent
actor and everything she does seems so effortless.

As I've got such a small part in the drama, I get to stand around a lot during the scenes
and it means I can watch and learn from her. She's very composed when she's acting.
She takes her time to say her lines.

Question two. You hear two friends talking about a colleague. I don't know how he does
it.

He gets into the office before everyone else in the morning and he's also always the last
to leave. He must be exhausted all the time. He seems pretty fit though.

And whenever I see him at the weekends, he looks relaxed and happy. Maybe he just
likes getting everything done before he goes home. Yeah, maybe you're right.

But he earns just the same as we do and that's not much. It's not too bad though, is it?
And I think he'll be promoted before any of the rest of us are. He's obviously very keen.

Yeah, he is. He's got a great sense of humour. He's obviously very keen.

There's no denying that. Question three. You hear an author talking about his new book.

Thanks for inviting me to come on the programme and talk about my new book. I
thought the book might never happen when I was sitting at my desk day after day. I wish
the words would simply flow out like they did when I was writing my other books.
Sometimes I wondered if I'd ever get it finished. Of course, I know it's unlikely to become
a bestseller, but I hope that my loyal readers will enjoy it. They'll recognise some of the
characters from my first novel.

Older and wiser, at least in some cases. Thanks for inviting me to come on the
programme and talk about my new book. I thought the book might never happen when I
was sitting at my desk day after day.

I wish the words would simply flow out like they did when I was writing my other books.
Sometimes I wondered if I'd ever get it finished. Of course, I know it's unlikely to become
a bestseller, but I hope that my loyal readers will enjoy it.

They'll recognise some of the characters from my first novel. Older and wiser, at least in
some cases. Question four.

You hear two friends talking about something they saw on TV. It's funny, really, but I just
didn't get it. Everyone was talking about it, but I just thought it was silly.

You mean you wanted more information? Exactly. I mean, what's the point of something
like that? It didn't even make me laugh. Oh, come on.

You have to admit it was pretty funny. Well, I didn't think so. And it was annoying the
way everybody whistled the tune all the time.

Why on earth would that make me buy something? I think you're too serious sometimes.
It was just a bit of fun. If you want to find out more, then look on the Internet.

It's funny, really, but I just didn't get it. Everyone was talking about it, but I just thought
it was silly. You mean you wanted more information? Exactly.

I mean, what's the point of something like that? It didn't even make me laugh. Oh, come
on. You have to admit it was pretty funny.

Well, I didn't think so. And it was annoying the way everybody whistled the tune all the
time. Why on earth would that make me buy something? I think you're too serious
sometimes.

It was just a bit of fun. If you want to find out more, then look on the Internet. You know
how it is.

As soon as you've finished one project, you have to get started on something else. And
it's often something completely different. I don't find that a problem, though, and I enjoy
the fact that I can get it done effectively.

After all, I've been in this job for a long time. So I think I can say I know what I'm doing. I
wish that was true of the people I'm working with.
I reckon if I didn't keep checking, they'd never get on with things. Though I guess I'm not
feeling very motivated about this project either. You know how it is.

As soon as you've finished one project, you have to get started on something else. And
it's often something completely different. I don't find that a problem, though, and I enjoy
the fact that I can get it done effectively.

After all, I've been in this job for a long time. So I think I can say I know what I'm doing. I
wish that was true of the people I'm working with.

I reckon if I didn't keep checking, they'd never get on with things. Though I guess I'm not
feeling very motivated about this project either. Mmm, delicious soup.

You think so? It's a bit hot, isn't it? What do you mean hot? Too many spices or the
temperature? It burned my mouth. Well, you should have had something else. There was
plenty to choose from.

There may have been for you, but don't forget I'm a vegetarian. There wasn't much
there for me. But at least we haven't paid a fortune for it.

Mmm, I couldn't even make it at home for that price. But I still think we should go
somewhere else next time. Mmm, delicious soup.

You think so? It's a bit hot, isn't it? What do you mean hot? Too many spices or the
temperature? It burned my mouth. Well, you should have had something else. There was
plenty to choose from.

There may have been for you, but don't forget I'm a vegetarian. There wasn't much
there for me. But at least we haven't paid a fortune for it.

Mmm, I couldn't even make it at home for that price. But I still think we should go
somewhere else next time. They always invite us round for dinner after they've been on
holiday and show us all the photos they've taken.

