LISTENING TEST – B1 ENGLISH LEVEL

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1. Who was Melanie Road and what happened to her?

A. Melanie Road was a university student who vanished during a road trip across England, and
despite multiple searches, her body was never located, leaving investigators with no evidence to
pursue.
B. Melanie Road was a 17-year-old schoolgirl from Bath who went out one evening with friends,
and after deciding to walk home alone, she was tragically found murdered the following morning
near her home.
C. Melanie Road was a tourist traveling with her family in Bath, who disappeared after losing
contact with them, and whose remains were discovered many years later in the countryside.
D. Melanie Road was a nurse working at a local hospital who was attacked while returning home
from a late-night shift, a crime that initially shocked her colleagues in the medical field.
E. Melanie Road was thought to be a victim of a serial arsonist who targeted women in Bath,
though later evidence proved the crimes were unrelated.

2. On what date did Melanie Road go missing?

A. On the night of 9 June 1984, after leaving a nightclub in Bath with friends and deciding to
walk home alone, she never reached her destination.
B. On 9 June 1996, the same date another woman named Melanie in Bath went missing, which
often causes confusion between the two cases.
C. On 17 November 2004, during a time when Bath police were dealing with a wave of violent
crimes and initially linked her case to others.
D. On 5 October 2009, after being last seen on a late-night bus ride home, although no witnesses
reported seeing her afterwards.
E. On 9 May 2016, only a short time before a suspect finally admitted to the crime during
questioning.

3. How was Melanie Road’s body discovered?

A. Her remains were found years later in a wooded area outside Bath, making it difficult for
police to collect clear evidence.
B. She was discovered inside a nightclub storage room after staff reported a disturbing odor
coming from the basement.
C. A milkman and his son discovered her body the following morning near a block of garages
close to her home, and immediately alerted the police.
D. She was identified through a missing persons bulletin after her belongings were found weeks
later by someone walking their dog.
E. Her body was uncovered in remote farmland after unusual digging patterns were noticed by a
local farmer.

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4. What was significant about the DNA that led to her killer?

A. It was collected from a blood trail at the scene, which was analyzed using new DNA
technology many years later.
B. A fingerprint left on her shoe was preserved, and when compared decades later, it led directly
to the suspect.
C. The DNA was linked through a familial match when the suspect’s daughter had her profile
added to the national database, which connected investigators to her father.
D. It came from a small piece of jewelry found near her body, which was later matched to a
known criminal.
E. A hair sample was recovered from the crime scene and matched to the suspect through
advancements in forensic testing.

5. Who ultimately admitted guilt for Melanie Road’s murder?

A. The attacker was never identified, and the case remains officially unsolved to this day.
B. John Cannan, a notorious criminal, confessed to the crime while serving time for another
offense.
C. Christopher Hampton, a man living in Bristol, admitted his guilt more than three decades later
after being connected through DNA evidence.
D. The so-called “Batman rapist,” active around the same time, was later proven to be Melanie’s
murderer.
E. A local taxi driver came under suspicion and eventually pleaded guilty after multiple witness
testimonies.

6. When did Christopher Hampton plead guilty and what was the outcome?

A. In 1984, shortly after the crime, but he was acquitted due to insufficient evidence at the time.
B. In 1996, when advances in forensics first pointed in his direction, resulting in a 10-year
sentence.
C. In 2016, over 30 years after the crime, when he finally pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years.
D. In 2009, when the cold case was reopened, though he was declared mentally unfit and
committed to an institution.
E. In 2015, but the case was dismissed after inconsistencies were found in the witness
statements.

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7. What details describe the nature of the crime?

A. She disappeared in broad daylight, and no witnesses could confirm her last movements.
B. She had been sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times, with her body left near her home,
shocking the Bath community.
C. She was poisoned at a house party, but police were unable to find the person responsible at the
time.
D. She was shot while leaving a nightclub, leading to speculation that it was a targeted attack.
E. Her body was deliberately set on fire to eliminate evidence, which complicated the
investigation.

8. How old was Christopher Hampton when he committed the crime?

A. He was just 17 years old, making him a minor when the crime occurred.
B. He was 22 years old, recently married, and living with his young family at the time.
C. He was 32 years old, an adult man already living in Bristol, when he committed the murder.
D. He was 45 years old, with a long criminal record, when Melanie was attacked.
E. He was 64 years old, already a grandfather, when the crime took place.

9. Which investigative method provided a major breakthrough after decades?

A. Police reviewed CCTV footage from the area and identified him in the background.
B. Detectives reopened old witness interviews, which eventually led to his capture.
C. Cold case familial DNA genealogy matched Hampton’s daughter to the database, giving
police the lead, they needed.
D. An anonymous tip was sent to the police, naming Hampton as the man responsible.
E. A fingerprint database match was finally made when his prints were added decades later.

10. Which of the following is true about the location where Melanie’s body was
found?

A. She was found inside the nightclub she had attended earlier that night, locked in a storage
area.
B. Her body was found on the M5 motorway slip road about 30 miles away from Bath, a detail
that actually refers to another victim, Melanie Hall, not Melanie Road.
C. Melanie’s body was discovered in Bath itself, near a block of garages not far from her home,
where she had been left after the attack.
D. She was found inside her own home, which initially made police believe the killer knew her
personally.
E. Her body was recovered in a heavily wooded area outside Bath, making it appear like a
random abduction.

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