Cpe Listening Test 6

PRACTICE TEST 6
Paper 3 — Listening (approx. 40 minutes)

Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according
to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You hear two people talking about glasses.
1 The girl’s eyesight is

A suffering because of computer work.
B worse than her father’s.
C the cause of her frequent headaches.
2 Which of the following is true?

A Glasses first arose in Roman times.
B Contact lenses came about by accident.
C Benjamin Franklin invented a type of glasses.
Extract Two
You hear a man being interviewed about his journey on a catamaran.
3 The result of the storm was that

A .the catamaran turned over.
B the mast of the catamaran broke.
C the sails could not be furled.
4 How does the sailor feel about the journey?

A depressed at the failure of his attempt
B determined to try again
C annoyed about the weather
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Extract Three
You hear a talk about the National Health Service.
5 Which of these is true according to the speaker?

A Old people have always had to wait a long time for surgery.
B There has been a deterioration in the Health Service over the years.
C It is difficult to get an appointment with your local doctor.
6 Which of the following is suggested?

A People die while waiting to have operations.
B Doctors are not interested in treating patients.
C Private medicine is prohibitively expensive.
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PRACTICE TEST 6
Part 2
You will hear a zoologist, Rupert Thomas, talking about earthworms. For questions 7-15, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase.
Charles Darwin believed that earthworms have had a significant effect in the course of
Earthworms 8 through the soil for dead organic matter.
Organic farmers are 9 reliant on earthworms for the
cultivation of their land.
Earthworm casts are secretions of food that has been digested by the earthworm’s
10
Soil requires minerals and 11 in order for it to be healthy
and fertile.
As earthworms burrow underground they leave behind 12
covered in mucus.
If it weren’t for earthworms, rainwater would simply 13
New research suggests that earthworms may be causing 14
Not enough 15 were considered in the study so
the findings are inconclusive.
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Part 3
You will hear a discussion between two people who are involved in the conservation of the monarch butterfly
in North America. For questions 16-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you
hear.
16 What point is made about the western populations of monarchs?

A They face a particularly hazardous migration.
B They seem destined for extinction.
C In terms of size, they are relatively insignificant.
D They are comparatively unstudied and unknown.
17 George points out that the development of tourism

A is generally opposed by conservationists.
B could have dramatically different outcomes.
C is not understood or supported by local people.
D must be extensive in order to save the forest.
18 According to the speakers, what do the local people at both sites have in common?
A affection for the monarchs
B challenges related to the availability of resources
C traditions that involve monarch butterflies
D difficulty meeting the demands of visitors
19 When discussing attitudes toward the monarch in Mexico, George reveals that
A the people are victims of their circumstances.
B people do not care greatly about helping the butterflies.
C traditional beliefs make conservation challenging.
D the attitudes are changing rapidly.
20 Both speakers would agree with the conclusion that

A conservation is a losing battle.
B protecting the monarchs is a priority.
C poverty is the greatest threat to all monarch populations.
D tourism is not the way forward.
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PRACTICE TEST 6
Part 4
You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about the first job they ever had.
Task One Task Two

For questions 21-25 choose from the list (A-H) what For questions 26-30 choose from the list (A-H)
each speaker says about how they felt when they what each speaker gained from the job.
started the job.
You will hear the recording twice. While you listen, you must complete both tasks.
A begrudgingly willing to A self realisation

do the work
B a lifelong work ethic
B determined to achieve
excellence C a desire not to work
for a living
C pleasantly surprised
D determination to
D desperate for approval achieve their goals
from colleagues
E an appreciation for
E intimidated by their job satisfaction
employer
F a wariness of all
F naive and employers
inexperienced
G a lack of sympathy
G sceptical about for co-workers
available opportunities
H a greater level of
H entitled to success maturity
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PRACTICE TEST 6

Paper 3 — Listening (approx. 40 minutes)

You hear two people talking about glasses.

1 The girl’s eyesight is

2 Which of the following is true?

You hear a man being interviewed about his journey on a catamaran.

3 The result of the storm was that

4 How does the sailor feel about the journey?

You hear a talk about the National Health Service.

5 Which of these is true according to the speaker?

6 Which of the following is suggested?

Earthworms 8 through the soil for dead organic matter.

Organic farmers are 9 reliant on earthworms for the

cultivation of their land.

Soil requires minerals and 11 in order for it to be healthy

As earthworms burrow underground they leave behind 12

If it weren’t for earthworms, rainwater would simply 13

New research suggests that earthworms may be causing 14

Not enough 15 were considered in the study so

the findings are inconclusive.

16 What point is made about the western populations of monarchs?

17 George points out that the development of tourism

20 Both speakers would agree with the conclusion that

Task One Task Two

A begrudgingly willing to A self realisation

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