CEPT Practice 2

CEPT practice 2

Warm up exercises for short listening - text answer

Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentences.
1. How people can walk along a tightrope I’ll never know – it’s astonishing / astonished.
2. I’ve just started climbing. I’ve always found it fascinating / fascinated to watch.
3. Watching the ice-skaters on the pond kept me entertaining / entertained for a couple of hours.
4. I’ve been trying to finish this puzzle for ages – I can’t do it and it’s so irritating / irritated !
5. Ben was exhausting / exhausted when he got back from playing football. He slept for an hour.
6. What a brilliant programme. I feel really motivating / motivated to take up a new hobby.
7. Have you seen that new action film? It’s thrilling / thrilled !
8. I found my new piano teacher very encouraging / encouraged. I feel much better about my playing.

Complete the sentences with appropriate question tags.
1. You go swimming a lot, ................ you?
2. You’ll come with me to the theatre, ................ you?
3. You’ve done some interesting things, ................ you?
4. You’re going surfing this weekend, ................ you?

Complete 1–4 with appropriate question words. Then answer the questions.
1. ................ ’s your favourite band?
2. ................ kind of films do you like?
3. ................ would be your perfect weekend?
4. ................ do you spend your free time?

CEPT short listening practice - text answer

1. You hear an announcement about a band called the Big Bang.
What is the purpose of the announcement?
A to offer music lessons
B to promote a concert
C to recruit band members

2. You hear a young woman telling her friend about an article she has read. After reading it, the woman says that she felt
A convinced to try a new activity.
B encouraged to continue doing an activity.
C keen to avoid one particular activity.

3. You hear two friends discussing free time. They agree that it is important to
A spend time outside the house.
B do nothing sometimes.
C try out a range of activities.

4. You hear a boy telling a friend about the sport of diving.
What does he say about it?
A Jumping from the highest board is frightening.
B Completing a successful dive is motivating.
C Watching professionals dive is thrilling.

Warm up exercises for short listening - picture answer

Complete the text with the words below.

boarding pass    check-in    customs   departure

destination   documents    luggage    security

When you arrive at the airport, you go to the (1) ................ desk, where they weigh your (2) ................ and give you a (3) ................ so that you can get on the plane. You have to show them your travel
(4) ................ , such as a passport and airline ticket. Then you go through (5) ................ , where your bags are looked at, to make sure you are not carrying anything dangerous in them. After this, you go to the (6) ................ area, where you can have something to eat and drink while you wait for your plane.
When you land at your (7) ................ , you have to go through (8) ................ before you leave the airport, where someone may check your bags to see what you are carrying.

Match 1–6 to a–f to make comparative sentences.
1. The train is not as _____________
2. Travelling by car is just as _______________
3. This brochure has much more _______________
4. The tour guide was ________________
5. Hong Kong ______________
6. The villages on the coast are less _____________

a expensive hotels in it than that one.
b late as it sometimes is.
c is busier than I realised.
d boring as going by train.
e crowded than the towns.
f more interesting than I expected.

EXAM TIPS
• Read the questions very carefully. Underline the most important words in the question.
• The people will talk about what you can see in all three pictures, but only one is correct.
• The first time you listen, choose your answers. The second time you listen, check that your answers are correct.

CEPT Short listening practice - picture answer

Warm up for long listening practice

Complete the sentences with used to + infinitive, or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. My sister Sarah usually goes for a run in the park after
school, but yesterday she ............... (go) swimming instead.
2. I ............... (get up) very early every day when I was a kid.
3. My dad ............... (work) for a large company but now he
runs his own business.
4. I didn’t ............... (watch) the news, but I hate to miss it now.
5. The first thing I did when I ............... (pass) my driving test
was visit my friend in Scotland.
6. Supermarkets ............... (close) on Sundays, but they’re
open all day now.

Put the words into the correct order to make sentences.
1. always / college / for / used to / late / I / be
.............................................................................................
2. Zijin / exercise / didn’t / at / use to / all
.............................................................................................
3. son / teenager / as / my / a / get up / early / use to / didn’t
.............................................................................................
4. eat / vegetables / Stephanie / used to / never
.............................................................................................
5. used to / reply / immediately / emails / you / to
.............................................................................................
6. coffee / a lot of / drink / used to / Ahmed

.............................................................................................

Now match sentences 1–6 to a–f below.

a but she’s very healthy now.
b but he drinks more water now.
c but he’s in a football team now.
d but you don’t do it as often now.
e but I make sure I’m on time now.
f but he gets up at 4 am now!

Exam tips
• Before you listen, read the questions and options carefully.
• The questions are in the order of the recording.
• Often you need to understand when something happened. Listen carefully to the words the speakers use – are they talking about the past, present or future?

CEPT practice long listening
You will hear an interview in which a businesswoman called Carla Smith is talking about her life and work. For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1. Why did Carla change the way she worked?
A She didn’t enjoy the work she did.
B She spent very little time at home.
C She had health problems.

2. What does Carla say about running her own
business?
A She continues to work a lot of hours.
B It allows her to take more holidays.
C She earns more than she used to.

3. What changes did Carla make to her exercise
routine?
A She does more exercise than she used to.
B She does a new kind of exercise now.
C She exercises at a different time of day.

4. How does Carla feel about her health and
eating habits?
A guilty about having too many snacks
B delighted that she has discovered
new foods
C surprised that she now feels so much
better

5. Where does Carla spend time with her sisters?
A in her own home
B at the cinema
C at the local pool

6. Which time-saving idea does Carla find
efficient?
A checking emails on the way to work
B having a lot of similar clothes
C making lists of jobs to do