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Listening Test 32

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Section 1

Section 1

A conversation between Simon and Lisa

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Questions 1–4

Label the map with the following places: Write the appropriate letter A-I on your answer sheet.

1.the library

Section 2

Section 2

A presentation on living in London

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Questions 11–15

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. How many London underground lines are there?

11.How many London underground lines are there?

Section 3

Section 3

A conversation between the advisor and an overseas Student

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Questions 21–25

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Where is the student from?

21.Where is the student from?

Section 4

Section 4

A monologue on the subject of volunteer work in Africa

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Questions 31–35

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap.

31.Many organisations will pay for the cost of a volunteer’s to Africa.

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  1. 1

    B

    The speaker clarifies the distance and direction from the north gate to identify the library's position on the map.

  2. 2

    I

    The speaker explicitly places the sports center in the southwest and identifies it by its proximity to the athletics stadium.

  3. 3

    E

    The speaker distinguishes the Churchill building from a smaller one, identifying it as the larger building opposite the department building.

  4. 4

    C

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    8 a.m./8am/8 am

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    7 p.m./7pm

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    7 a.m./7am/7 am

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  8. 8

    (during) daylight hours

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    (at around/about) 3 p.m./3pm/3 pm

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  10. 10

    after lunch

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  11. 11

    12/twelve

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  12. 12

    name, (and) colour / name, (and) color

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  13. 13

    (zone) 6/six

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  14. 14

    underground, bus(es)

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  15. 15

    10%/10 percent/ten percent

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  16. 16

    slot

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  17. 17

    baggage

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  18. 18

    an escalator/escalators

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  19. 19

    Signs

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  20. 20

    foreign languages

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  21. 21

    Germany

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  22. 22

    (a) schedule

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  23. 23

    (a) leaflet

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  24. 24

    closed/ closes at weekends

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  25. 25

    not enough staff/ too few staff/ no extra staff

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  26. 26

    (easily) distracted

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  27. 27

    work/study longer hours

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  28. 28

    answer the question

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  29. 29

    a small fee

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  30. 30

    checking notes

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  31. 31

    flight

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  32. 32

    more meaningful

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  33. 33

    (basic) stipend

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  34. 34

    specific skills

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  35. 35

    local people

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  36. 36

    running water, (and) electricity

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  37. 37

    rural

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  38. 38

    food, (and) water

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  39. 39

    online diaries

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  40. 40

    (official) work permit

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