B2 Module 15

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 1. You hear a man talking about crime fiction. What is his attitude to crime novels now?
   • A. He thinks they are a useful distraction.
   • B. He prefers to buy only one crime novel at a time.
   • C. He finds them less memorable than other types of novel.

   Đáp án: C

2. Câu 2. You hear two sports journalists talking about a tennis player who is retiring. What do they agree about the tennis player?
   • A. He will look for opportunities to work on TV.
   • B. He is likely to start a new career as a coach.
   • C. He was chosen to stop playing at the right time.

   Đáp án: B

3. Câu 3. You hear an inventor talking about her work. What does she say about inventions?
   • A. They are the result of a lot of hard work.
   • B. She enjoys encouraging others to create them.
   • C. Ideas for them come to her at unexpected times.

   Đáp án: A

4. Câu 4. You hear two friends discussing their plans for the weekend. What is the man doing?
   • A. persuading his friend to take up cycling
   • B. recommending a new cycle route to his friend
   • C. inviting his friend to accompany him on a cycle ride

   Đáp án: C

5. Câu 5. You hear a woman talking about crossword puzzles. How does she feel about doing them?
   • A. relaxed while she is focused on a crossword
   • B. excited if she can solve all the clues correctly
   • C. satisfied that she is exercising her brain

   Đáp án: C

6. Câu 6. You hear two colleagues talking about travelling to work. What do they disagree on?
   • A. that the time spent travelling is a waste of time
   • B. that travelling to work is very expensive
   • C. that it’s better to live outside the city and travel in to work

   Đáp án: A

7. Câu 7. You hear a researcher talking about social media. What point does he make about it?
   • A. It’s easy to forget that social media is a recent development.
   • B. The disadvantages of social media are often exaggerated.
   • C. Friendships on social media cannot replace face-to-face contact.

   Đáp án: A

8. Câu 8. You hear a woman telling a friend about her experience of using a life coach. What has the woman decided to do differently?
   • A. stop worrying about whether she achieves her goals
   • B. set herself smaller goals that are easier to achieve
   • C. reflect on which goals are most important to achieve

   Đáp án: B

You will hear a talk by a woman called Kelly who ran a long-distance hiking route from the top to the bottom of New Zealand. For questions 9–18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

1. Câu 9. Câu 9

   Đáp án: cousin

2. Câu 10. Câu 10

   Đáp án: neighbour / neighbor

3. Câu 11. Câu 11

   Đáp án: deserted

4. Câu 12. Câu 12

   Đáp án: water bottle / water

5. Câu 13. Câu 13

   Đáp án: beautiful mountains / mountains

6. Câu 14. Câu 14

   Đáp án: canoe

7. Câu 15. Câu 15

   Đáp án: parrots

8. Câu 16. Câu 16

   Đáp án: strong winds / strong wind / winds / wind

9. Câu 17. Câu 17

   Đáp án: swollen ankles / ankles

10. Câu 18. Câu 18

    Đáp án: empty

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about camping trips. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what opinion each speaker gives about the camping trip they went on. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

1. Câu 19. Speaker 1
   • A. It was more comfortable than I had thought.
   • B. It made me want to go camping again.
   • C. It bought the family closer together.
   • D. It was easy for me to choose a good camp-site.
   • E. It cost less than my usual holidays.
   • F. It made me feel healthier.
   • G. It brought back happy memories.
   • H. It was a great way for me to relax.

   Đáp án: F

2. Câu 20. Speaker 2
   • A. It was more comfortable than I had thought.
   • B. It made me want to go camping again.
   • C. It bought the family closer together.
   • D. It was easy for me to choose a good camp-site.
   • E. It cost less than my usual holidays.
   • F. It made me feel healthier.
   • G. It brought back happy memories.
   • H. It was a great way for me to relax.

   Đáp án: B

3. Câu 21. Speaker 3
   • A. It was more comfortable than I had thought.
   • B. It made me want to go camping again.
   • C. It bought the family closer together.
   • D. It was easy for me to choose a good camp-site.
   • E. It cost less than my usual holidays.
   • F. It made me feel healthier.
   • G. It brought back happy memories.
   • H. It was a great way for me to relax.

   Đáp án: G

4. Câu 22. Speaker 4
   • A. It was more comfortable than I had thought.
   • B. It made me want to go camping again.
   • C. It bought the family closer together.
   • D. It was easy for me to choose a good camp-site.
   • E. It cost less than my usual holidays.
   • F. It made me feel healthier.
   • G. It brought back happy memories.
   • H. It was a great way for me to relax.

   Đáp án: A

5. Câu 23. Speaker 5
   • A. It was more comfortable than I had thought.
   • B. It made me want to go camping again.
   • C. It bought the family closer together.
   • D. It was easy for me to choose a good camp-site.
   • E. It cost less than my usual holidays.
   • F. It made me feel healthier.
   • G. It brought back happy memories.
   • H. It was a great way for me to relax.

   Đáp án: C

You will hear an interview with a man called Jamie Cole, who is talking about his experience of writing his first recipe book. For questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 24. When Jamie was a recipe tester, he decided to write a recipe book because
   • A. he was persuaded by a colleague that his book would do very well.
   • B. he thought his own recipes were better than the ones he was testing.
   • C. he knew he had a good understanding of what makes a successful recipe.

   Đáp án: C

2. Câu 25. How did Jamie succeed in getting a book deal with a publisher?
   • A. He found an agent who helped him.
   • B. He had a useful contact in the business.
   • C. He wrote to every publisher of food books.

   Đáp án: B

3. Câu 26. What aspect of writing the book did Jamie find most challenging?
   • A. having to spend so much time shopping for ingredients
   • B. practising the same recipe many times in order to perfect it
   • C. researching background information to include about his recipes

   Đáp án: A

4. Câu 27. Jamie says he has been asked by the public
   • A. whether the pictures in his book are real.
   • B. whether he had help with writing the recipes.
   • C. whether his recipe book has earnt him lots of money.

   Đáp án: A

5. Câu 28. Why does Jamie think his recipe book is popular?
   • A. He uses unusual flavour combinations in his recipes.
   • B. His recipes are aimed at people with little time to cook.
   • C. He has included recipes for cooks of different abilities.

   Đáp án: B

6. Câu 29. What advice does Jamie give to people thinking of writing their first recipe book?
   • A. focus on a particular style or type of cooking
   • B. develop food preparation skills by taking courses
   • C. get a job where you work in a kitchen every day

   Đáp án: A

7. Câu 30. What is Jamie’s immediate priority for his career?
   • A. planning a series of TV programmes about food
   • B. travelling widely to gather ideas for future books
   • C. starting a blog as a way to communicate with readers

   Đáp án: C