Listening Test

LISTENING TEST 3
1. Listen to this message from a friend. Find out the best place to park your car.
Your friend says the best place to park is ____.
1. in the car park next to the cinema

2. in the supermarket car park
3. outside the restaurant
2. Where do the boys decide to go?

1. to the movies 2. playing video games 3. shopping
3. A lecturer is describing changes to a university. What makes the university special?

1. The garden. 2. The library. 3. The car park.
4. Which dish did Mark cook in the competition?

1. Fish 2. Vegetables 3. vegetarian
5. Which exercise is the teacher describing?
1. Your back on the wall and hands up

2. Your back on the wall and hands forward
3. Your hands on the wall and back up
6. Listen to a woman talking about running. How far does she usually run?
1. 7 miles 2. 5 miles 3. 3 miles
7. Listen to the message. What time does Sally's train get in?
1. 4.30 pm 2. 4.13 pm 3. 4.15 pm
8. Why the team didn't have enough food. Paul says that the team didn't have enough food
because ...
1. people ate more 2. food was rotten 3. they spent more time
9. Listen to this phone conversation. Why didn't the nurse send off the notes?
1. She wasn't working 2. She didn't know 3. It isn't her job
10. Why is the man going to Amsterdam?

1. On a business trip 2. For a short holiday 3. To study art
11. What does the woman complain about?

1. The payment system 2. The service 3. The shop
12. What is the shop assistant refusing to do?

1. Offer a discount 2. Give money 3. Change an item
13. What is this boy working on?

1. A garden 2. A water sports centre 3. A nature reserve
14. Four people are interviewed about how they spend their free time. Complete the
sentences below.
1. Passes his or her time cooking. 2. Spends that time playing music.
3. Spend free time drawing. 4. Spends time walking. 5. Spends time sleeping
Speaker A ________
Speaker B ________
Speaker C ________
Speaker D ________
15. You will hear two neighbours discussing changes that the town council are making to a
public park. Read the opinions below and decide whose opinion matches the statements, the
man, the woman, or both of them.
Who expresses which opinion? The Man - The Woman - Both
The town council's action is contrary to the original owner's wishes. ___________
Late-nate events will disturb local residents' sleep. _________
Parking problems will be aggravated by the development. ____________
There was not enough consultation before plans were put into action. __________
Commercial interests may have influenced the council's decision. __________
16. Listen to a documentary entitled How Laugther Works and answer the questions below.
A. John believes that laughter may indicate...
1. an inability to deal with fear.

2. the need to break the ice.
3. a feeling of ease in a social situation.
B. According to John, some bosses use humour in order to...
1. be flattered by subordinates.
2. manipulate subordinates' behaviour.
3. gain the respect of subordinates.
17. You hear a journalist who travels for his work, talking about what home means to him
and answer the questions below.
A. How did the speaker feel when he was growing up in Scotland?
1. Lost. 2. Alone. 3. Trapped.
B. What motivated the speaker to try to return to Scotland in later life?
1. A romantic longing for security.

2. A desire to leave London.
3. A sudden impulse to relive memories.
Answer keys
1. Listen to this message from a friend. Find out the best place to park your car. Your friend says
the best place to park is ____.
in the car park next to the cinema

in the supermarket car park
outside the restaurant
2. Where do the boys decide to go?
to the movies
playing video games
shopping
3. A lecturer is describing changes to a university. What makes the university special?
The garden.
The library.
The car park.
4. Which dish did Mark cook in the competition?
fish
vegetables
vegetarian
5. Which exercise is the teacher describing?
Your back on the wall and hands up

Your back on the wall and hands forward
Your hands on the wall and back up
6. Listen to a woman talking about running. How far does she usually run?
7 miles
5 miles
3 miles
7. Listen to the message. What time does Sally's train get in?
4.30 pm
4.13 pm
4.15 pm
8. Why the team didn't have enough food. Paul says that the team didn't have enough food be-
cause ...
people ate more
food was rotten
they spent more time
9. Listen to this phone conversation. Why didn't the nurse send off the notes?
She wasn't working
She didn't know

It isn't her job
10. Why is the man going to Amsterdam?
On a business trip
For a shor holiday

To study art
11. What does the woman complain about?
The payment system
The service
The shop
12. What is the shop assistant refusing to do?
Offer a discount
Give money
Change an item
13. What is this boy working on?
A garden
A water sports centre
A nature reserve
14. Four people are interviewed about how they spend their free time. Complete the sentences be-
low.
Speaker A spends free time signing

Speaker B spends time walking
Speaker C passes his or her time cooking
Speaker D spends free time drawing
15. You will hear two neighbours discussing changes that the town council are making to a public
park. Read the opinions below and decide whose opinion matches the statements, the man, the
woman, or both of them.
Who expresses which opinion?
The town council's action is contrary to the original owner's wishes. Both
Late-nate events will disturb local residents' sleep. Woman
Parking problems will be aggravated by the development. Man
There was not enough consultation before plans were put into action. Woman
Commercial interests may have influenced the council's decision. Man
16. Listen to a documentary entitled How Laugther Works and answer the questions below.
John believes that laughter may indicate...
an inability to deal with fear.

the need to break the ice.
a feeling of ease in a social situation.
. According to John, some bosses use humour in order to...
be flattered by subordinates.
manipulate subordinates' behaviour.

gain the respect of subordinates.
17. You hear a journalist who travels for his work, talking about what home means to him and an-
swer the questions below.
How did the speaker feel when he was growing up in Scotland?
Lost.
Alone.
Trapped.
. What motivated the speaker to try to return to Scotland in later life?
A romantic longing for security.
A desire to leave London.
A sudden impulse to relive memories.

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LISTENING TEST 3

1. in the car park next to the cinema

2. Where do the boys decide to go?

3. A lecturer is describing changes to a university. What makes the university special?

4. Which dish did Mark cook in the competition?

5. Which exercise is the teacher describing?

1. Your back on the wall and hands up

10. Why is the man going to Amsterdam?

11. What does the woman complain about?

12. What is the shop assistant refusing to do?

13. What is this boy working on?

Who expresses which opinion? The Man - The Woman - Both

A. John believes that laughter may indicate...

1. an inability to deal with fear.

B. According to John, some bosses use humour in order to...

A. How did the speaker feel when he was growing up in Scotland?

1. Lost. 2. Alone. 3. Trapped.

B. What motivated the speaker to try to return to Scotland in later life?

1. A romantic longing for security.

in the car park next to the cinema

Your back on the wall and hands up

She wasn't working

She didn't know

For a shor holiday

The payment system

Speaker A spends free time signing

Who expresses which opinion?

John believes that laughter may indicate...

an inability to deal with fear.

manipulate subordinates' behaviour.

How did the speaker feel when he was growing up in Scotland?

A sudden impulse to relive memories.

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