LISTENING 8 GRADE

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GROUP

1 You hear a message on a telephone answering machine.

Why is the speaker calling?

• A to confirm some arrangements

  
  

• B to issue an invitation

• C to persuade someone to do something

2 You hear two people talking about a water-sports centre.

The man says the centre should

• A pay more attention to safety.

• B offer activities for small children.

• C provide all the equipment needed.

3 You hear a professional tennis player talking about her career.

What annoys her most about interviewers?

• A their belief that she leads a glamorous life

  
  

• B their assumption that she’s motivated by money

• C their tendency to disturb her while she’s travelling

4 You hear a poet talking about his work.

What is he doing?

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• A giving his reasons for starting to visit schools

• B justifying the childlike nature of some of his recent poem

• C explaining that his poems appeal to people of different ages

5 You hear two people talking about a programme they saw on TV.

The woman thinks the programme was

• A irritating.

• B sad.

• C uninformative.

6 You hear two people talking about an ice-hockey game they’ve just seen.

How does the girl feel about it?

• A pleased to have had the experience

• B relieved that she’d dressed appropriately

• C impressed by the performance of the team

7 You overhear two friends talking about a restaurant.

What do they both like about it?

• A the presentation of the food

• B the atmosphere of the place

• C the originality of the cooking

8 You hear a man talking on the radio.

What type of information is he giving?

• A a travel announcement

• B a weather forecast

• C an accident report