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Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, В or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You hear spouses talking about their weekend plans.
1. What is the woman’s reaction to the man’s idea?
A She has some reservations about it.
B She feels quite scared.
C She is excited by the idea.
2. What do they agree to do in the evening?
A to eat out
B to go listen to some live music
C to stay at home
Extract Two
You hear two people discussing a public survey.
3. What is the survey about?
A people’s reaction to social problems
B people’s TV show preferences
C people’s attitude to suggested infrastructure development
4. What is woman’s attitude to the survey?
A it did not pose questions correctly
B it is only a public stunt
C it was a waste of time
Extract Three
You hear a man and a woman talking about a web project
5. What does the man want from the woman?
A ask for tips on how to make the website better
B talk about some development ideas that he has
C come up with some new website pages
6. What problems might the woman have helping the man?
A She is too busy to do it on time
B Her computer has been malfunctioning
C She needs more information about the project
Part 2
You will hear a woman talking about her visit to South Africa. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences.
Harriet was keen to visit South Africa because her 7 ________ spent their childhood there.
The reason she went so South Africa originally was to attend some 8 ________.
Company called 9 ________ helped her organise the trip.
The 10 ________ was the first surprising thing about the country.
Harriet says that 11 ________ were the animals that she most enjoyed seeing at the safari park.
She made a stop to visit 12 ________ on the east coast.
She suggests 13 ________ as a good month to visit the country.
Harriet uses the word 14 ________ to describe how she felt after the holiday.
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