LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST A

NAME________________________

1 15 Listen to an interview with a man who has been on an

exciting journey. Choose the correct answers. (poslušaj intervju
sa čovjekom koji je bio na uzbudljivom putovanju. Izaberi točne
odgovore).

1 In what way is a railbus different from a normal bus? (Na koji je

način railbus-autobus na tračnicama drugačiji od normalnog
autobusa?)

A It doesn’t have seats.

B It has carriages.

C It doesn’t travel by road.

2 The railbus left Arica (Railbus je napustio Aricu…)

A more than an hour late.

B about an hour late.

C less than an hour late.

3 The railbus travels so slowly because (Railbus ide toliko sporo

zato što)

A there’s often snow on the tracks.

B much of the journey is uphill.

C it’s dangerous driving through the mountains.

4 What kind of accident did the railbus have? (Kakvu je vrstu

nesreće imao railbus?)

A It hit one of the children who was crossing the tracks.

B Part of it fell off the tracks so it stopped.

 C It crashed into another railbus using the same tracks.

5 When the railbus arrived in La Paz, the man was (Kada je

railbus stigao u La Paz, čovjek je…)

A keen to start exploring the city.

B annoyed that the trip had taken so long.

C pleased that the journey was over.

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2  1 Listen to five speakers talking about their families. Match the

speakers (1–5) with the statements (A–F). There is one extra
statement. (Poslušaj pet govornika koji govore o svojim obiteljima.
Poveži govornike (1-5) sa izjavama (A-F). Jedna izjava je višak.)

A Speaker ___ tells people about the life of an author.

B Speaker ___ is going to stay in his / her new country.

C Speaker ___ complains about his / her parents.

D Speaker ___ talks about a relative’s husband.

E Speaker ___ introduces a programme for young people.

F Speaker ___ talks about how a place has changed.

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3  2 Listen to two people talking about the preparations for a
party. Put a cross () in the correct column. (Poslušaj dvoje ljudi
koji pričaju pripremama za zabavu. Stavi X u točan stupac.)

Which person …(koja osoba…)

Claire Gareth
1 has been looking for a birthday
present?
2 went to Parma for the first time last
year?
3 has been having art lessons?

4 hasn’t downloaded any music for

ages?
5 doesn’t think that dressing up is a
good idea?
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4 3 Listen to an interview with an author. Are the sentences true
(T) or false (F)? Put a cross () under T or F. (Poslušaj intervju sa
autorom. Jesu li rečenice točne ili netočne. Stavi X ispod T ako je
rečenica točna, a ako je rečenica netočna stavi X ispod slova F.)

T F

1 Marianne Dawson wasn’t with anyone when

she fell into a frozen lake.
2 Luckily, someone found her before her heart
stopped.
3 Beck Weathers became lost in a storm on
Mount Everest.
4 For nearly 24 hours, he couldn’t move any part
of his body.
5 Julianne was lucky because some trees
stopped her from falling.

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