Test 4 answer key

Reading and Use of English Answer key

with extra
Part 1 explanations in
1 C 2 B 3 D 4 B 5A 6 D 7 B BC Resource bank

Part 2
9 for 10 up 11 to 12 or 13 are
14 what 15 it 16 another

Part3
17 success 18 psychological 19 tension 20 frightening
21 appearance 22 distraction 23 exaggeration 24 truth

Part4
25 to be EMPLOYED I in/by/at
26 NEVER stopped I raining
27 it('s/is) DIFFICULT I to understand
28 an INCREASE I in
29 in NEED I of
30 to pay/give (more) I ATTENTION to

Part 5
31 A 32 B 33 C 34 D 35 B 36 A

Part 6
37 D 38 F 39 A 40 G 41 B 42 E

Part 7
43E 448 45 A 46 D 47 B 48 C 49 B 50 A 51 C 52 A

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Listening
Answer key
Part 1
1 8 2A 3A 4 C SA 6 8 7A 8 8 IJ with extra
explanations in
Resource bank

Part 2
9 research assistant/researcher 10 cleaning (up)
11 heavy metal 12 35,000/thirty-five thousand
13 diversity 14 (live) poetry 15 inspiration
16 network 17 agents 18 admin(istration)/administrative

Part3
19 E 20 C 21 G 22 D 23 B

Part4
24 C 25 A 26 A 27 C 28 C 29 C 30 B

Audioscript Test Four.

I am going to give you the instructions for this test. I shall introduce each part of the
test and give you time to look at the questions. At the start of each piece you will hear
this sound:
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You will hear each piece twice.
Remember, while you are listening, write your answers on the question paper. You will
have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer
sheet.
There will now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak
during the test.
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Now open your question paper and look at Part One.
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PART1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8, choose
the best answer (A, B or C).
Question 1 You hear an actress talking about her new part in a play.
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Woman: I think it's a great show, which gives the audience a fantastic night out. There are
plenty of laughs, but there are also moments when the audience will gasp at what
they see. It's such a great part for a woman of my age and there aren't many of those
about. My character, the mother, finds her loyalties divided within the family. It's
powerful stuff and that's why I jumped at the chance of playing her. The male lead is
played by Sam Yates. I've worked closely with him before on TV, but it'll be fun for
both of us to see if we can re-create the chemistry between us on stage.
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tone
[The recording is repeated.]
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Question 2 You hear two friends talking about a restaurant.
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Woman: Well, they've really changed that place, haven't they? The first time we went, it was
like going back in time - and not in a good way!
Man: And the menu wasn't very inspiring then either. I was surprised when you suggested
going there again actually.
Woman: Well, I heard it was under new management and had improved, and I just wanted to
see what they'd done. It certainly seems to be working. There were people waiting for
tables this time and the staff could hardly keep up. They were rushed off their feet.
Man: I felt sorry for them. They need to take on more people.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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Question 3 You hear two students talking about a visit to a museum.

