Cambridge Profeciency Listening Test A Part 1

Cambridge Proficiency Listening Test A Part 1

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Question 1

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. Read through the questions carefully before you listen. EXTRACT ONE You will hear part of an interview with a politician called Steven Bright, in which globalisation is being discussed.

Steven Bright is concerned that globalisation means a country

A	losing employment opportunities.
B	having a lack of economic control.
C	losing its sense of individuality.

Question 2

EXTRACT TWO You hear a woman called Paula Drinkwater talking about her research into bilingualism.

Why did Paula do research into bilingualism?

A	She needed a research project for her psychology doctorate.
B	It was a natural development of a project she was involved in.
C	She was keen to get into a new and exciting field.

Question 3

What does Paula say about the experiment she did?

A	She thought it was too dangerous to repeat.
B	She realised that any results would be questioned.
C	She wasn’t particularly surprised by the outcome.

Question 4

Which aspect of loaning money to developing countries does Steven Bright disagree with?

A	the reasons for giving out loans
B	the unrealistic amount of money loaned
C	the imposition of certain conditions

Question 5

What does Bob say about some of Elena’s ideas?

A	Some of them were more useful than they first appeared.
B	They were based on what she had picked up in Spain.
C	They didn’t help with every aspect of learning Chinese.

Question 6

EXTRACT THREE You will hear a man called Bob talking about learning Chinese.

What is Bob doing when he speaks?

A	justifying the learning method he used
B	criticising the way languages are often taught
C	advising other people to learn Chinese

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