Advanced level

Listen to the radio programme and answer 

the questions below. 

1. What books did Laura Reddington write trying to make a living? 
2. What kind of story did she find one day? 
3. Why does Laura think about all the details 
before writing a book?

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Listen to the woman talking about her schooldays and answer the questions below.

 1. What is the speaker talking about? 
2. When did the speaker feel relieved? 
3. Why did the speaker start crying?

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Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.

 1. What are the three main ingredients of the great British breakfast? 
2. What is a new trend or fashion in London's top restaurants? 
3. What are the key ingredients of a breakfast in a London cafe?

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Listen to the radio programme and answer 

the questions below. 

1. How long has Brian lived on his boat? 
2. Why did he decide to leave London? 
3. What can he do with his boat that he couldn't with a house?

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Listen to the programme and answer 

the questions below. 

1. How did the dolphins help a 10-year-old boy? 2. How does swimming with dolphins help the children? 
3. Why are some people not very enthusiastic about dolphin therapy?

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Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below. 

1. Why did Arthur Conan Doyle stop writing stories about Sherlock Holmes?
2. What worried Mr Horowitz before starting a book?
3. Why was writing the book about Sherlock Holmes easier than Mr Horowitz thought?

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Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

 1. What does the boy want to do?
 2. What does his mother want to do? 
3. Why can't they make a decision?


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Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.

 1. What is Kerry's typical day?
 2. Why doesn't Kerry follow a diet or go to the gym? 
 3. What piece of advice does Kerry give to beginners?

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Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below. 

1. What is Alex thinking about? 
2. Why does he want to bring soldiers as a gift for his parents?
 3. What will Alex buy for his brother?

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Listen to three speakers talking about their favourite pastime and answer the questions below. 

1. According to the first speaker what is his favourite pastime?

 2. Why is the second speaker keen on crafts? 

3. What problem does  the third speaker have because of his favourite pastime?

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Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below. 

1. How many runners are going to take part in the race? 
2. Where would they like to organize the starting line? 
3. Why do they need to have first aid points?

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Listen to the talk between two friends and answer the questions below. 

1. What are Maggy's favourite places in London? 2. What are they going to do in the evening? 
3. Why does Alex want to go to a cafe?

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Listen to three speakers talking about travelling and answer the questions below.

 1. Why do many people travel today according to the first speaker? 
2. How does the second speaker describe people who never travel? 
3. What can a person gain travelling to other countries according to the third speaker?

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Listen to three speakers talking about losing weight and answer the questions below. 

1. What does the first speaker advise to do if you want to lose weight? 
2. What is the mistake many people make trying to lose weight?
 3. Why is it necessary to exercise according to the third speaker?

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Listen to the recording and answer the questions below. 

1. What does Sara want to become? 
2. How did she find out about the audition? 
3. Why was this performance special for Sara?


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Listen to the interview With Roy Tomlinson, Who invented the sign @ and email, and answer the questions below. 

1. How do people call the sign @ in different countries? 
2. How did Roy Tomlinson invent email? 
3. Does it trouble him that he is not very famous?

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Listen to a girl speaking to her parents and answer the questions below.

 1. Where does the girl want to go and why?
 2. Who doesn't like the idea? 
3. Who will pay for the trip?

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Listen to the boy speaking about a football match and answer the questions below.

 1. What sort of match did Tom play? 
2. How did Tom's team play during the match? 
3. What was the result of the game?

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Listen to Tina talking about a nasty experience she had and answer the questions below.

 1. Who did Tina go to the skating-rink with? 
 2. What happened to her there? 
3. How was she saved?

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Listen to Ann speaking about a holiday that went wrong and answer the questions below. 

1. What holiday did Ann want to have?
2. What problems did she have to face?
 3. What decision did she make in the end?

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Listen to the conversation between a journalist and a Japanese girl and answer the questions below. 

 1. What does Shima usually eat? 
2. Where does she eat? 
3. What is happening to the Japanese diet at the moment?

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Listen to the conversation between a girl and a boy speaking about their family life and answer the questions below. 

1. What do the boy and the girl say about their families? 
2. Is the girl happy to have a family party? 
3. What do John's parents hope he will do after school?

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Listen to the telephone conversation between a woman and a receptionist from Go-World Home Delivery service and answer the questions below.  
1. What's Jessica's surname and address in Byford? 
2. What does the woman want to order? 
3. Which gift has she chosen?

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Listen to the three  people speaking about how they spend their weekends and  answer  the questions below.

 1. What  does the first speaker do at the weekend?
2. When does the second speaker do at the weekend?
3. Where does the third speaker do at the weekend?

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Listen to the three people speaking about things that make them angry about mobiles and answer the questions below. 

 1. What makes the first speaker angry? 
2. What annoys the second speaker? 
3. What does the third speaker complain about?

HERE YOU CAN LISTEN to the three people