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

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

1. The document provides listening practice questions and answers for a test with three parts. Part 1 contains questions about 8 short conversations related to topics like football referees, a famous chef, and a tour guide at a museum. Part 2 is about elephant polo, including details like elephants enjoy it, how goals are scored, and rules of the game. Part 3 contains an interview with someone in the music business, asking questions about his career path and advice.

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LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 4

PART 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8,
choose the best answer (A, В or C).
1. You hear someone talking about football referees. What is the speaker’s
attitude towards referees?
A. They make too many mistakes.
В. They deserve sympathy.
C. Some are better than others.
2. You hear a famous chef talking about his week. What does he say about
what happened during the week?
A. He had a problem that was not his fault.
В. He didn’t want to appear on so many programmes.
C. He had his first experience of live TV.
3. You hear someone talking about her career in dancing. What does she
emphasize?
A. the contribution made by her parents
В. how much hard work she did
C. her desire to be a dancer
4. You hear someone talking on the phone at work. Who is she talking to?
A. a colleague
В. her boss
C. a client
5. You hear a radio presenter talking about a book. What feeling does the
presenter express about the book?
A. doubt that it does exactly what it says it does
В. amazement at how up to date its information is
C. curiosity about how it was written
6. You hear part of an interview with a famous comedian. What does he
say about his school days?
A. The teachers never criticized him.
В. He was only good at one subject.
C. Other people found him amusing.
7. You hear someone talking about a person he knows. What is the
speaker doing?
A. complaining
В. apologizing
C. arguing
8. You hear a tour guide talking to a group of visitors to a museum. What
does he tell them about the museum?
A. It’s easy to get lost in it.
В. Big groups aren’t allowed in some parts of it.
C. It’s better only to visit a small part of it.
Part 2
You will hear someone talking about the sport of elephant polo. For
questions 9-18, complete the sentences.
ELEPHANT POLO
 Elephants are 9_______ animals and so they enjoy elephant polo
tournaments.
 The 10_______ of a goal in elephant polo is the same as in football.
 A player and an elephant 11_______ both sit on each elephant.
 It is against the rules for the elephants to use their trunks to 12_______
the ball.
 A total of 13_______ elephants are required for a game to take place.
 The participants are in action for a total of 14_______ during each game.
 The stick used in the game is both 15_____ and _____.
 The elephants sometimes want to 16_______ in front of a goal.
 An elephant with a bad 17_______ will be taken out of a game.
 African elephants are not used because 18_______ cause a problem.
PART 3
You will hear an interview with someone who is involved in the music
business. For questions 19-25, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
19. What does James say about the radio station he started?
A. Its name was very appropriate.
В. It was more popular than he had expected.
C. It was not very expensive to run.
20. What does James say about people’s attitudes towards his age?
A. They were nicer to him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
В. They were more jealous of him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
C. They expected more of him when he was 16 than when he was 12.
21. James says that his career in music has included
A. taking over a local radio station.
В. making advertisements.
C. setting up new festivals.
22. What do we learn about advertising on James’ TV channel?
A. There isn’t any of it.
В. It always includes music.
C. It doesn’t interrupt the programmes.
23. What does James say about the people interviewed on the channel?
A. They have to say something interesting.
В. They enjoy being interviewed.
C. They often say unexpected things.
24. What does James say about his ideas?
A. Some of them are not very realistic.
В. He expects to have good ones all the time.
C. He makes sure that he doesn’t forget them.
25. James’s advice to listeners who might want to go into business is to
A. forget about past problems.
В. learn from past mistakes.
C. take big risks.

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