Cambridge B2 First / listening / B2 First

Science and technology

10 original practice questions. Open them in any order.

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Part 1 extract 1: two friends talk about the results of a DNA test

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Narrator: You hear two friends talking about a DNA test that one of them has taken. Man: Did your DNA results ever come back, Priya? Woman: Last week. My grandmother always insisted we had Portuguese sailors in the family, and there's nothing. Not a trace. Man: Oh no. Are you disappointed? Woman: Not really. I always thought that was one of Gran's stories. And before you ask, I read exactly what the company does with my data before I sent the sample off, so I'm not losing sleep over that. Man: So was it worth the money? Woman: Definitely, because of one thing. It matched me with a woman in Canada who turns out to be my second cousin. We've been messaging almost every day, and she's got photos of my great-grandparents that I'd never seen. That's what I'm really excited about.

Question 1 of 10 · easier

Part 1: multiple choice (short extract, 3 options)

You hear people talking in different situations. For each question, choose the best answer (A, B or C). You will hear the recording twice.

You hear two friends talking about a DNA test that one of them has taken. What does the woman say made the test worth doing?

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