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Test 2 answer key with extra explanations Listening Part 1 Questions 1–7
1 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear a man telling a friend about getting
ready for a camping trip. He tells her about packing his backpack, which he has with him. So
we understand that he’s left home and he’s on his way to begin the trip. The man talks about
forgetting his sleeping bag, but this is what happened last time he went camping, so C is not
correct. In fact the man thinks that he’s remembered everything this time. Then the woman
mentions a torch and walking boots as important things to remember. At this point the man says:
‘I’ve just realised that I’ve left my torch behind’. So A is correct. B is not correct because he says
‘At least I’ve got my walking boots’.
2 The correct answer is C: In the recording, you hear an announcement in an airport, about
the departure of a flight. From the announcer’s introduction, we understand that the flight is
going to Glasgow and that it’s scheduled to leave at 10.45. When the announcer says ‘the 10.45
flight to Glasgow’, he’s saying which flight the announcement is about. He then tells us that ‘the
flight is delayed’, so we know that A is not correct. He then tells us that the flight is ‘unlikely to
take off until 12.15’. The verb ‘take off’ refers to the departure of the flight. The announcement
also mentions the time 11.30, but this isn’t the departure time of the flight, but the time that the
check-in desk will close, so B is not correct.
3 The correct answer is B: In the recording, you hear a woman telling a friend about what she
did with her family at the weekend. The man knows that she was hoping to go and see a play at
the theatre, and asks her ‘were there any tickets left?’. She says ‘yes’ there were still tickets, but
explains that they ‘decided to do something else’, so A is not correct. She then tells him that she
‘went to visit a castle’ and explains that they all enjoyed it. So B is correct. She then compares
the visit to the castle to a trip the family made to an art gallery in the past, so C doesn’t show
what they did this weekend, and so C is not correct.
4 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear two friends in a restaurant choosing
which drinks to have with their meal. At the beginning of the conversation, they both decide to
have water and the woman then says ‘let’s get a large bottle to share’. The man agrees with this
suggestion, but explains that he always has still water. The woman then says that she prefers
sparkling water. As they like different types of water, they clearly can’t share one bottle, so B is
not correct. They then talk about ordering a glass of water each, but realise that this will be too
expensive, so C is not correct. The woman then suggests ordering a jug of tap water, and the
man agrees, so A is correct. When the man says: ‘especially if they put ice and lemon it’ he’s
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5 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear a man telling a friend about the photos on
his website. His friend asks if he took all the photos himself and he explains that some of them
were taken by his friends. He then shows her a photo taken in a desert as an example. So B is
not correct. He then explains that he likes taking pictures of rain. When he says: ‘have a look at
this one of mine’, he’s referring to what he’s just said about photos of rain, so A is correct. The
woman then asks about the photo of a lake and trees, but the man explains that ‘it’s actually
someone else’s work’. When he says ‘work’ he’s referring to the photograph, so C is not correct.
6 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear a man leaving a phone message for his
friends about a concert they’re going to see. He explains that he’s unable to go to the concert
himself: ‘I’m not going to be able to make it’. As he’d planned to give his friends ‘a lift’ in his car,
he’s now suggesting alternative ways for them to travel there. So C is not correct as the car is
not available. When he says: ‘you could always go by underground’, he’s referring to the train, so
A is correct. He also suggests that they can take a taxi home afterwards, but this isn’t what he
suggests for travelling to the concert, so B is not correct.
7 The correct answer is C: In the recording, you hear a radio presenter giving a weather
forecast for today. When she says that that there will be ‘thick fog to begin with’ and that
‘driving’ will be difficult, she’s talking about ‘southern areas’ so B is not correct. However, when
she talks about ‘heavy snow showers’ that will ‘be over by lunchtime’, she’s referring to northern
areas, so C is correct. She goes on to talk about ‘strong winds’, but this will be ‘towards the
evening’ so A is not correct.
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Test 2 Answer Key with Detailed Explanations: Listening Section - Studocu Part 2 Questions 8–13
8 The correct answer is B: In the recording, you hear two friends talking about the plans for the
boy’s birthday. The boy tells his friend about his plans for a group bike ride in the park. He tells
her that this is the same kind of activity that he did last year, but says ‘I don’t think that matters’,
so he’s not worried that people might find it boring to do the same thing again. So C is not
correct. He then says who he’d like to invite to the activity, but that he needs to limit the number.
