Part One

Listen to these conversations and put a tick in the box that shows the
correct answer to the mans question. The first one is done for you as
an example.
Whats Sarahs favourite sport?

1. What is playing right now?

2. What time is it?

3. Why didnt Peter come to work today?

4. What will the weather be like next week?

5. What seems to be the problem?

6. How did Sandy go to the annual medical conference?

7. Was there anything special that Jeff cooked this chicken with?

8.

9.

spices

oils

dairy

herbs

Do you know where those men are from?

Athens

Paris

Tokyo

New York

clothing

food

What does John spend the most money on?

transportation electronics
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10. What should I eat to lose weight?

11. What else do Jacob and Maggie need for their camping trip?

footwear

snacks

a tent

a stove

12. What do the people in the office think of Joshua?

knowledgeable

sociable

a team player

a go-getter

13. Whats left for the arrangement of the yearly sales meeting?

attendance

venue

food

agenda

14. How much is Mark going to receive for winning the prestigious scholarship?

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

an architect

a repairman

a chef

a comedian

15. Who is Rita calling?

16. Wheres Mike?

17. What type of paintings does Lisa like?

18. How did Sherry feel about working with Jack?

pleasant

inspiring

irritating

tiring

19. What will the children be up to on Sunday?

20. How is Franks bakery business?

unsuccessful

creative

profitable

slow

21. What kind of music does Snow Patrol play?

22. What did you do on the long weekend?

Part Two
Listen to the passage about the origin of the Herms Birkin
and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Mark the correct answer on the Mark Sheet.
1.

Handbags have been a symbol of social status since

ancient times.

2.

An It Bag is the most expensive purse currently

available.

3.

The Herms Birkin was named after its designer.

4.

Jane Birkin was looking for a suitable travel bag for

a weekend getaway.

5.

The Birkin bag was created to fulfill the need for a

larger fashionable handbag.

6.

Jean-Louis Dumas and Jane Birkin met by accident

when they were traveling by aircraft.

7.

It is not unusual to wait for decades to get a Birkin

bag.

8.

A secondhand Birkin bag fetches up to $150,000.

9.

Victoria Beckham has a Birkin bag that is valued at

more than $2 million.

10.

Victoria Beckham only collects limited edition

Birkin bags.
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Part Three
You are going to hear someone introducing some unusual
museums from around the world. From the information
you hear, you must mark on the Mark Sheet whether the
statements are true or false. Remember that to be true a
statement must be correct in every detail according to
what you hear.
1.

Visiting extraordinary museums has become the

hottest travel trend in recent years.

2.

The Sock Museum was founded by Nobumasa

Sakata.

3.

The largest sock factory in Japan used to be in the

building that now houses The Sock Museum.

4.

Nobumasa Sakata is the owner of the largest

collection of socks in the world.

5.

The Sock Museum has a collection of socks that

were worn by famous Japanese sumo wrestlers.

6.

The Museum of Bad Art is where the worlds most

appalling artwork can be viewed.

7.

Most of the creators of the works at MOBA prefer

to hide their true identities.

8.

The pieces displayed at MOBA were genuine

attempts by artists to be artistic.

9.

Only a limited amount of artwork is on exhibition

at one time at MOBA.

10.

Any poorly made work is likely to be acquired by

MOBA.