Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · a phone enquiry
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A caller books a holiday cottage. Listen for the details he changes his mind about.
Questions 1–10 · Form completion
Complete the booking form. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Meadowview Holiday Cottages — Booking Form

  1. 1Customer's surname: Mr

    Bradley. He gives “Bradley” and spells it out. The receptionist reads it back wrong — “Bradbury?” — and he corrects her: “No, not Bradbury — Bradley.” Trap: the wrong name is the receptionist's mishearing, not his answer. 🔑 রিসেপশনিস্ট ভুল করে “Bradbury” শোনেন; caller ঠিক করে দেন — “Bradley”।

  2. 2Number of people staying:

    4 / four. “Originally… six… but two can't make it, so just the four.” Trap: six → four. 🔑 প্রথমে ছয়, পরে চার।

  3. 3Number of nights:

    7 / seven. “Ideally ten… but a week off, so seven.” Trap: ten → seven. 🔑 প্রথমে দশ, পরে সাত।

  4. 4Arrival date:

    12 April. Suggests the eleventh, then realises it's a Sunday → “the twelfth.” Trap: 11 → 12. 🔑 প্রথমে ১১, পরে ১২ এপ্রিল।

  5. 5Cottage chosen:

    Rose. “Oak sounds tempting, but too big… so Rose.” Trap: Oak is rejected. 🔑 Oak নয়, Rose।

  6. 6Price per night: £

    90. “Premium… a hundred and ten, but Rose is standard, so ninety.” Trap: £110 is premium. 🔑 Premium ১১০, Rose ৯০।

  7. 7Facility that costs nothing:

    parking. “A charge for Wi-Fi, but you won't pay a penny for the parking.” Trap: Wi-Fi costs extra. 🔑 Wi-Fi-এ চার্জ, parking ফ্রি।

  8. 8Guests must bring their own:

    towels. “We provide the bed linen… but we don't supply towels.” Listen for the “not”. 🔑 চাদর দেওয়া হয়, towel নয়।

  9. 9Not allowed in the cottages:

    pets. The garden is safe for children (distractor), “but we can't take pets.” 🔑 pets নিষিদ্ধ।

  10. 10Deposit to pay now: £

    50. “For premium… a hundred, but as Rose is standard, only fifty.” Trap: £100 is premium. 🔑 Premium ১০০, Rose ৫০।
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a guided talk with a map
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · induction talk
A guide describes the plan of the Millfield Arts Centre. Follow her directions on the map below.
Questions 11–16 · Plan labelling
Which place is at each position on the plan? Write the correct letter, A–H, next to each.
N CENTRAL CORRIDOR Courtyard ENTRANCE ACFG BDEH Millfield Arts Centre — floor plan (an original, exam-style map).

  1. 11Café

    C. “Up the corridor, the first room on the left is the café, which looks over the courtyard” = C. 🔑 করিডোরের বাঁয়ে প্রথম ঘর = C।

  2. 12Ticket office

    D. “People assume it's the gift shop, but it's the ticket office” — opposite the café = D. Trap: not the gift shop. 🔑 café-র উল্টোদিকে = D (gift shop নয়)।

  3. 13Gift shop

    E. “The gift shop is further along, the next door on the right” = E. 🔑 ডানে পরের ঘর = E।

  4. 14Main gallery

    F. “At the far northern end, the large room on the left is the main gallery” = F. 🔑 উত্তরের বড় বাঁ ঘর = F।

  5. 15Education workshop

    G. “In the north-west corner, just beyond the gallery” = G. 🔑 উত্তর-পশ্চিম কোণে = G।

  6. 16Toilets

    H. “Diagonally opposite the workshop, in the north-east corner” = H. 🔑 কর্মশালার কোনাকুনি, উত্তর-পূর্ব = H।
Questions 17–20 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 17Volunteers are asked to arrive

    A. “Arrive fifteen minutes beforehand — not half an hour, as the old rota said.” Trap: 30 minutes is the old, wrong figure. 🔑 ১৫ মিনিট আগে; ৩০ পুরনো ভুল তথ্য।

  2. 18Photography is not allowed in

    B. “Welcome throughout… with one exception: not in the main gallery, to protect the works on loan.” 🔑 কেবল main gallery-তে নিষেধ।

  3. 19The last entry is

    B. “Last entry is half an hour before we close at five” = 4:30. 🔑 বন্ধ ৫টা, শেষ প্রবেশ ৪:৩০।

  4. 20The centre's most popular attraction is

    B. “Most popular… isn't the exhibitions… it's the rooftop sculpture terrace.” Trap: exhibitions is rejected. 🔑 exhibition নয়, rooftop sculpture terrace।
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · an academic discussion
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 students · research project
Two students, Anna and Tom, review their sleep-and-memory research project before meeting their supervisor.
Questions 21–25 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 21Why did they choose this topic?

