Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
For questions 1-8, choose the best
answer, A, B or C.
1. You hear a film review on the radio. What criticism does the reviewer make?
A the acting is poor
B the music is unsuitable
C the story is difficult to follow
2. You hear two students talking about a holiday abroad. What do they agree about?
A Foreign travel is harmful to the environment.
B It is becoming more expensive to travel abroad.
C Holidays are more enjoyable if you go abroad.
3. You hear a woman talking on the radio about a place called Dolphin Bay. Where did she first
hear about Dolphin Bay?
A on the Internet
B on the radio
C on television
4. You overhear a woman talking outside the post office. Why had she gone to the post office?
A to collect a parcel
B to buy stamps
C to send a parcel
5. You hear part of a discussion on local radio. What is the programme about?
A building new housing
B protecting wildlife
C improving road safety
6. You hear a man talking about motorcycling. What does he regret?
A riding his motorcycle too fast
B doing a particular journey by motorcycle
C buying a motorcycle
7. You overhear a student talking about her new college. How does she feel about the college?
A She is finding some of the lessons difficult.
B Some of her new classmates are unfriendly.
C It is too far away from her home.
8. You overhear a driving instructor talking to a learner after the lesson has ended. What mistake
did the learner make?
A He ignored a road sign.
B He was driving too fast.
C He failed to look in the mirror.
Part 2 You will hear a student called Fiona Doyle talking about living in the countryside after growing
up in a city. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Moving to the countryside
Fiona says the lack of (9).............street lights.....................in the countryside created a contrast at
night.Some rooms in the house can be rather (10).....damp....................... in winter.At first, the
(11)..........silence...........................made it difficult for Fiona to sleep in the house.Fiona finds she
tends to (12)……get up……………….later in the day than when she was in the city.In the
countryside Fiona sees (13).......rabbits..............................from her bedroom window. Fiona
sometimes fins the slowness of the (14)..........Internet........................... where she lives rather
irritating. Out in the countryside, Fiona sometimes can’t get
(15)......phone...calls............................from friends.The nearest (16).........bus
stop............................is almost two kilometers away from where Fiona lives.Fiona says you need
to have a (17)......car............................... in the country, but not in the city. Fiona won’t have to
travel as far to the (18) ……university……………………….. as she would from her old home.
Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about difficult situations they have
been in. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says they did in each
situation. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
A I contacted the emergency services. Speaker 1 F 19
B I found it impossible to remain calm. Speaker 2 E 20
C I did what I had been trained to do. Speaker 3 D 21
D I followed someone else’s advice. Speaker 4 G 22
E I made a decision I later regretted. Speaker 5 C 23
F I helped people reach safety.
G I was tempted to ignore what had happened.
H I had an argument with someone.
Part 4 You will hear an interview with travel writer Amy McCarthy about her first experience of
travelling abroad. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
24. Why did Amy want to go abroad?
A She wanted to find a job in another country.
B Her friends had invited her to go with them.
C She felt she was good at learning languages.
25. Amy and her friends decided to go to Ibiza because
A it was cheaper than similar destinations.
B there were lots of things to do there.
C none of them had been there before.
26. When she was at the airport, Amy felt
A glad she had taken sandwiches with her.
B worried that she might miss her plane.
C annoyed that she had spent so much.
27. Amy’s friend Carla annoyed Amy because Carla
A sometimes left dirty dishes in the living room.
B often forgot her keys when she went out.
C wouldn’t do any food shopping.
28. Why didn’t Amy phone her family?
A She didn’t have enough credit left on her phone.
B She forgot that she had promised to call them.
C She didn’t want them to hear her sounding unhappy.
29. What did Amy regret doing?
A booking three weeks at the apartment
B taking the wrong items on holiday with her
C agreeing to take it in turns to cook meals
30. What were Amy’s feelings when she got home?
A She never wanted to go on holiday with friends again.
B The holiday had been a useful learning experience.
C Next summer she would look for work abroad.
