Listening 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You hear two friends talking about some changes at
their school.
What do they agree?
1
Certain rules haven’t changed in the way they’d
hoped.
B The changes will make part of their daily routine
easier.
C More interesting activities will be on offer as a result.
A
You hear a girl talking to a friend about the library in
their town.
During the conversation, she
2
A
B
C
criticises the range of books in the library.
suggests how the library could be improved.
describes a library book she’s read recently.
You hear two friends discussing a concert they’ve just
been to.
What do they agree about it?
3
The band didn’t play enough well-known songs.
B One player’s performance wasn’t what they’d
expected.
C The venue wasn’t ideal for the event.
A
You hear a teacher telling her class about a design task
they are going to work on.
What is she doing?
4
advising them which kind of designs will work best
B reminding them of the possible risks of using the
machines
C suggesting key steps for achieving their goal
A
You hear a girl leaving a voicemail message for her
friend.
Why is she calling her?
5
A
B
C
to apologise for not ringing her as arranged
to propose ways of helping her while she’s off sick
to try and find out the details of her injury
You hear a boy talking to a friend about a meal he
cooked for his family last night.
What does he admit about the meal?
6
He hadn’t realised how little food the recipe would
make.
B He should have checked that his family would like
the meal.
C He was too ambitious in his choice of recipe.
A
7
You hear a girl talking about her first piano lesson.
How did she feel about it?
A
B
C
confident that she’d pick it up quickly
concerned at the extent of the task ahead
surprised at how unfamiliar the instrument was
You hear two friends talking about a new music shop in
their town.
What do they think is unusual about the shop?
8
A
B
C
It offers huge reductions on some items.
It stocks music from their parents’ era.
It has regular visits from famous musicians.
Listening 2
You will hear an interview with a girl called Lucy Hughes,
who is talking about her love of maths. For questions 24-30,
choose the best answer (A, B or C).
24
What first made Lucy excited about maths?
A
B
C
taking part in a maths activity at school
being able to use the basic maths skills she’d learnt
recognising a link between maths and the natural
world
What does Lucy’s dad suggest about some people
attending his training sessions?
25
A
They don’t realise that maths is easier than they
think.
A lack of confidence discourages them from using
maths.
C Having to remember so much has put them off
maths.
B
How have Lucy’s parents helped her with maths?
26
A
B
C
by giving her practical maths problems to solve
by taking her to local events connected with maths
by working through difficult maths homework with
her
27
Lucy suggests the appeal of maths for her is that
there is a limitless number of areas to explore.
B there is always a single clear and definite answer.
C there is more than one method for working out the
same solution.
A
28
When Lucy entered a maths competition recently, she
A
B
C
was worried by the level of the other competitors.
felt confident once it was her turn to perform.
only realised close to the end that she could actually
win it.
29
What did Lucy discover during the competition?
that people from a range of cultures have similar
attitudes to maths
B that people in different countries solve maths
problems in the same way
C that people with no shared languages can
understand the same maths problems
A
30
Lucy thinks that in the future
A she will need maths to study science at a high level.
B she wants to train to become a maths teacher.
C she would like to just enjoy maths purely as a hobby.