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Cambridge 19 · Academic Listening Test 1

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Section 1

Section 1

Hinchingbrooke Country Park

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Questions 1–10

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

1.Area: hectares

Section 2

Section 2

Stanthorpe Twinning Association

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Questions 11–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.During the visit to Malatte, in France, members especially enjoyed

Section 3

Section 3

Marie And Colin’s Final Year Project

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Questions 21–22

Which TWO things did Colin find most satisfying about his bread reuse project? Choose TWO letters, A-E.

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Section 4

Section 4

Céide Fields

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Questions 31–40

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

31.In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface were once .

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  1. 1

    69

    The transcript directly provides the figure 69 as the equivalent of 170 acres in hectares.

  2. 2

    stream

    The speaker lists lakes, ponds, and a stream as the components of the wetland area.

  3. 3

    data

    The speaker mentions that children collect and analyze data regarding the plants, trees, and insects they observe.

  4. 4

    map

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    visitors

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    sounds

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    freedom

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    skills

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    4.95

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    leaders

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    B

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    A

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    B

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    C

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    A

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    G

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    C

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    B

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    D

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    A

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    B

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    D

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    A

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    E

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    D

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    G

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    C

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    B

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    F

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    H

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  31. 31

    walls

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  32. 32

    son

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    fuel

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    oxygen

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    rectangular

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    lamps

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    family

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    winter

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    soil

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    rain

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