Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 07 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 C   2 C   3 B   4 A   5 B

Audioscript

1   How will David travel?

Woman:   Hi David. What a lot of luggage! Where are you going?

Man:   I’m going on holiday.

Woman:   Are you going to the airport?

Man:   Well, we wanted to fly, but the flights were so expensive.

Woman:   Hmm. The train can be too.

Man:   But we found discount train tickets online. Even cheaper than the coach.

Woman:   Have a good trip!

Now listen again.

2   What time will Roger see the dentist?

Roger:   Hello. Can I make an appointment to see the dentist, please?

Receptionist:   Let me see … There are times available next Friday. How about one o’clock?

Roger:   I’ve got a working lunch then. Is there anything later? I can come after 3.00.

Receptionist:   I’ve got one available at three, and one at half past three.

Roger:   OK, I’ll take the later one, please.

Now listen again.

3   How much will Vera pay for her lunch?

Vera:   Can I have my bill, please?

Man:   You had the chicken, correct? That’s seven pounds fifty.

Vera:   And chocolate cake. That’s three pounds, isn’t it? So that’s … ten pounds fifty pence.

Man:   Today dessert is half price. So seven pounds fifty pence plus one pound fifty.

Vera:   So nine. Here’s a ten-pound note.

Man:   I’ll get your change.

Now listen again.

4   What will the friends do in the afternoon?

Man:   Would you like to play tennis this afternoon?

Woman:   Maybe. I was thinking of going to the indoor swimming pool.

Man:   But the weather’s lovely!

Woman:   What about the beach?

Man:   But we can’t play tennis on the beach.

Woman:   They say the weather will change, so let’s go to the beach before it’s too late.

Man:   OK, we’ll keep tennis and the pool for another day.

Now listen again.

5   What pet will Janet have?

Mum:   Janet wants a dog.

Dad:   Not in this house. A cat, possibly, or a fish.

Mum:   She can’t play with a fish. That’s why she wants a dog.

Dad:   We can go on holiday and leave a fish alone.

Mum:   You can leave cats too. I say a cat.

Dad:   Fine. I still think a fish would be good. Just don’t ask me to look after the cat!

Now listen again.

6 8.30   7 6/six   8 1   9 free   10 photo

Audioscript

Woman:   Welcome to the library. You will all come here a lot, so there’s some important information that you need to know.

First of all, the hours the library is open. During term time, the library is open 24 hours a day. But outside term time, it’s open from half past eight in the morning until seven o’clock in the evening.

Of course, you will want to take things out of the library. You can borrow different things, like magazines, CDs, books. You can take up to ten different things out of the library, but only six books at one time. But please be careful! If you return things late, you will have to pay a fine! The cost is two pounds a day for each book and one pound a day for other things. Library cards are free, but you need to fill in a form and give it in with a photo. If you lose your card, you can get a new one, but it will cost five pounds.

Now listen again.

11 A   12 C   13 B   14 B   15 C

Audioscript

Jane:   Hi David. Have you got any plans for this evening? Some of us are thinking of going to the cinema.

David:   Hello Jane. That sounds great. What are you going to see?

Jane:   Well, we haven’t decided yet. There’s a new action film out – a James Bond film. But Robert’s coming and he isn’t a fan of action films.

David:   What else is on?

Jane:   Let me try and remember what I saw on the website. There was a romantic film – two people fall in love, but one of them gets ill and dies young. It sounds good, but really sad.

David:   No … I really don’t enjoy films like that at all. Are there any other choices?

Jane:   There’s a comedy, and people say it’s very funny. And a cartoon for children.

David:   Well what about the funny one? Everyone likes a laugh, don’t they?

Jane:   OK, yeah, why not? Shall we pick you up on our way there? About eight?

David:   That’s a plan!

Now listen again.

16 B   17 C   18 A   19 B   20 C

Audioscript

16   You will hear a woman talking to her friend about a meal at a restaurant. What did she eat?

Man:   Did you enjoy your meal last night?

Woman:   It was delicious.

Man:   What did you have?

Woman:   Well, it was a steak restaurant, but there were other things on the menu, too, like fish and pasta.

Man:   David told me he had the pasta.

Woman:   Yes, but then he spent the whole meal looking at my fish!

Now listen again.

17   You will hear a man explaining why he was late for work. Why was he late?

Man:   I’m sorry for being late. I couldn’t do anything about it. I woke up earlier than usual and got my train OK. And the train was on time today for a change. But the road from the station was blocked with traffic, so the bus took over an hour – usually it’s a ten-minute journey. The traffic lights weren’t working.

Now listen again.

18   You will hear two friends talking about holidays. Where did Anita go?

Man:   Did you have a nice holiday, Anita?

Anita:   Fantastic, thanks.

Man:   You went to New York, didn’t you?

Anita:   We did. Not that it was planned!

Man:   Oh.

Anita:   You see, we had booked Florida, but we were offered a change at the last moment because of the bad weather there. Los Angeles was also a possibility.

Man:   Nice to have a choice!

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19   You will hear two friends talking about shopping. What do they need from the supermarket?

Woman:   Please get some potatoes when you go out.

Man:   We’ve got some. They’re in the cupboard with the other vegetables.

Woman:   Oh. But there aren’t any carrots.

Man:   Because we never eat them. We buy them and then we throw them out.

Woman:   But I want to make carrot cake. I haven’t made it for months.

Man:   OK. Onions?

Woman:   We’re OK for onions.

Now listen again.

20   You will hear a man talking on the phone. Why can’t he come to the party?

Man:   I’m sorry. I left work early so I could come, but it’s my mother. You met her when she visited me, didn’t you? She’s had a fall and I want to check that she’s all right. I need to pay her a visit, anyway. I was going to see her tomorrow after work, but I think I should go now.

Now listen again.

21 H   22 D   23 A   24 E   25 F

Audioscript

Greta:   Hello Anthony. Are you getting ready for your holiday?

Anthony:   Yes, Greta. We’re very excited. We’ve got new boots this year and we’re going to try and do about 16 kilometres a day!

Greta:   Great.

Anthony:   I talked to Julie earlier. She’s got her suncream and hat ready – it’s sun, sea and sand for her holiday this year.

Greta:   Yes, and she said I could use her tent. My sister and I are going to Scotland.

Anthony:   Sleeping out in a field? That’s not for me. I hope the weather is nice for you.

Greta:   Talking about holidays, you know John, my neighbour?

Anthony:   Yes. Didn’t he go skiing last winter?

Greta:   Yes, and he broke his leg. He said ‘never again!’ after that. He’s booked a tour of four European capital cities – he showed me a long list of interesting places he’s going to visit.

Anthony:   I thought he was going cycling with Jenny.

Greta:   That was the plan, but not anymore. Jenny couldn’t go. She has to work all summer.

Anthony:   She’ll be home alone, then because Ed will be away on his boat.

Now listen again.