English (as an Additional Language) 0472 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Listening

Correct answer: C

The recording says: “Science is on the third floor, just past the lift and up the stairs.”

Options A, B, D are wrong: she names the third floor

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “You can take the novels home, but the maps have to stay here.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: novels may go home
• C: only the maps are kept back
• D: only the maps are kept back

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “They're all due back next Thursday, so don't forget.”

Options A, B, C are wrong: she names Thursday

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “Is there anywhere here I can plug my laptop in?”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: he asks about power, not printing
• C: he asks about power, not light
• D: he asks about power

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “I've left my library card in my other jacket.”

Options A, B, C are wrong: he names his card

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “I need somewhere quiet, so I'll book a study room.”

Options A, C, D are wrong: he asks for a room

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “You'll need to bring your own paper for the printer upstairs.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: only paper is asked for
• C: nothing is said about paying
• D: only paper is asked for

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “Let's meet outside the main doors at five o'clock tomorrow.”

Options A, B, C are wrong: he names five o'clock

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “We meet here in the entrance hall.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: nothing is said about a car park
• C: that is where they taste, later
• D: the shop sells things at the end

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “Our first stop is at a roasting drum, where the beans are heated.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: the packing hall comes later in the talk
• B: no plants are mentioned
• C: no kettles are mentioned

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “Then, after about forty-five minutes, everyone's given a piece of dark chocolate to try.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: a piece is given, not a bar
• C: nothing is given to drink
• D: nothing but chocolate is given

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Correct answer: C

The recording says: “Almost everybody wants a photograph of the enormous mixing machine.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: no fountain is mentioned
• B: no decorating is mentioned
• D: the packing hall, where pictures are forbidden

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “Do bring a jacket in with you as well.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: the cold is indoors, not the weather
• B: only a jacket is asked for
• C: only a jacket is asked for

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “When we finish, each of you will be given a free fridge magnet to take home.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: mugs are on sale in the shop
• C: only a piece is given, during the tour
• D: aprons are on sale in the shop

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Correct answer: D

SoundHive matches “It suggests new music you will probably like.”.

In the recording: “Oh, there are quite a few. SoundHive's the one I use most. Why's that then? Because when a song finishes, it plays something new that I haven't heard before, and I usually like it. That's why I keep going back. I found it through my brother. It's free as well.”

E is the statement that is not used: Sound quality is never mentioned about any of the five sites, so E cannot be argued for any of them.

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Correct answer: A

MixMaster matches “It costs too much to use.”.

In the recording: “Right. Have you ever signed up to MixMaster? It costs a lot every month, more than anybody at home wanted to pay, so I never joined.”

E is the statement that is not used: Sound quality is never mentioned about any of the five sites, so E cannot be argued for any of them.

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Correct answer: C

TuneCity matches “The adverts interrupt the music too often.”.

In the recording: “I'm not surprised! I gave up on TuneCity myself. Was that the adverts? It was. There's one after almost every song, which was really annoying, so I stopped using it.”

E is the statement that is not used: Sound quality is never mentioned about any of the five sites, so E cannot be argued for any of them.

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Correct answer: F

PlayLoud matches “You can hear complete concerts on it.”.

In the recording: “What about PlayLoud? I've only had a proper look at it once. That's the one where you can watch a whole concert, right from the beginning to the end. It's great if you didn't get a ticket for the tour. I watched a whole concert last weekend.”

E is the statement that is not used: Sound quality is never mentioned about any of the five sites, so E cannot be argued for any of them.

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Correct answer: B

NoteBox matches “Most of its music is quite old.”.

In the recording: “And NoteBox? Everybody at my old school had that one. It's all right, but nearly all the music on it is very old. There's not much on it if you want new bands. It doesn't stop for adverts, at least. Fair enough. I'll stick with SoundHive, then.”

E is the statement that is not used: Sound quality is never mentioned about any of the five sites, so E cannot be argued for any of them.

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “But we've got a new geography teacher this term, and those are the lessons I look forward to now.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: last year's favourite, and still liked
• C: never mentioned

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “Honestly, maths is the subject I find hard, not science.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: never mentioned
• C: maths is what defeats her

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Correct answer: C

The recording says: “My mum's usually still at work when I get home. The woman next door helps me instead. She was a teacher before she retired, so she's brilliant at explaining. I go round after tea most days.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: still at work when she gets home
• B: never mentioned

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Correct answer: C

The recording says: “What I remember best is hearing about countries I'll probably never visit.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: she says she was not very good at it
• B: never mentioned

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “I'd rather make things, so I'm looking at engineering courses at the moment.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: what everyone else assumes
• C: never mentioned

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “But maths is the one I use, every time I work out whether I can afford something.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: never mentioned
• C: what he most enjoys, which is different

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Correct answer: C

The recording says: “But in history we had to write two thousand words, and I'd never written anything that long before.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: he holds dates in his head without trying
• B: never mentioned

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “In the end it was my history teacher who helped me.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: never mentioned
• C: his friends' idea, not the teacher's

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “I never revise with friends, because we end up talking instead of working.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: he says he does that, and it matters most
• C: never mentioned

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Correct answer: C

The recording says: “Then a friend came back from a school trip and showed me her photographs of the horses she'd ridden.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: he watched it with his dad; the wanting starts after the photographs
• B: never mentioned
• D: the friend's trip, not his

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “She'd only been teaching for two years, so she wasn't very experienced.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: she never got annoyed
• C: only two years of teaching
• D: never mentioned

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “It cost the few pounds they'd told me it would, and they gave me a small, quiet horse to start on. I thought I'd just be sitting there. By the end of the hour I couldn't hold my arms up, and I slept the whole of that afternoon.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: never mentioned
• B: a small, quiet horse
• C: the price he had already been told

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Correct answer: B

The recording says: “Making the horse change direction took me nearly four months.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: awkward for a week, then fine
• C: never mentioned
• D: came almost at once

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Correct answer: D

The recording says: “My job was to sweep the yard every evening before I went home.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: never mentioned
• B: the older students did that
• C: he meant to and never did

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Correct answer: A

The recording says: “My boots.”

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: they fitted him perfectly
• C: never mentioned
• D: borrowed from his cousin

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Correct answer: B and D

B is true. The recording says: “I was the quietest child in my year.”

D is true. The recording says: “In a school hall.”

Why the other statements are false:

• A: she had no brothers or sisters
• C: they ran a shoe shop
• E: she loved them from then on

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Correct answer: A and E

A is true. The recording says: “Three years at the drama college here in the city.”

E is true. The recording says: “A tiny part in a theatre, and the pay was very low.”

Why the other statements are false:

• B: film work came much later
• C: she answered a newspaper advertisement
• D: she nearly went, but stayed

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Correct answer: C and D

C is true. The recording says: “A couple of afternoons a week with the students at the college.”

D is true. The recording says: “I'd like to direct, and I've said so to anybody who'll listen.”

Why the other statements are false:

• A: television pays better, but she prefers the stage
• B: she still feels sick before every opening night
• E: she has no intention of stopping

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