When he says ‘that’s a shame’, he’s referring to the need to invite only some friends and not
invite others. B is correct because he’s disappointed that he can’t invite them all. We don’t know
whether his friends will accept the invitation though, so A is not correct.
9 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear two friends talking about a football match
they went to. When the man says he thought the match was ‘pretty dull’, he’s suggesting that
it was boring, but the woman says: ‘oh I don’t know, most people seemed to be enjoying it’ to
show that she disagrees with his opinion. So B is not correct. She does, however, say that there
‘weren’t many people’ watching the match and the man says that this was probably because of
‘the cold weather’. When he says this, he’s agreeing that ‘the crowd was smaller than usual’, so
A is correct. Although they talk about the referee, they don’t think he made bad decisions so C is not correct.
10 The correct answer is B: In the recording, you hear a man telling a friend about his skiing
holiday. Firstly, they talk about the photos of the holiday that you can see on the internet, but
the man isn’t ‘angry’ about them, so C is not correct. The man admits that he found the skiing
difficult and that when he hit a tree, his friends found funny. Which he says ‘made me feel pretty
silly’ he’s talking about his friend’s reaction and so B is correct, as he’s embarrassed. Although
he was upset, he tells us that he ‘nearly hurt’ himself – so he wasn’t actually injured, and so A is not correct.
11 The correct answer is C: In the recording, you hear two friends talking about cars. The man
asks his friend how she decided which car to buy, and she tells him about a TV programme she
watches. On the programme she heard about ‘useful places to look online’, so the programme
itself didn’t provide the information, so B is not correct. The woman found online opinions of
‘people who have bought new cars’, and she bought a car that these people said ‘positive’
things about. So C is correct. She also says: ‘I’d rather see what car owners say than trust
adverts on TV,’ and at the same time tells us that A is not correct.
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12 The correct answer is B: In the recording, you hear a woman telling a friend about a singing
competition. She talks about judging when she says ‘picking the winner’s not my job’. But she’s
glad that it isn’t her job because she thinks it would be difficult, so A is not correct. She then
talks about ‘being in charge of the whole thing’, which tells us her job is to ‘organise it’. When
she says’ I’m spending ages sorting things out’, she’s referring to this job, so B is correct. The
man asks her whether she’s ‘ever thought of entering a singing competition’, but she explains
that for her ‘it’s more fun watching’, which tells us that C is not correct.
13 The correct answer is A: In the recording, you hear two friends talking about the woman’s
recent move to live in a city. The woman says that her neighbours are ‘very quiet’ and later says
‘when I’ve got to know more people’, so she doesn’t seem to have met many people apart from
her neighbours, so B is not correct. She talks about the ‘local area’, but says she’s not sure
whether ‘it’s the sort of place I’m going to be happy in’, so C is not correct. But one thing does
surprise her. When she says ‘Ihadn’t expected that’ she’s talking about feeling fitter than she did
previously. This is the ‘health benefit’ referred to in A, which is correct.
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Test 2 Answer Key with Detailed Explanations: Listening Section - Studocu Part 3 Questions 14–19
14 The correct answer is art: Question 14 is about the subject that Kelly studied at university,
and the missing word is the name of her degree subject. Kelly starts by talking about her current
job, explaining that she uses computers a lot, and saying that she knows ‘almost as much about
computing’ as she does about cartoon design, which is her job. But computing isn’t the subject
she studied at university, it’s something she does as part of her job. Kelly says: ‘I actually studied
art for my degree’ this is the subject she did at university.
15 The correct answer is people: Question 15 is about what Kelly particularly enjoys about
the company where she works. In the recording Kelly tells us that she works in a film studio and
that ‘it’s a great company to work for.’ She talks about the software programmes that she uses
and how good they are. But when Kelly says: ‘it’s the people there that make it such a fantastic
place to work’, she’s telling us that this is more important to her than the software. So ‘people’ is correct.
16 The correct answer is animals: Question 16 is asking what part of the cartoons, Kelly’s
department is responsible for. She tells us that each department has a particular job, and she
mentions departments that ‘focus on’ drawing things like ‘the human characters’ or ‘buildings’,
but this is not where Kelly works, so neither is correct. When Kelly says: ‘the one I’m in works
on animals’, she’s referring to the department where she works and that it focuses on drawing animals.
17 The correct answer is acting: Question 17 is asking about a skill that Kelly is trying to
develop. Kelly says that she’s always developing new skills, which she thinks will help her in her
work. She talks us about a ‘writing’ course that she did, where she learnt a lot about stories.