I didn't like the dinner much, but of course I didn't say anything. They go to some
interesting places. And they actually do pretty well, considering they don't have
expensive equipment or any training as photographers.

I wish I could remember the name of the place they went to this summer. Mmm, that's
really annoying. I should have written it down.

I'll have to ask them next time I see them. They always invite us round for dinner after
they've been on holiday and show us all the photos they've taken. I didn't like the dinner
much, but of course I didn't say anything.

They go to some interesting places. And they actually do pretty well, considering they
don't have expensive equipment or any training as photographers. I wish I could
remember the name of the place they went to this summer.

Mmm, that's really annoying. I should have written it down. I'll have to ask them next
time I see them.

I really enjoyed that, didn't you? Despite the technical problems at the beginning.
Wonderful. Spanish flamenco music just makes you want to get up and dance.

I noticed you standing up at one stage. Yeah, but that was to get a better view. Ah yes,
pity we were at the back.

But it was all that was available when I bought the tickets on Friday. I know, but next
time we must book earlier. It was very hot in there.

Did that bother you? I just kept thinking it was like summer in Spain. I loved all the
singing and the rhythm of the sticks they beat on the floor. Me too.

I really enjoyed that, didn't you? Despite the technical problems at the beginning.
Wonderful. Spanish flamenco music just makes you want to get up and dance.

I noticed you standing up at one stage. Yeah, but that was to get a better view. Ah yes,
pity we were at the back.

But it was all that was available when I bought the tickets on Friday. I know, but next
time we must book earlier. It was very hot in there.

Did that bother you? I just kept thinking it was like summer in Spain. I loved all the
singing and the rhythm of the sticks they beat on the floor. Me too.

That is the end of part one. Now turn to part two. You will hear a man called Henry Lee
giving a talk about the first time he went skydiving.

For questions 9 to 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You now
have 45 seconds to look at part two. Hello, my name is Henry Lee and I've been
skydiving for several years now.

But I'm here today to tell you about my first experience. The idea of skydiving is that you
jump out of a plane wearing a parachute, but the parachute doesn't open immediately.
I'd always wanted to learn to skydive, and when I was 20, a friend bought me a skydiving
lesson for my birthday.

Now, my birthday is in December, when the weather isn't right for this type of sport, so I
decided to wait a bit until the weather improved around March. Anyway, as it turned out,
it wasn't until May that I finally got round to it. I arrived at the skydiving club for my
lesson and found that there were around seven other people who were jumping that day.
We all had to sign a number of forms, and we looked at a short video about basic
technique before having a presentation about safety. Then I was introduced to David, my
instructor. As I was a beginner, I wouldn't be jumping out of the plane alone.

I would be attached to David, and he would be in total control of the jump. David gave
me most of the stuff I would need to wear, some overalls to wear over my clothes, and a
pair of goggles, and, crucially, a helmet. I didn't need to have a parachute, as David
would wear one.

There were 13 of us on the plane. Four of us were beginners, with our instructors, and
three solo jumpers, and two cameramen who would film the dive for the club. It was an
old cargo plane, without windows, and, interestingly, there were no seats, just some
metal boxes which were normally used for luggage, so it was quite uncomfortable.

The plane trip was fine, and during it I asked David how long he'd been skydiving. He
said he'd started about three years ago and had 700 jumps to his name. Other guys on
the plane, though, had done over a thousand.

When we were a few minutes away from jumping, I attached myself to David, who was
wearing a system of belts called a harness. I also put on a pair of gloves, which I'd been
told to bring with me. I'd been very excited when we took off, and I thought I would feel
absolutely terrified when the plane door was opened, but actually I was completely calm.

Once we reached the right height above the ground, the pilot cried out, Door! And the
more advanced divers just jumped out of the plane. When I reached the door, I sat down
in it and looked out over the ground below. I could see farmer's fields and a large house.

What caught my eye was a river which looked silver rather than bright blue or dark grey,
winding its way across the countryside. David and I were the last people out of the plane.
We jumped with me facing downwards attached to David's body.

There were about 40 or 50 seconds until he opened the parachute. The landing was a bit
different from what I thought it would be. I thought you'd hit the ground hard and fast
and have to try hard not to break a leg.

