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B2
END OF THE YEAR TEST
LISTENING

1. You will hear people talking in eight different situations.

For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C):

1. You hear a sportsperson talking 6. You overhear a man calling a TV

about her sporting career. What is shop. Why is he calling?
she going to do in the future? A ) to cancel an order.
A ) change her career B ) to arrange a delivery.
B ) become a sports writer C ) to make a purchase.
C ) train for the next event

2. You hear two friends talking 7. You hear two friends talking
about a laboratory experiment. about a meal. What do they agree
How do they both feel now? about it?
A ) anxious about the procedures A ) lt was expensive for the amount
they used. of food they got.
B ) annoyed about having to repeat it B Some of the foods they were
C ) disappointed with the results served didn't go well together.
C The dishes they were given
3. You overhear a student calling his weren't cooked properly.
university department. Why is he
phoning? 8. You hear a college lecturer talking
A ) to make a complaint to a student. What is he doing?
B ) to find out about a course A ) giving encouragement
C ) to book an appointment B ) offering to help
C ) suggesting improvements
4. You hear two friends talking
about a website. The man thinks
that the website is
A ) helpful.
B ) interesting.
C ) easy to use.

5. You hear a man talking about his

decision to become a singer. His
mother was unhappy about it
because she didn't
A ) like his kind of music.
B ) want him to leave education.
C ) think it would suit him.
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2. You will hear a girl called Kyra talking about the badminton
club she belongs to. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences
with a word or short phrase.
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3. You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about
why their businesses became successful. For questions 19-23, choose
from the list (A-H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once.
There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
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4. You will hear a radio interview with a man called Tony Little, who
makes wildlife films and works for a wildlife conservation organisation
called The Nature Trust. Far questions 24-30, choose the best answer
(A, B or C).

24. Tony thinks that the hardest 29. Tony advises young naturalists
challenge he faces is that it is essential to have
A ) to publicise what The Nature Trust A ) suitable walking boots.
does. B ) the latest photography equipment.
B ) to expand the range of people C ) good binoculars.
volunteering.
C ) to interest local groups in a variety 30. What would Tony like to do in the
of activities. future?
A ) to help save the tiger and polar
25. What does Tony think about the bear
use of plastic? B ) to publicise the dangers facing a
A ) He knows it will be difficult to variety of species
change people's attitudes to it. C ) to produce more films for TV about
B ) He worries that there is no way of animals
preventing plastic waste.
C ) He believes it causes the biggest
problem to wildlife.

26. Tony hopes that his new website

Nature Talk will help people learn
A ) about different animal habitats.
B ) how to watch animals in the wild.
C ) which animals are endangered.

27. Tony says the achievement that he

is most proud of is
A ) helping to make a popular film.
B ) doing a scientific study.
C ) working on an award-winning
project.

28. What disadvantage does Tony

mention about having a career as a
cameraman?
A ) lt is often badly paid.
B ) lt can be hard to find enough work.
C ) lt usually involves long hours.
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1. You are going to read an article about the video games industry. For
questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits
best according to the text.

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2. You are going to read an article about tour women who have
recently worked as volunteers. For questions 7-15 , choose from the
women (A-D). The women may be chosen more than once.

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3. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION. For questions 1-6, complete the

second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the
word given. You must use between 2-5 words, including the word
given.

1. It is easier to learn the guitar than most other musical instruments.

ONE
The guitar is ________________________________________________ musical instrument to
learn.

2. It’s hard to sleep with such noisy neighbours.

NOISE
The neighbours________________________________________ that it is hard to sleep.

3. This is the best meal I’ve ever eaten.

GOOD
I have ________________________________________________ meal before.

4. We ran out of petrol before we reached our destination.

ENOUGH
We did not have ________________________________________ to our destination.

5. ” I’ve been asleep all the way through the film “

HAD
Helen admitted that ______________________________________ whole film.

6. Could you please turn your mobile phone off?

MIND
Would _______________________________________________ your mobile phone off?
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4. WORD FORMATION.
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5. FILL IN THE GAPS. Read the text below and think of the word which
best fits each gap.