Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 09 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 B   2 A   3 C   4 B   5 A

Audioscript

1   What time is Margaret’s train?

Man:   Hi Margaret. What time’s your train? The eight o’clock one?

Margaret:   I wish it was! That one was full.

Man:   But there isn’t another one until nine fifteen. Isn’t that too late?

Margaret:   Yes. They’ve put on an extra train at quarter to nine because of the holiday, and I’m getting that.

Man:   So there’s one before nine fifteen.

Margaret:   Yes.

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2   What will Mary bring to the party?

Man:   Hi Mary. What are you bringing to the party?

Mary:   I thought I’d bring some pizza.

Man:   Isn’t Henry bringing pizza?

Mary:   No, he’s bringing cake. And I hope it’s a chocolate cake!

Man:   Who’s bringing the balloons?

Mary:   Balloons? That’s your job. Didn’t you read the email?

Man:   No, my computer is broken. OK, so I’m bringing balloons.

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3   What will Roberta do this afternoon?

Man:   Hey, Roberta, please don’t forget to buy sugar when you go shopping.

Roberta:   I haven’t got time to go shopping today.

Man:   But you always go on Fridays. And these books need to go back to the library.

Roberta:   I’m having my hair cut and it’s going to take hours. You’ll have to go to the supermarket and the library.

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4   What will the friends eat for dinner?

Man:   What about dinner?

Woman:   How about going out for fish and chips?

Man:   Great idea, but have we got time? The film starts at eight. Maybe we should just have a sandwich?

Woman:   Or soup? There’s some in the fridge from yesterday.

Man:   There isn’t enough for two. Look, it’ll only take a minute to get the bread and cheese out. Then we won’t miss the film.

Woman:   OK.

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5   What job does Kevin’s son have?

Woman:   How’s the family, Kevin?

Kevin:   Very well. Adam, my son, has a new job.

Woman:   Oh, he’s not a cook anymore?

Kevin:   Well, actually, he is. He went for a job as a shop assistant at the supermarket, but they also needed cooks for the hot food they sell.

Woman:   Doesn’t your wife work at the supermarket, too?

Kevin:   Yes, but she’s in the office.

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6 13   7 1,045   8 4/four   9 15/fifteen   10 quiet

Audioscript

Woman:   Now I’m going to give you some information about university flats. The first type is the cheapest. There are ten students in each flat. A room costs £95 per week. Each term is a different number of weeks. The first term is longer than the others. It’s 13 weeks, so it’s more expensive: one thousand two hundred and thirty-five pounds.

The second term costs nine hundred and fifty pounds, and the final term costs one thousand and forty-five pounds. The second type of flat is £110 a week and you share with three other students. In the first term, flats are available from the fifteenth of September until the twentieth of December. You can’t stay in the flats during the university holidays, but you can move back in on the fourth of January for the second term.

We have quiet time at night in student flats from Monday to Thursday between ten o’clock at night and half past six in the morning so students can study and sleep.

11 B   12 B   13 A   14 A   15 B

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Linda:   So, Peter, who are you going camping with?

Peter:   Well, Dave from work can’t make it, so Tom, Mike and Jon – you know them, old school friends. I’ll do a trip with colleagues another time.

Linda:   How long are you going for?

Peter:   It was going to be three nights – Thursday, Friday, Saturday, but now Jon and Mike have to be back by Saturday afternoon. It’s not a bad thing because I also want to do some things around the house. I really need to do some cleaning, and I’m thinking of painting the bathroom.

Linda:   Oh. You’re not all in one tent, are you?

Peter:   It’s a four-man tent with two sleeping sections, and each is big enough for two people.

Linda:   What you are doing for food?

Peter:   We don’t want to spend all our time cooking, and we don’t want to take lots of food. So we’re planning to eat in cafes and restaurants. We’ll take some milk and cereal with us for breakfast. That way we don’t have to pay for three meals a day.

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16 C   17 C   18 B   19 B   20 A

Audioscript

16   You will hear a woman shopping for shoes. Which pair of shoes does she buy?

Woman:   Have you got these brown shoes in size 7?

Man:   Only in 6 ½ and 7 ½, I’m afraid. These green ones are similar and we’ve got them in all sizes.

Woman:   What about these black ones?

Man:   We’ve got those in all sizes, too.

Woman:   Black it is. Green shoes don’t go with my clothes and the brown ones aren’t the right size.

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17   You will hear a woman describing something she lost. What did she lose?

Man:   Can you describe it, please?

Woman:   It’s brown leather. New, expensive!

Man:   What was in it?

Woman:   I had my purse in my coat pocket, so no money luckily.

Man:   What about keys?

Woman:   Yes! Keys! I can’t open my suitcase because the keys are in my handbag.

Man:   Anything else?

Woman:   My mobile phone. My passport is in the suitcase, so it’s OK.

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18   You will hear two friends talking. What is Paul going to make?

Woman:   Are you making a cake for the party, Paul?

Paul:   I’ve already made it! I’m just having a quick lunch.

Woman:   Oh. That sounds like a good idea. Anything for me?

Paul:   I thought you didn’t like omelettes!

Woman:   Why not fry the eggs?

Paul:   I’ve mixed them up already!

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19   You will hear a man talking about his holiday to his friend. What animal did he ride?

Woman:   What was it like?

Man:   Fantastic! You’re high up, so it’s scary!

Woman:   Are they friendly?

Man:   Not really, and they smell! But they’re so strong.

Woman:   They have to be – to live in those hot dry places.

Man:   I’ve been on an elephant before, but it wasn’t as difficult as the camel.

Woman:   I think I’ll keep to horses!

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20   You will hear a woman talking to her friend. Why is she upset?

Woman:   …Then the car wouldn’t start, so I called a taxi to Jean’s house. And it was late at night.

Man:   Oh no! Of course you’re upset. And you went all that way! I’m sure it was very expensive!

Woman:   I’ve been having problems with my car, so I wasn’t surprised. The taxi driver was helpful with my luggage, but Jean was out and I had to wait in the rain!

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21 D   22 A   23 H   24 C   25 G

Audioscript

Fiona:   Let’s all go to the activity centre, John. There’ll be something to do for everyone.

John:   Good idea, Fiona. They’ve got golf for me, and there’s a pool. That’ll keep Billy happy. What about you? There’s tennis.

Fiona:   My leg still isn’t right. I think tennis is a bit much for me, but Fred wants to try it again. He didn’t like badminton the first time he tried that. I’ll take some time out and just watch him – give him some advice.

John:   Keith will definitely want to try out his new boots to see if they can help him score more goals. What do you think Shona will want to do? Table tennis?

Fiona:   Er, she got upset when she lost her bat. So maybe not. Swimming with Billy?

John:   I think they need a break from each other. What about badminton with those other children?

Fiona:   That will probably be all right. She always wants to do something different from everybody else. But horse-riding is out! Do you remember what happened the last time?

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