Cambridge 5 Listening Test 1 - Answers With Explanation

1. "Actually it's by minibus. We like to take those tours small and personal so we don't take a whole coachload of people."

2. "We only take up to fifteen people on this tour, although we do run it with just twelve or thirteen."

3. "There's one in three weeks' time which is April the 18th, and then we don't have another one until June the 2nd."

4. "The hotel itself where you stay... it's called The Pallisades... P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S. It's right on the main beach there."

5-6. Free with the price of the tour are "a bushwalk through the national park near the hotel" (no extra charge) and "table tennis tables downstairs" which "are part of the accommodation package" — matching B and D; the fishing trip, reptile park, and hotel tennis courts all cost extra.

7. "At this time of year it's basic price is around $300 but let me check... oh, it's actually $280."

8. "We require all bookings to be made at least fourteen days before you travel to avoid cancellations of tours."

9. "You also need to pay a 20% deposit at the time of booking."

10. "It's three nine seven four five T. That's T for tango" — 39745T.

11. The Baby Safe cot "had four wheels, so it was easy to move around."

12. "The only slight problems with this cot were that it had no brakes, but they didn't think that mattered too much."

13. Testers "were a bit concerned about the side bar, because they felt babies could trap their fingers in it."

14. "So they have given this one a verdict of 'satisfactory'."

15. The Choice Cots cot was "simple to put together — unlike others we looked at."

16. "The real problem with this cot was the space between the bars: our testers found they were too wide and a baby could easily trap his head."

17. "We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we have labelled this one dangerous, I'm afraid."

18. For the Mother's Choice cot, "the only niggle everyone had was the fact that it has no wheels."

19. "As this cot will then be safe in every way, we have made the Mother's Choice cot our best buy."

20. "You should ensure your cot has only rounded or smooth edging without any sharp edges."

21. "I've been working in the administration section of the local hospital for the last three years" — B.

22. "My office has agreed to pay the cost of the course itself" — his fees, A.

23. The part-time course "would be over two years" — C.

24-25. "You'd be expected to write an essay each month... and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks" — matching B and D; a case study is a one-off final assessment, not a monthly requirement.

26. "That's where you get the opportunity to study full-time for short periods."

27. "Each module lasts for one term, say, about twelve weeks at a time."

28. "You can study in a much more intensive way, which suits some people much better."

29. "The current programme is two modules — and then you have to choose a topic to work in more depth."

30. "You have to choose a topic to work in more depth — but you can base that on your job."

31. George Bernard Shaw wrote that "a man is supposed to understand politics, economics and finance."

32. Shaw added that "a woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn."

33. "Women are far more likely to save for their children's education and they are also more likely to save up in order to buy a house one day."

34. "Men, on the other hand, tend to save for a car, which by the way takes a surprisingly large amount of the household budget."

35. Women left without a partner "may therefore have to pay for nursing care, because they don't have a spouse to look after them."

36. "The research indicates that at present for women it takes a crisis to make them think about their future financial situation."

37. "Even women in their early twenties need to think about pensions."

38. Women "avoid dealing effectively with their economic situation because of a lack of confidence" — a good way to develop that confidence is described next.

39. "This College... offers night classes in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such courses."

40. "It is usually advised that at least 70% of a person's savings should be in low-risk investments."