My landing was actually more like a feather falling to earth, and I didn't realise I was on
the ground until I saw the parachute all around me. Everyone who completes the jump
successfully is given a bag which contains a certificate, a discount voucher and a
photograph of their jump. Only when I got home did I realise there was a T-shirt at the
bottom of the bag.

That was a nice surprise. I put my name down on the club notice board to have more
lessons. My first skydiving experience was one that I'll never forget, and I'd recommend
the sport to anyone.
Now you'll hear part two again. Hello, my name is Henry Lee, and I've been skydiving for
several years now, but I'm here today to tell you about my first experience. The idea of
skydiving is that you jump out of a plane wearing a parachute, but the parachute doesn't
open immediately.

I'd always wanted to learn to skydive, and when I was 20, a friend bought me a skydiving
lesson for my birthday. Now, my birthday is in December when the weather isn't right for
this type of sport, so I decided to wait a bit until the weather improved around March.
Anyway, as it turned out, it wasn't until May that I finally got round to it.

I arrived at the skydiving club for my lesson and found that there were around seven
other people who were jumping that day. We all had to sign a number of forms, and we
looked at a short video about basic technique before having a presentation about safety.
Then I was introduced to David, my instructor.

As I was a beginner, I wouldn't be jumping out of the plane alone. I would be attached to
David, and he would be in total control of the jump. David gave me most of the stuff I
would need to wear, some overalls to wear over my clothes, and a pair of goggles and,
crucially, a helmet.

I didn't need to have a parachute, as David would wear one. There were 13 of us on the
plane. Four of us were beginners, with our instructors, and three solo jumpers and two
cameramen who would film the dive for the club.

It was an old cargo plane, without windows, and, interestingly, there were no seats, just
some metal boxes which were normally used for luggage, so it was quite uncomfortable.
The plane trip was fine, and during it I asked David how long he'd been skydiving. He
said he'd started about three years ago and had 700 jumps to his name.

Other guys on the plane, though, had done over a thousand. When we were a few
minutes away from jumping, I attached myself to David, who was wearing a system of
belts called a harness. I also put on a pair of gloves, which I'd been told to bring with me.

I'd been very excited when we took off, and I thought I would feel absolutely terrified
when the plane door was opened, but actually I was completely calm. Once we reached
the right height above the ground, the pilot cried out, ''Door!'' and the more advanced
divers just jumped out of the plane. When I reached the door, I sat down in it and looked
out over the ground below.

I could see farmer's fields and a large house. What caught my eye was a river which
looked silver rather than bright blue or dark grey, winding its way across the
countryside. David and I were the last people out of the plane.

We jumped with me facing downwards attached to David's body. There were about 40 or
50 seconds until he opened the parachute. The landing was a bit different from what I
thought it would be.

I thought you'd hit the ground hard and fast and have to try hard not to break a leg. My
landing was actually more like a feather falling to earth, and I didn't realise I was on the
ground until I saw the parachute all around me. Everyone who completes the jump
successfully is given a bag which contains a certificate, a discount voucher and a
photograph of their jump.

Only when I got home did I realise there was a T-shirt at the bottom of the bag. That was
a nice surprise. I put my name down on the club notice board to have more lessons.

My first skydiving experience was one that I'll never forget and I'd recommend the sport
to anyone. That is the end of Part 2. Now turn to Part 3. You will hear five short extracts
in which students are talking about the experience of living and studying away from
home. For questions 19 to 23, choose from the list A to H what each student says.

Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
You now have 30 seconds to look at Part 3. Speaker 1. Coming from a mountain village
about 60 kilometres away and not knowing anyone in the city, I had no choice really.

I had to ask for a place in a college residence. I knew it wouldn't be easy making new
friends, but I was assured I'd be with my classmates. It was a surprise to find the other
guys in my block were all studying different things.

Actually though, we were all the same age and into sports and stuff, so we got on really
well from day one. It was a pity we all went our separate ways after that first year
together. I should have made more effort to stay in touch.

Speaker 2. I wanted to study fashion, so I had to come to the capital, but it was hard
leaving my friends back home. My older sister studied here too. She made friends really
quickly because she's really into sports and joined loads of clubs, but I've always been
quite shy, so I didn't do that.

Fortunately, the college accommodation office found me a room in a residence and I got
friendly with the other girls living there. I don't know how I'd have got on at a big
university, but here everyone knows each other, so you get to know people you wouldn't
normally have that much in common with. It's nice.

