B2 FCE Test #21 - Listening

9/27/2021 6:25:49 PM

You hear a man talking to a hotel manager.

What is he asking for?

  • A new suitcase
  • A small lock
  • A spare key

In a radio play, you hear a man talking to a woman.

What is he doing?

  • Complaining about something
  • Requesting something
  • Promising to do something

You hear part of an interview with a football player after a match.

How does he feel now?

  • Upset about the way he was treated
  • Disappointed with his own performance
  • Angry about the attitude of the other team's players

You hear a boy talking about hippos.

What does he say about them?

  • They are more dangerous than he previously thought.
  • They often attack people for no reason.
  • They are easily frightened.

You overhear a woman talking on the phone.

Why is she calling?

  • To apologize for a mistake
  • To refuse to do something
  • To deny she did something

You hear someone talking on the phone.

Who is she talking to?

  • A doctor
  • A receptionist
  • A nurse

You overhear a conversation between two women about animals.

Which animal does she think her family will choose?

  • A cat
  • A dog
  • A horse

You hear a girl talking about a new hotel for young people.

What does she particularly like about it?

  • The security arrangements
  • The fact that it is on the beach
  • The low prices and good food

You will hear a talk or lecture by one speaker. 

Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You can listen to the audio twice.

Games Developer

As a child, Mike's main interests were playing video games and reading .

His original ambition was to become a , not a games developer. 

When he was at school he formed a games with other students. 

He worked in his summer holidays in order to get .

One thing he enjoys is doing to find solutions for games. 

He likes working with people who have both that are unlike his. 

He thinks games developing is a , not something to do alone. 

He has worked on many successful games and one is now a .

Large games need to develop, so he prefers working on smaller ones. 

In the future, he intends to start a .

You will hear five people talking about technology. For each gap, choose from the list (A - F) what each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A. Some modern technology is unnecessary. 

B. It is impossible to survive without technology. 

C. Technology is nothing new. 

D. Expect major technological advances in the near future.

E. Don't expect major technological advances in the near future. 

F. It's amazing what you can buy these days. 

Speaker 1:

Speaker 2:

Speaker 3:

Speaker 4:

Speaker 5:

You will hear part of a radio interview with Sonia Evans, an artist whose work first became popular on the Internet.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

What did Sonia most want to do when she was a girl?

  • Create sculptures
  • Paint using colours
  • Draw with a pencil
What disappointed Sonia about the exhibition in the art gallery?
  • Not enough people saw her drawings.
  • There was a bad review of her drawings.
  • Nobody bought any of her drawings.

Sonia decided to use the Internet to show her drawings because ____

  • she did not want to go and live somewhere else.
  • the gallery refused to hold another exhibition of her work.
  • her friend had already promoted his photos that way.
What made Sonia’s video different from the others?
  • Her work had more artistic quality.
  • The film was more professionally made.
  • It did not show a completed picture.
How did Sonia feel when she found out how many people had looked at her video?
  • Rather uncomfortable
  • Highly delighted
  • Quite relieved
What happened as a result of the success of her videos?
  • She drew more and more pictures.
  • She began sleeping less at night.
  • She started to forget what time it was.
How did she react to negative comments about her work?
  • She replied angrily to them.
  • She started to become depressed.
  • She stopped reading them.