This is a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English Test, Part 1. You will hear three diferent extracts. For questions 1 – 6, choose the answer which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
These are the questions. When you finish the listening, click ‘START’ below to see if your answers are correct. Use this notebook to write your provisional answers:
Extract 1
You hear a man talking about a project being launched in a group of small Atlantic islands.
1. What is the main objective of the project?
A) To raise environmental awareness
B) To encourage tourism in the islands
C) To follow the movements of tides
(Remember to read the question carefully – What is the main reason? All three are mentioned)
2. What is the speaker’s opinion of the new project?
A) The idea is over-ambitious
B) The approach is innovative
C) The experiment is unscientific
(It may be easier to decide which two are not the right answers)
Extract 2
You hear part of an interview with an art critic, in which an exhibition featuring the latest work of photographer Tim Fitzgerald is discussed.
3. What is the art critic’s opinion of Fitzgerald’s latest work?
A) It demonstrates his lack of artistic range
B) It compares favourably with his previous work
C) It shows poor understanding of relationships
4. The art critic says that Fitzgerald’s pictures in the current show
A) are unsuitable for rounding up the exhibition
B) do not manage to engage the visitor’s interest
C) lack artistic originality
Extract 3
You hear a woman on the radio talking about her favourite piece of music.
5. How does the speaker say she feels when listening to her favourite piece of music?
A) Engrossed
B) Nostalgic
C) Inspired
6. The speaker believes that critics of her favourite piece of music are wrong to
A) doubt the level of its popularity
B) disregard the composer’s skills
C) underrate it for its wide appeal
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C
“SET TO IDENTIFY TIDAL MOVEMENTS”
B
SCIENTISTS ARE INVOLVED, SO IT CAN’T BE UNSCIENTIFIC. IT MENTIONS IT BEING ‘AMBITIOUS’ BUT NOT OVER-AMBITIOUS. IT’S TRUE THAT BOTTLES BEING SENT AS MESSAGES IS NOT NEW (‘ARE NOT NEW HERE’), BUT IT IS IN THIS SENSE OF TIDAL RESEARCH (“BEING RECYCLED – NOT IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE”).
A
“I’M NOT SURE HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO MOVE BEYOND HIS FAMILY”
B
“YOU CAN SEE IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DRAW YOU IN, BUT FOR ME IT BACKFIRED..YOU NEED MORE IMPACT…”
A
“IMMERSED…NO LONGER SELF-CONSCIOUS…GAVE ME A WORLD AND A SPACE”
C
“IT WORKS FOR MANY PEOPLE…THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT IT HAS TO BE DENIGRATED”
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