Empower B1 + MidcourseOnline version Listening exam by Empire English 1 You will hear a short recording. Choose the correct picture. You will hear the recording twice. "What did Peter find relaxing?" a b c 2 You will hear a short recording. Choose the correct picture. You will hear the recording twice. "What does Jenny think is the most important part of her friendships? " a b c 3 You will hear a short recording. Choose the correct picture. You will hear the recording twice. "What is not working properly on Fiona’s smartphone?" a b c 4 You will hear a short recording. Choose the correct picture. You will hear the recording twice. "What is the most important thing to do when going for an interview?" a b c 5 You will hear a short recording. Choose the correct picture. You will hear the recording twice. "What did the speaker choose to paint?" a b c 6 You will hear a student speaking to a group of younger students about his experience of choosing a career. Write the correct answer in the gap. Write no more than three words. You will hear the talk twice. "Tom’s strengths People say Tom has good ......................................." Written answer 7 You will hear a student speaking to a group of younger students about his experience of choosing a career. Write the correct answer in the gap. Write no more than three words. You will hear the talk twice. "He enjoys giving ......................................." Written answer 8 You will hear a student speaking to a group of younger students about his experience of choosing a career. Write the correct answer in the gap. Write no more than three words. You will hear the talk twice. "Finding a job. Tom thinks a good ....................................... will pay for his exams." Written answer 9 You will hear a student speaking to a group of younger students about his experience of choosing a career. Write the correct answer in the gap. Write no more than three words. You will hear the talk twice. "Getting ....................................... is not enough to find a job anymore." Written answer 10 You will hear a student speaking to a group of younger students about his experience of choosing a career. Write the correct answer in the gap. Write no more than three words. You will hear the talk twice. "It’s important to ....................................... when customers ask. " Written answer 11 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about children and the internet. Choose the correct answer. You will hear the talk twice. "One 9-year old boy writes a blog because" a he thinks it is fun. b people give him free stuff. c he can make a lot of money. d he is talented at it. 12 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about children and the internet. Choose the correct answer. You will hear the talk twice. "An 11-year old girl has decided to write her own blog as" a it was free to start. b she wants to seem older. c she enjoys sharing her opinions. d adults often don’t understand children. 13 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about children and the internet. Choose the correct answer. You will hear the talk twice. "Joanne, mum of a 10-year-old who blogs, thinks it’s good that her daughter " a writes about fashion. b loves writing a blog. c has friends who post their comments. d checks her writing. 14 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about children and the internet. Choose the correct answer. You will hear the talk twice. "What is Joanne’s daughter writing?" a an article b a story c opinions d advice 15 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about children and the internet. Choose the correct answer. You will hear the talk twice. "Teachers think that" a it’s better to stop children from writing blogs. b children enjoy writing articles. c it’s good that children are writing more. d children need practice in how to write well. 16 You will hear a conversation between Judith and Mark about a nature project. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose YES. If it is incorrect choose NO. You will hear the conversation twice. "Judith thinks it won’t be hard to count the fish in the lake. " a Yes b No 17 You will hear a conversation between Judith and Mark about a nature project. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose YES. If it is incorrect choose NO. You will hear the conversation twice. "Mark and Judith agree that saving only some types of fish is a good thing." a Yes b No 18 You will hear a conversation between Judith and Mark about a nature project. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose YES. If it is incorrect choose NO. You will hear the conversation twice. "Judith says that the walleye fish has a large tail. " a Yes b No 19 You will hear a conversation between Judith and Mark about a nature project. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose YES. If it is incorrect choose NO. You will hear the conversation twice. "Mark believes that the number of walleye fish is increasing." a Yes b No 20 You will hear a conversation between Judith and Mark about a nature project. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose YES. If it is incorrect choose NO. You will hear the conversation twice. "Judith says the law has changed to protect the walleye fish." a Yes b No
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