Listening Part 1&2 – Multiple choices

1 What did the man do at the sports centre yesterday?

Man: I went along to that new (1)______________ yesterday evening.
Woman: Oh, yeah? Is it any good?
Man: Well, I haven’t become a (2)______________ yet, but they showed me around. It was pretty good. I was
thinking of joining so that I could do (3)______________ lessons, but there’s no (4)______________ So, I don’t
know.
Woman: Oh, that’s a shame. Did you try any of the (5)______________ while you were there?
Man: I did a quick (6)______________ in the gym at the sports centre – the (7)______________ are great. You’d like
it ’cos they have a (8)______________outside.
Woman: Interesting! I’ll go and take a look.

2 Which sport does the woman compete in?

Man: Are you into sport, Julie?
Julie: Yeah, I’ve loved it since I was little, and I’ve (1)______________ in a few different things.
Man: Oh, really? Do you mean in (2)______________ sports?
Julie: Well, I play (3)______________, but only for fun with my friends. I preferred (4)______________ when I was
at school – I was quite good at it, and I almost played in a national (5)______________ once. But no, I’m actually
hoping to go out to Spain to take part in the (6)______________ championships next month.
Man: That sounds (7)______________! I wish you the best of luck.
Julie: Thanks!
3 Where will the friends go running this evening?
Man: I’m not as (1)______________ as I used to be. I need to start doing some (2)______________ again.
Woman: Well, why don’t you come for a run with me this evening after college? I usually set off from home around
(3)______________ o’clock. We could go along a path through the (4)______________ near college. Or we could go
into the countryside, which is what I do. There’s (5)______________ by the river – it’s more (6)______________
than running through the streets, and there are some (7)_______ _______.
Man: Well, OK, then. Why not?
4 Which winter sport was Max good at when he was young?
Woman: I’m going (1)______________ next week – have you ever tried it, Max?
Max: Not since I entered a (2)_________when I was a (3)________. It didn’t end well – I came last and
(4)______________ my ankle!
woman: Oh – that doesn’t sound good.
Max: Well, no, it wasn’t. I used to be one of the fastest skiers I knew when I was that age – my family lived in
Switzerland for a few years, so I just expected to be good at other (5)______________ sports, too – like
snowboarding and (6)______________. But I (7)______________ to get into the school team for that!
Max: Really?
5 What did the girl lose?
Man: Good morning, Highfield Sports Centre.
Charlotte: Oh, hi. My name’s Charlotte. I was playing (1)______________ at the Centre yesterday. I wonder if
anyone’s found one of my (2)______________? It’s got ‘Charlotte’ in it – I was on (3)__________three with my
friend. I usually put everything in my (4)______________ with my (5)______________. I’ve got one but the other
isn’t there. Fortunately, they (6)_______ _______, but if you could look for me, that would be great.
Man: OK. Just let me check for you… Yes, it’s here!
Charlotte: Oh, (1)______________ – I’ll come in later, then.
6 Which sports instructor is the man going to meet today?
David: Oh, hi, it’s David. You know we said we’d meet at the (1)______________ club later this afternoon?
Well, the thing is, I forgot that I’ve already got an (2)______________ at the (3)___________ club. My son, Tom, is
thinking about joining so I wanted to show him around. We’re also going to meet the coach. I want to ask a few
questions.
Tom plays a lot of football and I’m not sure it will be easy for him to do both sports.
Can we (4)______________ another day instead? Sorry about this.
7 What will open at the sports Centre soon?
woman: Good afternoon, everybody. This is a club news (1)______________. I know some of you are already
enjoying the (2)______________ outdoor athletics area, but if you haven’t been there yet, do try it! I’m sure you’re
also looking (3)______________ to the basketball (4)______________ in a few weeks as well – don’t forget to buy a
(5)______________ at reception if you’d like to watch. And if you want to be one of the first people to try out the
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(6)______________ wall, come and book a session! You’ll be able to do that from the (7)______________ of this
month.
1 You will hear two friends talking about a school trip to a wildlife park.
Girl: Did you enjoy the (1)______________ park?
Boy: I thought it was OK. Though I’d prefer it if places like that only had (2)______________ that feel at home with
the local (3)______________, even if they’re ones that are (4)______________. It seems unfair keeping animals from
hot (5)______________ in parks where it’s cold.
Girl: You couldn’t learn about animals from other places then.
Boy: True, but on the trip, most of them were so (6)______________away it was impossible to study them properly.
Girl: At least there were (7)______________ about all of the animals.
Boy: No one was actually (8)______________ them, though.
2 You will hear two friends discussing a talk they went to.
Boy: I enjoy it when the college (1)______________talks like that.
Girl: Me too, and what the speaker was talking about gave me some good ideas for my (2)______________.
Boy: I’m doing mine on a very different topic, actually. It was interesting, though. She’s obviously done a lot of talks
like this before – she knows exactly how to get everyone’s (3)______________ by including some
(4)______________ stories as well as the (5)______________stuff.
Girl: I couldn’t stop laughing at one of them. I liked the photos of those old (6)______________in her presentation.
Boy: I’ve seen most of them before on the (7)______________, actually.
3 You will hear two friends talking about a new classmate.
Boy: What do you think of our new (1)______________?
Girl: I like her. I keep wanting to call her by the wrong name, though, because she looks a bit like a girl at my
(1)______________.
Boy: Oh dear! You’ll upset her if you do.
Girl: Don’t worry, I won’t! She seemed quite to begin with, like someone who’d rather just get on with their work in
class, and finds it hard to talk to others and make (1)______________. She’s become much more (1)_________ quite
quickly, though.
Boy: Yes, and now she chats just as much as any of us.
Girl: Possibly even more!
4 You will hear two friends talking about a college play they’re in.
Boy: Are you free one day after (1)______________ this week?
Girl: Yes, on (2)______________. Why?
Boy: Well, you know there’s the college play coming up? And thanks to you, I got one of the best roles – the one I
really wanted …
Girl: Yes.
Boy: There are some bits I’m not happy with. I feel like I’m standing in the wrong (3)______________ and some of
what I say doesn’t sound right. It’d be really (4)______________to have another opinion, but I know you’re busy.
Girl: Not at all, and are you having (5)______________ remembering what you need to say?
Boy: My (6)______________ certainly says a lot, but I’ve always been OK at remembering everything.
5 You will hear two friends talking about school uniforms.
Boy: I heard our school’s thinking of introducing school (1)______________
Girl: Really? It’d certainly make choosing what to wear in the (2)______________ easier.
Boy: And I suppose there’d be less washing for me or my mum and dad to do.
Girl: True, but then they’d need to (3)______________ our shirts, which takes ages. I’d feel sorry for the staff, though.
They won’t know who’s who if we’re all wearing the same thing.
Boy: At least to begin with … I read that wearing uniforms actually means (4)____________ get into trouble less
often.
Girl: I’ll (5)______________ that when I see it, though. How can clothes change how you behave?
6 You will hear two friends talking about the journey on a college trip.
Girl: I thought the journey was going to be difficult.
Boy: Me too. Normally, it takes hours because the college always (1)______________ a really old, slow bus
Girl: The train took (2)______________ the time, though. I wish they’d had something to drink apart from
(3)______________ and tea.
Boy: Yes, and I was hoping to get a sandwich too because I didn’t have time to make one this morning. I’m not sure
how much the other people in our (4)______________e enjoyed having thirty college students travelling with them.
Girl: They usually find it (5)______________ and start chatting to everyone.
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Boy: Not this time, though.