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Cambridge 16 · Academic Listening Test 1

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Section 1

Section 1

Children’s Engineering Workshops

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Questions 1–10

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

1.Create a cover for an so they can drop it from a height without breaking it.

Section 2

Section 2

Plan Of Stevenson’s Site

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Questions 11–14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.Stevenson’s was founded in

Section 3

Section 3

Art Project

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Questions 21–22

Which TWO parts of the introductory stage to their art projects do Jess and Tom agree were useful? Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21.

Section 4

Section 4

Stoicism

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Questions 31–40

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

31.Stoicism is still relevant today because of its appeal.

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  1. 1

    egg

    The transcript explicitly states the cover goes around an egg.

  2. 2

    tower

    Highest is a synonym for tallest, confirming tower as the correct object.

  3. 3

    car

    The speaker identifies the object being built as a car.

  4. 4

    animals

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    bridge

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  6. 6

    movie / film

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  7. 7

    decorate

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  8. 8

    Wednesdays

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  9. 9

    Fradstone

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  10. 10

    parking

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  11. 11

    C

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    A

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    B

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  14. 14

    C

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  15. 15

    H

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  16. 16

    C

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  17. 17

    G

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    B

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  19. 19

    I

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    A

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    C

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    E

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  23. 23

    B

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  24. 24

    E

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  25. 25

    D

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  26. 26

    C

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  27. 27

    A

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  28. 28

    H

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  29. 29

    F

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  30. 30

    G

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  31. 31

    practical

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  32. 32

    publication

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  33. 33

    choices

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  34. 34

    negative

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  35. 35

    play

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  36. 36

    capitalism

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  37. 37

    depression

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  38. 38

    logic

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  39. 39

    opportunity

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  40. 40

    practice / practise

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Understand why, not only what.

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