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    Helen Perry was a famous actress in the late 19th century who overcame challenges to find success on stage. Despite facing disapproval of women in the profession, she developed skills in both classical and popular acting. Her talent was recognized through honors like a brand of cigarettes being named after her, and writings she produced. Reviews from the time give insight into the quality of her later performances, which brought her much attention and praise, pleasing her greatly.

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    Helen Perry was a famous actress in the late 19th century who overcame challenges to find success on stage. Despite facing disapproval of women in the profession, she developed skills in both classical and popular acting. Her talent was recognized through honors like a brand of cigarettes being named after her, and writings she produced. Reviews from the time give insight into the quality of her later performances, which brought her much attention and praise, pleasing her greatly.

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    Helen Perry was a famous actress in the late 19th century who overcame challenges to find success on stage. Despite facing disapproval of women in the profession, she developed skills in both classical and popular acting. Her talent was recognized through honors like a brand of cigarettes being named after her, and writings she produced. Reviews from the time give insight into the quality of her later performances, which brought her much attention and praise, pleasing her greatly.

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    Paper 4 Listening

    PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 45 minutes)

    Part 1

    You will hear part of a radio programme in which an expert on theatre history is talking about the
    life of a famous actress called Helen Perry. For questions 1-8, complete the sentences.

    You will hear the recording twice.

    The common view that acting was an unsuitable career for a woman was shared by

    Helen admitted that her greatest problems in acting involved


    1-------,0
    In her fifties, Helen had to have a dangerous

    ___________---10 which saved her career.

    Helen's broad popularity reflects her skill as both a

    I
    [~J and a classical actress.
    "----------------

    Helen was so popular that a brand of

    '-- 0 was named after her.

    Evidence of Helen's skill as a writer can be found in some of the

    ___________---.JG that she wrote.

    We can get an idea of the quality of her later performances from

    I -----.JI~ of the time.

    What pleased Helen most was the attention she received from

    _ _-------JG

    57
    Test 2

    Part 2

    You will hear a talk given by Norma Tainton, a journalist who writes reviews of restaurants. For
    questions 9-16, complete the sentences.

    Listen very carefully as you will hear the recording ONCE only.

    FOOD WRITER

    Norma's reviews appear in newspapers and 1L- 0


    The type of food which Norma especially likes eating is '----- G
    Norma says she aims to try dishes which are
    I-----------~G in some way.

    Generally, Norma depends on her guests for information about the

    Norma says she sometimes needs to make a note of

    ____________13 during a meal.

    When considering prices, she is keen that her readers get

    1 13 in restaurants.

    Norma prefers to avoid making ___________---'G about restaurants.

    Norma denies that she gets


    [r------------~ when she goes to a restaurant.

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