KET 4 — Test 1 Listening
Listen to 5 parts with 25 questions. Use the YouTube audio above, jump to each part, take notes, and get instant auto-grading.
Five short conversations
You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1–5, choose the right answer (A, B or C).
This is the Cambridge Key English Test, Paper 2 Listening, Test 1.
Example — How many people were at the meeting? (30 = C)
Q1 — What music will they have at the party?
Woman: Are you going to bring your guitar to the party?
Man: It’s broken, I’m afraid. But you can play the piano for us.
Woman: I’m not good enough. Let’s just play your new CDs.
Man: All right. I’ll bring the guitar another time. (C — CDs)
Q2 — When will the man go on holiday?
Man: I can’t go on holiday in June because my parents are coming to stay with me then.
Woman: Why don’t you go in August? It’s a lovely month in the mountains.
Man: July’s better. There aren’t so many people, so I’ll leave on the twelfth and come back at the end of the month.
Woman: OK, then you’ll be back for my birthday party in August. (B — July)
Q3 — What will the weather be like tomorrow?
Man: It’s very hot, isn’t it?
Woman: Yes, I love it. I hope it doesn’t rain.
Man: Well, it’ll be cold and windy tomorrow.
Woman: Oh dear, we never have hot weather for long. (B — cold and windy)
Q4 — What colour is Mary’s coat?
Friend: Hi, Mary. What have you bought?
Mary: This coat. Do you like it?
Friend: Yes, yellow looks good on you.
Mary: Do you think I can use my blue bag with it?
Friend: Your brown one will look better. (A — yellow)
Q5 — What did the woman repair?
Man: Hi! What have you done today?
Woman: You know that broken shelf above my desk? Well, I repaired it and then I went shopping.
Man: What did you buy?
Woman: A new chair. (B — a shelf)
Sarah's holiday photographs — what place is each person in?
Listen to Sarah talking to a friend about her holiday photographs. What place is each person in? For questions 6–10, write a letter A–H. You will hear the conversation twice.
Sarah: And this is my sister, Caroline, swimming. She preferred swimming here to the hotel pool. (6 Caroline = H sea)
Friend: The sea looks very blue. And who’s this standing outside a castle?
Sarah: Jack. But it’s not a castle, it’s a cathedral. It’s one of the oldest in Spain. (7 Jack = B cathedral)
Friend: And is this you, Sarah, buying bananas in a market?
Sarah: Yes, that wasn’t far from our hotel. The fruit was really cheap there. (8 Sarah = D market)
Friend: And here’s Peter eating. Is he in the garden of your hotel?
Sarah: Actually, it’s a restaurant near the cathedral. We often went there. (9 Peter = G restaurant)
Friend: What’s your father doing with the cassette recorder in this photo?
Sarah: Oh. He loves history. He’s in a museum here listening to information. (10 father = F museum)
Sue & Jim — the new sports centre
Listen to Sue talking to her friend Jim about the new sports centre. For questions 11–15, choose A, B or C.
Sue: Have you been to the new sports centre, Jim?
Jim: Yes, Sue. It’s not cheap but it’s big and light.
Sue: Does bus eighteen go there?
Jim: That’s right. It takes fifteen minutes. Don’t get bus twenty-five because you have to walk a long way. (11 = B bus 18)
Sue: I like doing sport early in the morning. Is it open at seven?
Jim: Yes, you can go there from six, except on Sundays. Then it doesn’t open until nine. The swimming pool has good hot showers; you have to bring your own towel but soap is free. (12 = A 6 a.m.; 13 = C towel)
Sue: Do they sell things to eat there?
Jim: Only sandwiches; they don’t sell drinks. I usually take some fruit. (14 = A sandwiches)
Sue: I’d love to go with you next week. How about Wednesday?
Jim: I’m free on Saturday but it’s too busy then. I’ll meet you on Thursday. (15 = B Thursday)
Sue: OK. See you then.
Telephone message for Diana — fill in the notes
You will hear a man making a telephone call, leaving a message for Diana. Listen and complete questions 16–20. You will hear the conversation twice.
📋 Telephone message for Diana — fill in the notes
Woman: Hello.
Ian: Hello, can I leave a message for Diana, please? It’s Ian.
Woman: Yes, of course.
Ian: Can you tell her the meeting is at the April Hotel. (16 April)
Woman: The April Hotel. Where’s that?
Ian: It’s in Leith Street. That’s L-E-I-T-H. (17 Leith)
Woman: And what time does the meeting start?
Ian: At ten twenty. Please don’t be late. (18 10.20)
Ian: Ask her to bring her book — we’ll need it. (19 book)
Woman: Anything else?
Ian: Yes — we’re going to visit the factory on Tuesday, not Monday. (20 Tuesday)
Park Zoo — fill in the notes
📋 Park Zoo — fill in the notes
Man: Thank you for phoning Park Zoo. The zoo is open from Monday to Saturday, but also on Sunday now, from nine a.m. and we close at half past seven in the evening. (21 7.30)
The nearest station is North Station — it’s just a five-minute walk to the zoo. (22 North)
Please note the Elephant House will be closed on the third of May while we clean it. (23 3rd)
Our shop sells books, postcards and T-shirts, and you can buy drinks and snacks at the café. (24 T-shirts)
A family ticket costs twelve pounds, which is cheaper than buying single tickets. (25 £12) We hope you enjoy your visit to the zoo.