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Cambridge 5 Listening Test 1 Audio

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Section 1. A customer calls Dreamtime Travel to ask about a coastal 'Whale Watch Experience' tour and its booking details.

Section 2. A consumer radio programme, 'Buyer Beware', compares three brands of baby cot on price, features and safety.

Section 3. Andrew asks college adviser Monica about full-time, part-time and modular options for a postgraduate Management Diploma.

Section 4. A talk on how men's and women's attitudes to saving and personal finance differ, and what women can do about it.

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