TEST 3

11 C   12 B   13 A   14 C   15 B

Audioscript

Hitomi:   Hi, Freddie. I went to Hardin Castle on Saturday.

Freddie:   Did you go with your family or was it a class trip, Hitomi?

Hitomi:   My class visited a factory. I went with the family who live next door to us.

Freddie:   But the weather wasn’t good on Saturday …

Hitomi:   Yeah, it rained, but I didn’t mind. It wasn’t cold and windy like today. Today’s worse!

Freddie:   I went to Hardin Castle last year. I saw the dining room … but I liked upstairs better, especially the Queen’s bathroom.

Hitomi:   Me too! I thought the yellow bedroom was strange. Why did you go to the castle? Was it to take photos? I know that’s your hobby.

Freddie:   To get some information about wild birds. And I saw my history teacher when I was there!

Hitomi:   Did you talk to him?

Freddie:   Yes. There are lots of interesting things to do at the castle. Next week, there’s a race. You have to run five kilometres. Then, next month, you can see some cars that are over fifty years old!

Hitomi:   Do they do painting courses?

Freddie:   The next one’s next summer!

 

TEST 4

11 B   12 B   13 C   14 C   15 A

Audioscript

Tommy:   Olga, you’re coming to the class party at school, aren’t you?

Olga:   Yes, Tommy. I’m glad it’s at the end of June because I’m having my birthday party on the first of July.

Tommy:   And the twenty-eighth’s better than the twenty-fifth because it’s a Friday!

Olga:   What are you going to wear?

Tommy:   Either my black jeans or blue shorts.

Olga:   Wear your new black T-shirt with blue shorts.

Tommy:   OK.

Olga:   I’m a bit worried about the party.

Tommy:   Why? You’re not singing in front of everyone like in the school concert or playing the guitar like last year.

Olga:   But I’ve got to help make sure everything’s clean and tidy after the party, and that might take a long time.

Tommy:   I don’t think so. Actually, I’ll probably arrive late.

Olga:   Why?

Tommy:   I want to be in the tennis match at my sports club. I won’t have time to get the bus, but my mum will drive me to the party.

Olga:   Oh, OK. Is your mum cooking some food for the party?

Tommy:   Yes, and we’ll bring some paper plates. And you’ve got some balloons, haven’t you?

Olga:   That’s right.

 

TEST 5

11 B   12 C   13 A   14 B   15 B

Audioscript

Dan:   Can you help me? I’d like to find out about buying a skateboard.

Man:   Do you want one made of wood or plastic?

Dan:   Plastic. I know they aren’t always cheap, but all my friends have plastic ones. My brother’s plastic board has strong, heavy wheels.

Man:   OK. What colour would you like?

Dan:   Those purple ones look great and the yellows are fun, buy grey’s a better colour for me.

Man:   Good. Now let’s think about how wide your skateboard should be. It’s actually in centremetres. Are you a beginner?

Dan:   Yes.

Man:   The widest ones, twenty centimetres, are best for advanced skateboarders. Then there’s eighteen centimetre ones, but for people who are new to the sport sixteen’s good.

Dan:   OK. On the poster on the wall, it says there’s a free gift this month. What is it?

Man:   The poster next to the backpacks? Yes, we can give you a pair of gloves.

Dan:   I like those scarves, too. I’ll have to come with my dad to buy my skateboard.

Man:   Good idea. Remember the store isn’t open on a Wednesday.

Dan:   I think my dad’s busy on Saturday, so we’ll come on Friday.

Man:   Fine

 

TEST 6

11 A   12 C   13 C   14 B   15 C

Audioscript

Nadia:   Hi, Tom. We start our new school next week.

Tom:   Yes, how are you going to get there, Nadia?

Nadia:   It’s not far, so I don’t need to take a bus. I’ll cycle because I’ll have too many heavy books to walk there.

Tom:   I’ve got my new uniform.

Nadia:   Me too! My jacket’s fantastic!

Tom:   The blue shirt’s best, I think. Not boring like the trousers!

Nadia:   There are a lot of students in the new school.

Tom:   The blue shirt’s best, I think. Not boring like the trousers!

Nadia:   There are a lot of students in the new school.

Tom:   I know the number exactly. Mum told me: one thousand and fifty-five. Our told school only had around eight hundred.

Nadia:   My first school only had about four hundred and seventy-five children.

Tom:   Chemistry is a new subject for us.

Nadia:   Yes, I don’t know if I’ll like it, but I love maths, so I think I will. Will we study biology?

Tom:   I’m not sure. We’ll find out on our first day.

Nadia:   Oh yeah, we’ll talk to all our teachers before we go to our class. In the second week, they’ll show us how to use the library. There’ll be a quiz about it.

Tom:   Great!

 

TEST 7

11 A   12 C   13 B   14 B   15 C

Audioscript

Jane:   Hi David. Have you got any plans for this evening? Some of us are thinking of going to the cinema.

David:   Hello Jane. That sounds great. What are you going to see?

Jane:   Well, we haven’t decided yet. There’s a new action film out – a James Bond film. But Robert’s coming and he isn’t a fan of action films.

David:   What else is on?

Jane:   Let me try and remember what I saw on the website. There was a romantic film – two people fall in love, but one of them gets ill and dies young. It sounds good, but really sad.

David:   No … I really don’t enjoy films like that at all. Are there any other choices?

Jane:   There’s a comedy, and people say it’s very funny. And a cartoon for children.

David:   Well what about the funny one? Everyone likes a laugh, don’t they?

Jane:   OK, yeah, why not? Shall we pick you up on our way there? About eight?

David:   That’s a plan!

Now listen again.

 

TEST 8

11 B   12 B   13 C   14 A    15 C

Audioscript

John:   How was Scotland, Laura? Did you visit any universities?

Laura:   Yes, in Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews. The last one was in Edinburgh. We wanted to visit Glasgow, too, but there wasn’t enough time.

John:   Did you go alone?

Laura:   No. I was going to go with my mum but my dad and brother came, too.

John:   Where did you stay?

Laura:   The hotels were either full or too expensive. Then we learned that visitors can rent rooms in the universities. They were even cheaper than a guest house!

John:   What did you think of the universities?

Laura:   Well, most universities are in large cities and they all have interesting courses. But I preferred St Andrews because it’s by the sea and the countryside around it is beautiful. It’s one of the oldest universities in the world and Mum loved the buildings.

John:   What about Edinburgh?

Laura:   It’s a great city with lots of shops, cafes and museums, but it’s expensive to live there as a student.

John:   So have you decided where you want to go?

Laura:   Not yet.

Now listen again.