But this took place last year, so ‘writing’ is not correct. When Kelly says: ‘I’ve just started doing
acting classes’, she’s telling us what she’s doing ‘at the moment’, and she says that these
classes are useful for her work.
18 The correct answer is eight or 8 months: Question 18 is asking how long it takes the
company where Kelly works to produce a full-length cartoon film. Kelly begins by comparing
her company to others. She says that ‘old-fashioned methods’ take a long time and companies
using these methods can take ‘two years’ to create a full-length film. But Kelly’s company
doesn’t use these methods, so ‘two years’ is not correct. When Kelly says: ‘compare that to the
eight months it takes my company to do the same’, she’s referring to creating a full-length film,
but saying that her company does it more quickly by using computers.
19 The correct answer is website: Question 19 is asking about Kelly’s next project and where
people will be able to see the cartoons when they are finished. Kelly explains that her cartoons
can usually be seen in ‘films for children’, especially ‘kid’s comedies’, but that this new project
is different. So ‘films for children’ comedies’ is not correct. When she says: ‘it’s actually for a
website’, she’s referring to her latest project, and she’s telling us where we will be able to see the
cartoons So ‘website’ is correct.
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Test 2 Answer Key with Detailed Explanations: Listening Section - Studocu Part 4 Questions 20–25
20 The correct answer is B: In the recording, the interviewer’s first question to Rosie is
about swimming when she was younger. Rosie talks about her father and says that he took
her swimming, but she says: ‘he just wanted us to do something in our free time that wasn’t
looking at a screen’, so A is not correct. Rosie also talks about her brother, Joel. When she
says: ‘I practiced as often as possible so I could swim as fast as him’, she’s referring to Joel. So
B is correct because she wanted to ‘be like him.’ Rosie talks about going to the pool, but not
attending classes there, so C is not correct.
21 The correct answer is C: In the recording, the interviewer’s second question to Rosie is
about her training. Rosie explains that she had to travel to the training sessions, but says that
‘we enjoyed chatting on the journey’, so this wasn’t what she disliked about it, so B is not
correct. She also tells us that she ‘still met up with’ friends’ when she had time, so A is not
correct. But when Rosie says: ‘I couldn’t attend school sometimes, which I was unhappy about.’ So C is correct.
22 The correct answer is A: In the recording, the interviewer’s third question to Rosie asks
her about the Swim Stars International Competition and how Rosie felt when she won that
competition. Rosie talks about her training and explains that she ‘expected to do well’, so B is
not correct. Rosie talks about ‘famous footballers and tennis stars’, but she doesn’t say that she
ever met any of them, so C is not correct. When Rosie says: ‘I couldn’t believe people wanted
to read and watch interviews with me’, she’s expressing surprise about the amount of public
interest there was in her so A is correct.
23 The correct answer is C: In the recording, the interviewer’s next question to Rosie is about
the cost of taking part in international competitions. Rosie explains that: ‘a sportswear company
pays for plane tickets’ so A is not correct. She also talks about ‘swimsuits bags and other stuff’,
but explains that this kit is provided as part of her agreement with the sportswear company. So
B is not correct. When Rosie says ‘my parents have to spend a lot on that’, she’s referring to
the cost of staying in hotels, and she says ‘it’d be great’ if ‘the sportswear company also helped with that’. So C is correct.
24 The correct answer is A: In the recording, the interviewer’s next question to Rosie is about
her new swimming coach. Rosie begins by explaining that her ‘regular fitness training’ is the
same, so C is not correct because her fitness routine hasn’t changed. When Rosie says ‘her
suggestions about the way I move my arms’, she’s referring to her swimming coach. She then
says that she’s already ‘seen improvements’ suggesting that she followed her coach’s advice
and changed the way she swam. So A is correct because Rosie has changed her swimming
style. Rosie also talks about what she eats, and says that her trainer ‘looked at the food I eat’,
but that ‘she was satisfied with that’. B is not the correct answer because nothing has changed in her diet.
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25 The correct answer is B: In their final question, the interviewer asks Rosie about her
planned trip to Spain. Rosie explains that she will go on ‘a special training course’ for ‘the whole
summer’, so C is not correct as she won’t have much ‘time to relax’. Rosie also explains that
she ‘won’t do any races’ so A is not correct. When Rosie says: ‘I’ll work with lots of swimmers
I haven’t met before,’ she’s explaining that she’ll be training with ‘different people’. So, B iscorrect.
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