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Cambridge A2 Key Listening practice test 2 is a listening paper for the Cambridge A2 Key exam. It takes 24 minutes. The PDF has 7 pages and 5 sections. The audio plays on this page. You can download the PDF for free, with no account.

Updated 4 November 2026, Faust Academy team

In this paper

  • Hannah's trip to Mexico
  • Changing a dentist's appointment
  • A second-hand bicycle
  • Getting to work tomorrow
  • Lucy's Saturday afternoon

Exam material is in English.

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Listening audio

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Inside the paper

Part 1

Questions 1 to 5 For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. What does Hannah still need to buy for her trip to Mexico?

A) a pair of sunglasses

B) a guidebook

C) a suitcase

2. What time is the man's appointment at the dentist?

A) a clock showing a quarter past nine

B) a clock showing a quarter to ten

C) a clock showing a quarter past ten

3. How much did the woman pay for her bicycle?

A) £60

B) £80

C) £120

4. How will the man travel to work tomorrow?

A) a car

B) a bus

C) a train

5. What did Lucy do on Saturday afternoon?

A) a person playing tennis

B) a person swimming in a pool

C) a person at the cinema

Part 2

Questions 6to10 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time. You will hear {speaker_line}.

6. First holiday starts: {{6}} June

7. Hotel name: Hotel {{7}}

8. Walk on most days: about {{8}} kilometres

9. Price for one person: £{{9}}

10. Remember to bring: a {{10}}

Part 3

Questions 11 to 15 For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Tom talking to his friend, Anna, about buying a new laptop.

11. Who told Tom about the sale?

A) someone from work

B) his brother

C) his neighbour

12. In the sale, the laptop costs

A) £350

B) £400

C) £450

13. Tom will use the new laptop mostly for

A) his job

B) watching films

C) his photos

14. What does Anna think about the laptop Tom has chosen?

A) The screen is too small

B) It is too heavy to carry

C) It is too expensive

15. What will Tom and Anna do on Saturday?

A) look at laptops online

B) meet at Anna's flat

C) go to the shop together

Part 4

Questions 16 to 20 For each question, choose the correct answer.

16. You will hear a woman talking to a friend about her trip to Rome. Why was she upset when she arrived at the hotel?

A) It was a long way from the city centre

B) It had no record of her booking

C) It cost more than the website said

17. You will hear two friends talking about an evening class. What does the man say about it?

A) The teacher is very good

B) It is too expensive

C) It is too far from his home

18. You will hear a man leaving a phone message for a colleague. Why is he calling?

A) to change the day of a meeting

B) to ask for some documents

C) to say he will be late for work

19. You will hear two friends talking about a film they saw. What did the woman like best about it?

A) the music

B) the actors

C) the story

20. You will hear a woman talking to her neighbour about his holiday. What does she agree to do?

A) water his plants

B) feed his cat

C) take in his parcels

Part 5

Questions 21 to 25 For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Tom talking to Sophie about a weekend trip to a cabin. What will each person bring on the trip?

Example

0. Sophie

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

Answer: H

21. Dan

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

22. Tom

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

23. Priya

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

24. Martin

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

25. Grace

A) blankets

B) gloves

C) hot chocolate

D) map

E) soup

F) tent

G) torch

H) woolly hats

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