B1 listening end course test compress

Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER
B1 LISTENING COMPETENCY TEST

End of Course Test

Time

Approximately 25 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name on this question paper.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
There are four parts to this test.
You will hear each piece twice.
Each question carries one mark.
For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions.

© UCLES 2015


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Part 1
Questions 1 – 5
You will hear five short conversations. For each question, choose the correct picture.

You will hear each conversation twice.

1

What did the man refuse to do?

A

2

C

What was the woman doing when her phone rang?

A

3

B

B

C

What has the man stopped doing recently?

A

B

C


3
4

How did the man travel around when he was on holiday?

A

5

B

C

Which person does the woman feel closest to?

A

B

C

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Part 2
Questions 6 – 10

You will hear a woman on the radio talking about a charity event in her area.
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.

Cakes for Charity
Name of charity: Rose Children's Hospital
Date of cake sale: (6) .........................
Helpers needed to make and sell cakes and arrange tables.
Place for stalls if wet:(7) .........................
Time: 9.30 – (8) .........................
Money organisers hope to take (9) £ .........................
Money will be used for: (10) .........................


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Part 3
Questions 11 – 15
You will hear a woman called Karen talking about a journey she made.
For each question, choose the correct answer A, B or C

11

12

13

14

15

Why did Karen go to Jakarta?

How did Karen learn about Indonesia before she
went there?

What did Karen dislike about Jakarta?

What reminds Karen of Jakarta?

When Karen returns to Indonesia, she's hoping to

A

to do a job

B

to visit friends

C

for a holiday

A

from the internet

B

from a book

C

from a friend's letter

A

the weather

B

the traffic

C

the buildings

A

her photographs

B

her sandals

C

a sculpture

A

visit a number of islands.

B

see more of Jakarta.

C

experience the rainy season.

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Part 4
Questions 16 – 20
You will hear a conversation between Alice and Mark, about celebrities.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, choose YES (9). If it is incorrect choose NO (9).

YES
16

Mark and Alice both think famous people have a lot of advantages.

17

Alice and Mark agree about why celebrities wear dark glasses.

18

Mark turns down Alice's offer of a book.

19

Mark believes Alice would enjoy being a famous person.

20

Mark changes his opinion about being famous at the end.

NO


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