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FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH Listening SAMPLE TEST 1 D251/
Time INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are not already there. 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. Approximately 40 minutes (including 5 minutes’ transfer time)
You will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answersheet. Use a pencil. At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are four parts to the test.
Each question carries one mark. You will hear each piece twice. For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for youto check your answers. * © UCLES 2015 Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International500/2705/
(^2) 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 message on a telephone answering machine.Why is the speaker calling?^ A^ to confirm some arrangements^ B^ to issue an invitation^ C^ to persuade someone to do something 2 You hear two people talking about a water-sports centre.The man says the centre should^ A^ pay more attention to safety.^ B^ offer activities for small children.^ C^ provide all the equipment needed. 3 You hear a professional tennis player talking about her career.What annoys her most about interviewers?^ A^ their belief that she leads a glamorous life^ B^ their assumption that she’s motivated by money^ C^ their tendency to disturb her while she’s travelling 4 You hear a poet talking about his work.What is he doing?^ A^ giving his reasons for starting to visit schools^ B^ justifying the childlike nature of some of his recent poems^ C^ explaining that his poems appeal to people of different ages
(^4) Part 2
You will hear a woman called Angela Thomas, who works for a wildlife organisation, talking aboutthe spectacled bear.For questions^^9 – 18 , complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.^ Spectacled Bears^ Angela says that it was the^ (9)^
of the spectacled bear^ that first interested her. Angela mentions that the bear’s markings can be found on its^ (10)^
as well as its eyes and cheeks. Angela is pleased by evidence that spectacled bears have been seen in^ (11)^
areas of Argentina. Angela says the bears usually live in^ (12)^
, though they can also be found in other places. Spectacled bears behave differently from other types of bear during^ (13)^
, which Angela finds surprising. Angela is upset that^ (14)^
are the biggest danger tospectacled bears. Angela says that spectacled bears usually eat^ (15)
and tree bark. Bears climb trees and make a^ (16)^
, which fascinated^ Angela. When bears eat meat, they much prefer^ (17)^
although they do eat other creatures. One man has produced an amusing^ (18)^
about the time hespent studying the bears.
5 Turn over
Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their visit to a city. For questions 19 – 23 , choose from the list ( A – H ) what each speaker liked most about the city they visited. Use theletters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use._________________________________________________________________________________ A the efficiency of the public transport system B the natural beauty of the scenery^ Speaker 1^
C^ the variety of goods in the markets
Speaker 2^^20 the style of the architecture D
Speaker 3^^21 E^ the well-designed plan of the city
Speaker 4^^22 F^ the helpfulness of the people
Speaker 5^^23 G^ the range of leisure opportunities H^ the standard of the accommodation
29 What is Rachel’s role in the service the gallery offers to large companies?^ A^ making initial contacts^ B^ responding to enquiries^ C^ promoting a certain type of art 30 What does Rachel find most enjoyable about her job?^ A^ meeting interesting people^ B^ the fact that it’s unpredictable^ C^ being close to works of art
