With answer key for advanced

woman: 
Oh, really? I deal with emails before 
anything else.
Man: 
Emails used to be exciting … now it’s all 
just stuff to clear. I’m pretty disciplined 
about checking them, but I find it doesn’t 
hurt to switch off the internet most of the 
time … although I sometimes need to 
consult it for reference. No, I start with 
the news and concentrate on the human-
interest stories – I couldn’t make up that 
kind of thing, so why bother, when I can 
get a spark of inspiration so easily …
woman: 
I’ve been meaning to tell you, I’ve started 
to write standing, with my keyboard and 
mouse at waist height. I reason that being 
on my feet for hours is a form of exercise. 
I think it wards off all those nasty things 
that start happening in the body when 
you’re seated, though I’m probably kidding 
myself.
Man: 
Well, I force myself to take a long walk in 
the afternoon, but I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t 
have a voice in my head reminding me that 
it’s also good for my brain. To be honest, 
I jump at the chance to opt out, say, if it’s 
raining. If that’s the case, I’ll sometimes do 
some sit-ups indoors, but with a feeling of 
resignation. 
narrator:  Now listen again.
2 1 declared
2 urge
3 confided
4 grumbled
5 disclose
6 reasoned
7 speculating
8 stipulates
3 1 to send Dee/that he would send Dee
2 wouldn’t sell
3 is being made
4 he was finding writing
5 Anna (that) she
6 her daughter had had
7 reminded Ben to take / reminded Ben about 
taking / told Ben not to forget to take
8 to be
9 denied touching / denied having touched
10 agreed with Ruth
Listening Part 1:2 
1 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 B

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