Test 1
PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes)
Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits
best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You overhear two friends, Gordon and Annabelle, discussing a film called A Secret Place, which
they have both seen recently.
1 What do Gordon and Annabelle agree about?
A The film lacks a coherent storyline.
B The director was over-ambitious in his aims.
C The book which the film was based on is far subtler.
2 What does Annabelle think about the film's ending?
A It is greatly enhanced by the musical soundtrack.
B It strikes a good balance between humour and tragedy.
C It is a clever way of solving a character's problem.
Extract Two
You hear part of a radio interview with an architect called Alan Fasman.
3 Alan refers to St Paul's Cathedral in London because
A it is a building of outstanding beauty.
B it retains a powerful symbolism.
C it met with disapproval at first.
4 How does Alan account for the success of public architecture in the Netherlands?
A People there are very well informed about architecture.
B Decision-making about architecture is well organised there.
C Many of the world's leading architects happen to come from there.
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Paper 4 Listening
Extract Three
You hear part of a radio interview with the ecologist Lorna Hindle about climate change.
5 What prompted Lorna to begin her latest project?
A dismay over a colleague's behaviour
B frustration at government inactivity
C concern about industrial pollution
6 What is Lorna's attitude to climate change?
A She believes individuals can help to combat it.
B She considers its dangers have been exaggerated.
C She places most emphasis on its economic implications.
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Test 1
Part 2
You will hear a mountaineer called Stella Prime talking about her experience of climbing Mount
Everest in the Himalayas. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences.
Stella Prime: mountaineer
On her first expedition, Stella became aware of feelings of
and
7 connected with mountaineering.
8
Stella had previously taken part in several so-called
Stella found the 9 for climbing Everest particularly hard.
On her second expedition, Stella was worried about the
10 she would have to climb through.
Stella had regretted taking
11 with her on her first expedition.
Stella says that she didn't take a
12 with her beyond a certain altitude.
Stella uses the word 13 to describe the feelings of her
party on reaching the summit.
Stella's book about her experiences is entitled 14
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Paper 4 Listening
Part 3
You will hear part ofan interview with a man called Tony Elliott who founded a magazine called
Time Out. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what
you hear.
15 Tony says that Time Out was unlike other publications in 1968 because
A it was written by one person.
B information was more accurate.
C it had a comprehensive list of events.
D it was in the form of a magazine.
16 What experience did Tony have of publishing?
A He had worked for What's On.
B He had written numerous articles.
C He had transformed an existing magazine.
D He had started a student magazine.
17 Why did Tony leave university?
A He wanted to go to France.
B He didn't have time to study.
C He had failed his French examinations.
D He had found an alternative career.
18 According to Tony, what led to the magazine becoming a weekly?
A some market research
B the quantity of information
C technical improvements
D external pressure
19 Tony says the big publishers were not interested in this type of magazine because
A it was popular with students.
B it was considered too expensive.
C it came out too frequently.
D it threatened their publications.
20 Tony says that, compared to 1968, people who buy Time Out today are
A more intelligent and active.
B more likely to be parents.
C more or less the same age.
D more mature and professional.
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