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Cambridge 20 · Academic Listening Test 2

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Section 1

Section 1

Practical Support To Help Those Caring For Elderly People At Home

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Questions 1–10

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

1.Local Councils can Arrange Practical Support to Help those Caring for Elderly people at Home. This can give the carer: – time for other responsibilities – a

Section 2

Section 2

Community Volunteering And Local Festival Events

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Questions 11–16

What does the volunteer do in each of the following activities? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 11-16.

11.walking around the town centre

Section 3

Section 3

Urban Development And Human Geography Discussion

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Questions 21–25

What comment do the students make about each of the following topics? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 21-25.

21.Population

Section 4

Section 4

Developing Food Trends

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Questions 31–40

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

31.The growth in interest in food fashions started with of food being shared on social media.

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  1. 1

    Break

    The transcript explicitly states that carers sometimes need a break, matching the context of the sentence completion.

  2. 2

    Time

    The speaker identifies the 'amount of time' as the first thing the council wants to know.

  3. 3

    Shower

    The transcript lists helping the mother into the shower as a specific task performed by the carer.

  4. 4

    Money

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  5. 5

    Memory

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  6. 6

    Lifting

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  7. 7

    Fall

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  8. 8

    Taxi

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  9. 9

    Insurance

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  10. 10

    Stress

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  11. 11

    D

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    I

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  13. 13

    H

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  14. 14

    E

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  15. 15

    A

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    B

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  17. 17

    B

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  18. 18

    A

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  19. 19

    B

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  20. 20

    A

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  21. 21

    D

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  22. 22

    G

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  23. 23

    B

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  24. 24

    A

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  25. 25

    E

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  26. 26

    C

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  27. 27

    A

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  28. 28

    A

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  29. 29

    B

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  30. 30

    C

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  31. 31

    Photos / Photographs / Pictures

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  32. 32

    Vegan

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  33. 33

    Chefs / Cooks

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  34. 34

    Journalists / Reporters

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  35. 35

    Health

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  36. 36

    Coffee

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  37. 37

    Environment

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    Reputation

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  39. 39

    Price / Cost

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  40. 40

    Soil

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