Short listening test
practice – text answer
1. You hear a boy talking
about a sporting event. What was the weather like?
A It rained heavily all
afternoon.
B The sun came out bet
ween showers.
C It stayed cloudy but
dry.
2. You hear two friends
talking about a science lesson they’ve just had. What do they both agree?
A It was a lot harder
than they’d thought.
B It was less interesting
than they’d hoped.
C It was much longer than
they’d expected.
3. You hear a girl
leaving a voicemail message for her father. Why is she phoning?
A to arrange a lift home
B to let him know her
plans
C to ask him to buy her
something
4. You hear two friends
discussing an online music quiz they’ve just completed. What did the girl think
about it?
A The answers it gave
weren’t always correct.
B The musicians it asked
about weren’t very well known.
C The photos it showed
weren’t clear enough.
5 You hear two friends
talking about a new clothes shop in their town. What problem did the girl have
there?
A It was too crowded for
her to try anything on.
B The clothes were all
too expensive.
C There was too little
choice of colours and styles.
6 You hear a boy talking
to a friend about his recent family holiday. What made it so enjoyable?
A They stayed in a place
that had lots to do.
B He had a big room to
himself.
C One of his friends went
with them.
7. You hear a boy phoning
his friend. What is the boy doing?
A checking on homework
requirements
B asking for information
about a future lesson
C giving details of what
his friend has missed
8. You hear a girl
talking about the first time she tried swimming underwater. How did she feel?
A confident she could
swim some distance
B surprised at how
strange it felt
C worried about losing
her sense of direction
CEPT LISTENING PRACTICE TEST - B1+ LEVEL
