MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ENGLISH TEST

ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY LISTENING 03 – LEVEL B1

Time allowance: 45 minutes

Full name:…………………......……….....
Date of exam: …………...……….......
Date of birth: ………………....……….......
Supervisor 1: ……………..……….....
Candidate number: …………………….....
Supervisor 2: …………………….....

Score in number: Score in words: Examiner 1: …………….………......

Examiner 2: ……………..……….....

INSTRUCTION

There are THREE parts to the test. You will hear each part twice. For each part
of the test, there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to
check your answers. Write your answers on the question paper. You will have six
minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers on to the answer sheet. The recording
will now be stopped, please ask any questions now because you MUST NOT speak
during the test.

PART 1

Questions 1-7:

There are seven questions in the part.

. For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.

. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (√) in the box below it.

Example: What’s the time?

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1. How is the girl going to help her dad? A

2. Which place would the boy most like to visit? C

3. What is the girl learning to do? A

4. What did the boy forget to buy? B

5. Where did the girl leave her glasses? C

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6. Why was the boy late for school? C

7. What does Lisa’s dad want her to do? A

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PART 2

Questions 8-13

For each question, choose the correct answer.

8. You will hear two friends talking A. is more useful for the lesson.
about working with other students in B. takes longer than working alone
class. The girl thinks that working
C. makes classes more fun.
with other students in class

9. You will hear two friends talking A. the exhibitions were all interesting.
about a school trip to a museum. B. there were nice things in the shop.
The friends agree that
C. it was too large to see in one visit.

10. You will hear two friends talking A. his team won.
about a football match. The boy is B. he scored a goal.
feeling happy because
C. his parents came to watch.

11. You will hear two friends talking A. it was shorter.

about a poem they’ve read. They B. it had a clearer meaning.
think the poem would be better if
C. the sections were in a different order.

12. You will hear a boy asking a girl A. add more detail.
about an essay he has written. The B. change the subject.
girl thinks the boy should
C. improve the style.

13. You will hear two friends talking A. to apologize

about a video game. Why is the boy B. make a request
talking to the girl about the video
C. to thank her
game?

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PART 3.

Questions 14 – 25

You will listen to Michael, a contestant on the radio competition ‘Superfans’. For each question, fill in
the missing information in the numbered space.

Presenter Hello, and welcome to Superfans — the programme where we talk to sports fans about
their heroes and ask them one difficult question. The winners get tickets to see their
hero play. So, let’s (14) ______ started and meet our first fan. Who do we have on the
phone?
Michael Michael. Michael Stewart.
Presenter Hi there, Michael. How are you (15) ___________ ?
Michael Good – good. A little nervous.
Presenter Don’t worry. Now, what’s your sport, Michael?
Michael Football.
Presenter Are you a (16) ________ or a player?
Michael Well … both, really.
Presenter That’s great. Have you always been into football?
Michael Yes! I’ve been a fan for about twenty years.
Presenter And, do you play?
Michael Oh, yes! I’ve played with my (17) _________ team for about ten years now.
Presenter Good for you, Michael. So tell me, who’s your sports hero?
Michael Well, obviously, he’s a football player, but maybe not one you’d expect. It’s Andy
Robertson.
Presenter Andy Robertson? Oh, right! Why is he your hero?
Michael Well, first of all, he’s a great player. I got to (18) _________ him when he joined
Liverpool –they’ve been my favourite team since I was a kid. And he’s such an
energetic player. He gets up and down the pitch throughout the whole match. He’s so
determined to win.
Presenter What (19) _______ do you like about him?
Michael Well, he’s had a really interesting career. He started at a small team in Scotland, but he
didn’t get (20) ______ and he had no money. So he worked really hard to improve his
game. He moved from team to team until he got his dream move to Liverpool. Now he
tries to give something (21)_________, so he does a lot of charity work.
Presenter And do you know the other teams he played for (22) ________ Liverpool?
Michael Is that my competition question?
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Presenter No, not quite. But do you know the answer?
Michael Of course ... Well, his first team, I think that was Queen’s Park. And he played for Hull
City. I think there was another team, but I forget who it was.
Presenter Yep, that’s what it says here. The other team was Dundee United. So Michael, now it is
(23) _______ for your competition question. Are you ready?
Michael Ready!
Presenter What I want to know is this: Which team was Andy Robertson a big fan of as a boy?
Michael Oh, that’s easy. It was Scotland.
Presenter Scotland? That’s your answer? Oh, Michael. I’m so sorry. That is not the (24)_______
answer. It says here he was a big fan of Celtic.
Michael Celtic … Ah, that’s right! I thought you meant the country he was a fan of.
Presenter Hmm … That’s a good point. I suppose he was a fan of Celtic and Scotland. You know
what, Michael? I’m going to give it to you. You’ve won the tickets!
Michael What? That’s amazing! Thank you so much.
Presenter No problem. Just stay on the phone and our producer will take your details. OK, so it’s
time to have a (25) _______. We’ll be back soon with our second contestant, Kelly
White, from Manchester.

THE END