FCE Listening Practice Test 23 Printable

Part 3

You will hear five different people talking about the head teacher or principal of their former secondary school. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A – F) what each speaker is saying. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A She favoured the talented students
B She prepared us for the real world
C She encouraged us to be imaginative
D She was ahead of her time
E She was concerned about the environment
F She encouraged competitiveness
Speaker 1  19 __
Speaker 2  20 __
Speaker 3  21 __
Speaker 4  22 __
Speaker 5  23 __

Part 4

You will hear an interview with a tour leader who works for an adventure company in Africa. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer A, B or C

24. Don says that most of his passengers
A. are not students.
B. are looking for jobs.
C. work in conservation.

25. When Don first meets a group, he
A. gives them blankets for the overnight trip.
B. shows them where to sit on the truck.
C. checks they have the right equipment.

26. Don remembers one trip when
A. he failed to take enough food.
B. someone made a mistake with the food.
C. someone complained about the food.

27. Don oversees the domestic work because
A. he doesn’t like to lose things.
B. it has to be done within an hour.
C. people complain if things are dirty.

28. If people argue, Don says that he
A. prefers not to get involved.
B. separates the people concerned.
C. asks the group for a solution

29. Don says that he sometimes
A. needs to get to sleep early.
B. has to camp in a noisy area.
C. tells people when to go to bed.

30. What does Don say about getting up?
A. He ignores any complaints about the time.
B. He varies his schedule according to the group.
C. He forces everyone to be quick about it.
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