• Exam: FCE
  • Course: LISTENING
  • Part 1, Exam 2

Instructions

You will hear people talking in eight different situations.

For questions 1 - 8, choose the best answer (A, B, or C).

Drag and drop, or type your answer, or its corresponding letter, in the answer box.

The pass mark for this exam is 60%.

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  • (1) You hear someone talking about football referees.
  • What is the speaker's attitude towards referees?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) THEY MAKE TOO MANY MISTAKES
      B) THEY DESERVE SYMPATHY
    C) SOME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS
  • (2) You hear a famous chef talking about his week.
  • What does he say about what happened during the week?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) HE HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT HIS FAULT
      B) HE DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON SO MANY PROGRAMMES
    C) HE HAD HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE OF LIVE TV
  • (3) You hear someone talking about her career in dancing.
  • What does she emphasize?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY HER PARENTS
      B) HOW MUCH HARD WORK SHE DID
    C) HER DESIRE TO BE A DANCER
  • (4) You hear someone talking on the phone at work.
  • Who is she talking to?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) A COLLEAGUE
      B) HER BOSS
    C) A CLIENT
  • (5) You hear a radio presenter talking about a book.
  • What feeling does the presenter express about the book?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) DOUBT THAT IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IT DOES
      B) AMAZEMENT AT HOW UP TO DATE ITS INFORMATION IS
    C) CURIOSITY ABOUT HOW IT WAS WRITTEN
  • (6) You hear part of an interview with a famous comedian.
  • What does he say about his school days?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) THE TEACHERS NEVER CRITICIZED HIM
      B) HE WAS ONLY GOOD AT ONE SUBJECT
    C) OTHER PEOPLE FOUND HIM AMUSING
  • (7) You hear someone talking about a person he knows.
  • What is the speaker doing?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) COMPLAINING
      B) APOLOGIZING
      C) ARGUING
  • (8) You hear a tour guide talking to a group of visitors to a museum.
  • What does he tell them about the museum?
  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A) IT'S EASY TO GET LOST IN IT
      B) BIG GROUPS AREN'T ALLOWED IN SOME PARTS OF IT
      C) IT'S BETTER ONLY TO VISIT A SMALL PART OF IT

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