Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 14 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 A   2 B   3 A   4 B   5 B

Audioscript

1   How long will they park for?

Woman:   Parking costs one pound for thirty minutes. Shall we pay for two hours?

Man:   Let’s say an hour.

Woman:   We’re getting you a suit. That takes a long time. We need two hours at least.

Man:   I’ll be finished in half an hour. Then another half an hour for the other things. We’ll be back in an hour.

Woman:   OK.

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2   What else will they have in their picnic

Woman:   Right … So, chicken and potato salad. What else shall we take on our picnic? Fruit? Sandwiches?

Man:   We always have fruit. What about something nice, like cake?

Woman:   Cake! We had cake yesterday. I can’t eat more cake.

Man:   OK, OK, you’re right. Sandwiches will fill me up. If I just have fruit, I’ll be hungry later.

Woman:   All right.

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3   What will they take to hospital for Jemima?

Woman:   We must take something when we visit Jemima in hospital.

Man:   People usually take flowers.

Woman:   They’re boring. Why not get her a book? Then she could do some reading.

Man:   But she’ll have her own book. What about some chocolates?

Woman:   I don’t think she can eat much. Let’s go with your first idea. They’ll look pretty in her room.

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4   Where does Alex live?

Woman:   How do we get to your house, Alex?

Alex:   Go up the High Street. past the post office. Take the first turning on your left. My house is on the right-hand side of the road. You can’t miss it.

Woman:   I get my left and right mixed up! Turn right after the post office?

Alex:   Left after the post office. Then cross the road to get to my house.

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5   How much will Nicola pay for her hotel room?

Nicola:   Can I book a room for two for Friday and Saturday night, please?

Man:   We have one with a king-size bed for £350.

Nicola:   That’s rather expensive.

Man:   Or with a queen-size bed for £315. Or a room with two single beds for £279.

Nicola:   Two single beds for £279?

Man:   Yes.

Nicola:   I’ll take the one with the queen-size bed, please.

Now listen again.

6 4.45   7 15/fifteen   8 ticket

9 wallets   10 5819 236

Audioscript

Woman:   Good morning, everyone. My name’s Michaela and I’m going to give you some information about our trip today. It takes two hours to get to London, so that means that you will have from ten fifteen until quarter to five to look around the city. We have to leave at that time as the traffic gets very bad after five o’clock.

I know some of you want to go shopping, and the new Kings and Queens shopping centre on Bristol Street is now open. You can get a 15% discount in the shops there. I know it’s not as good as the 20% we got last year, but I think you’ll agree it’s better than nothing. The staff there just need to see your coach ticket and they’ll give you your discount.

Please be careful with your wallets and purses! The streets and shops are crowded on Saturdays, and that’s a chance for pickpockets to steal things. If you have any problems, my mobile number is 0777-5819-236. That’s 0777-5819-236.

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11 B   12 C   13 C   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Vivien:   Hi Tom.

Tom:   Hi Vivien. How was your meal last night?

Vivien:   Actually, it didn’t go too well. Firstly, we couldn’t get around the table. We’d booked for six people, but eight came.

Tom:   Oh dear!

Vivien:   Then they didn’t have anything for Monica to eat.

Tom:   She doesn’t eat meat or fish, does she?

Vivien:   That’s right. She’s a vegetarian. She wasn’t happy! Then they brought Mark the wrong dish. He ordered steak but they brought him chicken, so he sent it back, and then he had to wait again for his steak. What about your meal?

Tom:   The food was delicious, especially the dessert. Everything was perfect – until the bill arrived.

Vivien:   Was it expensive?

Tom:   Well, it was quite expensive, but we knew that from before. The problem was they gave us the bill for a different table. It took half an hour for them to fix the problem! In the end, they gave us a discount because of all the problems with the bill.

Vivien:   Well, that’s something at least.

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16 C   17 C   18 A   19 A   20 B

Audioscript

16   You will hear two friends talking. Why can’t the man play football this afternoon?

Woman:   So, are you playing football this afternoon?

Man:   I can’t.

Woman:   Don’t tell me. It’s your foot again, isn’t it?

Man:   It’s true I had problems with my foot, but it’s fine now. And my boss said I could leave work early to play. The trouble is I’ve got really bad toothache, so I’m going to see the dentist about that.

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17   You will hear a man talking. What animal did he see at the zoo?

Man:   It was just so beautiful. I watched it while it was eating. Those big teeth! I wouldn’t like to be near it if it was hungry! That golden fur with the black stripes is fantastic. It must be really difficult to see it in the forest. And those yellow eyes! Just … beautiful!

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18   You will hear two friends talking. Where have they been?

Woman:   I can’t believe it! They didn’t have anything we wanted!

Man:   I know! I was sure they’d have some of the things on our list.

Woman:   Maybe we can find them online.

Man:   Maybe, but I hate reading on a screen all the time.

Woman:   Me too. Let’s try the big one in the city centre tomorrow.

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19   You will hear a woman talking. Where does her friend live?

Woman:   I had a lovely time with Aneka. She’s got a lovely place. You wouldn’t know that you were in the middle of a city, it’s so quiet. Her street has a village feel to it – everyone knows everyone. Then we went off to the seaside on Saturday. It took a while to get there, but it was great fun.

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20   You will hear two friends talking about cooking dinner. What will the man do?

Woman:   You have to help me!

Man:   I always do!

Woman:   Not just the easy things. The hard work is washing and cutting the vegetables. Cooking them is easy.

Man:   But I’m good at cooking.

Woman:   Well, I’m not cutting them this time.

Man:   OK, I’ll do that. You do the rest.

Woman:   Fine.

Now listen again.

21 F   22 A   23 H   24 C   25 G

Audioscript

Woman:   So, what kind of things do your children like doing?

Man:   George loves books. He reads anything.

Woman:   I wish Henry did! Henry spends all his time in front of a computer screen. I keep telling him to go outside, but he doesn’t listen.

Man:   Edward was like that, but he’s changed. He’s on the school chess team now!

Woman:   That’s great!

Man:   Yes, he loves games like chess, but he doesn’t do much exercise.

Woman:   And Annabel?

Man:   She’s the musician of the family. She plays in a band with some friends. They make a terrible noise! Luckily, they don’t practise at our house.

Woman:   She sounds very different to my Sophie.

Man:   Is she the dancer?

Woman:   You’re getting Ellie and Sophie mixed up. Sophie is the one who loves painting. She loves going to see shows with the very modern stuff, and she draws quite well herself. Ellie is the one who’s always practising in her bedroom. I can hear her jumping around, and she sometimes bumps into the furniture!

Man:   We can’t get any of them to do things with us.

Woman:   Same here! Not even Henry.

Now listen again.