TEST 4
PART 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer
(A, В or C).
1 You hear a man talking to an optician about his glasses. What does he need the glasses for?
A reading
B driving
C watching TV
2 You hear a tour guide talking to a group of people. Where are they?
A a library
B a historic house
C an art gallery
3 You hear a woman talking to her doctor. What does he think she might need?
A tablets to stay calm
B a heart operation
C new glasses
4 You hear a man talking about healthy eating. What does he suggest?
A eating a large breakfast
B eating a sandwich for lunch
C eating a big meal in the evening
5 You hear a girl talking about a recent holiday. Why did she come back early?
A because she didn’t like the hotel
B because something of hers was stolen
C because she was disappointed with the island
6 You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Which part(s) of England will have the heaviest rainfall?
A London and south-east
B northern
C western and central
7 You have lost some money and you telephone the lost property office. You hear a recorded message.
What does the message tell you to do?
A to call in at the office between 9 AM and 5 PM
B to contact the police to make a statement
C to contact your bank immediately
8 You hear a man talking about a new photocopier. What is his problem with it?
A Too many people want to use it.
B It is too slow and gets too hot.
C It does not copy colour sheets correctly.
PART 2
You will hear a radio interview with a man called Greg Hunter, who is the editor of a sports magazine.For
questions 9-18, complete the notes below which summarise what the speaker says.
WOMEN’S SPORT IN THE MEDIA
how
A survey shows that 9 coverage of women’s sport makes up only about 4% of stories.
sport story
Greg says the media doesn’t publish stories about a sport which not many 10 are interested
in.
It is claimed that in the UK there are over 11 women who play netball.
net ball
Apart from netball, Greg mentions 12 as an example of a sport that many people do but not
many want to read about.
many
Greg’s magazine has 13 times as many male readers as female readers.
He thinks the 14 needs a sports magazine especially for female readers.
Greg says top women tennis players aren’t able to spend much time with their 15 .
competion
As a percentage of total TV sports time, women’s sport on television dropped to only 16 last
year.
16
There are about 17 women who are members of the Sports Journalist Association of Great
Britain.
The number of TV sports 18 has increased recently, which should improve coverage of
women’s sport.
PART 3
You will hear five different people talking about the business that each runs. For questions 19-23,
choose from the list (A – F) which business each person is describing. Use the letters only once. Use the
letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
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A a second-hand bookshop
Speaker 1 19
B a driving school
C an antique shop Speaker 2 20
D a fitness centre
E a travel agency
Speaker 3 21
F a computer shop
Speaker 4 22
Speaker 5 23
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1. B 9. newspaper
2. B 10. readers
3. C 11. a/1 million
4. A 12. fishing
5. B 13. 4/four
6. C 14. market
7. B 15. children
8. A 16. six/6 percent/per cent/%
17. sixty/60
18. channels
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19. C
20. E
21. D
22. A
23. F
