PART 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8,
choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Question 1 One.
You hear a man talking about how his business became successful.
| | started this business with a really small budget. | tried to run it really
| economically, using the money I'd saved over the years and | chose to
sell my products in quality stores for the first year before approaching the
supermarkets. Then my business suddenly took off and | knew if | wanted to
continue to grow, | really needed to make a series of TV advertisements and
that required more money than | personally had. Someone my mother knew |
offered to help me out, which was really lucky because I'd tried applying to the
bank for a loan but the interest rates were too high.
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Question 2 Two. |
You hear a woman talking about a journey.
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Well | thought it was pretty uncomfortable, really. We had to be on board half
an hour before we set off - I've no idea why - and then didn't stop at a service
Station for four hours. Four hours, can you imagine? We couldn't even get up to
stretch our legs. We were just stuck in our seats, and when we did eventually
Stop, it was a rush to find a snack and a drink before we had to get on again. |
But it was cheap, and the new bridge means you don't have to take those awful
ferries, which is definitely a bonus!
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You overhear a man talking to his wife on the phone.
It'll be great, you'll see! We won't just be stuck in one place, we'll be able to go
on day trips wherever we want, and see all sorts of interesting sights. We won't
: be rushing to catch the bus to work every morning - we'll actually have time
to sit down and have breakfast together - it seems a shame that we only have
: time to do things like that when we're away on holiday. Fancy having to leave
the country to have a relaxed breakfast! | know it's expensive, but | definitely
think it'll be worth it. And when you pass, you'll get the benefit too!
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Question 4 Four.
| You hear two students talking about their course.
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| Man: That was a good lecture, wasn't it? .
Woman: Yeah, not bad - | just wish the course was a bit more challenging sometimes.
Man: Do you? | find it quite hard enough already, actually!
i Woman: Well, at the beginning of term, | thought it was going to be great, you know,
and looking into it all in more depth would be fascinating ... but now I'm not so
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) | Man: So do you think you might do something else instead next year?
Woman: No, Ill definitely carry on - | am learning and | need the qualification, even if
it's just so | can go on to do something a bit more relevant later on!
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Question § Five.
You hear a woman talking about roller derby, a hobby which involves speed
racing on skates.
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My roller derby skates are the most expensive footwear I've ever owned. It's |
a tough, physical game, and | think that's been the most astonishing thing |
for friends to understand, when | tell them which sport I've taken up. They're
always amazed when they see me too, as our team races against another one |
around a track at incredible speed. It's thrilling - a great way of just leaving
all my worries behind for a few hours. But of course body protection like a big |
helmet and knee pads are essential, so | admit | must be pretty un recognisable
like that - especially since in my daily life | look so ordinary!
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| Question 6 Six. |
You hear part of a radio programme.
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I'm sure it'll be popular, especially with sporty types. There's a lot of swimming
gear on display - it's fascinating to see how different types of swimwear can
affect a swimmer's performance. It actually made me want to get out there
and do something active myself! You can book tickets online, and it's open
seven days a week. And of course once you re in the building, there are all the
permanent collections to look at too, if you want to. So whether you're like me |
and a bit of a couch potato, or fit and into exercise already, go and have a look!
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You overhear two students discussing a reading project they did with young
children.
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Man: So did you like working with the little kids, reading with them and everything?
The books we chose for them from our library went down a storm, didn't they?
Especially the bits we read out loud.
, Woman: Yeah, though | wondered if the really little ones could hear properly - it's such
a big space. It was good fun, though ...
Man: Like when we started giving away the gifts we'd brought them.
a Woman: _ It's a pity the weather wasn't good - we should've been out in the sunshine.
That room's meant to hold the whole school - about six hundred kids ...
Man: Well, at least we got out to play football with them in the break ...
Question 8 Eight.
You hear an actor talking about the character she plays in a TV drama series.
| Well, | enjoy playing her because she's so complex. She can be really sharp-
i tongued and gives brilliant one-liners. | wish | could do that! She's a clever lady
but | wouldn't want to spend my time jetting all over the world like she does. |
think it's really important to understand the character you're playing, you know,
to try and get inside the character's head, so I've invented a whole backstory
| | for her. I'm sure that at some point in the future she'll have a romance. Then
: you'd see a different side to her.
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