B2 Module 33

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 someone talking about football referees. What is the speaker's attitude towards referees?
   • A. They make too many mistakes.
   • B. They deserve sympathy.
   • C. Some are better than others.

   Đáp án: B

2. Câu 2. You hear a famous chef talking about his week. What does he say about what happened during the week?
   • A. He had a problem that was not his fault.
   • B. He didn't want to appear on so many programmes.
   • C. He had his first experience of live TV.

   Đáp án: A

3. Câu 3. You hear someone talking about her career in dancing. What does she emphasize?
   • A. the contribution made by her parents
   • B. how much hard work she did
   • C. her desire to be a dancer

   Đáp án: C

4. Câu 4. You hear someone talking on the phone at work. Who is she talking to?
   • A. a colleague
   • B. her boss
   • C. a client

   Đáp án: A

5. Câu 5. You hear a radio presenter talking about a book. What feeling does the presenter express about the book?
   • A. doubt that it does exactly what it says it does
   • B. amazement at how up to date its information is
   • C. curiosity about how it was written

   Đáp án: A

6. Câu 6. You hear part of an interview with a famous comedian. What does he say about his school days?
   • A. The teachers never criticized him.
   • B. He was only good at one subject.
   • C. Other people found him amusing.

   Đáp án: C

7. Câu 7. You hear someone talking about a person he knows. What is the speaker doing?
   • A. complaining
   • B. apologizing
   • C. arguing

   Đáp án: A

8. Câu 8. You hear a tour guide talking to a group of visitors to a museum. What does he tell them about the museum?
   • A. It's easy to get lost in it.
   • B. Big groups aren't allowed in some parts of it.
   • C. It's better only to visit a small part of it.

   Đáp án: C

You will hear someone talking about the sport of elephant polo. For questions 9–18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

1. Câu 9. Câu 9

   Đáp án: social

2. Câu 10. Câu 10

   Đáp án: width

3. Câu 11. Câu 11

   Đáp án: handler

4. Câu 12. Câu 12

   Đáp án: pick up

5. Câu 13. Câu 13

   Đáp án: nine / 9

6. Câu 14. Câu 14

   Đáp án: ten minutes / 10 minutes

7. Câu 15. Câu 15

   Đáp án: long and heavy / heavy and long / long, heavy / heavy, long / long & heavy / heavy & long

8. Câu 16. Câu 16

   Đáp án: lie down

9. Câu 17. Câu 17

   Đáp án: attitude

10. Câu 18. Câu 18

    Đáp án: their ears

You will hear five different people talking about cities they have visited. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) the opinion each person gives about the city. 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 exactly as I had imagined.
   • B. It is not as good as it used to be.
   • C. It is hard to find your way around it.
   • D. It is overrated.
   • E. It can get too crowded.
   • F. It was even better than I expected.

   Đáp án: A

2. Câu 20. Speaker 2
   • A. It was exactly as I had imagined.
   • B. It is not as good as it used to be.
   • C. It is hard to find your way around it.
   • D. It is overrated.
   • E. It can get too crowded.
   • F. It was even better than I expected.

   Đáp án: E

3. Câu 21. Speaker 3
   • A. It was exactly as I had imagined.
   • B. It is not as good as it used to be.
   • C. It is hard to find your way around it.
   • D. It is overrated.
   • E. It can get too crowded.
   • F. It was even better than I expected.

   Đáp án: F

4. Câu 22. Speaker 4
   • A. It was exactly as I had imagined.
   • B. It is not as good as it used to be.
   • C. It is hard to find your way around it.
   • D. It is overrated.
   • E. It can get too crowded.
   • F. It was even better than I expected.

   Đáp án: C

5. Câu 23. Speaker 5
   • A. It was exactly as I had imagined.
   • B. It is not as good as it used to be.
   • C. It is hard to find your way around it.
   • D. It is overrated.
   • E. It can get too crowded.
   • F. It was even better than I expected.

   Đáp án: D

You will hear an interview with someone who is involved in the music business. For questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 24. What does James say about the radio station he started?
   • A. Its name was very appropriate.
   • B. It was more popular than he had expected.
   • C. It was not very expensive to run.

   Đáp án: B

2. Câu 25. What does James say about people's attitudes towards his age?
   • A. They were nicer to him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
   • B. They were more jealous of him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
   • C. They expected more of him when he was 16 than when he was 12.

   Đáp án: A

3. Câu 26. James says that his career in music has included
   • A. taking over a local radio station.
   • B. making advertisements.
   • C. setting up new festivals.

   Đáp án: B

4. Câu 27. What do we learn about advertising on James' TV channel?
   • A. There isn't any of it.
   • B. It always includes music.
   • C. It doesn't interrupt the programmes.

   Đáp án: C

5. Câu 28. What does James say about the people interviewed on the channel?
   • A. They have to say something interesting.
   • B. They enjoy being interviewed.
   • C. They often say unexpected things.

   Đáp án: A

6. Câu 29. What does James say about his ideas?
   • A. Some of them are not very realistic.
   • B. He expects to have good ones all the time.
   • C. He makes sure that he doesn't forget them.

   Đáp án: C

7. Câu 30. James's advice to listeners who might want to go into business is to
   • A. forget about past problems.
   • B. learn from past mistakes.
   • C. take big risks.

   Đáp án: A