TEST 12

11   In the park, there is

        A   a café.

        B   a hotel.

        C   a guest-house.

12   The village has a

        A   swimming pool.

        B   cinema.

        C   food shop.

13   You can only go through the park

        A   by car.

        B   by bus.

        C   on foot.

14   On weekdays, a visit to the park costs

        A   $12.

        B   $13.

        C   $16.

15   In the park, the woman will see

        A   animals.

        B   flowers.

        C   snow.

Answer & Audioscript

11 A   12 C   13 C   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Man:   Can I help you?

Woman:   I’d like some information about the mountain park. I’ve got seven days’ holiday next month.

Man:   Yes, certainly.

Woman:   First, I’d like to book somewhere to stay.

Man:   I’m afraid there’s nothing in the park, just a small café, that’s all. The nearest guest-house is in a village a few kilometres away.

Woman:   Has the village got somewhere to swim or a cinema?

Man:   It’s very quiet. There’s just a small supermarket that sells food.

Woman:   I don’t mind that. Can I take my car to the park?

Man:   Yes. But you must leave it at the entrance with the other cars and buses. Visitors must walk through the park.

Woman:   And how much does it cost to go in?

Man:   From Mondays to Fridays everyone pays twelve dollars, but at weekends it’s thirteen dollars for children and sixteen dollars for adults.

Woman:   Right. Will I see any animals in the park next month?

Man:   I don’t think so. But it’s the best time to go! There won’t be any snow and the flowers will be beautiful.

TEST 13

11   Which bus goes to the sports centre?

        A   15

        B   18

        C   25

12   From Monday to Saturday, the sports centre is open from

        A   6 a.m.

        B   7 a.m.

        C   9 a.m.

13   If Sue goes swimming, she must take

        A   soap.

        B   a swimming hat.

        C   a towel.

14   At the sports centre, you can buy

        A   sandwiches.

        B   fruit.

        C   drinks.

15   Jim and Sue are going to go to the sports centre next

        A   Wednesday.

        B   Thursday.

        C   Saturday.

Answer & Audioscript

11 B   12 A   13 C   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Sue:   Have you been to the new sports centre, Jim?

Jim:   Yes, Sue. It’s not cheap, but it’s big and light.

Sue:   Does bus eighteen go there?

Jim:   That’s right. It takes fifteen minutes. Don’t get bus twenty-five because you have to walk a long way.

Sue:   I like doing sport early in the morning. Is it open at seven?

Jim:   Yes, you can go there from six, except on Sundays. Then it doesn’t open until nine. The swimming pool has good hot showers; you have to bring your own towel but you can get soap there. They don’t make you wear a swimming hat.

Sue:   Do they sell things to eat there?

Jim:   Only sandwiches; they don’t sell drinks. I usually take some fruit.

Sue:   I’d love to go with you next week. How about Wednesday?

Jim:   Well, I work until late on Wednesday. I’m free on Saturday but it’s too busy then. It’ll have to be Thursday.

Sue:   OK. See you then.

TEST 14

11   At the moment, the shopping centre sells

        A   clothes.

        B   books.

        C   food.

12   You can take a coach to the shopping centre on

        A   Mondays.

        B   Tuesdays.

        C   Saturdays.

13   Anne’s coach ticket will cost

        A   £2.50.

        B   £5.60.

        C   £10.80.

14   The nearest coach stop to Anne’s house is

        A   in the bus station.

        B   in the market square.

        C   outside the museum.

15   The coach journey takes

        A   10 minutes.

        B   20 minutes.

        C   40 minutes.

Answer & Audioscript

11 A   12 B   13 B   14 C   15 C

Audioscript

Friend:   Anne, have you been to that new shopping centre?

Anne:   The Forest Centre?

Friend:   No. I mean Queen’s, the new one near the river.

Anne:   Oh. I’ve seen the advertisement. It’s got the largest café and bookshop in the country.

Friend:   It will have. Only the clothes shops are open this month.

Anne:   Well, that’s OK. But it’s at least thirty kilometres away and I haven’t got a car.

Friend:   Well, there is a coach once a week.

Anne:   Is there? I can get that if it’s not on Saturday. I have to work then.

Friend:   It goes on Tuesday. But it’s best to get your ticket on Monday.

Anne:   Is the ticket expensive?

Friend:   Ten pounds eighty for adults, two pounds fifty for children and only five pounds sixty for students like you.

Anne:   Not bad. Does it go from the bus station?

Friend:   Yes, and it stops in Market Square and outside the museum in Broad Street.

Anne:   Oh, good. I’ll get it there. Broad Street is really near my house. Does it leave early?

Friend:   Twenty past nine and you get to the shopping centre forty minutes later at ten o’clock.

Anne:   Great!

TEST 15

11   Diane went to London by

        A   car.

        B   bus.

        C   underground.

12   Diane and her friends ate

        A   Mexican food.

