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Cambridge 16 · Academic Listening Test 2

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Section 1

Section 1

Copying Photos To Digital Format

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Questions 1–10

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

1.Photos must not be in a or an album.

Section 2

Section 2

Minster Park

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Questions 11–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.Dartfield House school used to be

Section 3

Section 3

Assignment On Sleep And Dreams

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Questions 21–24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21.Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that

Section 4

Section 4

Health Benefits Of Dance

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Questions 31–40

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

31.An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases .

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  1. 1

    frame

    The speaker explicitly states that photos in frames cannot be copied, so they must be removed.

  2. 2

    195

    The transcript confirms the price for the range including 360 photos is 195 pounds.

  3. 3

    payment

    The speaker clarifies that they wait for payment before dispatching the completed order.

  4. 4

    Grandparents

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    colour / color

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    hand

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    background

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    focus

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    ten / 10 days

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  10. 10

    plastic

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    C

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    B

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    A

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  14. 14

    A

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    C

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    D

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    A

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    B

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  19. 19

    B

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  20. 20

    C

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    B

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    A

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    C

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  24. 24

    C

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  25. 25

    history

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  26. 26

    paper

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  27. 27

    humans / people

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  28. 28

    stress

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  29. 29

    graph

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  30. 30

    evaluate

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  31. 31

    creativity

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  32. 32

    therapy

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  33. 33

    fitness

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  34. 34

    balance

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  35. 35

    brain

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  36. 36

    motivation

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  37. 37

    isolation

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  38. 38

    calories

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  39. 39

    obesity

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  40. 40

    habit

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