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Practice Test Straight to First

LISTENING

LISTENING 40 minutes
Part 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1 You hear a radio presenter introducing a programme.


What type of programme is it?
A a phone-in
B a documentary
C a panel discussion
2 You hear two people discussing a music festival.
What do they agree about?
A The food was reasonably priced.
B The event was well organised.
C The music was too varied.
3 You hear a voicemail message.
Why has the speaker called?
A to check some facts
B to accept an offer
C to make an apology
4 You hear a builder talking about his work.
What does he complain about?
A the attitude of some clients
B the difficulty in finding reliable workers
C having to wait for payment
5 You hear two people talking about visiting a well-known tourist attraction.
How did the man feel when he visited the place?
A annoyed
B confused
C bored
6 You hear two people discussing social networking.
What is the woman’s attitude towards it?
A It encourages disagreements between people.
B It can change your opinions of people.
C It is best to avoid it.
7 You hear someone talking on the radio about scientific research.
Who is the speaker?
A a student
B a scientist
C a journalist
8 You hear two people discussing part of the city where they live.
What is the woman’s opinion of the area?
A It has improved a lot.
B It will become a lot more popular.
C Publicity about it has been inaccurate.

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LISTENING

Part 2
You will hear a talk about the creation of a new system of road signs in Britain in the 1960s.

For questions 9–18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

The designing of road signs in Britain in the 1960s


Before working on road signs, the designers had produced the signs used in a large

(9) near London.

At the time when they created the signs, that type of work was called ‘(10) ’.

The intention was that the motorway signs would be part of a (11) that Europe

had for road signs.

The designers used (12) as the colour for their signs.

For ordinary roads, the designers created a typeface called (13) .

Warnings, for example of ice on roads, appear on (14) signs.

Other designers praised their use of simple symbols such as (15) for

one-way streets.

The picture showing children crossing originally included a (16) .

The committee said that the person in the pedestrian crossing sign looked like a

(17) coming out of water.

Some people joked that the man in the roadworks sign appeared to be using his

(18) .

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LISTENING

Part 3
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their homes. For questions 19–23, choose
from the list (A–H) what each speaker says about his/her home. Use the letters only once. There are three
extra letters which you do not need to use.

A I have no intention of leaving it.

B It is too small.
Speaker 1 19
C The neighbours are a problem. Speaker 2 20
D I have improved it. Speaker 3 21

E It is in a very convenient place for me. Speaker 4 22

F I found it by chance. Speaker 5 23

G It is difficult for me to afford it.

H It is not in good condition.

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LISTENING

Part 4
You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Maria Grant, about singing in a choir and then becoming
the director of it. For questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 Maria says that they are not nervous because


A they have sung the same songs many times before.
B they have sung at bigger events before.
C they have practised more than they usually do.

25 Maria says that the number of choirs is increasing because


A more and more people want to perform in public.
B singing is something that everyone can do.
C some choirs have had a lot of publicity.

26 Why did Maria join the choir?


A She felt that she was a good singer.
B A friend persuaded her to do so.
C The choir’s advert was unusual.

27 When Maria started singing with the choir,


A she disliked some of the songs they sang.
B her singing ability improved quickly.
C other members encouraged her to continue.

28 At first, Maria didn’t do public performances because


A she didn’t have enough time.
B she lacked the courage.
C she hadn’t practised enough.

29 What surprised Maria about the choir’s public performances?


A how many different types of events they involved
B how much publicity they attracted
C how many members sang at all of them

30 Maria became Director of the choir because


A she wanted to do more organising and less singing.
B the existing Director wasn’t enjoying the role.
C the existing Director asked her to take over.

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