        B   Chinese food.

        C   Spanish food.

13   Diane says the restaurant was

        A   full.

        B   expensive.

        C   quiet.

14   After the meal, Diane and her friends

        A   sat and talked.

        B   saw a film.

        C   walked by the water.

15   During Diane’s trip to London,

        A   it rained.

        B   it snowed.

        C   it was windy.

Answer & Audioscript

11 B   12 B   13 A   14 C   15 C

Audioscript

Friend:   I tried to phone you yesterday.

Diane:   Oh, sorry. I was busy all day and then I went to London in the evening for a meal with some friends.

Friend:   Did you take your car?

Diane:   I left it at home. Parking’s such a problem. But the underground was closed for repairs so I had to take the bus. It was quite slow.

Friend:   Did you go to your favourite Spanish restaurant?

Diane:   I was hoping to try some Mexican food but my friends booked a table in a Chinese place.

Friend:   Was it expensive?

Diane:   Quite cheap actually, and the food was very good – but it’s only a small restaurant so a lot of people had to wait for tables – and it was quite noisy.

Friend:   You didn’t stay there and talk afterwards then!

Diane:   We went for a walk along the river. It was too late for the cinema.

Friend:   Didn’t you get wet? It rained here all evening.

Diane:   The wind was very cold but it stayed dry.

Friend:   And then it snowed during the night!

Diane:   That was after I got home. But I had a really good evening!

TEST 16

11   What time do the photography classes begin?

        A   5.15 p.m.

        B   6.00 p.m.

        C   6.45 p.m.

12   How much does Philip pay for the photography course?

        A   £55

        B   £75

        C   £95

13   Philip’s happy with the course because he’s

        A   learning about famous photographers.

        B   using a new camera.

        C   getting better at photography.

14   Philip thinks it’s easy to take photographs of

        A   trees.

        B   animals.

        C   children.

15   After the course, Philip will

        A   buy a new camera.

        B   get a job in photography.

        C   make photography his hobby.

11 C   12 B   13 C   14 A   15 C

Audioscript

Friend:   Hello, Philip. Are you doing a photography course?

Philip:   Yes, there wasn’t one at my college, Park College, so I go to City College in South Road.

Friend:   Are your classes in the evening?

Philip:   Yes, I finish at Park College at quarter past five and get home about six. The lessons start at quarter to seven. I have just enough time to eat.

Friend:   How much are they?

Philip:   My ten-week course is usually ninety-five pounds. But it costs me seventy-five pounds because I’m a student. There’s also a five-week course for fifty-five pounds.

Friend:   Is it a good course?

Philip:   Yes, great. The cameras are rather old, but my photos are much better now, so I’m really pleased. I’ll never be a famous photographer though.

Friend:   I think taking photographs is difficult.

Philip:   Well, we did animals first and they’re certainly not easy. But then we took pictures of trees, and that wasn’t difficult. We’ll photograph children next.

Friend:   And after the course?

Philip:   There aren’t many jobs for photographers. It’ll be my hobby. I can use my father’s camera but I’ll have to buy a lot of film.

TEST 17

11   Sam agrees to play the guitar on

        A   Wednesday.

        B   Thursday.

        C   Friday.

12   Where does Nick’s band practise?

        A   in a garage

        B   at Helen’s flat

        C   in Nick’s bedroom

13   Sam should bring

        A   sandwiches.

        B   CDs.

        C   a sweater.

14   The band will next play at

        A   a party.

        B   a club.

        C   a college.

15   How much does Helen earn, per night, in the band?

        A   £10

        B   £25

        C   £110

Answer & Audioscript

11 B   12 A   13 C   14 C   15 B

Audioscript

Helen:   Sam, you know I sing in Nick’s band?

Sam:   Mmm. He plays drums, doesn’t he, Helen?

Helen:   Yes. Well, we need another guitar player. How about you?

Sam:   Sure!

Helen:   Nick wants to hear you play first. Are you free on Wednesday?

Sam:   Sorry. How about the next day or Friday?

Helen:   Let’s say Thursday – Nick’s busy on Fridays.

Sam:   Fine. Where and what time?

Helen:   Come to my flat at seven thirty and we can walk to Nick’s. The band uses his dad’s garage because his bedroom’s too small.

Sam:   Should I bring anything? Food? Music?

Helen:   Nick’s mum makes us sandwiches and I always bring CDs. A warm sweater’s a good idea, because it gets cold.

Sam:   OK. When’s the band’s next concert? Aren’t you playing at your brother’s eighteenth birthday party?

Helen:   Yes, and the college has booked us for the Saturday before that. We want to play at the Starlight Club, but they’re fully booked at the moment.

Sam:   Do you get paid for singing, Helen?

Helen:   Of course – the band gets a hundred and ten pounds a night and we each have twenty-five pounds. Nick keeps ten pounds for things like advertisements.

Sam:   Great.