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Woman: I must say I don't always enjoy tours of museum galleries, but I thought the guide was
really good, didn't you?
Man: Well yeah, I mean luckily ancient Egypt is a fascinating topic, so he already had our
interest before he even opened his mouth. But I agree he was great, and clearly~
familiar with all the objects in the gallery - he could probably have spent the whole
time talking about just one or two of them.
Woman: I'm glad he didn't though!
Man: I know - there were so many different things to see - but it would've been good to
have the chance to ask more questions, wouldn't it?
Woman: Yes, you're right.
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[fhe recording is repeated.]
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Question 4 You hear talk given by a child psychologist.
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Woman: Parental restrictions on outdoor play have considerable consequences for children's
health and future well-being. Kids should have space to explore and run around.
Also, playing in the dirt seems to strengthen the immune system; in other words,
it stimulates the body's defences. If you restrict outdoor play, you also restrict
stimulation of the immune system. The system then responds inappropriately to
stimuli, and that probably explains the rise in allergies such as asthma. Without free
outdoor play, kids lack the ability to get together and play spontaneously. Playing
freely with others lets kids develop their social skills, and when free play is denied, so
are those opportunities.
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[fhe recording is repeated.]
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Question 5 You hear part of a radio phone-in discussion about a proposal to redevelop one part of
a city.
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Woman: We're discussing the recently announced proposal to demolish the old athletics
stadium in the city and build three new apartment blocks on the site. Our next caller is
Dennis.
Man: Hi. A couple of questions came to me about this proposal. How many people from
the area could really afford a flat in the kind of buildings the developers have in mind?
And, while it might seem ridiculous to question the idea of creating a green space
planted with trees around the site, would young people be able to use it for sports and
other activities or would it be intended - as seems likely - for the occupants of the
new luxury blocks?
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[The recording is repeated.]
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Question 6 You hear two people talking on the radio about an exhibition of work by a wildlife
photographer.
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Man: I expected the photos to be of animals in the wild rather than with all the natural
background taken out. It made for a powerful effect without the details that a lot of
photographers tend to be interested in.
Woman: They were all shot in that style so you focused on the animals themselves.
I guess that was his intention as a photographer - to force you to observe their faces.
Man: There's little doubt about that. He's trying to draw attention to sadness at the loss of
their natural environment. Quite depressing. Those ones of the gorillas all had that
same effect on me.
Man: Avoiding the standard settings for wildlife shots had stunning results.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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Question 7 You hear a man telling a colleague about a workshop he will attend.
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Woman: So you're off to that workshop, I see.
Man: I think the workshop is going to be quite hard work actually. You're allowed to attend
on condition that you've done some preparation for it. I've read a few articles by the
main presenters - just because I was interested - it wasn't a requirement. And I've
heard a series of podcasts. They sent us a link to those in the pre-course information
email. We need to do that beforehand so we get the best out of the day. During the
workshop we're encouraged to take notes and raise any issues that concern us, but
we can't film or take photos.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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Question 8 You hear two friends talking about the football team they support.
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Woman: So, we won again last night.
Man: Yeah, I watched it on TV. I've seen many more entertaining matches than that, but at
least we didn't lose.
Woman: Apparently, the manager had another row with some newspaper reporters. They asked
him why he hadn't selected certain players for the match, and he said it was none of
their business. He was quite rude, I think.
Man: Well, it gives reporters something to write about, so I doubt if they're bothered really.
The fact is, though, that the team haven't been at all exciting to watch recently,
and that's the manager's responsibility. He isn't interested in exciting footballers -
winning's everything for him, which is a pity.
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tone
[The recording is repeated.]
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That is the end of Part One.
Now turn to Part Two.
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PART2 You will hear a man called Victor Medway talking to some students about his job,
helping to organise a music festival. For questions 9 to 18, complete the sentences
with a word or short phrase.
You now have forty-five seconds to look at Part Two.
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Hello. My name's Victor Medway and I'm responsible for planning and organising
music festivals.
So, how did I come to be in this line of work? I've actually had a passion for music
since my early teens, and my dream was to be a DJ on the radio. Alternatively, I
wanted to be the producer of radio programmes. I never managed to land that kind of
job, but I did end up as a research assistant on radio shows. I enjoyed that for a while
and it gave me some useful experience.
But after a couple of years I wanted to try something different and my friend
suggested volunteering at a music festival. In exchange for free entry to the festival,
you work for a few hours each day. For example, a volunteer might help out by
providing first aid or handing out bottles of water. I started by cleaning up during
a festival. After four days of that, I decided I'd try and get a paid job with a music
festival, and I got lucky.
So just to give you an idea of what my job is like, at the moment I'm booking the acts
for a summer festival called Wavelength. This year, we'll have about eighty acts in
total. We'll be opening with Antimatter, the electronic dance music act, while the final-
day headliners are the rock legends, Ghost. Earlier this week, I managed to persuade
a world-famous heavy metal band - I'm not allowed to name them yet - to appear on
day two.
The first Wavelength festival took place ten years ago, and it's grown enormously since
then. In the first year, about 5,000 people turned up. Now, based on ticket applications,
we reckon we could attract around 75,000 over the four days, although the size of the
venue restricts us to 35,000. Tickets for this year are sold out, by the way.
Wavelength has changed in other ways over the years. The facilities are better
than they were, and the whole operation is run with greater efficiency. In the past,
Wavelength was often accused of not having enough diversity - too many acts looked
and sounded the same. We still get comments like that but there's nothing really to
justify them now. This year's line-up has music to suit all tastes.
Also, while music is still the main focus of Wavelength, with four different stages for it,
we do cater for other interests. We have a large tent for comedy acts each year, and
this time round we've got people performing live poetry - something we've never had
before. We even have a tent where circus performers entertain festival-goers.
I spend lots of time keeping track of the music scene globally. It's important to have
the latest information about things like album releases and bands' touring schedules.
I also go to music festivals around the world, mainly because of the inspiration I get
there - seeing different ways of presenting music, for example, or certain musicians
who I might end up booking for Wavelength.

