Audio script
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TEST I PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
This is Cambridge English Preliminary, Test 1. There are four parts to this test. You will hear
each part twice. Before you hear the recording for each part of the test, you will have time to
look at the questions. There will also be time for you to check your answers. At the end of the
test you will have six minutes to copy your answers onto the answer sheet. The recording will
now be stopped. Please ask any questions now, because you are not allowed to speak during
the test.
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Part 1
Look at Part 1. There are seven questions in this part.
For each question, there is a short recording and three pictures.
Choose the correct picture and tick the box below it.
Here is an example:
What did the boy buy from the supermarket?
Mum: Did you remember the shopping, Michael?
Michael: Well, I've bought the eggs. Here you are, Mum.
Mum: What about the loaf of bread?
Michael: I didn't have enough money. If you give me some more, I'll go back and get
it,
and the milk as well.
The first picture is correct so there is a tick in box A.
Now look at the pictures for question 1.
We are now ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear each recording
twice. 1 Which place didn 't the boy visit?
Girl: Have you seen this notice? There's a trip to London next week.
Boy: Excellent! I went there once before.
Girl: Yes, I'm looking forward to it. Did you go on the last trip? To Bristol? Boy: Yes.
Don't you remember? We had dinner at that Italian restaurant. It was the trip to
Stratford I missed. I had relatives staying with me at the time. o Now listen again.
2 What time does the film start?
Boy: We're going to the cinema on Friday, aren't we?
Girl: Yes, Friday evening. We're meeting at half past seven.
Boy: But we'll miss the beginning of the film! It starts at a quarter past
seven.
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Girl: That's when the doors open. And there are always lots of adverts. We need to be
sitting down by a quarter to eight when it begins. Now listen again.
3 What should the child take on the trip?
Woman: Hello. This is Alison from the school. Just calling to let you know about the
trip this week. There'll be a stop on the way for sandwiches but we'll make these at
the school. When we arrive, we're going for a long walk. It might rain so your child
will need walking shoes or boots. The centre provides raincoats so there's no need to
pack those. Now listen again.
4 What did the man do for the first time on his holiday?
Woman: So, how was your holiday?
Man: Great! Believe it or not, it was the first time I'd travelled by plane since I was a
teenager. And I decided to go camping for a change, which was a totally new
experience for me and I really enjoyed it. There was even a riding school next to the
campsite so I was able to do some horse-riding. Now listen again.
5 Where did the woman last see her mobile phone?
Man: Have you lost something?
Woman: My phone. It was in my handbag the last time I saw it.
Man: But I saw you take it out a minute ago. Then you put your bag on the
chair and went off somewhere.
Woman: Oh, that's right! I took it with me into the bathroom and put it next to
the basin. I hope it's still there.
Now listen again.
6 Which item does the boy decide to sell?
Boy: I need some money for a new laptop so I'm thinking of selling some of
my things.
Mother: OK ... What about your CDs? You could sell some to your friends. Then
there's your camera. You haven't used that for ages.
Boy:
Mm ... I'd like to keep the CDs. Actually, I think I'll get rid of the camera.
Mother: Good idea, and you can let your brother have the bike. You don't use it
very often.
Now listen again.
7 How much does the chair cost? o Woman: Excuse me, I'm interested in that chair - the
one for eighty pounds.
Man: Actually, there's ten per cent off everything in the shop this week so the chair is
seventy-two pounds.
Woman: That's nice, but I was hoping I could get it for sixty pounds.
Man: I'm afraid that's the cheapest we can let it go for, madam.
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Now listen again.
This is the end of Part 1.
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Part 2
Look at Part 2, questions 8-13.
You will hear part of a radio interview with a man called Paul, who is talking about some of the jobs
he did when he left school.
For each question, tick the correct box.
You have 45 seconds to look at the questions for Part 2.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
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