Listening · Test 9

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 are at a public celebration when you hear this announcement. The speaker wants the car moved because
2. Alege varianta corectă
2. You have taken your camera to a shop where the assistant explains why it is not working. He tells you that
3. Alege varianta corectă
3. You switch on the radio to find a phone-in programme in progress. The caller is asking the expert about
4. Alege varianta corectă
4. You are in the lounge of an expensive hotel when you hear this exchange. The woman wants the man
5. Alege varianta corectă
5. You are in the office of a major trading company when you hear this woman talking on the phone. She arranges to meet Peter at
6. Alege varianta corectă
6. Listen to this woman speaking on a TV travel programme. The company
7. Alege varianta corectă
7. You overhear this man talking in a fast food restaurant. He is talking about
8. Alege varianta corectă
8. You telephone a number in order to hear a freephone message about a new product. The Brain-Booster is claimed to

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 woman called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about children being punished at school. For questions 9-18, complete the notes below which summarise what she says.

Întrebările 9–18

Ai completat corect – din 10.

The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for 9 children's palms. Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a 10. In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in 11. Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at schools was 12 and unfair. The members of the organisation P.

I. all had 13. In 1979, because of P.

I., 14 made the strap illegal. Yvonne describes her children as 15 and irresponsible. Yvonne does not think her children understand 16 they are. She is now sorry that the government 17. She believes that there would be less 18 if the stap was still used.

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 a woman describing five different unusual musical instruments from around the world. For questions 19-23, choose from the list A-F which instrument best fits the description given. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

Variantele

AIt is entirely made of wood.
BIt is similar to a guitar.
CIt is played by blowing through it.
DIt is difficult to transport.
EIt can no longer be made.
FIt serves another purpose.

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.

As you are leaving an aeroplane at the end of a flight, you overhear this conversation between a passenger and a flight attendant. 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. What is the passenger doing in Athens?
2. Alege varianta corectă
25. How many more hours will the flight attendant be working today?
3. Alege varianta corectă
26. What is true about the trips from Athens to London and from London to Athens?
4. Alege varianta corectă
27. How does the flight attendant feel about longer flights?
5. Alege varianta corectă
28. How often does the flight attendant get to stay somewhere for two nights?
6. Alege varianta corectă
29. What is the flight attendant's attitude towards going to Moscow?
7. Alege varianta corectă
30. What is the weather like in Moscow these days?