Instructions for this test. I shall introduce each part of the test and give you time to look at the questions

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Now you will hear Part Two again. 
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REPEAT
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That is the end of Part Two. 
Now turn to Part Three. 
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You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their decision to 
study fashion. For questions 19 – 23, chose from the list (A – H) what each speaker 
says about choosing a fashion course. Use the letters only once. There are three extra 
letters which you do not need to use. 
 
You now have thirty seconds to look at Part Three. 
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Speaker 1
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I started writing an online fashion blog when I was sixteen, generally inspired by things in my 
everyday life, such as what young people in my town were wearing. I found it easy to add my 
own personal touches to contemporary styles and designs, and post pictures of them on my 
blog. The thing was, I didn’t know if I really wanted to go to university to study fashion – I 
mean I was happy with what I was doing online. But my art teacher talked me into applying, 
and she convinced me. I’ve learned so much on the course, and met a whole load of 
interesting people, too. 
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Speaker 2
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I’ve always been fascinated with clothes. It started at a young age when I made a dress from 
plastic shopping bags – and dressed my poor cousin up. I think looking good is a big thing in 
everyone’s lives. So as far as I was concerned, doing a fashion course was the obvious thing 
to do, really. I’d always chosen creative subjects at school. And at the weekends I’d wander 
around clothes shops, seeing something I liked by a famous designer and straight away 
thinking ‘that’s easy to make, I could do that,’ then actually giving it a go myself! It was a 
great way to experiment and create loads of stuff – the cheap and easy way!