LiSTEning PART 1 Questions 1–10 1 49.99 per day = daily
Distraction The man says they are $15.50 per hour,
but the form requires the price per day.
2 gloves Distraction The woman provides the word ‘helmets’.
The man then makes a comment about sizes, which
might be tempting but doesn’t make sense. The
man then adds the comment about ‘gloves’.
3 Battenburg 4 green Bay 5 air conditioning the Economy car = that model
Distraction The woman provides the words ‘air
conditioning’ and the man says it’s not in that
model.
6 52.20 Distraction The man mentions the ‘normal’ price of
$59, before quoting a discounted price.
7 heavy Distraction The man says that on some E-Bikes the
battery is very heavy, but on these bikes it’s light.
8 brakes good = high-quality
9 lock Distraction The woman provides the word ‘lock’ and
the man says that yes, those are provided.
10 licence no licence is needed = you don’t have to
have
LiSTEning PART 2 Questions 11–20 11 B discovered = found; tools = implements, like
spades and forks, for digging
Distraction A: a few documents and records
exist about this site, but they weren’t ‘recently
discovered at this site’; C: photographs are
mentioned, but not drawings.
12 B enough water = the stream . . . runs through the
valley, so we can irrigate the gardens even through
long dry summers
Distraction A: the gardens get ‘freezing frosts’;
C: ‘storms blow very hard up here’
13 A built = was constructed; a medical centre = an
infirmary [a simple hospital] ‘to take care of the
health needs of the growing population’
Distraction B: this was a residential area from where
people commuted to the city to work; C: a military
base was talked about, but was never built.
14 B are given = they donate; certain local people =
families in this neighbourhood who are struggling
financially
Distraction A: businesses and restaurants want to
buy the produce, but there isn’t enough; C: each
plot is worked by a volunteer member, but there is
no reference to members using the produce.
15 C students = undergraduates on the horticulture
course; gardening skills = their subject
Distraction A: there is a reference to academics, but
not their research; B: workshops are planned for the
future, but the question includes the word ‘now’.
