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Test Two The Empire State Building The tallest building in New York City is going green. The Empire State Building is not being painted. But it is getting an environmental make-over. The Empire State Building opened in 1931. It stands just over 443 meters tall. For many years it was the tallest building in the world. Soon, it will be one of the worlds greenest. The owners of the historic building say a planned make-over will reduce energy use in the building by 38%. It will save more than $ 4,000,000 a year in energy costs. The Empire State Building has 6,500 windows. New, special, thick glass will replace the glass currently in the windows. This glass will make the inside of the building cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Workers will also add energy efficient lights and improved building control systems. These will include more modern air cooling and heating systems. [15:58.89]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [16:03.66]In Sections A, B and C [16:06.34]you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. [16:09.41]Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. [16:13.87]Mark the correct answer to each question [16:17.76]on Answer Sheet Two. [16:21.64]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS [16:26.43]In this section you will hear several conversations. [16:31.26]Listen to the conversations carefully [16:33.84]and then answer the questions that follow. [16:38.44]Questions 1 to 4 [16:40.83]are based on the following conversation. [16:44.15]At the end of the conversation, [16:46.69]you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. [16:51.06]Now, listen to the conversation. [16:54.74]W: How is your house hunting going? [16:57.47]M: Not very well. [16:59.30]I havent found anything within my price range yet. [17:02.77]W: How much are you looking to spend? [17:04.87]M: I can only afford about 300 pounds a month. [17:08.05]W: Looks like youre not going to get [17:10.60]more than a bedroom in a shared flat with that. [17:13.38]M: Really? [17:14.08]Thats a lot of money to pay for one roo