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1Woman: How many children you got?Man: Three. Two girls and a boy. Answer: D have2Woman: I'll be back in the office early on Monday.Man: Right. a good weekend, then. Answer: C Have3Boy: Do you like playing this computer game?Girl: No. boring. Shall we choose something else to play?Answer: A It’s4Man...

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Woman: How many children you got? Man: Three. Two girls and a boy. Answer: D have 2

Woman: I'll be back in the office early on Monday. Man:

Right.

a good weekend, then. Answer: C Have

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Boy: Do you like playing this computer game? Girl: No.

Answer: A It’s

boring. Shall we choose something else to play?

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Man:

These two coats look the same. Which one is yours?

Woman: I think mine's the one

the left. Answer: D on

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Girl: How often do you play football? Boy: Actually, I play football. Girl: Really? I thought you liked it. Answer: B never 6

Girl: I was off school all last week – I was feeling really ill. Boy: Oh, I'm sorry Answer: A to hear

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that. What was the matter?

Woman: Can I borrow a pen? Man:

got one. Answer: D haven’t

Sorry, I

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Woman:

There have been a lot of arguments in the staff room this week. I'm not sure whether to get involved.

Man:

If I were you, I'd that. Answer: C keep

my head down. You don't need problems like

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Woman: I can't understand why Anna's so rude to us. Man:

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can I. Answer: D Neither

Woman: They say the price of oil is going to rise again soon. Man:

Not

what I've heard. Answer: C according to

11 What does the interviewer mean by his SECOND comment?

A B C

You had a chance to succeed that you had not expected. You took your chance when the opportunity came. You got the chance you deserved.

Interviewer: You've had so many of your plays staged in London that I'm afraid I've lost count. Playwright: True, but initially, my first play didn't go down very well with the producers who read it. Interviewer: And then, against all the odds, came the big chance!

12 What does the man mean?

A The company president is arranging a meeting.

B The company president is reducing the workforce. C

The company president is going to leave the company.

Man: I hear the company president has decided to call it a day. Woman: I'm afraid you can't believe everything you hear. 13 What does the woman mean by her SECOND comment? A I wish it would stop raining. B I don't think that is any consolation. C I'm pleased that the weather has improved.

Woman: Is the rain ever going to stop? Man: Well, it isn't quite as heavy as it was yesterday. Woman: Great comfort that is!

14 What does the doctor mean by his SECOND comment?

A You should keep your hand dry.

B C

You will get ill if you let your hand get dirty. You would be well-advised to wash your hand this week.

Doctor: Now, keep this bandage on for a week and then make another appointment. Patient: OK – what about washing my hand? Doctor: That would be ill-advised. 15 What does the man mean by his FIRST comment?

A

I can't understand this job.

B

I have to concentrate to do this job. C I no longer feel particularly challenged by this job.

Man: I'll tell you what, I can do this job with my eyes closed. Woman: So time to move on then? Man: If only!

16 What does the man mean by his SECOND comment?

A If only I could find another job.

B

If only I hadn't accepted this job.

C

If only I had less to do in this job.

Man: I'll tell you what, I can do this job with my eyes closed. Woman: So time to move on then? Man: If only! 17 What does the boy mean? A I don't like reading. B I don't mind what I read. C I don't have anything to read.

Girl: What sort of books do you like reading? Boy: Well, anything really.

18 What does the man mean?

A

I think it's a really good documentary.

B

It's the only thing on worth watching.

C

I'd rather watch something else.

Woman: That documentary about whales is on again tonight. It's supposed to be great. Man: Yes, I've seen it. Is that all that's on? 19 What does the man mean by his SECOND comment?

A

I hadn't realized there was a strike.

B

It was lucky the strike didn't delay you. C I was concerned that the strike had affected you.

Man: How was your holiday? Woman: Well, apart from being stranded at the airport for 24 hours, it was idyllic. Man: Oh, I wondered if you'd been hit by the strike.

20 What does the woman mean?

A

We need to do far more than build new roads.

B Road-building may be causing problems we are unaware of. The issue of building new roads is a controversial C one.

