B2 FCE Test #13 - Listening

7/8/2021 5:40:47 PM

You hear a man talking about a meal he had.

What was unexpected about the meal?

  • The amount of food
  • The quality of the cooking
  • The price he had to pay

In a theatre box office, you hear this conversation.

What does the man want to do?

  • Buy extra tickets for a different day
  • Get a refund on his friends' ticket
  • Exchange his tickets

You hear an advertisement for a concert.

What is being offered?

  • Two tickets for the price of one
  • A ticket which includes supper
  • A special ticket price for a family

You hear a guide talking to a group of tourists.

Where are they?

  • In a museum
  • In an amusement park
  • In a library

You hear a woman talking about something she saw when she was driving.

How did she feel about what she saw?

  • Amused
  • Anxious
  • Angry

Listen to this conversation between a doctor and a patient.

The patient ______

  • is unsure of where the pain is.
  • sometimes cries with pain.
  • is wasting the doctor's time.

You hear a taxi driver talking about a passenger.

What did the passenger do?

  • Objected to the cost
  • Forgot his luggage
  • Lost an address

A friend reads the report of a football match from the newspaper.

The match was won by _____

  • Barnsley.
  • Oxford.
  • Ambleford.

You will hear part of an interview with Luke Harding, a young student. Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Luke says his film studies course is just as as traditional courses such as English or History.

Students on the course must have ideas about the films they see which they can with proof.

Most of the films studied in the second year are chosen by the .

About 20 per cent of the first-year course is work.

The course includes studying films like Harry Potter.

Students have to find out about people who have in film world.

Students who don't pass the first-year exam have to .

In the second year, students have to study a of films, including those made in other languages.

Students have to write, shoot and a short film.

Luke says the course has increased his .

You will hear five different women talking on the subject of happiness. For each gap, choose from the list (A - F) what each speaker says about their course. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A. She talks about her good news.

B. She starts each day with a decision.

C. She laughs at every opportunity.

D. She praises the people she likes.

E. She finds time for extra leisure activities.

F. She concentrates on a few activities.

Speaker 1:

Speaker 2:

Speaker 3:

Speaker 4:

Speaker 5:

 

You will hear part of a radio interview with a woman called Susan who runs a city farm.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

How do people react when Susan says what she does?
  • They are shocked.
  • They are upset.
  • They are puzzled.
Why did the school teacher write to a newspaper?
  • To advertise for farmers to visit her school
  • To express alarm at the children's response
  • To share a good joke with the readers
What was the feeling about the first city farm?
  • Children loved it.
  • Parents were annoyed.
  • Local people disliked.
Why did Susan get involved in the city farm scheme?
  • She was attracted by the children's reaction.
  • She had always taught young children.
  • She had once been married to a farmer.
How did the children treat the animals?
  • They were too afraid to touch them.
  • They were unsure what to do with them.
  • They were very kind towards them.
How did people react when Susan set up her city farm?
  • The shopkeepers offered to buy her produce.
  • People were interested and very helpful.
  • Some people thought it was a waste of money.
What does Susan find most rewarding?
  • The fact that some children want to be farmers
  • The children's involvement outside school hours
  • The way the children want to look after the lambs