Speaker 3. In my first few weeks here, I came down with a heavy cold. That meant I
couldn't go out much. I'd been put in a student residence with a bunch of younger guys
who were all studying theatre, so as a scientist, I had nothing in common with them.

They weren't even into football. So I really needed to get to know my classmates better,
yet there I was, stuck in my room, coughing and sneezing. I spent a lot of time chatting
to friends back home on the Internet.
Anyway, in a big college like this, you eventually have to make friends, so it all sorted
itself out in the end. Speaker 4. I was put in a student residence at first with people I
didn't get along with that well. I mean, we didn't fall out or anything, but I didn't hang
out with them either.

I don't know what I'd have done if I hadn't signed up for volleyball training with the
college team. It's a whole lot easier making friends with people who share your interests
than with people who share your kitchen. The only downside for me in that first term was
that I spent too much time on court and not enough in the library.

I don't regret it, but had to make up for lost time later on. Speaker 5. The people I hung
out with in the first few weeks didn't become close friends, actually. We were just people
who happened to be thrown together in the same residence, but it was good to have
someone to chat to when I got in from lectures.

We still play tennis occasionally, and I get invited to their parties, but I soon moved out
to go live with some guys on my course. That was a big mistake, actually. With friends at
school, it was great to study together in the evenings, but I soon found that the last thing
I wanted to talk about when I got back from lectures was economics.

Now you'll hear part three again. Speaker 1. Coming from a mountain village about 60
kilometres away and not knowing anyone in the city, I had no choice, really. I had to ask
for a place in a college residence.

I knew it wouldn't be easy making new friends, but I was assured I'd be with my
classmates. It was a surprise to find the other guys in my block were all studying
different things. Actually, though, we were all the same age and into sports and stuff, so
we got on really well from day one.

It was a pity we all went our separate ways after that first year together. I should have
made more effort to stay in touch. Speaker 2. I wanted to study fashion, so I had to come
to the capital, but it was hard leaving my friends back home.

My older sister studied here, too. She made friends really quickly because she's really
into sports and joined loads of clubs, but I've always been quite shy, so I didn't do that.
Fortunately, the college accommodation office found me a room in a residence and I got
friendly with the other girls living there.

I don't know how I'd have got on at a big university, but here everyone knows each
other, so you get to know people you wouldn't normally have that much in common with.
It's nice. Speaker 3. In my first few weeks here, I came down with a heavy cold.

That meant I couldn't go out much. I'd been put in a student residence with a bunch of
younger guys who were all studying theatre, so as a scientist, I had nothing in common
with them. They weren't even into football, so I really needed to get to know my
classmates better, yet there I was, stuck in my room, coughing and sneezing.

I spent a lot of time chatting to friends back home on the Internet. Anyway, in a big
college like this, you eventually have to make friends, so it all sorted itself out in the end.
Speaker 4. I was put in a student residence at first with people I didn't get along with
that well.

I mean, we didn't fall out or anything, but I didn't hang out with them either. I don't know
what I'd have done if I hadn't signed up for volleyball training with the college team. It's
a whole lot easier making friends with people who share your interests than with people
who share your kitchen.

The only downside for me in that first term was that I spent too much time on court and
not enough in the library. I don't regret it, but had to make up for lost time later on.
Speaker 5. The people I hung out with in the first few weeks didn't become close friends,
actually.

We were just people who happened to be thrown together in the same residence, but it
was good to have someone to chat to when I got in from lectures. We still play tennis
occasionally, and I get invited to their parties, but I soon moved out to go live with some
guys on my course. That was a big mistake, actually.

With friends at school, it was great to study together in the evenings, but I soon found
that the last thing I wanted to talk about when I got back from lectures was economics.
That's the end of Part 3. Now turn to Part 4. You will hear an interview with a student
athlete called Chelsea Matthews, who plays soccer for her college. For questions 24 to
30, choose the best answer, A, B, or C. You now have one minute to look at Part 4. I'm
talking to student athlete Chelsea Matthews.

Chelsea, what impact does playing soccer have on your life? For the past two years, I've
played soccer for my college, and we train extremely hard almost every day during the
year. We can only keep up by doing extra work at home. We travel by bus for hours and
hours, missing out on typical college events, and we sometimes spend our precious
vacation time training abroad, but I love it.

How young were you when you started playing soccer? Six, and I always dreamt of
playing in college. By the time I was 16...

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