We can't keep extending our road networks to cope with increasing numbers of tourists without giving a thought to all the wildlife we're affecting. Woman: .... and who knows what else? Man:

21 What does the male teacher mean?

The principal doesn't listen to what people say.

A

The principal tends to push people too hard.

B C

The principal's far too critical of people.

Female teacher: I don't think much of the new principal, do you? Male teacher: No – he's always running people down.

Summer blockbusters In some countries, the advent of summer means long sunny days, picnics in the park, relaxing cycle rides in the country, volleyball on the beach, and eating (0) enough ice-cream to keep the local parlour 22

in

business. This is all very admirable, but not necessarily something that everyone like

recognizes – especially if you are a film fan. Those who are 23 me, in other words who love the cinema, look forward to the coming of summer for a very different reason. Summer brings the latest batch of blockbusters, at 24

least

that's what the various film studios

they w ill

hope 25 be. Summer films are different from all the others. They seem more exciting, more adventurous, and, dare I say, more expendable. In the summer, film fans are happy to w ith

part 26 their cash for a couple of hours of frothy fun. There's no need for leading actors to deliver long speeches or to provoke our thoughts after leaving the cinema. All they need to do is entertain us 27

so

that we leave the cinema with thoughts of adventure, no matter

if

it is on the high seas or the in the deepest jungle, and we all feel we can be 28 superheroes. Well, certainly until the next ice-cream comes along.

COUPLE (30S/40S). MAN IS SLIGHTLY IMPATIENT. MAN: Are you ready? WOMAN: Not yet. I’ve found my red gloves … but I can’t find my car keys anywhere. MAN: Aren’t they in your handbag? WOMAN: No. Oh, here they are … beside my sunglasses. MAN: Right. Let’s go then! 29 Two people are talking. What is the woman looking for? A her sunglasses B her handbag C her car keys D her gloves

A=woman, B=man, 20s or 30s. Chatting at B's home over a cup of tea. A is a friend who has moved to the area recently. A: Do you know anywhere nice round here? B: I’d go to the Royal Oak Hotel in Forest Green – we go there quite a lot and it’s always very good. A: Expensive? B: No not really, there’s a sort of restaurant bit that’s mainly used for parties and business lunches and that’s a bit pricey … but they serve snacks which are just as nice – they do brilliant burgers. 30 A man

and a woman are talking. The man recommends a place to have …

A a good meal.

B a birthday party. C a business lunch. D a day out in the forest. Dinner party or party at a mutual friend's house. Man and woman are 30s or 40s. A: I’m sure we’ve met somewhere before … your face looks very familiar B: I’m sure too A: It’s probably at my flower shop – I see so many people there I’m always thinking I know them when I don’t. Bit like being a doctor B: No I don’t think it’s that … didn’t you say you lived near Warnford? A: Yes ..er .. fifteen years ago it must be B: Didn’t you do the diploma at Buttermilk Farm? A: Oh yes, that’s it B: You were in the introduction to horticulture class. A: That’s right. 31 A man

and a woman are talking at a friend’s house. They first met ...

A on a course. B at a farm shop. C in a flower shop. D in a doctor’s surgery.

Man and woman, 30s, possibly office co-workers (journalists), chatting as the man continues to do something on screen. Woman: Do you know that current affairs website, News Today? Man: Oh yes, I use it quite a lot. Woman: Don't you have to subscribe nowadays to get access to quite a lot of their content? Man: Yes, but I think that's fair enough - they've got to charge something to cover some of their costs. Woman: I suppose so. Man: Why, are you thinking of using it? Woman: Yeah, maybe. Is it basically pretty user-friendly? Man: So so. um ... some of the advertising's a bit intrusive and navigating your way round isn’t always as straightforward as it could be. It takes time, but it has got some very useful content. Woman: That's it ... I need a reliable source for stories from eastern Europe. Man: Well, you know, you can tailor it to some extent to your own specific needs though personally I

don't feel I need to do that.

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people are talking about a website. What does the man think of the website? It's easy to find A your way around it. The advertising B doesn't bother him. You need to adapt it to suit your C own interests. It's reasonable that D users should pay to see certain pages.

