The document provides information and instructions for a PET practice listening exam. It is divided into 4 parts with a total of 25 multiple choice questions. Part 1 has 7 questions about pictures that match short audio recordings. Part 2 has 6 questions about a radio interview with a famous ballerina. Part 3 has 6 questions where missing information must be filled in from an audio about an essay writing competition. Part 4 has 6 sentences to be identified as correct or incorrect based on an audio conversation between two people planning a day in London.

1. PET Practice Exam: Listening
Part 1
Questions 1-7
There are seven questions in this part.
For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick ( ) in the box below it.
Example:
0 David wants to order tickets for the dinosaur exhibition. Which button should he press?
A B C
..............................................................................................................................................................................
1 What does Tina have to buy for the party?
A B C
2 What did Max buy at the sports shop?
A B C
3 How did Miranda learn about the concert?
A B C
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3. PET Practice Exam: Listening
4 Where are Diane’s glasses?
A B C
5 What does Sam want on his pizza?
A B C
6 Which umbrella is the lost umbrella?
A B C
7 How will the man get home?
A B C
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4. PET Practice Exam: Listening
Part 2
Questions 8-13
You will hear a radio interview with famous ballerina Nathalie Boscova.
For each question, put a tick ( ) in the correct box.
8 At the moment, Nathalie is planning to A dance with the London Royal Ballet.
B dance with the New York Ballet.
C open a dance school.
9 The dance school will be in Manchester
because
A she studied in Manchester.
B her family lives in Manchester.
C she danced for many years in Manchester.
10 Nathalie started being interested in ballet
when she was
A 4 years old.
B 5 years old.
C 11 years old.
11 Nathalie went to study at the Royal
Ballet School when she was
A 10 years old.
B 11 years old.
C 12 years old.
12 Nathalie decided to retire because A she was 45.
B she didn’t enjoy dancing any more.
C she had problems with her feet.
13 Nathalie’s dance school is A only for children.
B for everyone.
C only for adults.
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5. PET Practice Exam: Listening
Part 3
Questions 14-19
You will hear some information about an essay writing competition.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
Writers of Tomorrow Short Story Competition
Competition for writers between the ages of 15 and (14) ............................................... .
Stories mustn’t be longer than (15) ............................................... words. Romance, science
fiction, mystery or horror stories will be accepted, but not (16) ...............................................
stories.
First prize:
£5,000 and two weeks at a writers’ workshop
Second prize:
£2,500 and a (17) ...............................................
For your application, contact us at: Educational Radio WIBC,
23 (18) ............................................... Avenue, London 7TY 79J.
Closing date for stories: 10th (19) ............................................... , 2011
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6. PET Practice Exam: Listening
Part 4
Questions 20-25
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between Stephen and Jodie, who are planning a day in London.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put a tick ( )in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick ( ) in the box
under B for NO.
A B
YES NO
20 Stephen and Jodie have got two days in London.
21 They decide not to go to the theatre because it’s too expensive.
22 They want to go to the National Gallery because it has got a special exhibition.
23 It costs £10 to get into Westminster Abbey.
24 They plan to have lunch at a café.
25 Stephen and Jodie decide to go to different museums and to meet after one hour.
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7. PET Practice Exam: Listening
Part 4
Questions 20-25
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between Stephen and Jodie, who are planning a day in London.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put a tick ( )in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick ( ) in the box
under B for NO.
A B
YES NO
20 Stephen and Jodie have got two days in London.
21 They decide not to go to the theatre because it’s too expensive.
22 They want to go to the National Gallery because it has got a special exhibition.
23 It costs £10 to get into Westminster Abbey.
24 They plan to have lunch at a café.
25 Stephen and Jodie decide to go to different museums and to meet after one hour.
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