PART 1

1. Where did the boy find his mobile phone? B

2. Which programme does the girl want to watch? A

3. Which animals did the girl enjoy seeing the most? B

4. What will the boy look like in his school play? C

5. What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow? C

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6. Where does the girl want to meet her friend? A

7. How much did the book cost? B

PART 2
8. You will hear two friends talking about a music performance.
The friends agree that
A. The concert hall was too big.
B. The performance was too short.
C. The musicians needed more practice.
9. You will hear two friends talking about a play they have seen recently.
What surprised the girl about the play?
A. How young the audience was
B. How unusual the ending was
C. How good the acting was
10. You will hear a boy telling a friend about an art course he went on.
What did the boy enjoy most about it?
A. The strong focus on drawing and painting
B. The teacher’s sense of humour
C. The variety of practice activities
11. You will hear two friends talking about getting to school.
The girl thinks that walking to school with her friends
A. Is a good way to be sociable.
B. Takes longer than walking alone.
C. Causes problems for other pedestrians.
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12. You will hear a boy talking to a friend about his new house.
How does the boy feel about it?
A. Pleased with its location
B. Amazed at how big it is
C. Satisfied with how it’s decorated

13. You will hear a girl talking about a day out with her family.
Why did the girl’s family choose to go to the river?
A. There are many things to do.
B. It’s close to where they live.
C. It’s a good place for a picnic.

PART 3

Questions 14 – 25

You will hear Micheal, a contestant on the radio competition ‘Superfans’ talking about his
sports hero.

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number
or a date or a time.

Micheal (fan)

 Football fan for (14) ………………

 In local team for (15) ………………

Andy Robertson (football player)

 Playing style: (16) ………………

gets up and down the (17) ………………
determined to (18) ………………
 Background: started career in (19) ………………
had no (20) ………………
work (21) ………………
got dream move to (22) ………………
 Activity outside football: a lot of (23)…………… work
Competition question: big fan of (24) ……………… as a boy

The winner won a (25) ……………… to see his hero play.

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There are three parts to the test. You will hear each part twice.
For each part of the test, there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for
you to check your answers.
Write your answers on the question paper. You will have six minutes at the end of the test to
copy your answers on to the answer sheet.
The recording will now be stopped. Please ask any questions now because you must not
speak during the test.
[pause)
PART 1
There are seven questions in this part. For each question, there are three pictures and a short
recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
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Girl: So you found your mobile phone then ...
Boy: Yeah, I spent most of yesterday evening looking everywhere for it, including in my
dad’s car. I was sure it’d fallen out of my pocket when he gave me a lift home from school,
but I was wrong. Of course, I never thought of checking the pocket of my jacket, which is
where I noticed it this morning! I’d begun to think I’d left it in the drawer of my desk and I’d
find it when I got to school.
Girl: At least you’ve got it back.
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Girl: How much longer is the game on for?
Boy: I thought you liked basketball...
Girl: I do - love it, but my team’s not playing today, and anyway, it’s nearly time for Life
Beneath the Waves - there’s a special report on whales.
Boy: Don’t you and Dad want to watch that quiz show you like, Ask Me Another? You
usually have a competition to see who can get most questions right.
G/rl: True, but I’m sure he won’t mind missing it for just this time.
Boy: I guess not. OK, what time does it start?
Girl: Now!
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Boy: How was the zoo?
Girl: I really enjoyed it - there were so many different animals to see. My favourites are
usually the penguins. My little brother and I laugh so much when they walk around the pool -
they look so funny! It’s a shame that they were all in the water, swimming yesterday -
because it was so hot, I suppose. So it was the monkeys playing in their tree that were the
biggest attraction for me this time, although seeing the baby elephant with its mum came a
close second.
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Girl: Which character are you in the school play?

