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PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
2. What is the weather like for Jack’s holiday?
PART 2
Questions 6-15
Fill in the missing word
My Husband
My husband, Jeff, is a lovely man and I'm proud (6) _________him. He
is kind to everyone even if he doesn't (7) ___________ much of them.
We often do the (8) __________ together and he helps me a lot. He's good
at finding (9) __________ at the supermarket. Jeff does this even though
he isn't fond of shopping. I'm grateful (10) _________ his help.
Jeff is also (11) __________ on cooking and, and, as I don't like cooking, he
is happy to do it for me. I do the washing up and other (12) __________ such as
dusting and vacuuming. Jeff is careful with money. He doesn't (13) __________
or buy unnecessary things. We are rarely (14) ___________ or angry with each
other. We have a good (15) ___________.
TEST 2
PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
1. How much did Sue pay for the shirt?
2. What will ……… do this afternoon?

Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
2. What is Andrew going to do this evening?
PART 2
Questions 6-15
Fill in the missing word
Tasmania
Tasmania is an island state located to the south of the Australian mainland. It is a natural
(6)___________ with beautiful coastlines, mountains, tall forests and lakes. The
(7)___________ of Tasmania was 476,481 in March 2006 and the capital city, Hobart, had
a population of 200,525.
The Tasmanian Aborigines first (8)___________ Tasmania over 40,000 years ago. In 1642,
Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was the (9)___________ European to sight Tasmania. He
named it Van Dieman's Land. Tasmania became a place for British convicts when Britain's
gaols became (10)___________.
There are many places of great (11)___________ for a tourist to visit in Tasmania. In
Richmond one can find the oldest (12)___________ still in use in Australia. Apart from
this bridge and Richmond (13)___________ village, there are many other places a tourist
would enjoy. For walkers, Tasmania is a (14)___________. Freycinet National Park and
Cradle Mountain at Lake St Clair National Park are just two of the areas (15)___________
for their beauty.
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PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it

you to reserve a place early, because it's certain to be very popular!
TEST 5
PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
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PART 2
Questions 6-15
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Hello, I'm Sarah Brown, and I'm here to tell you about my job as a weather forecaster.
I've been a weather forecaster for a television company for seven years, and two years ago
I (6) _________ the head of the weather department. Now, I divide my time equally
between presenting weather forecasting on television and managing the weather
department which has a (7) _________ of eleven. At thirty years old I'm the youngest
ever head of weather and the first woman to do the job.
Since our news and weather service goes out all round the world, we all take turns to (8)
_________at night. I prefer that to doing the show when I have to get up at four in the
morning. I normally work an eight-hour day and in that time I do ten or twelve (9)
_________.
Before doing a weather forecast, I study date on the computer. This is the information I
use in my forecasts. There isn't much time to learn what I have to say, but (10)
_________ I've never forgotten my words so I don't get nervous.
My husband and I try to have the same free days, but neither of us has a regular pattern of
work. He's a (11) _________ on long-distance flights, so although he works hard he has a
lot more time at home than I do. We moved to our present house about a year ago, and
he's enjoying (12) _________ it.
I took up flying as a hobby five years ago. I hope to get my pilot's licence this year, but

are closed in winter.
Most of the small towns in the area have cycling (11) ____________ where you can hire a
bicycle. A week's hire will cost thirty-five pounds, two weeks will be fifty-five pounds.
There is also a (12) ____________of fifty pounds, which you get back when you return
the bicycle.
Try to plan your holiday when there is a (13) ____________ event or festival happening. I
went in June and was lucky enough to go to a festival of local food, Every August there's
an (14) ____________ festival of music, but you'll find something going on in almost
every month of the year.
Ring the Northumberland National Park if you're (15) ____________ in finding out about
their activities - they have a programme of guided walks, photography and bird watching.
Ring them on 880046 …
TEST 7
PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
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PART 2
Questions 6-15
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Personal computers, or PC, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people
cannot imagine life (6) ____________ them. One of the most important people in making
these machines work is Bill Gates.
Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He (7) ____________ up in a rich
family. His parents sent him to a (8) ____________school. There he met his business
partner, sir. Paul Allen. When they were in the eight grade, they were writing programs
for business computers and making money.

she is. She is always ready to (11) ___________ with a smile and she is cheerful to all of
them. In private, she is not very talkative and seems rather (12) ___________. Her work
is excellent, and she is determined to succeed. She is also quite (13) ___________ and has
applied for the position of Director of Studies. I think that you can (14) ___________on
Ann to make your school a success and I recommend her for the post of (15)
___________.
TEST 9
PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Questions 1-5
• There are five questions in this part
• For each questions there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it
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PART 2
Questions 6-15
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We are all slowly destroying the Earth. The (6) _____________ and rivers are too dirty to
swim in. There is so much (7) _____________in the air that it is unhealthy to live in
many of the world's cities. Poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic
policemen have to (8) _____________oxygen masks. We have cut down so many (9)
_____________that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result,
farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough for (10) _____________. In certain
countries in Asia there is too little (11) _____________ Moreover, we do not take enough
care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, (12)
_____________ are rare in India now because we have killed too many of them.
However, it isn't enough simply to talk about the (13) _____________. We must act now
before it is too (14) _____________ to do something about it. Join us now. Save the (15)
_____________!
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