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Paper 3 Listening االستماع 3الورقة Duration: 45 minutes :دقيقة 45مدة االمتحان

اكتب اإلجابة في ورقة األسئمة.

ال حاجة ألدوات إضافية.

الرقم السكاني لمطالب هنا ألِصق

اقرأ أواًل التعميمات اآلتية: استعمل قمًما أزرق فقط.

ال تكتب عمى الـهامش العمودي. األسئمة. جميعأجب عن

ءبيضا ةصفح 1مطبوعة و صفحات 20عدد صفحات هذا االمتحان

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Part 1 Questions 1 – 8 You will hear a series of short conversations which take place at the zoo

For each recording there is a question and four pictures A, B, C and D. Circle the correct letter. Example 0 What time does the ticket office open at the weekend?

A B C D

1 How much does the woman have to pay?

A B C D

2 What kind of food can the children feed the monkeys?

A B C

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3 What colour bag does the woman’s daughter have?

A B C

D

4 What does the boy decide to eat?

A B C

D

5 Which activity will the dolphins do?

A B C

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6 When will people be able to see the lions again?

A B C

D

7 What animal can they see for the first time?

A B C

D

8 What is the best way to travel to the zoo?

A B C

D

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Part 2 Questions 9 – 16 You will hear part of an interview with a fire fighter.

Complete the sentences using ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

A fire fighter

Example (0) Mr Williams first job was as a teacher of History .

(9) Mr Williams wanted a job which would help him stay .

(10) Mr Williams has been a fire fighter for years.

(11) Mr Williams’ trip to Australia was special because he and his

met when he was there.

(12) What is important for fire fighters is work.

(13) Mr Williams often visits schools to speak to children about fire .

(14) He also helps with the of any new buildings in town.

(15) To become a fire fighter you need to complete a form as part of your .

(16) Mr Williams did his training course to become a fire fighter in

weeks.

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Part 3a Questions 17 – 24 You will hear someone giving a talk to a group of visitors to a new local library. Complete the notes using ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

The New Local Library

Example

Date library opened: 27th (0) September

The cost of building the library: one (17) pounds

Homework club managed by some (18)

Computers for homework club available from: (19) pm

Name of room for reading group: (20) room

Copying cards available at: (21)

Service provided for older customer called: (22) library

Subject of writing competition: the (23)

Last week of August : an (24) show for children

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Part 3b Questions 25 – 32 You will hear a young university student talking to a group of teenagers about studying

and living away from home.

Complete the notes using ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Studying away from home

Example

Name of Speaker: (0) JAMES

Year of study at University: (25)

Disadvantages:

Not able to attend family (26)

Communication can be (27)

Usually, goes home by (28)

Not doing things with old friends like going to the (29)

Advantages:

Studying favourite subject: (30)

Making friends with people from different (31)

Becoming an (32) person

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Part 4 Questions 33 - 38 You will hear part of a conversation between Ben and his mother talking about a

programme on TV Ben has watched.

Circle the correct letter, A, B or C.

Example

0 When did the first World Memory Championship take place?

A 1991

B 2008

C 2013

33 Which country taking part in the competition did Ben find most surprising?

A Germany

B China

C Uzbekistan

34 Which part of the competition would Ben find very difficult to do?

A dates

B names

C words

35 What did Ben find really hard to learn?

A the rules for a computer game

B information about a sports person

C a poem for school

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36 How did Ben’s mother learn the names of the students in her class?

A by using the alphabet

B by learning particular things about them

C by making them wear different colours

37 What has Ben done to find out more about memory?

A get a book

B ask his friends

C check on a website

38 What is Ben going to do now?

A clean up his room

B call his grandmother

C do his homework

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ENG9/3 May 2014

1024 مايوامتحان

ENGLISH المغة اإلنجميزية

Paper 3 Listening االستماع 3الورقة