WORKBOOK PRACTICE TEST

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Listening Part 1 Listening Part 2

1 DJ: Now it’s competition time on The Picture
Marie: Are you coming to watch the baseball Show. We want all you young artists
match tonight, Joseph? between the ages of 11 and 14 to send in a
Joseph: I can’t, Marie. I’ve got to take my little piece of art that you have done.
brother to his football lesson and then I’ve We had lots of great pictures last year. Last
got a tennis match after that. year the topic was animals, but this year it’s
Marie: Oh. Who are you playing? friends. You can send us a painting, a pencil
Joseph: I don’t know yet. It’s a competition at my drawing or a photograph and it can show
club, so they’ll tell me when I get there. one person or a group of people but it must
be your own work.
2 There are some great prizes. The prize for
Marta: The party starts at 7 o’ clock, doesn’t it, the best picture will be a camera, a really
Jenny? good digital one. The other winners will get
Jenny: Yes, but we don’t want to be the first ones to boxes of paints and coloured pencils.
arrive. Come to my house at a quarter past Send your picture together with your name
and we’ll walk together from there. and an email address or telephone number
Marta: OK. Then we’ll arrive at about half past to 95 High Street Horsley – that’s H-O-R-
seven. S-L-E-Y. And write Art Competition on the
Jenny: Great! envelope.
All pictures must be in our office on or
3 before the 13th of March, so to be sure of
Mary: Mum, I’ve missed my bus! Can you drive me being on time, you should post them by the
to school today? 10th of March. And I’m afraid we can’t return
Mum: I can’t, Mary. Dad needs the car because he’s your pictures to you.
got a doctor’s appointment at 9.00. There’ll So start work now! We can’t wait to see your
be another bus soon, won’t there? pictures.
Mary: The next one’s in 20 minutes and that’s too
late! I know, I’ll cycle! That’ll be the quickest.
Mum: OK. See you later, Mary. Listening Part 3
4 Mark: Hi, Fiona. Did you get a new bike?
Mum: How was your shopping trip? Did you get Fiona: Yeah. Dad ordered it from a website three
something to wear to the wedding? days ago. It’ll arrive this afternoon. I can’t
Boy: Yes. I found this shirt to go with my grey wait! It looks great in the pictures.
trousers. Mark: Is it like your old bike?
Mum: And what about a belt? Fiona: You mean a shopping bike? No way! I
Boy: I couldn’t find one I liked. wanted a racing bike, but Dad said they
weren’t very strong, so I chose a mountain
5 bike. They’ll go anywhere.
Dad: Have you decided what you want to eat yet, Mark: If you ordered it online you’ll have to put it
Lily? I think I’m going to have fish and chips. together. I can help if you like.
Lily: I’ll have the steak, Dad. I don’t really like fish. Fiona: Thanks, Mark. That’s kind of you, but I want
Dad: OK. And what do you want with it? Chips or to try to do it myself. Dad says he’ll check it
boiled potatoes? for me afterwards.
Lily: Boiled potatoes are much healthier than Mark: OK. Well, let’s go for a ride when it’s ready.
chips, so I’ll have those. Fiona: Do you know any good places to go?
WORKBOOK PRACTICE TEST
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Mark: There’s a path through the woods that goes Boy: I don’t see how. I’m going to have to write
to the beach. If we take a picnic, we can the whole thing again!
have it in a field on the way there.
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Fiona: Great. How about next Saturday?
Boy: I’m calling about our bike ride on Saturday.
Mark: Sure. I can get to your house by 10. I’m
I’ve contacted Sarah and Alice to check they
having my hair cut at 9, but I’ll be finished by
can still come and they can. Could you get
9.45.
some snacks for us all? I’ve planned our
Fiona: OK, see you then!
route – and I think it’ll take us about three
hours to get there and back so we need lots
of supplies. Looks like the weather’s going to
Listening Part 4 be great!
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Girl: Nice new racket, James! I like the bright
colours. Listening Part 5
Boy: Thanks! I’m not too sure about those to be
Boy: Wow! This is a great house, Katy. Your
honest. But my old one was far too heavy
bedroom’s so big!
for me. It was giving me a bad arm. This
Katy: I know. I can even have a computer in here.
one’s much better.
I’m going to put it on this desk.
Girl: Good rackets cost so much don’t they?
Boy: OK. And what about these dictionaries? Shall
Boy: Yes. I couldn’t believe it!
I put them on the shelf?
Girl: Well, never mind. It’ll last a long time.
Katy: Er, can you put them in that big cupboard
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Woman: The castle was interesting, wasn’t it, Craig? Boy: Sure. Now, what about this little pillow? I
The views from the top were incredible. suppose you want that on the sofa?
Boy: I suppose so, Mum. But I couldn’t wait to get Katy: That goes on my bed, actually.
to the end of all those rooms. Boy: And what about your plant? Are you going
Woman: Why? I thought they were fascinating. to leave it on the floor?
Boy: They were all the same, and didn’t have Katy: Well, it needs light, so let’s put it on top
anything in them that I wanted to look at. of this small cupboard by the window.
But from the outside, the castle looked Great. OK, what’s next? Ah my favourite
amazing – really beautiful. photograph. I want to be able to see it from
my bed, so…
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Boy: Well, if we move the big cupboard along a
Girl: That was so cool! And it was much easier
bit, it can go on the table, like this.
than I expected!
Katy: Great!
Boy: You were so good at it. I don’t think you fell
Boy: Just your toy bear now! You had him on
over once.
your bed in your old house, didn’t you?
Girl: Not like you. Look how wet you are!
Katy: Yes, but put him on the sofa now. I’m a bit
Boy: I know. Oh well! Next time maybe I’ll be able
too old to have a bear on my bed!
to let go of the side and move around as
well as you did.
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Girl: What’s the matter, Harry?
Boy: We’re supposed to give in our history
homework today and I don’t know what I’ve
done with mine. I spent hours on it and I
was hoping for a really good mark.
Girl: Oh no! Can I help at all?