B1 PET Test #40 - Listening

9/22/2021 5:19:47 PM

What time is the man's new appointment?

  • A
  • B
  • C

What does the man decide to order?

  • A
  • B
  • C

How will they communicate with each other?

  • A
  • B
  • C

Where is the mobile phone?

  • A
  • B
  • C

What did Jenny buy at the film festival?

  • A
  • B
  • C

What did the woman do last Sunday?

  • A
  • B
  • C

What isn't the daughter having for her birthday?

  • C
  • B
  • A

You will hear two friends talking about revising for exams.

The girl advises the boy to ____

  • study without music.
  • make a decision.
  • talk to his brother.

You will hear two friends talking about exercise.

They agree that ____

  • the gym is quite expensive.
  • jogging is too tiring.
  • the gym is more sociable.

You will hear a woman telling a friend about her new bag.

What does the woman say about it?

  • She doesn't know where she has put things in it.
  • It doesn't have enough pockets.
  • It's smaller than her old bag.

You will hear two friends talking about their teacher.

The girl thinks that the teacher ____

  • gives them too much work to do at the weekend.
  • doesn't explain things very well.
  • is boring to listen to.

You will hear two friends talking about a new laptop.

What does the woman say about the old one?

  • She took it to work for a while.
  • It was slow to start.
  • It stopped working.

You will hear a woman telling a friend about a new car.

What does she say about it?

  • She has seen one she likes in town.
  • A colleague has a similar car.
  • She plans to drive to work.

You will hear a man talking about a pet salon in New York.

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time. You can listen to the audio twice.

New York's Top Pet Salon

All our staff have more than years' experience 

Timetable
a.m. - exercise for the dogs 
9.30 a.m. - haircut and pedicure 
11.00 a.m. - cats or play, dogs have a bath and massage 
12.30 p.m. - for all animals (please bring with you)

Cost
All cats: $50
dogs: $80

Shop
Equipment for your pets 
Pet food and homemade

You will hear an interview with a man called James Sweeney who works as a tree-climbing instructor.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

How did James become interested in trees?
  • He learned about trees from his mother.
  • He enjoyed playing in trees when he was a child.
  • He worked for someone who looked after trees.
What surprised James when he first learned to climb trees?
  • The time it took to become good at it
  • The wide range of people in the class
  • The amount of equipment needed
What does James enjoy most about his teaching work?
  • Helping people who need the skill for their work
  • Giving people an interesting new experience
  • Showing people how to climb in different kinds of weather

James travels around the USA a lot because ____

  • interest in tree climbing is increasing there.
  • there isn't much work in his own area in winter.
  • she'd like to visit as many parts of the country as possible.
What does James like about sleeping in trees?
  • He wakes up to the sound of birds.
  • He thinks it's comfortable.
  • He can look at the stars.
When James climbs in the rainforests, he moves more slowly because
  • he wants to study the insects.
  • he finds the trees difficult to climb.
  • he has to protect the trees.