Listening · Test 20

4 părți, ca la examenul B2 First. Apasă play, răspunde, apoi verifică fiecare întrebare pe loc.

Part 1 · Opt situații scurte

8 întrebări. Fiecare situație se aude de două ori și e independentă de celelalte. Citește întrebarea înainte: îți spune exact ce să urmărești, iar variantele greșite repetă de obicei cuvinte auzite în înregistrare.

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, A, B or C.

Întrebările 1–8

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Alege varianta corectă
1. You hear a person talking about a recently constructed road. What do they think about the road?
2. Alege varianta corectă
2. You hear someone talking about their education. What did they study?
3. Alege varianta corectă
3. You hear a man talking to another person. Who is he talking to?
4. Alege varianta corectă
4. You hear a woman and her neighbour talking. What does the woman want her neighbour to do?
5. Alege varianta corectă
5. You hear a woman planning to go to a beauty parlour. What is she doing there?
6. Alege varianta corectă
6. You hear a conversation between two colleagues. Why is the woman upset?
7. Alege varianta corectă
7. You hear a technician talking about a broken computer. When will it be repaired?
8. Alege varianta corectă
8. You hear a woman talking about her commute to work. How does she feel about it?

Part 2 · Notițe de completat

10 întrebări. Se cer una sau două cuvinte, exact cum se aud. Golurile vin în ordinea din înregistrare, deci dacă ai pierdut unul, treci mai departe — nu te întoarce.

You will hear a radio programme about a famous dessert dish. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Întrebările 9–18

Ai completat corect – din 10.

Pavlova Pavlova is a dessert that takes its name after 9 Anna Pavlova. It is believed that the dessert had been created to celebrate Pavlova’s tour of Australia and 10 in the 1920s. One of the common festive meals the dessert is served at is 11. Professor Helen Leach, a culinary anthropologist at the University of Otago in New Zealand, has researched the dessert and compiled a series of cookbooks containing 12 Pavlova recipes. Some sources point at Bert Sachse as the original creator of the dish at the Esplanade Hotel in 13 in 1935. Matthew Evans from The Sydney Morning Herald said that 14 about the pavlova’s origins is not likely to be found. The process of making Pavlova involves 15 into a thick mass, with other ingredients such as sugar and vinegar added later. 16 is where raspberry topping seems to be the most popular one. Ready-to-be-made pavlovas can be bought, that require little effort to make and only need both 17 added to them. New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa, made 18 in February 1999 memorable by creating the largest pavlova in existence, called ‘Pavzilla’.

Part 3 · Cinci vorbitori de potrivit

5 întrebări. Sunt șase variante pentru cinci vorbitori: una rămâne nefolosită. La prima ascultare notează ideea fiecăruia, la a doua confirmă.

You will hear five people talking about their first employment experiences. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A–H) what each person says about it. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

Variantele

Athey lied about something
Bthey were injured
Cthey were made redundant at work
Dthey were issued a warning
Ethey were doing a number of different things
Fit affected their career choice

Întrebările 19–23

Ai rezolvat corect – din 5.

1. Alege varianta corectă
19. Speaker 1
2. Alege varianta corectă
20. Speaker 2
3. Alege varianta corectă
21. Speaker 3
4. Alege varianta corectă
22. Speaker 4
5. Alege varianta corectă
23. Speaker 5

Part 4 · Șapte întrebări pe un singur text

7 întrebări. Un interviu sau o discuție mai lungă. Întrebările urmează ordinea din înregistrare, iar răspunsul corect e de obicei reformulat, nu repetat cuvânt cu cuvânt.

You will listen to a person talking about their time at school. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer, A, B or C.

Întrebările 24–30

Ai rezolvat corect – din 7.

1. Alege varianta corectă
24. The author’s family
2. Alege varianta corectă
25. The other boys at the school
3. Alege varianta corectă
26. The author’s illness during the first term
4. Alege varianta corectă
27. During his stay at the hospital the author
5. Alege varianta corectă
28. Because of the illness the author
6. Alege varianta corectă
29. When leaving school, the headmaster expected the author to
7. Alege varianta corectă
30. The author now

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