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Of course, every organiser wants their own festival to get the best acts and the
biggest crowds, so there's competition between them. When it comes to festivals with
similar musical profiles, there's often a particular rivalry. But I actually talk a lot to other
festival organisers and over time a network has formed, which has been very useful for
sharing information and advice.
I have contact with other music industry people too. Musicians themselves can be
unpredictable, but once you get to know them, they're usually fine. Their agents - the
people you make bookings with - are often quite awkward to deal with. You'd think
they'd jump at the publicity that festival appearances can give their clients. Musicians'
managers are often demanding too, but you can understand why - their role is to
protect their acts.
To succeed as a festival organiser, you need to be persuasive, and, fortunately, I have
pretty effective communication skills - something I was born with, I guess. It's also
important to be good at administration, and I've had to make a big effort to achieve
that. A love of music definitely helps too, though you don't have to be a musician - my
musical skills are very limited.
[pause]
Now you will hear Part Two again.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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That is the end of Part Two.
Now turn to Part Three.
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PART3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about a cookery course they
participated in. For questions 19 to 23, choose from the list (A to HJ what each speaker
liked best about the course. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters
which you do not need to use.
You now have thirty seconds to look at Part Three.
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Speaker 1
My mother paid for me and my sister to do a cake-making course. Our class had
the teacher's undivided and expert attention, along with her two assistants, for the
morning, making four cakes using the traditional ingredients. The teacher really
knew her stuff. When it came to baking, I got to grips with some really clever tricks
of the trade, and that was really valuable for me. We'd tried making the same cakes
before - although they'd never worked out, but under her expert guidance, we
managed to produce some very professional-looking cakes. They even tasted good
too! My Mom was very impressed. She thought we'd popped into a shop on the way
home and bought them!
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Speaker 2
The chef, Stefan, was very enthusiastic and had a great sense of humour, which is
very important when you have such a diverse group of students. The kitchen was well
equipped, although the two cookers were pretty ancient, and we had to provide our
own ingredients. We all got to decide what dish we wanted to cook, and there were
some very interesting ideas. In the end, mine seemed to be the one everyone wanted
to taste. The high spot of the course, though, was just spending time with my fellow
students - sitting down around a big table and chatting about our dishes.
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Speaker3
I'm a vegetarian and I booked a course on vegetarian cooking as a way of increasing
the range of recipes I can prepare. The day was extremely well organised. Our
instructor John was incredibly knowledgeable and if you wanted advice about
anything, he would willingly give it to you. There were only six students, which meant·
we all got plenty of help and all got involved in each other's cooking experience ...
although some people didn't know when to hold back. I now have exactly what I
wanted - a variety of dishes that allows me to meet my own dietary needs as well as
keep a hungry family satisfied. What more could you want?
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Speaker4
The class was limited to 12 students, with plenty of preparation space for each
person. Each day we were given a set of recipes, each revolving around a theme.
There was, quite rightly, a real emphasis on sourcing good quality produce straight
from the fields, which I particularly appreciated. You could certainly taste the
difference in the finished dish! The teacher was always available when you needed her.
I really felt I was in good hands. If you got stuck on some of the more technical bits,
she was always more than happy to fully explain the problem, addressing the entire
class, so we really learnt as a group.
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Speaker 5
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As a parent, I'm always looking for activities that will stimulate and educate my
children rather than simply entertain them, so I signed us all up for a cookery course.
The kids really enjoyed experimenting with chocolate recipes - they came up with
some crazy ideas for dishes, but what really made it for me was getting to use the
state-of-the-art cooker. I could never have afforded anything like that at home. The
