FCE Practice Test 3 Paper 4 - Listening

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You will hear people talking in eight different situations.

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For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, A, 8 or C.

1. You are in a supermarket when you hear this 5. You are listening to the host of a radio phone-in
announcement about a lost child. programme speaking. Mary, the first caller, is
He last saw his mother A. a married woman with a child.
A. in the butcher's area. B. a single woman with a child.
B. in the pet food area. C. a regular listener.
C. in the fruit and vegetable area.
6. You have joined a four-day sailing course in Britain.
2. You are in an electrical shop when you overhear Listen to your instructor giving some important
this woman speaking to the shop assistant. information. He is talking about
She is complaining because A. drinking water.
A. she was charged the wrong amount. B. salt water.
B. the same item is cheaper elsewhere. C. running out of water.
C. the item was damaged.
7. You overhear two people talking at a bus stop.
3. You overhear a woman talking on the telephone. The two speakers
Next Thursday the woman is going to A. are both familiar with the war memorial.
A. travel by coach. B. are taking different buses.
B. travel by plane. C. are going to the same place.
C. travel by train.
8. You overhear a man chatting on the telephone about
4. Listen to a policeman talking to a householder. a form he has to fill in. The man is speaking to
He wants to A. his wife.
A. speak to another member of the household. B. his mother.
B. speak to the householder. C. his daughter.
C. speak to a neighbour.
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Paper 4 LISTENING PART 2

You will hear part of a radio talk for young people about animals communicating with each other. For questions 9-18,
complete the notes below which summarise what the speaker says.

Bees do a to communicate where to find food.

Although parrots seem to speak, they are only the human sounds.
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Primates can communicate a few using simple sounds.

Monkeys have not been observered to use any kind of

Although dolphins can make vowel sounds, they cannot accurately imitate our

Amazingly, dolphins demonstrate an of when to use phrases.

The sounds made by whales contain than human speech.

The songs of the bottle-nosed whale have many of the of human speech.

The unique grammatical nature of human language arose due to life in

Indeed, a young child needs enough with other people to develop speech.

Paper 4 LISTENING PART 3

You will hear five different taxi-drivers talking with passengers as they drive. For questions 19-23, choose from the
list A-F which taxi-driver fits the description given. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do
not need to use.
A He drives taxis as his only job. Taxi driver 1
B He has another day job.
Taxi driver 2
C He is new to the area.
D He actually likes his working hours.
Taxi driver 3
E He already knows his passenger. Taxi driver 4
F He would rather be doing something else. Taxi driver 5

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Listen to these two friends discussing the British national lottery. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer
A, B or C.

24. How does the man feel about the lottery? 28. How often has Barry played the lottery?
A. It is silly but entertaining. A. never
B. There is nothing good about it. B. one time only
C. It is particularly bad for young people. C. once in a while

25. Who can play the national lottery? 29. What does Barry's dad's saying mean?
A. anyone older than 18 A. Work for your money.
B. only 20 million people B. Try to win the lottery.
C. anyone C. It is difficult to win the lottery.

26. Why was this week special for Tina? 30. What is Tina going to do next week?
A. She felt lucky. A. buy a lottery ticket
B. She went to Camelot. B. work overtime
C. She had money to spend. C. not buy a lottery ticket

27. What does Tina think the lottery company does with
the money it makes?
A. they keep it
B. they don't make any money
C. they give it to charity