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Boy: I’m the main character’s father. I need to look much olderthan I am, so I have to wear a
suit and glasses. The director said my character should have long, fair, curly hair, so I have to
put that on, too.
Girl: I’m sureyour short dark hair would lookjust asgood.
Boy: Maybe, but you have to do what the director says. He tried to make me wear a
moustache, but it kept falling off, so we gave up that idea.
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And now for the weather. A lot of cloud will move in from the west later this morning,
bringing heavy rain to all parts of the country by early afternoon. Driving in these conditions
will be quite difficult, so take care on the roads. This rain will be accompanied by strong
winds, which will stay with US over the next few days, but overnight, any remaining rain will
clear away, leaving clear skies everywhere. The sunny weather should stay until the day after
tomorrow, when, unfortunately, the rain returns.
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Girl: Hi, I was just calling about going clothes shopping together tomorrow. I’m still OK to
meet at two, but I think I’d prefer it if we didn’t meet at the clock in the town square as we’d
arranged - you’re always late and there’s nothing to do there. So how about seeing each other
at the café? At least I can have a snack while I’m waiting. We could just meet at the clothes
shop, but I’d probably finish my shopping before you got there - I know what you’re like!
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Girl: Did you get that book you wanted for your music classes?
Boy: I did. I went into town after school today and got it then. It was on special offer too, so
it was reduced by two pounds from seventeen pounds ninety-nine to fifteen pounds ninety-
nine. I know we saw it on the internet for less than that - it was thirteen pounds ninety-nine, I
think- but I really need it for my class tomorrow and there’s no way it would arrive in time.
Girl: Well, I’m just glad you found it.
LISTENING PART 2
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Girl: I enjoyed that.
Boy: Me, too. I don’t think either of them played a wrong note in the whole performance.
Girl: I think I heard a few - perhaps they hadn’t had enough time to play together before the
concert.
Boy: Maybe. I still wish they’d played a little longer, though - maybe a few more songs.
Girl: I thought it was about right as it was. That kind of music sounds so much better in a
smaller place - I don’t know why they chose to have it there.
Boy: The two guitars are too quiet for somewhere that size.
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Girl: That was an amazing play.
Boy: It was. Over half the people watching were school students like us.

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Girl: I guess that’s not so unusual for an afternoon performance. Most adults are working
then.
Boy: I wonder what it’s like being an actor. They must have to practise so hard.
Girl: The ones in this play certainly had. I found it difficult to believe how realistic they
managed to make all of the characters.
Boy: Yes, and I couldn’t predict what would happen at the end.
Girl: I studied this play in literature classes last year, so I already knew what was going to
happen.
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Girl: How was the art course?
Boy: Fantastic - I learned so much.
Girl: So what was the best bit?
Boy: There were so many, but if I could only choose one, I think it’d be how the teacher got
US to practise techniques in a number of different ways. I thought I’d spend most of the time
drawing or painting, but we did so many other activities, all of which were quite useful for
developing our skills.
Girl: Sounds good.
Boy: And I never knew there were so many jokes about artists! Our teacher seemed to know
them all, which was great fun.
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Boy: Are you walking to school with US tomorrow?
Girl: I might go on my own, actually. I don’t want to be late.
Boy: But you’ll enjoy it more if you come with US.
Girl: It’s often no different to walking by myself because you all walk slowly along with your
headphones on.
Boy: We show each other things on our phones, too.
Girl: That’s true, which is great in our free time, but not when it means arriving half an hour
later than I would if I was by myself. At least you’re polite enough to move out of the way
for other people on the pavement, though.
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Girl: How’s your new house?
Boy: I like it. The colours aren’t what I’d ever choose, but my mom says we can easily fix
that. My bedroom’s much bigger than the one at the old house, which annoyed my brother as
his is quite small - like the rest of the house.
Girl: I thought people usually moved to be somewhere bigger...
Boy: Sure, but where it is is important, too, and the new one’s much closer to my parents’
work and to school, too. I can walk there in five minutes, which means I get to stay longer in
bed in the morning.
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Boy: How was your weekend?
Girl: Good, thanks. We went for a day out by the river.
Boy: The river near here? It’s easy to walk to, but it’s not like there’s lots to do there.
Girl: I know. That’s why we went somewhere else, about an hour away in the car. It’s
dangerous for swimming because the river’s really deep and wide there, but we’ve never
found a better place to sit and eat. I know you’d probably prefer somewhere which has lots of
activities, but it’s really peaceful, so we just sit on the grass, enjoy our food and relax.
Boy: Sounds nice.