challenge of making such delicious recipes really stretched us all, but when you're
using the most up-to-date things available, everything seems much simpler. The
teacher was so patient and really knew her stuff. I'd definitely take the kids on one
of these again.
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Now you will hear Part Three again.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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That is the end of Part Three.
Now turn to Part Four.
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PART4 You will hear an interview with Terry Bankcroft, whose company, Get Running,
organises overseas marathons, talking about his work. For questions 24 to 30, choose
the best answer (A, B or C).
You now have one minute to look at Part Four.
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Interviewer: Terry, thank you for coming to speak to us today about your business called Get
Running. Now, you organise marathons all over the world. How did you get into
running in the first place?
Terry: Well, I had a successful career sitting in front of a computer, creating websites and
designing apps. Then I met my wife and we discovered that we were both creative
types who'd done a lot of running when we were younger. But as time went by, work
and stuff had taken over. Jenny started running again about eight years ago. I didn't
jump on the bandwagon straightaway, but I cheered her on from the side-lines! Her
passion and energy were infectious and I took up running again.
Interviewer: Are you still as keen on running now as you were then?
Terry: Back then, when I started, it seemed like a lot of hard work and there's no denying it
- it was painful! But as my endurance increased, I moved on from short distances and
then I started competing. I don't think I'll ever stop - I can't imagine not doing it. It's
led on to other things too. Now I mountain-bike, snowboard, ski - I'll try most things.
I've become a more active all-round athlete.
Interviewer: Now, you organise international running events. What aspect do you find most
challenging?
Terry: The planning is very time consuming. We spend months recruiting staff and
volunteers, handling the advertising and promotion, and the logistics. Runners don't
see all that and often query the cost of entry to the race. Having to explain that is the
worst part for me. Another tricky bit is co-ordinating with government officials in the
area. Cultural differences can cause misunderstandings, so I hand that part over to our
local staff and I don't get involved.
Interviewer: You organise races in some interesting parts of the world. How do you choose the
locations?
Terry: It's my own preference really. I've run all types of races and the ones I really remember
are where I've gone off the beaten track and into nature. It's something magical
to experience that. We chose our latest race site when we were on holiday in this
amazing, lush region of China. I love taking the runners off the touristy path, into
breathtakingly beautiful but remote locations.
Interviewer: You make good use of local volunteers to help run your races.
Terry: Yes, volunteers are the key to successful athletic events. It's a huge task to stage a
race; the list of responsibilities we ask the volunteers to undertake is endless. In some
respects, the runners are the stars of the show, but I make sure that the volunteers
also get their moment in the spotlight too. Most of them are runners themselves, so
they get a big kick out of helping out the competitors.
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Terry: Yes, well, I organise the races, often with the assistance of a local partner organisation
in the country concerned, but also I organise tours for the many runners who take
part from overseas. They're responsible for their flights, but after that I take over ...
transporting them to and from the race site by coach.
I provide two nights' lodging, all meals and a separate sightseeing trip.
Interviewer: Now, on the running side, what advice would you give to a first-time runner in one of
your events?
Terry: Well, don't get carried away in the excitement and go off too fast, only to run out of
energy later. Also, just focus on your own running form and on giving your own best
performance as well as you can. You can't control things like the weather, the other
participants, possible injuries ... anything can happen. You mustn't let thoughts of
these things distract you.
[pause]
Now you will hear Part Four again.
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[The recording is repeated.]
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That is the end of Part Four.
There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the
separate answer sheet. Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions. I shall
remind you when there is one minute left, so that you are sure to finish in time.
[pause - four minutes]
You have one more minute left.
[pause - one minute]
That is the end of the test. Please stop now. Your supervisor will now collect all the
question papers and answer sheets.

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