Listening Test

Time allotted: 30 minutes

PART 1: Listen to the recording TWICE and choose the best answer for each question.
1. What does she usually have for breakfast?
a. Pizza
b. Sushi
c. Nothing
2. What does she drink in the morning?
a. Tea
b. Coffee
c. Sake
3. Who would be the BEST example of someone she would eat lunch with?
a. Her mother
b. Her boyfriend
c. Her work friends
4. What would be the BEST example of the kind of food she would eat when she was
younger?
a. Cheeseburgers
b. Organic fruits
c. Sushi
5. Where would she MOST LIKELY be found if she were to order her favorite drink?
a. Karaoke bar
b. Coffee shop
c. Juice bar
6. Which kind of food would she MOST LIKELY avoid currently?
a. Salty food
b. Spicy food
c. Sweet food
7. What is NOT a reason why she doesn’t cook at home?
a. Her boyfriend does all the cooking
b. She gets home very late from work
c. Her kitchen is too small
8. Does she personally like that there are more food options in Japan in modern days?
a. Yes, because it makes eating out more fun
b. No, because she is afraid that different foods are unhealthy
c. She did not give her opinion about this
PART 2: Listen to the recording TWICE and choose the best answer for each question.
9. How many children took part in the experiment?
a. 13
b. 16
c. 30
10. Where were the children sent to?
a. Cafeteria
b. Boarding school
c. Classroom
11. What was the main idea of the experiment?
a. To see how boys and girls behaved in the 1950s
b. To see the differences in teaching in the 1950s
c. To see how diets have changed since the 1950s
12. The clothing that the children wore did not fit them well.
a. True
b. False
c. Not stated
13. From the selection, what kind of food would have been MOST LIKELY served to
the children for breakfast?
a. Plain oatmeal
b. Pancakes
c. Eggs and sausages
14. The students PROBABLY...
a. were able to use their cell phones outside of class
b. could choose their foods from a menu
c. were told when to wake up and go to sleep
15. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that the majority of the students did not pass
the final exam?
a. The classroom subjects were very difficult
b. Exams in the 1950s were very different than today’s exams
c. The students were used to studying using the internet
16. It is MOST LIKELY that the students enjoyed the experiment because...
a. They were able to be with their friends
b. They learned a lot
c. The classes were not as long as their normal classes
PART 3. Listen to the recording TWICE. Write ONE WORD or A NUMBER in each
blank. There is a word bank below to help you in this part.
Predicting – sorry – 95 – lay – unions –– tree bedrooms – unicorns – unemployment –
employment – load – location – pay – properly – relocation – lorry– predicating – property –
three bedrooms – road – 85

Six o’clock news

- There were 17 injured people in the (17)______ accident. The (18)______ caused the accident
in which it was traveling at (19)______ miles an hour
- 2600 workers protested against the company’s (20)______ offer and the (21)______ asked for
an 8.5% rise.
- The (22)______ figures show an increase of 150,263 and this has been caused by the
(23)______ of several factories.
- Estate agents are (24)______ the rise of house prices will continue which will make it difficult
for first time home buyers to get onto the (25)______ ladder.

- The average price of a house with (26)______ is £255,900.