Listening Practice Test 4 [B2]

Part 1

– 8 questions –

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

1.   You hear two students talking about their first geography class of the year.

      How do they both feel?

2. You hear a boy telling a friend about buying some food for wild birds.

     What is he aiming to do?

3.   You hear a girl telling a friend about a spelling competition she won.

      What does she say about it?

4.   You hear a technology teacher telling her students about the model cars they are going to make.

      What does she warn them about?

5.   You hear a boy talking to his sister about a sweatshirt he bought recently.

      Why is he unhappy with it?

6.   You hear a school football coach talking to his team about avoiding injuries.

      What does he propose for this season?

7.   You hear a girl talking to her friend about a building she’s just visited.

      Why is she telling her about it?

8.   You hear a boy leaving a phone message for a friend about a family camping holiday.

      What does he say about the holiday?

Part 2

– 10 questions –

You will hear a woman called Angela Thomas, who works for a wildlife organisation, talking about the spectacled bear. For questions 9 – 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Spectacled Bears

Part 3

– 5 questions –

You will hear five teenagers talking about listening to music while studying. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) each speaker’s opinion about how effective it is for them. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A. It depends on the kind of studying I’m doing.

B. It only works well with certain types of music.

C. I’ve had to accept it doesn’t work for me.

D. It makes even boring subjects more appealing.

E. I do it when I really want to concentrate.

F. It’s helped me to remember certain things.

G. It’s easier for me than studying in complete silence.

H. It’s only really useful during study breaks.

Part 4

-7 questions-

25. When Laura’s uncle showed her some real dinosaur bones, she……………

26. Laura describes the beach they went to as somewhere that………………….

27. When Laura discovered a black stone during their search for dinosaurs, her uncle………..

28. How did Laura respond when she finally saw a dinosaur footprint?

29. During their exploration of an old ship further along the coast, Laura and her uncle…………..

30. As a result of her trip to the beach, Laura…………………