Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 15 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 C   2 B   3 A   4 B   5 C

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1   Where will Ben and Sally go after school?

Ben:   Hi Sally. Would you like to go to the park after school?

Sally:   It’s too cold today to be outside.

Ben:   We could go to see a film. The cinema will be nice and warm.

Sally:   I don’t have much money. Why don’t we go for a coffee?

Ben:   Good idea.

2   What time does the school sports day start?

Girl:   What time are you going to the school sports day, Jim?

Boy:   Look, it opens at 11, but I want to help to get everything ready, so I will be there at 10 o’clock in the morning.

Girl:   I will go early with you, then. My first race is at 11.30.

Boy:   So, you can help me do some things before it opens.

Girl:   Yes, of course.

3   What will Mary have for lunch?

Dad:   Would you like a sandwich to take to school for lunch, Mary?

Marry:   I like sandwiches, but today I would like something different.

Dad:   We still have some of the birthday cake that your mum made.

Marry:   No, thanks, I don’t want to get fat. I’ll have a banana, please.

Dad:   Ok, I’ll get it ready for you. Do you want an apple, too?

Marry:   No, thanks!

4   How much are the shoes?

Boy:   Excuse me, are these shoes half price?

Shop Assistant:   That’s right, they’re in the sale. Everything on that shelf is £20.

Boy:   Oh good. I’ll have them and I’d like this scarf, too.

Shop Assistant:   Right. That will be another £5 for the scarf so that is £25 in total.

5   What was the weather like on Friday?

Boy 1:   What was the weather like during the football match, on Friday?

Boy 2:   It wasn’t raining, but it was very cold.

Boy 1:   I know. We didn’t have any sun all weekend, did we?

Boy 2:   Right. By the end of the game it was snowing, so I was quite happy when the match finished and we went for a hot shower.

6 December   7 12th October

8 colour   9 13   10 Rivers

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Woman:   Last year’s school calendar was very popular. Because of this, we are going to make another one, ready for next year. (6) We hope to finish it by November, so that we can sell it in early December. We have decided to include drawings, rather than photos, in next year’s calendar. This is because we think it will be more interesting and less expensive to make.

If you would like to have your drawing in our calendar, you must enter it into our school competition. (7) The final date to enter the competition is October 12th. We hoped it would be October 20th, but we had to change the date as we need to print it by early November. We will choose a different drawing for each month and the best of all will be put on the front cover. The 12 inside pictures will be in black and white, and (8) the one on the front cover will be in colour. So (9) we need 13 pictures in total. (10) Please send your drawings to Mrs. Rivers. That’s R-I-V-E-R-S. She works in the geography department.

11 B   12 B   13 B   14 B   15 C

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Sarah:   Hi Tom! Are you going on the trip next month?

Tom:   I’m not sure, Sarah. (11) I like the idea of staying on a farm, but not at a campsite.

Sarah:   (11) I know. (12) I usually stay in a guest house or hotel when I go on holiday with my parents. But this will be fun!

Tom:   I don’t think I want to be with my classmates for a whole week!

Sarah:   I think that makes it more interesting, don’t you?

Tom:   Maybe. But (13) won’t it be expensive?

Sarah:   (13) No. It’ll be really cheap as we’re going in a group. The teachers are lucky. They don’t pay!

Tom:   But, what if the weather’s bad?

Sarah:   Don’t worry, (14) it’s summer now. It’s not winter or spring, when it usually rains! I have heard the weather will be sunny these days.

Tom:   So, can we cook our own food on a fire outdoors?

Sarah:   Unfortunately, we aren’t allowed to.

Tom:   Why not?

Sarah:   Well, the campsite where we will stay belongs to the farm. So, we aren’t allowed to do what we like.

Tom:   So, (15) where will we eat? I don’t suppose there’s a café near there.

Sarah:   (15) No! [laughing] We’ll eat in the farm. Some people there will prepare food for us.

Tom:   Sounds good! Maybe I will come after all!

16 C   17 B   18 A   19 B   20 B

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16   You will hear a boy talking to his friend about his holiday. What didn’t he like?

Girl:   Hi Dave. How was your holiday? Did you have a good time?

Boy:   Actually, I’m pleased to be back.

Girl:   Wasn’t the weather good?

Boy:   It was great and so was the hotel. I just didn’t enjoy the meals.

Girl:   Don’t you like Spanish food? I thought you did.

Boy:   I do. But they only served German food, and I hate that.

17   You will hear two friends talking in a restaurant. Why won’t the girl order something sweet?

Boy:   Would you like a dessert?

Girl:   I’d love one. But I have to be very careful.

Boy:   But you’re so thin! Oh, I forgot! You’ve got a problem with your stomach and there are some things you can’t eat, right?

Girl:   Yes, eggs and milk. Only the bowl of fruit is OK.

Boy:   But that’s not your favourite, is it? So, I guess we’ll just get the bill, then.

18   You will hear two teachers talking outside a shop. Why is the woman unhappy?

Woman:   I’m not going in there, again! The shop assistants were very polite, but even I know more about laptops than they do!

Man:   Well, my advice is, don’t get anything cheap.

Woman:   But they were all about the same price. They had nothing at a low price.

Man:   Look, I’ll take you somewhere where I know they’ll be able to help.

Woman:   Thanks.

19   You will hear a girl speaking on the phone. What’s the problem with her trainers?

Girl:   Hello. I’d like to return some trainers. They’re much lighter in colour than in the photo. It’s a pity, because they are at a low price and their size is exactly what I want. Until now, I’ve been very happy with everything I have ordered from your website. I suppose you can’t be lucky, all the time!

20   You will hear a boy talking to his sister. What’s the problem with his sister’s suitcase?

Boy:   Don’t pack board games again. You always pack so much! Look! MY suitcase is nearly empty! We always have to pay extra for your luggage when we fly, because your suitcase is too heavy!

Girl:   OK. My suitcase is very heavy again, but at least we won’t have to pay anything this time as we aren’t travelling by plane.

Boy:   Right. I just hope that there is enough space left in dad’s car.

21 E   22 C   23 D   24 H   25 A

Audioscript

Girl:   Hi Tom, how was school today?

Boy:   Hi! Well, my first lesson this morning was Art and our teacher talked to us about Pablo Picasso. I don’t really like Picasso’s work but I couldn’t believe how good some of his paintings were. (21) Then I had an hour of History. I almost wanted to sleep.

Girl:   Oh, me too. (22) Did you have Mathematics today?

Boy:   (22) Yes, but I didn’t understand most of the lesson. I never thought Maths is easy.

Girl:   What lessons did you have this afternoon?

Boy:   (23) Science and German. Mrs Bright made us (23) wear special glasses so that we wouldn’t hurt our eyes. She put some things in a box and it suddenly made a big noise. (23) We had to be careful. Later, I had (24) German. Our teacher made a list of all the words that we should know which will help me a lot.

Girl:   (24) That’s really useful, isn’t it?

Boy:   (24) Yes. And the last lesson was (25) Geography. I always find this lesson interesting. But I don’t like our new teacher. Miss Brown, our teacher last year, made us laugh all the time.