    C. “Little on our own age group, university students… that gap is what sold me on it.” 🔑 বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়-বয়সীদের নিয়ে গবেষণা কম।

  2. 22What most surprised Tom in the reading?

    B. “Not long-term sleep debt — how much even a single bad night hits recall.” Trap: long-term debt is raised, then rejected. 🔑 এক রাতের খারাপ ঘুমের প্রভাব।

  3. 23What was the main weakness of their pilot study?

    B. “The size wasn't ideal, but that's fixable. The real problem was self-report bias.” Trap: sample size is mentioned but downplayed. 🔑 নমুনা নয়, self-report bias-ই মূল সমস্যা।

  4. 24What did their supervisor suggest they add?

    A. “Something more objective — the wrist sleep-trackers, rather than a diary.” 🔑 objective পরিমাপ (sleep-tracker)।

  5. 25What will they change for the main study?

    A. “Advertise across the whole faculty… not only psychology students.” 🔑 পুরো faculty জুড়ে recruit।
Questions 26–30 · Matching · the status of each task
What is the current status of each part of their project? Choose A, B or C.
Key: A = finishedB = in progressC = not started

  1. 26Literature review

    A. “The literature review — done and written up.” 🔑 শেষ।

  2. 27Questionnaire

    B. “I'm still redrafting the wording — in progress.” 🔑 চলছে।

  3. 28Ethics application

    C. “Not started — the very next thing.” 🔑 শুরু হয়নি।

  4. 29Data-analysis plan

    B. Tom: “I've made a decent start — in progress.” 🔑 চলছে।

  5. 30Booking the sleep lab

    C. “Haven't touched it — still to do.” 🔑 শুরু হয়নি।
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture with a diagram
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · university lecture
A lecture on how a wind turbine works. Label the diagram, then complete the notes. Plays right through, no break.
Questions 31–35 · Diagram labelling
Label the parts of the wind turbine. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
31 32 33 34 35 A wind turbine, in cross-section (an original, exam-style diagram).

  1. 31the (catch the wind at the top)

    blades. “At the very top, catching the wind, are the three long blades.” 🔑 উপরে হাওয়া ধরে — blades।

  2. 32the (the housing behind the blades)

    nacelle. “This housing is called the nacelle… the engine room of the turbine.” 🔑 যন্ত্রপাতির ঘর — nacelle।

  3. 33the (speeds up the rotation)

    gearbox. “The gearbox steps that up… to over a thousand revolutions a minute.” 🔑 গতি বাড়ায় — gearbox।

  4. 34the (makes the electricity)

    generator. “That drives the generator, where mechanical energy is turned into electrical energy.” 🔑 বিদ্যুৎ তৈরি — generator।

  5. 35the (the vertical support)

    tower. “Holding it all up is the tower — usually steel, increasingly tall.” 🔑 উল্লম্ব খুঁটি — tower।
Questions 36–40 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Wind turbines — siting & drawbacks

  1. 36A good site needs wind that is strong and .

    steady. “Not merely strong but, crucially, steady — gusty sites produce less.” (accept constant). 🔑 শক্তিশালী ও স্থির (steady/constant)।

  2. 37The newest, largest turbines are built .

    offshore. “Built offshore, out at sea, where the wind is stronger and more constant.” 🔑 সমুদ্রে — offshore।

  3. 38The best-known drawback is the danger to .

    birds. “The most publicised is the danger to birds.” 🔑 পাখির ঝুঁকি।

  4. 39For calm periods, wind is paired with storage.

    battery. “Paired with battery storage, to smooth out the supply.” 🔑 battery storage-এর সাথে।

  5. 40Blades are made of light materials that are hard to recycle.

    composite. “Moulded from lightweight composite materials, usually fibreglass… hard to recycle.” (accept fibreglass). 🔑 composite/fibreglass — recycle কঠিন।