With answer key for advanced

Interviewer:  So, how was the experience on the day?
narrator:
Track 9. Listening Part 3, 
worksheet 3
narrator: you will hear two students called 
Jolie and Alan talking about a TV 
series they watch called ‘The sensing 
Brain’. For questions 1–6, choose the 
answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best 
according to what you hear. 
woman:
So, Alan, did you see the latest episode of 
‘The Sensing Brain’?
Man:
Yes, Jolie, it was interesting.
2a 1 d 2 a 3 f 4 e 5 c 6 g 7 b
2b 1 spur on
2 wore off/had worn off
3 is factored in
4 build up
5 let himself in for
6 refrain from
7 turned out
3 1 ‘d/had factored, ‘d/would have tackled
2 ’d/would have scored, ‘d/had had
3 wouldn’t/would not have tried, hadn’t/had not spent
4 hadn’t/had not eaten, wouldn’t/would not have 
ended
5 ‘d have had/would have had, hadn’t/had not been
6 ‘d/would have been, hadn’t/had not been
Listening Part 3:3
1 1 C 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 D

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Answer key
Of course, you have to be careful of what 
you read into measurements and how 
they’re used. Mice have more genes for 
smelling than humans, so that’s seen as 
a sign of their superiority, but it may be 
that there isn’t a tight relationship between 
genes and ability. 
woman:
There are likely to be new studies in the 
future that tell us more. The review I read 
said there was some stuff about music 
and the brain.
Man:
Yeah, about our ability to pay attention 
to working or studying while listening to 
music. Personally, if I’m trying to study, 
music either takes me over emotionally or 
I start to analyse it. 
woman:
True. I like music too much not to pay 
attention to it, whatever its quality and 
whatever I’m doing, unfortunately! But 
there are those who find it impossible to 
work without playing music.