PART 1 You'll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8,
choose the best answer, A, B or C.
Question 1 One.
On a train, you overhear a woman phoning her office.
Why has she phoned?
A to check the time of an appointment
B to apologise for being late
C to find out where her diary is
Jenny, hi, it's me. I'm on the train and it's stuck somewhere just outside the
station - signalling problems or something ...Yes, | know, sorry, but there's
nothing | can do about it. Anyway, listen, could you check my diary and see
when I'm supposed to be with those marketing people? ... It's on my desk .,.
... Oh, isn't it? Oh, that's strange. And it's not in the drawer? | wonder ... Oh,
| know, | must have left it in Jimmie's office after yesterday's meeting. You
couldn't get it and then ring me back, could you? Sorry to be a nuisance.
Thanks a lot.
Ouest ion 2 Two.
You switch on the radio in the middle of a programme.
What kind of programme is it?
A a nature programme
B a cookery programme
C a news programme
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Eggs are delicious food and parents have to make sure they are laid in spots |
well hidden from hungry thieves. One such careful parent braves the rushing
waters of the Igua cu waterfalls in South America to lay its eggs in a damp
crack in the rock face behind the falling water. Accidents are frequent, but
evidently the risk is considered worthwhile. In any case, there are no eggs on
the menu in this particular part of South America, which is bad news for
some!
Ouest ion 3 Three.
You overhear a conversation between a watchmaker and a customer.
What does the watchmaker say about the watch?
A It's impossible to repair it.
B It's not worth repairing.
C He doesn't have the parts to repair it.
Customer; There's something wrong with my watch. It's running slow.
Woman: Oh, a Lex or. It's a common problem with the older Lex or watches. The latest
ones are much better!
Customer: That's no help to me.
Woman: No, | suppose not. Anyway, it's not easy to get them fixed, either. Not many
people are up to it.
Customer: Right. So ...?
Woman: And the problem is that by the time you've got it to pieces and put in the new
parts and reassembled it, you might as well have replaced it. It's always the
same, and it's just as likely to go wrong again in a couple of months.
Ouest ion 4 Four.
You overhear a woman talking about her new neighbours.
How does she feel?
A offended
B shocked
C suspicious
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| must say, it surprised me when | saw how many there were in the family, |
don't see how they're all going to fit in that small house. And they're
obviously quite well-off - you should have seen the amounts of electronic
equipment that was carried in, and they've got three large cars between them
- so why would a wealthy family like that want to live here? It makes you
wonder how they earn their living. Not that I've got anything to complain
about - they've been perfectly pleasant whenever I've spoken to any of them,
though so far they haven't found time to come in for a coffee.
Ouest ion § Five.
You hear a man talking about deep-sea diving.
Why does he like the sport?
A It suits his sociable nature.
B It contrasts with his normal lifestyle.
C It fulfils his need for a challenge in life.
| love deep-sea diving. | go at least once every summer. The deeper you go,
the quieter everything becomes, until finally all you can hear is the sound of
your own heartbeat. It's my way of getting away from it all, finding some
peace for once. | spent my honeymoon diving, although my wife's not so
keen, and it's not something we always do together. | don't need company
necessarily, and |'m not looking for some incredible adventure. | did,
however, once join some guys in a cage off Florida, searching for the great
white shark, If sharks stop moving, they die. That sounds like me back home!
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Question 6 Six.
You turn on the radio and hear a scientist being interviewed about violins.
What is the scientist doing?
A explaining how a violin works
B explaining how a violin is made
C explaining bow a violin should be played
Interviewer: _ It's difficult to talk about the beauty of a sound, but our great musicians today
still clearly feel that these sixteenth-century Italian violins are the best. Do you
agree with them?
Scientist: Well, if you look closely at a violin, um ... it may be a beautiful-looking
instrument, but it is basically just a wooden box, whose function is to take a
little energy out of the string that the musician plays and to turn it into sound
that is then heard by the listener. The function of an individual violin is to
provide suitable playing and sound qualities for the musician to express all of
his or her emotions.
Question 7 Seven.
You hear part of a radio programme about CD-ROMs.
What is the speaker's opinion of the CD-ROMs about Australia which she
tried?
A Most of them are disappointing.
B You're better off with an ordinary guidebook.
C There's little difference between them.
If, like me, you're about to set off for Australia and you haven't yet bought a
guidebook, how about trying a CD-ROM instead? Be careful though, the majority
of interactive CDs turn out to be a let-down. Many publishers convert printed
material to digital format, add a few flashy linkages and expect the buying public
to be impressed. | wasn't. In this context, Wilson's multimedia package is a
refreshing contrast. It's got all the information, readily accessed from a single-
page pictorial index covering states, cities, wildlife, famous people, etc., and the
data is accompanied by good still pictures and ninety-two video clips.
Ouest ion 8 Fight.
You turn on the radio and hear a woman giving advice to business people.
What advice does she give about dealing with customers?
A Don't let them force you to agree to something.
B Don't be too sympathetic towards them.
C Don't allow them to stay on the phone too long.
lf you have to deal with a customer who keeps ringing your office about a
problem you think you've already dealt with, it's important to be forceful.
Make them understand that you really sym pathis e with their problem, but
decide on a course of action early in the conversation and try to keep it
moving quickly to avoid any difficult areas. If you can, it might be worth your
while trying to discover if there is another reason for their persistence, to try
to do something about it before they call again.
That's the end of Part One.