Placement Test ListeningOnline version Listen to each conversation and answer the corresponding questions by Federico Alvarez 1 How old is Linda? a fifty b sixty c between fifty and sixty 2 Indicate the correct answer a Alex knows Lindas's age b he knows it is Linda's birthday today, buy not her age c he doesn't know Linda's age 3 Indicate the correct answer a Alice has never been to Argentina b She would love to go to Argentina in the future c She has been to Argentina but only for a short time 4 Indicate the correct answer a Jason specially loved the food and drink b He complains that there is too much to do and see c He says the Argentines don't like vegetarians 5 David tells Rachel to... a speak only when the interviewer asks her a question b try and impress the interviewer with her knowledge c not to be silent and not to speak to much 6 At the end of the conversation ... a Rachel feels much better about the interview b Rachel thinks David is asing too much of her c Rachel believes that David has given her some bad advice 7 Indicate the correct answer a Andrew believes realistic movies don't have to be depressing b Andrew generally prefers realistic movies c Andrew doesn't wont to go to the movies to escape from the real world 8 Andrew complains a about the fact that they arrived late b that going to the movies is very expensive c that they had bad seats in the movie 9 It is clear from their conversation that the couple a have different tastes in everything b didn't agree about this particular movie c disagree about the role of the movies in general 10 How would you describe Tanya's attitude to Rashid's news? a Indifferent b Critical c Sarcastical 11 What is the outcome of their conversation? a Rashid will go to the game but Tanya won't b Rashid and Tanya will watch the game on television c Rashid will go to the game and Tanya might join him 12 It is clear from their conversation that a Rashid is a big soccer fan b Tanya is not interested at all in soccer c they disagree about the importance of this news 13 Janet complains that her colleague Beatriz a pretends to be enthusiastic about work to impress the boss b has never been a good friens to her c is trying to get her a job 14 Rodney and Janet reach the same veredict about Beatriz. What is that? a She is unreliable and demanding b She is anti-social and unfriendly c She is untrustworthy and egocentric 15 What do they decide they can do to improve their relationship with Beatriz? a Try to challenge her authority b Defend their own positions c Talk to the boss to see what can be done