Man and woman, 30s, possibly work colleagues; he gets more animated when describing the fire. Man: How reliable is your memory? Woman: Pretty good I think. Why? Man: I was just reading about this new lie detector machine. Apparently it's absolutely infallible and picks up any lie you tell without any hesitation. Woman: And what’s the connection with my memory? Man: Well – that’s the thing - it can work out you're not telling the truth even if you actually don’t know you’re lying. Woman: What? You’re confusing me! Man: You see, sometimes the memories of things that have happened to us or that we’ve done aren’t always that reliable! You know – I was convinced for years and years that I had actually witnessed a fire in our street when I was five. I remembered the panic, the sight of the flames leaping into the night sky. I even remembered the firemen shouting to each other. And the heat, I remembered the heat too. Woman: What, and it wasn’t true?

Man; Well, the fire happened. It’s just that it turned out I was nowhere near it at the time! I was staying with my grandparents for the week. But people told me so much about it that I came to believe I’d seen it and built up all these false memories. Woman: That’s a bit scary, isn’t it? 33 Two people are talking about memory. What comment does the man make about memory? Lie-detectors are an effective way of making A people recall past events. Our recollection of past events can be B influenced by outside factors. Our memories of dramatic events are more C vivid than other memories. The long-term memory helps us to D recreate events in our childhood. Phone call. Man and woman are 30s or 40s. Could be friends or cousins. A Hi Suzanna, I was wondering if you could pick up Imogen from the bus stop for me on Friday? B Yeah, ok, is your car still out of action? A Well no, it’s fine. But I’m going to Birmingham by train for a meeting in the afternoon that finishes at 5.00 and the train back doesn’t leave until 5.25. A Ok, no problem – what time does she get in? It’s like half five, isn’t it? B Yes around then – she’ll give you a ring on her mobile when she gets close. A So what time do you reckon you’ll be back? B I dunno, about seven I suppose as long as there aren’t any delays or cancellations. 34

A man is asking a friend for help. He cannot collect his daughter, Imogen, from the bus stop because … A he does not know when his meeting finishes. B because his train might be delayed. C his car has not been repaired. D he will not be home in time. Man and woman, 20, students. Possibly flatmates. Man: I had an interview at the careers' advice centre on Monday. Woman: Really? I thought you didn't believe in that sort of thing. Man: But I'm not against getting advice. Woman: Fair enough ...so what was it like? Man: Well, I tried to be quite positive about it, you know, because otherwise it'd just be a waste of time. Woman: So what do they actually do? Man: Well, first, they gave me a personality questionnaire to complete. Woman: Oh not one of those psychometric thinggies ... Man: Yeah, it's a bit daunting but it makes you think. Then I had an interview with an advisor. Woman: What was that like? Man: It took quite a long time. The woman interviewing me asked some pretty tough questions. I wouldn't say she was unsympathetic, but it was useful practice, I guess, for real job interviews. Woman: And did they give you any advice about what to do? Man: Well, yeah, based on the questionnaire and the interview, they reckoned I that I should try

secondary school teaching ... Woman: (slightly incredulous) secondary school teaching? Man: To tell you the truth, it was something that hadn't occurred to me either and I can't say it particularly appeals. Still, it's something to think about, I suppose. 35 Two students are talking about careers' advice. What does the man say about his visit to a careers' advice centre? He was surprised by the A recommendation made to him. He objected to having to fill in B the questionnaire. He felt the advisor was C aggressive with him. He had gone D there with the wrong attitude. We would like to announce some changes to tonight’s viewing . As you probably know, this is because of the final of the football competition which finished half an hour late. Our film premiere will now start at 8.30 instead of 8.00 and Barber Street will follow at 10.00. Unfortunately we will not be able to show the second episode of the detective series ‘Sherlock’ this evening as planned. You can now see it tomorrow evening at 7.45. The News will be at 10.30 as normal and this will be followed by the weather and the rest of the evening’s entertainment. We apologise for these changes and hope you have an enjoyable evening’s viewing. 36 An

announcer is giving information about some television programmes. Which of the following will be at its usual time? A Sherlock B the news C Barber Street D the film premier

37 The announcer is . . .

A

apologising for the quality of the programmes.

B providing information on the evening’s schedule. explaining why the football programme C was late. D

explaining why some programmes have to be shown.

