Cambridge 9 Listening Test 1 Audio

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Section 1. A telephone enquiry about a part-time job at a restaurant, followed by details of the interview arrangements

Section 2. A local radio segment about a new sports equipment shop and its opening-weekend promotions

Section 3. Two university students discuss how an academic skills course helped them with presentations and tutorials

Section 4. A lecture exploring competing theories for why whales and dolphins become stranded on beaches

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