You will hear five conversations. Listen to the conversations and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer. You will hear each conversation twice.
Conversation 1 You hear two colleagues talking about their new manager.
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What does the man like about the new manager?
She listens carefully to everyone’s ideas.
She's good at making challenging decisions.
She explains what she wants them to do clearly.
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Where did their manager work before starting at their company?
in a bank
in a very big shop
in a government office
Conversation 2 You hear a student talking to a college librarian.
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What is the student having problems with?
He’s unable to get onto the internet.
He’s having trouble locating a particular book.
He’s looking for a study space where he can concentrate.
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The project that he’s doing focuses on an aspect of
environmental studies.
business studies.
computer studies.
Conversation 3 You hear two college students talking about presentations they’re each preparing.
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What aspect of his presentation does the male student ask for help with?
correcting any language mistakes
deciding how to reduce the overall length
finding a suitable source of information to use
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What does the female student say about giving her presentation?
She’s concerned about forgetting what to say.
She hopes she isn’t asked any difficult questions.
She’ll attempt to take no notice of the audience.
Conversation 4
You hear two friends talking about building an electric guitar.
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The friends disagree about
how much they should spend.
which design they should create.
the materials they should use.
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What does the woman think will be the most challenging part of the project?
applying paint successfully
connecting electrical components
shaping the body of the instrument
Conversation 5 You hear two colleagues talking about some online management training they’ve just done.
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What surprised the man about the training?
how smoothly the technology functioned
how many assignments they were asked to complete
how much interaction there was between participants
LanguageCert General Test (Listening)
