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CPE Listening

This document contains summaries of listening comprehension tests in 3 parts or less. It includes: - Summaries of extracts heard in Parts 1 of tests with responses to multiple choice questions - Summaries of topics discussed in Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the tests, including interviews and conversations - The tests cover a wide range of topics such as history, science, nature and culture discussed in different formats including interviews, lectures and conversations

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CPE Listening

This document contains summaries of listening comprehension tests in 3 parts or less. It includes: - Summaries of extracts heard in Parts 1 of tests with responses to multiple choice questions - Summaries of topics discussed in Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the tests, including interviews and conversations - The tests cover a wide range of topics such as history, science, nature and culture discussed in different formats including interviews, lectures and conversations

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CPE 1 Listening

TEST 1 Part 1
Extract 1 You hear a part of discussion about composer who writes film music
1C 2A 3A 4B 5B 6A 7C 8A
Part 2 radio programme about chocolate. 9luxury 10chemical composition 11(heavy duty) rollers
12after taste 13self medication 14 the blood pressure 15 the moods emotions 16 guilt 17 treat
mentality
Part 3 interv with Derek Allen, an author about the writing process 18D 19A 20D 21B 22C
Part 4 travel agents talking about the rise in popularity of adventure holidays 23B 24D 25B 26H
27B 28D
TEST 2
Part 1 Extract 1 Radio interview about amusement park and its founder
1C 2B 3C 4B 5C 6B 7B 8C
Part 2 interview in which univ professor talks about the robot he has designed, called jeremy
9obstacle course 10blood 11the very nature of intelligence 12small brains 13 dustbin 14 video camera
15 training teaching of 16 shorthand 17 vacuum cleaner
Part 3 interview with Dr Janet Thompson, who spent many years in Africa observing
chimpanzees
18D 19A 20C 21B 22C
Part 4 Two friends, Kathy and Derek talking about films based on 19th century novels 23D 24B
25K 26B 27K 28D
Test 3
Part 1 Extract 1 radio interview with a woman who runs a fish a farm in Wales 1B 2A 3B 4C 5A
6B 7C 8B
Part 2 lecture on the cork forests of southern Spain and Portugal
9sandy 10dozen 11notice boards 12pruning 13cereals 14roots 15roof tiles 16desert 17Spanish eagles
Part 3 radio programme about a group of people on an expedition to the South Pole 18B 19C
20A 21B 22C
Part 4 radio prog in which two people Louise and Stephen discuss a film they have seen 23L 24S
25B 26L 27B 28S
Test 4 Part 1
Extra 1 lecturer talking about wordplay, that is, using words humorously 1A 2C 3B 4C 5A 6B 7C
8B
Part 2 radio prog about sense of hearing 9misconception 10pressure (wave) 11brain 12location
13hunter 14if there is distress 15the moment of birth 16 washing machine 17 complaints
Part 3 book reviewer on radio prog about science discussing a book about human brain 18B 19C
20A 21D 22B
Part 4 23S 24S 25B 26S 27T 28T

CPE listening: (fioletowa)


Test 1: Part1:(you hear an art gallery guide talking about paintings of Marianne North)
1A2 B 3 B 4 C 5 B 6 B
Part2: You will hear part of a lecture about ancient Egyptian ships
7 building material 8 world population 9 food chain 10 microbes 11 mining
12 hormones 13 volcanoes 14 wind 15 intensive farming
Part 3: two costumes design students, Angela and Mike, discussing the role of costumes in films
16 B 17 C 18 A 19 D 20 C
Part 4 talking about their experience in their first jobs
21 F 22. H 23 A 24 D 25 E 26 D 27 B 28 H 29 F 30 E

Test 2: Part 1: You hear Sarah Carpenter being interviewed about Online Now
1 B 2 A3 C 4 B 5 B 6 A
Part2: about Chinese animal called the giant panda:
7 white leopard 8 living fossil 9 thumb 10 grasses 11 mood 12 barking 13 mountain
14 green corridors 15 vulnerable
Part 3: Amanda and Peter two founders of a fruit juice company called Topfruit:
16 B 17 D 18 C 19 B 20 A
Part 4: people talking about their sporting success
21 F 22 H 23 B 24 E 25 G 26 F 27 E 28 H 29 B 30 A

