Part One

Listen to these conversations and put a tick in the box

that shows the correct answer to the man’s question. The

first one is done for you as an example.

What’s Sarah’s favourite sport?

A B C D

1. What is playing right now?

A B C D

2. What time is it?

A B C D

3. Why didn’t Peter come to work today?

A B C D

4. What will the weather be like next week?

A B C D

5. What seems to be the problem?

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A B C D

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

A B C D

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

spices oils dairy herbsA B C D

8. Do you know where those men are from?

Athens Paris Tokyo New York

A B C D

9. What does John spend the most money on?

transportat

ion

electroni

csclothing food

A B C D

10. What should I eat to lose weight?

A B C D

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

footwear snacks a tent a stoveA B C D

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

knowledgea sociable a team a go-getter

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ble playerA B C D

13.What’s left for the arrangement of the yearly sales meeting?

attendance venue food agenda

A B C D

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

scholarship?

$20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000

A B C D

15.Who is Rita calling?

an architect

a repairman

a chef a comedian

A B C D

16. Where’s Mike?

A B C D

17. What type of paintings does Lisa like?

A B C D

18. How did Sherry feel about working with Jack?

pleasant inspiring irritating tiringA B C D

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

A B C D

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20.How is Frank’s bakery business?

unsuccessful

creative profitable slow

A B C D

21.What kind of music does Snow Patrol play?

A B C D

22. What did you do on the long weekend?

A B C D

Part Two

Listen to the passage about the origin of the Hermès 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.T F

2.An “It Bag” is the most expensive purse

currently available.T F

3.The Hermès Birkin was named after its

designer. T F

4.Jane Birkin was looking for a suitable travel

bag for a weekend getaway. T F

5.The Birkin bag was created to fulfill the need

for a larger fashionable handbag.T F

6.Jean-Louis Dumas and Jane Birkin met by

accident when they were traveling by aircraft. T F

7.It is not unusual to wait for decades to get a

Birkin bag.T F

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8.A secondhand Birkin bag fetches up to

$150,000.T F

9.Victoria Beckham has a Birkin bag that is

valued at more than $2 million.T F

10.Victoria Beckham only collects limited edition

Birkin bags. T F

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. T F

2.The Sock Museum was founded by Nobumasa

Sakata.T F

3.The largest sock factory in Japan used to be

in the building that now houses The Sock

Museum.

T F

4.Nobumasa Sakata is the owner of the largest

collection of socks in the world.T F

5.The Sock Museum has a collection of socks

that were worn by famous Japanese sumo

wrestlers.

T F

6.The Museum of Bad Art is where the world’s

most appalling artwork can be viewed.T F

7.Most of the creators of the works at MOBA

prefer to hide their true identities.T F

8.The pieces displayed at MOBA were genuine

attempts by artists to be artistic.T F

9.Only a limited amount of artwork is on

exhibition at one time at MOBA. T F

10.Any poorly made work is likely to be acquired

by MOBA.T F

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