FCE Sample Test - Bridge

May-June 2009
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FCE Sample Test
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Listening – Part 3
You will hear five different employees talking about what makes a good boss. For questions 19-23, choose
which of the opinions (A-F) each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter
which you do not need to use.
A good boss should
A
allow staff to take decisions.
19 Speaker 1
B
encourage staff to work in teams.
20 Speaker 2
C
listen to complaints from staff.
21 Speaker 3
D
give information on individual progress.
22 Speaker 4
E
have good qualifications.
23 Speaker 5
F
set an example of hard work.
Listening – Part 4
You will hear an interview with Trina Trevose, a pop singer who is only fifteen. For questions 24-30,
choose the best answer (A, B or C)
24
When Trina went to the USA, she
A
thought the records she made would be unsuccessful.
B
knew her friends would be jealous of her.
C
didn’t tell many people why she was going.
25
26
27
When Trina was in the USA, she wrote songs about
A
her home.
B
the weather.
28
Trina was asked to return to the USA to
A
re-do some work.
B
appear on TV again.
C
record a new song.
29
Why isn’t Trina popular in Britain?
A
Her kind of music isn’t popular in Britain.
B
The company don’t want to sell her records in Britain.
C
Her records haven’t been available in Britain.
30
How does Trina see her future?
A
She will continue making records in the USA.
B
She may make singing her career eventually.
C
She wants to study music at college.
C
people she met.
Where was Trina performing when she was noticed by the record company?
A
in London
B
near her home
C
in the USA
Why did Trina sing with David Pearson?
A
He needed some help.
B
C
The record company asked her to.
She wrote a song for him.
May-June 2009
PET Sample Test
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Listening – Part 3
Questions 14-19
You will hear a radio programme in which young people from different parts of the country are
interviewed. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
Name: Mike Davis
INFORMATION SHEET
Age: 13 years
Favourite subject: (14) ………………………………………..
Favourite sport: (15) …………………………………………..
Usual transport: (16) ………………………………………….
On Saturday: (17) …………………………………………….
On (18) ……………………….. : Young Farmers´ Group
Future job: (19) ………………………………………………
Listening – Part 4
Questions 20-25
Look at the six sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a boy, Jim, and his
mother. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, circle A for YES. If it is not
correct, circle B for NO.
20
Jim’s bicycle needs to be mended.
A
B
21
He’s keen to start saving money.
A
B
22
His mother thinks a mountain bike is suitable for their area.
A
B
23
She encourages Jim to manage his money better.
A
B
24
His mother offers to lend him some money.
A
B
25
Jim is disappointed by his mother’s suggestion.
A
B
PET, Listening Part 3
14 science
15 running
16 bicycle / bike
17 (he) helps (his uncle) to milk (fifty) cows
(he) helps (to) do the milking
OdpovД›di testy PET a FCE, listening part 3,4
(he) sometimes cleans (the) cowsheds
(he) milks (his uncle’s) cows
(he) helps his uncle (on his farm)
(he) woks at / on (his) uncle’s farm
(he) helps to look after / looks after his uncle’s cows
18 Monday(s)
19 farmer / have (his) own farm
work in (the) countryside
FCE, Listening Part 3,4
19E, 20A, 21D, 22B, 23F, 24C,
25C, 26B, 27A, 28A, 29C, 30B
PET, Listening Part 4
20A, 21B, 22B, 23A, 24B, 25A