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           Listening Part 1                                            4   You overhear a man and a woman talking about
                                                                          a new café.
                                                                          What do they agree on?
            You won’t hear exactly the same                               A  It needs a lot of customers to succeed.
            words as the words in the question,                           B  The service is very slow.
            so listen for the same idea expressed                         C  There aren’t enough tables.
            using different words.
                                                                       5   You hear a woman talking about a tree in her
                                                                          neighbour’s garden.
           2  You will hear people talking in eight diferent situations.   What is the woman doing?
              For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).      A  ofering a solution
              1   You hear a young man talking about his friend’s         B  expressing anger
                 new haircut.                                             C  asking for advice
                 What was his opinion of it?
                 A  It didn’t look very attractive.                    6  You hear a husband and wife planning a holiday.
                 B  It helped advance her career.                         What does the man insist on?
                 C  It was a risky choice of style.                       A  going away for longer than usual
                                                                          B  returning to a place they’ve been to before
              2   You hear a man talking to his daughter about meeting    C  having a holiday by the coast
                 her mother for the irst time.
                 How did he react?                                     7  You hear two friends talking about a photograph.
                 A  He was upset by her behaviour.                        How does the girl feel about her grandmother?
                 B  He was sympathetic to her problem.                    A  She would like to have her approach to life.
                 C  He was amused by something she said.                  B  She wishes she had known her as a teenager.
                                                                          C  She wants to help her with her problems.
              3   You hear a girl talking about getting driving lessons
                 from her father.                                      8   You hear a man talking about buying a new car.
                 Why was she unsure about taking them?                    What is the most important factor for him?
                 A  She was worried about failing the test.               A  how reliable it is
                 B  She thought her father might be impatient with her.   B  how big it is
                 C  She was concerned she would be a bad driver.          C  how much it costs





































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