CPE 2, Test 1
Part1: radio interview with Tom Webster
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 A 7A 8B
Part 2: ice-skating rinks:
9 transporting goods 10 shelter 11 copper 12 ice dance 13 air conditioning 14 spray
15 logo 16 twenty hours 17 fog
Part3 : interview with Stephen Perrins:
18 B 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 C
Part 4: Arthur and Carla discussing a book called Windworld:
23 B 24 A 25 A 26 C 27 B 28 C

Test 2, Part 1: interview with Nigel Johnson:


1 B 2 A 3 C 4A 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 A
Part 2: engineer giving a talk on the radio about future developments:
9 zoology 10 human eyes 11 feathers 12 bee 13 rescuers 14 low speed
15 energy source 16 take off 17 noise
Part3: music critic Hazel Fisher:
18. B 19 A 20 B 21 C 22 A
Part 4: Graham and Melinda that the town council
23 G 24 M 25 B 26 B 27 G 28 M

Test 3, Part 1: interview with a balloonist:


1 B 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 A7 C 8 B
Part 2: talk about bird of prey called kestrel
9 rattle 10 cliff 11 window 12 repopulate 13 cover 14 nesting 15 one hundred
16 neglect 17 locations
Part 3: talking about society and the theatre in England:
18 B 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 D
Part 4: conversation in which Clare and Tom:
23 T 24 B 25 C 26 C 27 T 28 T

Test 4, Part1: radio programme on classical music:


1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A5 C 6 A7 B 8 A
Part 2: first visit to the Antarctic.:
9. field training 10 tent 11 volcano 12 plain 13 roof 14 laboratories 15 months salary 16 clothing 17
heroic failures
Part 3: interview with social worker
18 B 19 B 20 D 21 C 22 C
Part 4: conversation in which two neighbours Mary and Frank are discussing current ...
23 B 24 B 25 M 26 M 27 B 28 F

CPE 3, Test 1, Part 1: expert describing how he helped to convict a criminal:


1 C 2 A3 A4 B 5 B 6 B 7 C 8 A
Part 2: naturalist who is interested in a type of insect:
9 distribution 10 drainage 11 wings 12 jewels 13 blue-tailed 14 large red 15 still
16 dawn 17 survey
Part 3: interview with the Madeline Knowles:
18 C 19 A 20 B 21 C 22 A
Part 4: discussion on the radio on the subject of rock festivals.
23 T 24 M 25 B 26 B 27 M 28 B

Test 2, Part 1: woman talking about the English language:


1 B 2 A3 B 4 C 5 B 6 A7 B 8 C
Part 2: about creatures which live in the sea:
9 Colours 10 barrel 11 sponge farming 12 dry 13 horn 14 love and commitment 15 as hard as rock 16
cell 17 new drugs
Part 3: guidebooks are discussed.
18 D 19 B 20 C 21 D 22 A
Part 4: tim and Vera discussing a concert
23 V 24 B 25 T 26 B 27 B 28 T

Test 3, Part 1: talk about employment opportunities for actors:


1 B 2 C 3 C 4A5A6 B 7 B 8 C
Part 2: program about wildlife conservation program:
9 rubber 10 markets 11 contamination 12 legal 13 public relations 14 sheep 15 clean environment 16
determination 17 charming

Part 3: professor of sociology about leisure in Britain:


18 B 19 C 20 B 21 A 22 C
Part 4: writers discuss the appeal of the short story:
23 A 24 B 25 C 26 B 27 B 28 A

Test 4, Part 1: programme about fame


1 A2 B 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 A7 C 8 A
Part 2: interview with Peter Simon:
9 bakery 10 blankets 11 body heat 12 the skin 13 shelters 14 grass 15 guest house
16 intelligence 17 humming
Part 3: interview with Maureen Kamp:
18 B 19 A 20 A 21 C 22 D
Part 4: Gordon and Martha discussing current issues in education:
23 G 24 B 25 M 26 B 27 B 28 G

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