Part 3
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about bringing up children. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A – H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
| A Bringing up children is difficult and needs two people. B Men are incapable of looking after children successfully. C Fathers who looked after children were considered unusual. D There is no difference between mothers and fathers. E Women can’t take on the role of fathers. F Men get less practice than women at looking after children. G People think men who look after children are strange. H Mothers and children have a special emotional relationship. | Speaker 1 19 __ Speaker 2 20 __ Speaker 3 21 __ Speaker 4 22 __ Speaker 5 23 __ |
Part 4
You will hear an interview with someone who is involved in the music business. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
24. What does James say about the radio station he started?
A Its name was very appropriate.
В It was more popular than he had expected.
C It was not very expensive to run.
25. What does James say about people’s attitudes towards his age?
A They were nicer to him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
В They were more jealous of him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
C They expected more of him when he was 16 than when he was 12.
26. James says that his career in music has included
A taking over a local radio station.
В making advertisements.
C setting up new festivals.
27. What do we learn about advertising on James’ TV channel?
A There isn’t any of it.
В It always includes music.
C It doesn’t interrupt the programmes.
28. What does James say about the people interviewed on the channel?
A They have to say something interesting.
В They enjoy being interviewed.
C They often say unexpected things.
29. What does James say about his ideas?
A Some of them are not very realistic.
В He expects to have good ones all the time.
C He makes sure that he doesn’t forget them.
30. James’s advice to listeners who might want to go into business is to
A forget about past problems.
В learn from past mistakes.
C take big risks.
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