TEST YOUR ENGLISH FCE B2 LEVEL CEPT PRACTICE 1- 8 SHORT LISTENING TESTS WITH ANSWER AND AUDIOSCRIPT

TEST YOUR ENGLISH FCE B2 LEVEL CEPT PRACTICE 1- 8 SHORT LISTENING TESTS WITH ANSWER AND AUDIOSCRIPT

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Narrator

Woman

Man

Woman

Man

Woman

Narrator

You hear a man telling a friend about an emai l he has received.

So tel l me exactly what happened.

Wel l, I got one of those emai ls that looked as if it

came from my bank. It said I was at risk of identity

t heft and told me I had to log on and verify my

account information. I was real ly worried.

So what did you do?

Well, I was about to reply to give them the

information they wanted, but then I thought I ought

to check with my bank first. So I rang my branch

and they said they never sent emails like this. But

it looked so realistic - it had my bank logo on it and it had links to rea l websites.

I've heard of that before. Apparently it's a very

common scam which everyone needs to be aware

You hear someone ta lking about her first

impressions of someone.

The first time I met Ben was at a party. We were

introduced to each other by Charlie, a mutual

friend, and we chatted for a few minutes - you

know, we exchanged the usual pleasantries:

'Where do you live?'; 'What do you do?'; 'How do

you know Charl ie?' - that sort of th ing. Then he

sta rted ta lking about his job - he seemed very

self-cent red and that put me off a bit, but I didn't

t hink much about it. A couple of weeks la ter, he

phoned me and asked if I'd like to meet for a

drink. I ummed and ahhed a bit and then I sa id,

'Yeah , why not?' So we met and he was real ly nice.

He even said he was sorry if he'd come over as a

bit arrogant at the party.

You hear a conversation between a young man

and an older relative.

Young man

Older man

Young man

I wonder if I could ask your advice.

Sure. How can I help?

Wel l, I'm going for a job interview next week

and I'm thinking about how to do my best.

Older man

Young man

Older man

Young man

Older man

They've already got my CV, so they know about

my qualifications, and obviously I must look

my smartest at the interview and sound as

intelligent as I can .

Do you know all about the company?

Not yet, but I'll be doing a bit of research at the

weekend so that I can ask sensible questions

about the kind of work I'd be doing if I got the

job.

Good idea. So what are you worried about?

1 want them to see what I'm real ly like - you

know, I don't want to have to pretend to be

someone I'm not.

That's fine. Just be yourself. I'm sure they

appreciate that.

You hear someone describing how he heard about

winn ing a competition for a mobile phone.

Man Last year, J got an email telling me I'd won

a mobile phone in a competition. I cou ldn't

remember going in for a competition, but that

didn 't matter. I had to email my debit card details,

so they cou ld cha rge me for t he cost of shipping

the phone to me. Like an idiot, I made a basic

mistake by giving them my card details and the

address for the phone to be de livered to. Needless

to say the phone never arrived, but my bank

statement showed that money was being taken out

of my account.

You hear two friends talking about tennis.

Hello, Anna! Where are you going?

To play tennis, bel ieve it or not. Can't you tell

from what I'm wearing?

Well you do look as though you're going to play

something, but I didn't know you played tenn is.

I've only just started - I don't have my own

racket yet.

Well, you look very smart. We must have a game

some t ime?

Do you play tennis, then?

Yes , I do. In fact, I've been playing since I was

eleven or twelve.

Real ly? Are you a good player?

I used to be very good, but I haven't played

much recently.

Great - I'l l give you a ring t o arrange a t ime.

You hear someone ta lking about a bad experience

on a socia l networking site.

I had a pretty nasty experience on a social

networking site . It started when I got a series of

offensive messages, then whoever it was said they

were going to pass on private information about

me if I didn't give them money. At first I thought

it might be someone in my group at college, but I

didn't recognize the information on the person 's

profile . It was obviously a fake identity. I did think

about going to the po lice, but in the end I decided

to ignore the whole thing and not make a fuss.

And fortunately, after a week or two it stopped.

So, if you want my advice, you shouldn't put .

confidential information about you rself on social

networking sites

You hear a message on a telephone answering

machine.

Woman Hi, Mary! It's Al ice . I'm just ringing to say sorry

for something that happened yesterday. I was

in town doing some last-minute shopping and

someone on the other side of the road ca lled my

name. When I looked round, I didn't see anyone I

recogn ized - just a police officer and hundreds of

shoppers. Anyway, I didn 't think any more about

it. Then, about half an hour later, I was on the

bus coming home, when I suddenly remembered

- your brother Jeremy joined the po lice last year,

didn't he? It must have been him who cal led to

me, but I just didn't recognize him in his uniform.

Please apologize to him for me when you see him.

Thanks. Bye.

You hear a pol itician ta lking about his appearance.

Man If you want my opinion, I th ink appearance is very

important if you want to convince people that you

are a serious politician. That's why I always wear a

suit and tie if I'm on official business - especial ly

if I'm in a meeting, being interviewed on television,

or talking to members of the public. I know there

are politicians - especially the younger ones - who

t hink it's cool to dress down - you know jeans,

open-necked shirt and trainers, but for me that's

just too informal. Of course, at home with my ,

fami ly, I dress informally, too, but never when I m

at work. It projects the wrong image.