B2 Module 40

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 a book. What does he particularly like about it?
   • A. It’s amusing.
   • B. It’s well written.
   • C. It’s informative.

   Đáp án: B

2. Câu 2. You hear a caller on a radio phone-in programme. Why has she called?
   • A. to criticise the appearance of a new building
   • B. to question the purpose of a new building
   • C. to explain the location of a new building

   Đáp án: A

3. Câu 3. You overhear a conversation about families. What language does the man usually speak at home?
   • A. Dutch
   • B. English
   • C. Spanish

   Đáp án: C

4. Câu 4. You hear a woman talking about learning how to make jewellery. What does she say about it?
   • A. It’s made her realise that she lacks practical skills.
   • B. It’s easier to do than she had expected.
   • C. It’s created new opportunities for her.

   Đáp án: B

5. Câu 5. You hear a man talking about a new car he’s just bought. The man was most attracted to this model by
   • A. its economy.
   • B. its reliability.
   • C. its size.

   Đáp án: C

6. Câu 6. You overhear two sales assistants talking about their new manager. What does the woman say about him?
   • A. He’s well qualified for the job.
   • B. He’s been very polite so far.
   • C. He seems very efficient.

   Đáp án: A

7. Câu 7. You hear a man talking about a tennis competition. What does he say about it?
   • A. It was less successful than a newspaper suggested.
   • B. More people should have taken part in it.
   • C. The players enjoyed it.

   Đáp án: C

8. Câu 8. You hear a cycle mechanic talking to a customer. What does he say about the customer’s bike?
   • A. It’s not worth repairing.
   • B. It would be impossible to repair.
   • C. It’s difficult to get the parts needed for the repair.

   Đáp án: C

You will hear a woman called Britt Foxton talking about women’s basketball. For questions 9–18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

1. Câu 9. Câu 9

   Đáp án: high school / school

2. Câu 10. Câu 10

   Đáp án: matchgirl / matchgirl.com / matchgirl dot com / www.matchgirl.com

3. Câu 11. Câu 11

   Đáp án: team sports

4. Câu 12. Câu 12

   Đáp án: May

5. Câu 13. Câu 13

   Đáp án: 1976

6. Câu 14. Câu 14

   Đáp án: broken bones

7. Câu 15. Câu 15

   Đáp án: hairpins

8. Câu 16. Câu 16

   Đáp án: chewing gum

9. Câu 17. Câu 17

   Đáp án: the Red Heads / Red Heads

10. Câu 18. Câu 18

    Đáp án: perfectionist

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about holiday jobs they have done. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says about the job they did. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

1. Câu 19. Speaker 1
   • A. I was disappointed not to earn more.
   • B. The routine made it very boring.
   • C. I didn’t like the way some people were rude to me.
   • D. I didn’t have to work very hard.
   • E. My boss was very demanding.
   • F. I needed to be very sociable.
   • G. Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
   • H. I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

   Đáp án: B

2. Câu 20. Speaker 2
   • A. I was disappointed not to earn more.
   • B. The routine made it very boring.
   • C. I didn’t like the way some people were rude to me.
   • D. I didn’t have to work very hard.
   • E. My boss was very demanding.
   • F. I needed to be very sociable.
   • G. Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
   • H. I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

   Đáp án: H

3. Câu 21. Speaker 3
   • A. I was disappointed not to earn more.
   • B. The routine made it very boring.
   • C. I didn’t like the way some people were rude to me.
   • D. I didn’t have to work very hard.
   • E. My boss was very demanding.
   • F. I needed to be very sociable.
   • G. Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
   • H. I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

   Đáp án: F

4. Câu 22. Speaker 4
   • A. I was disappointed not to earn more.
   • B. The routine made it very boring.
   • C. I didn’t like the way some people were rude to me.
   • D. I didn’t have to work very hard.
   • E. My boss was very demanding.
   • F. I needed to be very sociable.
   • G. Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
   • H. I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

   Đáp án: D

5. Câu 23. Speaker 5
   • A. I was disappointed not to earn more.
   • B. The routine made it very boring.
   • C. I didn’t like the way some people were rude to me.
   • D. I didn’t have to work very hard.
   • E. My boss was very demanding.
   • F. I needed to be very sociable.
   • G. Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
   • H. I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

   Đáp án: C

You will hear an interview with a novelist called Greg Field. For questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 24. What led Greg to start reading as a child?
   • A. the encouragement of his parents
   • B. spending time exploring a local library
   • C. some books he was allowed to look through

   Đáp án: C

2. Câu 25. What does Greg say about his schooldays?
   • A. He found books more interesting than websites.
   • B. He liked reading books that had been made into films.
   • C. He was inspired by the way one teacher used books in class.

   Đáp án: C

3. Câu 26. How did Greg feel when his first novel was published?
   • A. calm
   • B. relieved
   • C. disappointed

   Đáp án: B

4. Câu 27. What does Greg say about the place where he writes?
   • A. He likes to keep distractions to a minimum.
   • B. He has a favourite pen that he always uses.
   • C. He enjoys varying the room where he works.

   Đáp án: A

5. Câu 28. What is different about Greg’s next book?
   • A. the period in which it is set
   • B. the readers it is intended for
   • C. the seriousness of the message

   Đáp án: B

6. Câu 29. Greg says that writing novels based on your own experiences can
   • A. be very difficult to do well.
   • B. limit what you can describe.
   • C. quickly become boring for readers.

   Đáp án: B

7. Câu 30. Greg advises new writers to avoid
   • A. explaining the meaning of symbols they use.
   • B. mentioning people’s clothes too much.
   • C. involving too many different places.

   Đáp án: A