KET. Listening.

Part 1.
1-5 questions. 

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Where will Claire meet Alex?

2. What time should the man telephone again?

3. When are they going to have the party?

4. What was the weather like on the picnic?

5. How much are the shorts?

Part 2.
1-5 questions. 

You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students about summer jobs.

Jobs for students with Sunshine Holidays. Write the right word.

Part 3.
1-5 questions. 

You will hear Robert talking to his friend, Laura, about a trip to Dublin.

1. Who has already decided to go with Robert?

2. They’ll stay in

3. Laura must remember to take

4. Why does Laura like Dublin?

5. Robert’s excited about the trip to Dublin because

Part 4.
1-5 questions. 

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. You will hear a woman talking to her friend about why she’s bought a motorbike.
Why did she buy it?

2. You will hear two friends talking about going to University.
What subject is the man going to study? 

3. You will hear two friends talking about a photograph.
What’s the photograph of?

4. You will hear a woman talking to a friend on the phone.
Why’s she upset?

5. You will hear a woman talking to her friend, David, about something she’s bought.
What has she bought?

Part 5.
1-5 questions.  

You will hear Simon talking to Maria about a party.
What will each person bring to the party? Write the correct letter.

A bread          E fish

B cake            F fruit

C cheese        G ice cream

D chicken       H salad

Reading.

Questions 1 – 6

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1.

A. The bicycle that’s for sale was built for a child.

B. Some parts of the bicycle must be changed.

C. Debbie is selling the bike because she’s too big for it now.

2.

A. Tim thinks Ben should look on the concert website.
B. Tim hopes that Ben will be able to come with him.
C. Tim wants to know if Ben can pay him back today.

3.

A. You get into the park by going this way.

B. It is more expensive to go here alone.

C. You will have fun if you come with friends.

4.

A. Emma knows that Lynne can’t be at the party when it starts.
B. Emma wants to go to the party a bit later than Lynne.
C. Emma wants to go out with Lynne but not to the party.

5.

A. The ice cream shop is open for only 2 hours.

B. Two ice creams will cost the same as one.

C. You can get free ice creams all afternoon.

6.

Why did Sophie write this message?

A. to check if Anna has completed her homework

B. to let Anna know what they did in class today

C. to ask Anna to contact her about the homework

Questions 7 – 13

For each question, choose the correct answer.

YOUNG BLOG WRITERS

Tasha

Last year I wrote for my college magazine, which I found really difficult, but I don’t think it’s hard to write a good blog. Mine is about things from daily life that make me laugh. My older brother also has a blog, but we’re writing about different subjects. We don’t discuss what we’re planning, but we read each other’s blogs sometimes. I like giving advice to people who write in asking for it – it’s good to know I’ve helped.

Danni

I started writing my popular film blog because I love movies. I like it when readers send me articles by email about a film they’ve seen, and I put these on my blog for everyone to read. I’m still at college, so I’m careful about spending too long on my blog, which is difficult as writing well takes time. I don’t think I’ll write it for
much longer. I’m busy, and it’s time to do something new.

Chrissi

I began writing on a school magazine. I stopped after a few years, but I missed it,so I started my own – I’m still writing it now! The blog’s new for me, and I write about daily life. I get ideas from friends or my sister when I can’t decide what to write about – we always think of something interesting, sad or serious. At first,
almost nobody visited my site, but now more do, I’ve had some lovely comments.

7. Who writes both a magazine and a blog? 

8. Who says that studying and writing a blog at the same time can be hard?

9. Who answers questions from other people who read her blog?

10. Who plans to stop writing her blog soon?

11. Who didn’t have many people reading her blog in the beginning?

12. Who asks a member of her family to help her write her blog?

13. Who says writing a blog is easier than some other types of writing?

Questions 14 – 18
For each question, choose the correct answer.

A family of dancers

The women in the Watson family are all crazy about ballet. These days, Alice Watson gives ballet lessons, but for many years, she was a dancer with the National Ballet Company. Her mother, Hannah, also had a full-time job there, making costumes for the dancers.
Alice’s daughter Demi started learning ballet as soon as she could walk. ‘I never taught her,’ says Alice, ‘because she never let me.’ Now aged sixteen, Demi is a member of the ballet company where her mother was the star dancer for many years.
Alice’s husband, Jack, is an electrician. They met while he was working at a theatre where she was dancing and got married soon after. ‘When Demi started dancing, the house was too small for her and Alice to practise in so I made the garage into a dance studio. Now the living room is nice and quiet when I’m watching television!’ he says.
Last month, Demi was invited to dance in the ballet Swan Lake. Of course, Alice and Hannah were in the audience and even Jack was there, which made it very special for Demi. Jack says, ‘I’m not that interested in ballet myself but it’s fantastic seeing Demi taking her first steps with Alice’s old company!’ Demi was wearing a dress that Hannah made for Alice many years before.
‘It was very exciting for all of us,’ says Hannah. ‘Demi’s way of dancing is very like Alice’s. I know I’m her grandmother, but I think she has a great future!’

14. What is Alice Watson’s job now?

15. Demi had her first ballet lessons

16. Jack helped his wife and daughter by

17. What was the best thing about the Swan Lake show for Demi?

18. Hannah says that Demi

Questions 19 – 24
For each question, choose the correct answer.

William Perkin

19. William Perkin was born in London in 1838. As a child he had many hobbies, including model making and photography. But it was the  ________ of chemistry that really interested him. At the age of 15, he went to college to study it.

20. While he was there, he was _______ to make a medicine from coal

21. This didn’t go well, but when he was working on the problem, he found a cheap  ………… to make the colour purple.

22. At that ………… it was very expensive to make clothes in different colours. William knew he could make a business out of his new colour.

23. Helped by his father and brother, William_____ his own factory to make the colour.

24. It sold well, and soon purple clothes ________ very popular in England and the rest of the world.

Questions 25 – 30

Write the correct answer.
Write one word for each gap.