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JUSTIFICATIONS OF THE ANSWERS

TEST 1 lives in the house. Choice (B) is a reply to a question asking how
Listening - Part 1: Photographs big the house is or how many bedrooms it has.
1. (C) In this picture we can see that the woman's body is indica- 10. (A) This question suggests that there is a problem with the
tive of a woman expecting a child. phone, so the man agrees it is not working. (B) doesn’t show that
(A) The picture shows that the woman is still pregnant and has not the phone is having problems, there can’t be a message since there
given birth yet. is a problem. (C) is incorrect, the question doesn’t ask the woman
(B) The picture shows that another woman is touching her stom- to phone the man.
ach, she isn’t touching her own. 11. (C) The question asked whether the woman liked the film and
(D) The picture clearly shows that the woman’s dress has no the answer confirms she did. Choice (A) is formed in the future
sleeves as her arms are showing. tense, but the question is formed in the past suggesting they have
2. (C) This picture shows people sitting around a dining-room table already seen the film. (B) is incorrect as the answer is formed, as if
and sitting on toilets, which are strange seats to be sitting on while it is a regular occurrence.
at a table. 12. (B) This answer gives a particular name as the question is ask-
(A) There is only one candle centered on the table, not more than ing what the cafe is called. (A) confirms a name and assumes the
one. man already knows the name. (C) says the cafe isn’t far. The ques-
(B) The picture shows that the people have not been given any food tion does not ask for the distance to the cafe.
yet and there are no waiters /waitresses serving food either. 13. (C) The question asks ‘when’, so the answer requires a particular
(D) The picture does not appear to show the people in a bathroom, date and for an answer that is situated in the future. (A) is a question;
the room is large and there is no other bathroom furniture. the answer requires a statement, some information. (B) It isn’t the
It is just that the people are sitting on toilets, which are usually man’s birthday. The woman doesn’t need to give him a present.
found in bathrooms. 14. (C) The question is asking for someone to help with the letter
3. (A) The picture shows two women, they have their babies inside writing. The man says that he will be able to do it for the woman.
their strollers and are walking down the street. (A) The man does not require a stamp to send his letter. (B) offers
(B) The babies are not being carried, which would suggest the some paper, but again the woman does not request anything to
women were holding the babies. They are inside their strollers. write the letter with.
(C) The women are not on the sidewalk but instead on the crossing, 15. (A) The question asks if the meeting is still in the same place,
crossing the street. the woman’s answer omits answering ‘yes or no’ but assumes that
(D) They are not on a busy street, as the picture only shows a few she thinks yes because of what the memo said. (B) gives the time,
cars; some are parked and only one is moving. the question doesn’t ask ‘when’ it is. (C) gives directions, but the
4. (D) The picture shows a woman gesturing as if she is speaking, question doesn’t ask for a specific location.
her facial expressions appear as if she is speaking. The man is still; 16. (C) The question is inquiring whether the man works for Mrs
he is facing the woman and is paying attention to her. Brown. The man’s answer corrects the woman and says he actually
(A) In the picture the man is sitting still and his arms aren’t raised. works for Mr Davies. (A) The woman isn’t asking if the man needs
(B) In the picture there doesn’t appear to be anything on the help. (B) is an answer to the question ‘can you help me?’ but the
woman’s legs, her lap. woman doesn’t require assistance herself.
(C) The man and woman are sitting opposite to one another and are 17. (B) The woman uses the word ‘certainly’ to emphasize what she
not sitting next to each other. is saying when she makes a statement, she replies yes positively.
5. (C) In the picture the woman is dressed in a smart red dress and (A) The question is asking for the future, but this answer is formed
her surroundings suggest that her dress is formal. (A) The picture in the past. The woman denies taking the photo, but the man asks if
shows the man wearing a suit with a bow tie, so he is not wearing she could take the photo. (C) uses the word picture in the sense of
casual clothes. drawing, but the question uses picture meaning photograph.
(B) The picture shows the man holding the microphone, not the 18. (C) The question is asking for the man’s preference to the food,
woman. the man’s response is that he likes both. (A) The question doesn’t
(D) The woman isn’t talking directly to the man, but rather he has ask for the whereabouts of the food. (B) gives a choice of food, but
spoken to her. She is not looking towards him, but away. the question doesn’t ask whether he would like beer.
6. (A) The stepladder, which is a small-sized ladder used to reach 19. (C) The question asks about a reason. The woman is guessing it
higher places, is standing separately from the men. No one is could be because he didn’t get on the bus. (A) doesn’t say the reason
standing on the stepladder. why he is late, just that he is regularly late. (B) is also incorrect as the
(B) The picture shows two men, one is standing and the other is question does not ask for the amount of time he is late by.
kneeling down, they are not both kneeling on the floor. 20. (A) The woman wants to know whether the man is ready to say
(C) The picture shows the men are holding hammers and using what he would like. The man replies he isn’t ready yet and would
these to put nails in the wall. It doesn’t show that the men have like more time. (B) suggests that the man is taking the order, but it
cloths to polish. is the other way round. (C) is praise for a selection from an order,
(D) There doesn’t appear to be a hammer on the ground; rather the but it is the man who is supposed to be ordering.
two men are both holding hammers. 21. (C) The man is inquiring if he has received anything, the mes-
sage could be by post or telephone. The woman replies that she
does have a message for him. (A) is incorrect because it is as if the
Listening - Part 2: Question-Response
7. (B) As the question asks about the time it is looking for a specif- man is asking the woman if she has spoken. (B) is incorrect, as the
ic number (time). The answer doesn’t ask for a date and it doesn’t man is asking if he has any messages; he would not know himself
refer to the future, so it cannot be (A). (C) Is incorrect because the what the message would be if he had one.
question isn’t asking for your opinion on whether they will be on 22. (A) The woman inquires whether the man would like to play
time or not. tennis with her. The man is very happy to and agrees to play with
8. (C) The question asks ‘where’ so requires a response that tells a her. (B) uses the word ‘join’ in the wrong way, it uses ‘join’ to
place. It does not ask ‘when’ so doesn’t require a time like in (A). mean become a member of something. The ‘join’ in the question
Choice (B) answers the questions ‘who are you going with’. asks if they would like to take part. (C) is incorrect because they
9. (C) The man wants to know who the person living in the house have not played the game yet so the man could not have an opinion
is, so the correct reply would be with a specific person. (A) is on whether the tennis match was good or not.
incorrect because the question doesn’t ask if the woman herself 23. (B) The question inquires about the length of time. The woman
tells the man how long she has been there, since she was young.
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