Test 1 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 C). 4 Youhear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. How does she feel? A. irritated with the removals company B_ unsure what's happened | © anxious to find it quickly 2. You hear two students talking about their current course topic. What do they agree about? A. how boringitis B how difficult itis © how relevant itis 3. You hear two business people talking about a contract. How does the man feel now? A frustrated because of the time wasted B surprised about the cancellation of the contract C sympathetic towards the other company's problems 4 You hear an artist telling a friend about an art prize he’s just won. What is he doing? A. expressing surprise B_ admitting that he's excited © explaining why he thinks he was chosen 22Listening 5 You overhear a women talking to a friend on her mobile phone. Why is she phoning? A. toexplain a delay B to change some plans © tomake an arrangement 6 Youhear a guitarist talking about his profession. What is the purpose of his talk? A to warn about the challenges of becoming a musician B to give step-by-step guidance on setting up a band to emphasise the importance of having loyal fans. 7 You hear a woman talking to a sales assistant. Why can't she have a refund for her trainers? A The receipt is wrong. B_ Sheis not in the right shop. © The trainers are no longer new. 8 —Youhear a woman talking about a radio chat show. What does she like about the show? A. The presenter makes her laugh. B_ Information is giver an interesting way. © Guests reveal quite a lot about themselves.Test 1 Part 2 You will hear a photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. lan Gerrard - Photographer ‘The subject that lan studied at university was 9 lan did a presentation on | 10 |as part of his final year. lan worked for a 11 | im the USA for a year ater leaving university. When he travelled around the USA, lan chose 12 | asthe theme for his photographs. lan says that 13 | Is the season when he takes the best photographs. When lan came back to Britain, he travelled around by laa _ taking photographs. lan says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of | 15 | communities. lan’s book will be available in bookshops in | 4g | next year. The title of lan's book is | * 7 —————————— lan has chosen 48 | @8 the theme for his next tour. 24Listening Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19-23, choose which benefit (A-H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A__ thas boosted my intellectual abilities. B__Ithas improved my chances in education. [= Speaker 1 19 | _ Ithas made me sensitive to global issues. Speaker 2 20 D__ {thas allowed me to gain faster promotion. an es] Speaker 3 21 | E _ Ithas made getting around in other countries easier. Speaker 4 22 F _ Ithas allowed me to help other people. Speaker § 23 G__ It has advanced my awareness of the way language works. H_ Ithas helped me make friends. 2sTest 1 Part 4 You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 24 25 26 27 28 26 Looking back at her work, Patricia feels A surprised that her projects still attract volunteers, B_ proud of the wide influence she's had, € pleased by how she’s regarded in Africa. How does Patricia spend her time nowadays? A persuading people to alter their behaviour B_ advising governments on conservation CC. studying wildlife in its natural habitat How does Patricia feel about 200s? ‘A They all ought to be closed down. B_ They should have an educational purpose. © They still have a role to play in conservation. In her new book, Patricia hopes to give A encouragement to young scientists. B_advice on helping endangered animals. © guidance to other environmentalists. Patricia believes that children should spend time in the natural world because A. itis the only way to find out about it. B itis essential for their development. © itis a chance to change their view of animals.Listening 29. The organisation called in Touch encourages young people to A be tolerant of each other. B_ actively work for change. talk about their problems. 30 What does Patricia particularly want to do next? A tohelp girls who want to be scientists B to get scientists to be more responsible © tochange people's attitudes to scienceTest 2 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, Bor). 41 You hear a man talking about how his business became successful. Where did his additional funding come from? A. the local bank B a family friend his own savings 2 You hear a woman talking about a journey. How did she travel? A byboat B by train © bycoach 3 You overhear a man talking to his wife on the phone. What is he talking about? ‘A buying a car B booking a holiday © moving abroad 4 You hear two students talking about their course. What does the woman think about the course? A Itis quite difficult B tis worth doing. © Itis becoming more interesting 44Listening You hear a woman talking about roller derby, a hobby which involves speed racing on skates. What is she doing? ‘A. explaining what made her decide to take it up B_ appreciating her friends’ attitude to the sport © describing how she feels when she's taking part You hear part of a radio programme. What is the woman talking about? ‘A anew shop Ba new exhibition © anewleisure centre You overhear two students discussing a reading project they did with young children. What do they agree about it? A The venue was perfect. B_ The material was well received. © The number of participants was surprising. You hear an actor talking about the character she plays in a TV drama series. How does she feel about the character? A. She is envious of her life-style. B_ She sympathises with her current problems, © She admires her intelligence. 45Test 2 Part 2 You will hear a woman called Gina Purvis, who is a pilot for a commercial airline, talking about her job. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Sky high Gina disliked her first job as a The airline that Gina works for insists on at least | 10 hours of flying experience from their captains. Gina says that because her husband is a 11 |heis tolerant of her job. The ‘Notices to Pilots’ provides information about any 12 that are experiencing problems. Gina says that if she has extra 13 | she will need more fuel for her flight. Gina explains that many pilots she works with did a degree in 14 | at university. Gina says that all the 15 | must be within reach of the two pilots in the cockpit. The pilots look at a | 16 | to check if anyone is standing at the cockpit entrance. Gina gets information from a | 17 | about any small problems on the plane. Gina says what she really appreciates is a 18 | flight. 46Part3 Listening You will hear five short extracts in which students are talking about a trip they have taken. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each student says about their trip. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A Someone | met while | was there is coming to visit me soon. | plan to do things a little differently on my next learnt more about some friends while | was with them, enjoyed myself thanks to one person's efforts. My experience was different when I returned to a place. Some people there offered to take me on a tour. I didn't take to the city at first. | went back to a place | had never expected to see again Speaker 1 Speaker 2 ‘Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 19 47Test 2 Part 4 You will hear an interview with a musician called Jarrold Harding, who's talking about his career. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C), 24 How did Jarrole’s interest in music begin? A He went to one of his father’s concerts. B He was given lessons by an orchestra violinist. © He watched musicians practising, 25 _Jarrold played in his first concert A. together with his mother. B when he was away on holiday with his parents. © tomake his father happy. 26 What impressed Jarrold about his mother’s musical ability? A She never made any mistakes, B_ She could memorise music very quickly. © She could adapt piano music for his violin. 27 What does Jarrold say about his interest in conducting? A Itbegan at an early age. B It was encouraged by his father. © It increased when he heard famous musicians. 28 How did Jarrold feel when he was at college? A. relieved to find he didn't have to work too hard B pleased at how well he played compared to everyone else © glad he could cope with things that some students struggled with 4829 30 Listening What did Jarrold do atter leaving college? A. He tried to devote all his time to conducting, B_ He was introduced to a good conducting teacher. © He had lessons with a famous conductor. Jarrold thinks that being both a vi ist and a conductor A. has given him opportunities to develop as a musician. B_ has allowed him more freedom to play where he wants. © has earned him the respect of other professionals, 49