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Cambridge 14 · Academic Listening Test 2

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Section 1

Section 1

Total Health Clinic

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Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1.Contact phone

Section 2

Section 2

Visit To Branley Castle

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Questions 11–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.Before Queen Elizabeth I visited the castle in 1576,

Section 3

Section 3

Woolly Mammoths On St Paul’s Island

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Questions 21–24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21.How will Rosie and Martin introduce their presentation?

Section 4

Section 4

The History Of Weather Forecasting

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Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

31.many cultures invented and other ceremonies to make the weather gods friendly

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  1. 1

    219 442 9785 / 2194429785

    The number is stated clearly by the speaker and matches the required format.

  2. 2

    10 October / 10th October

    The speaker confirms the date is October 10th and corrects the year to 1991.

  3. 3

    manager

    Although she mentions being a waitress in the past, she explicitly states she is a manager now.

  4. 4

    Cawley

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    knee

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    3 weeks

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  7. 7

    tennis

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  8. 8

    running

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  9. 9

    shoulder

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  10. 10

    vitamins

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  11. 11

    B

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    C

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  13. 13

    C

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  14. 14

    B

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  15. 15

    A

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  16. 16

    H

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    D

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  18. 18

    F

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  19. 19

    A

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  20. 20

    E

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  21. 21

    B

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  22. 22

    C

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  23. 23

    A

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  24. 24

    A

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  25. 25

    E

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  26. 26

    D

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  27. 27

    A

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  28. 28

    H

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  29. 29

    G

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  30. 30

    C

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  31. 31

    dances

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  32. 32

    survival

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  33. 33

    clouds

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  34. 34

    festivals

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  35. 35

    comets

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  36. 36

    sky

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  37. 37

    instruments

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  38. 38

    thermometer

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  39. 39

    storms

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  40. 40

    telegraph

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