Woman: Do you want to come ice-skating this weekend? Man: Not sure, really. It's not my idea of excitement. And I've never done it before. I'd probably fall flat on my face as soon as I stepped on the ice. Woman: No, you wouldn't. Once you get over that fear of leaving the side of the rink, and you know how to fall properly, it's honestly not that difficult. Man: It's all very well for you, you've been doing it for years. Still, I might just give it a try. What happens exactly? Say, if you decide to have some lessons?

Woman: Well, we always start with a ten-minute warm-up. It's a kind of aerobics session on the ice. It's not that easy if you're an uncoordinated type like me - but you'll soon master it. Man: And then what? Woman: You have a 20-minute lesson, and then you get free time to do your own thing. Honestly, in no time you'll be using the three sides of the blade to do quite difficult manoeuvres. You know, things like skating backwards, jumping - skating on one foot. And you can burn up to 450 calories an hour doing it. Man: OK, OK - you've twisted my arm. How do we get there?

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people are talking about going ice-skating. The man feels . . .

A

pleased to have an opportunity to do it again.

B

convinced that he would make a fool of himself. C excited at the thought of doing something with others. D

certain he wouldn't be able to leave the side of the rink.

39 How does the woman feel about the ice-skating lessons?

A

You can make progress and it is healthy.

B

There is very little time for practising alone.

C

It takes a long time to learn difficult moves.

D

The warm-up session is the easiest part of all.

Female: So how long did it take you to train for this marathon journey, Brad? Male: I would say about 7 years in total. I needed to be really fit. Female: Yes, because you were carrying a lot of equipment, weren't you? Male: I was - and the weight of the sled I had to pull was nearly my own weight. I didn't realise that was going to make it such a tough trek, but it did. Female: And what were you hoping to achieve? Male: My real goal was to set a record time for a solo walk to the pole. I'd aimed to do the whole thing in 30 days - that's averaging about 16 miles a day. Female: But in pretty appalling conditions. Male: Weather-wise, they certainly were. I had to deal with temperatures well below freezing and the loneliness, of course, but I'd expected that. Female: Now, you must be disappointed that things didn't turn out as you'd expected. Male: Well, that's putting it mildly. Female: So what exactly brought your attempt to a premature close? Male: Well, the conditions didn't help, of course, but the real crunch came with something totally unexpected - a broken ski-boot. The bolts attaching the binding of the boots to the skis just sheared off and I didn't have any others. So I had to be air-lifted out by helicopter. Female: But being beaten by something like that's pretty rotten luck, isn't it? Male: Too true - especially when I'm still in excellent physical condition. Female: Any plans to return? Male: Well, given the fact that we're now witnessing the disintegration of the Arctic ice pack, I may

well be one of the last to have attempted this journey on foot. 40 A woman

is interviewing a man about his attempts to reach the North Pole. What does the man say made his walk to the Pole surprisingly difficult? the weight of the sled A B C D

the distance he had to cover the dreadful weather conditions the exceptionally low temperatures

Man: Good morning. Appletree Restaurant. Andrew Banks speaking. Woman: Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Jones please? Man: I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Can I help you? Woman: Yes, um I’ve got a friend called Mark. He’s your chef. He says you need another waitress in the restaurant. Man: Yes we do. Are you interested? Woman: Yes, I am. Man: Do you work at the moment? Woman: Yes, at the moment I clean the guest’s rooms at the Grange Hotel. But I’d really like to work in your restaurant. Man: Well, Mr. Jones is the owner. I’m only his assistant. He’ll be back this afternoon. Woman: OK. I’ll phone back then. Thank you. Goodbye. 41 A woman is telephoning a restaurant. The woman wants . . . A to book a table. B to apply for a job. C to talk to a friend. D to speak to Mr. Banks. 42 Mr Jones is the . . .

A chef. B owner. C cleaner. D assistant. If you're thinking about where you're going to go on your summer holidays this year, then maybe you'd like to listen to the travel show which starts at 4 o'clock this afternoon. With all the concern about rising costs in the housing market, or on food and fuel, people are likely to think twice about going on a luxury holiday of a lifetim...