Advanced Listening Test 2

CAE (Advanced Exam) Listening Test 2

Listen to an interview with Diana McLeod about happiness at work. Complete the
sentences. 
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1 In the survey various _______________ were ranked according to how interesting people
felt they were. 

2 Apparently, teachers said they enjoyed being able to employ their _______________ . 

3 If there is _______________ , it’s almost impossible to enjoy your work. 

4 The _______________ of bullying in smaller companies is not as high as in bigger ones. 

5 When you work for yourself, it can be difficult to separate the work and leisure
_______________ . 

6 Being responsible for one’s own _______________ is likely to make people happy. 

7 In the long run, _______________ can be reduced by financial incentives.

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KEY

1 careers
2 creative skills
3 job insecurity
4 incidence
5 boundaries
6 destiny
7 motivation 
Advanced Listening Test 1

CAE (Advanced Exam) Listening Test 1 Part 1

Part 1

You will hear four different speakers. Choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best
according to what you hear. There are two questions for each speaker. 
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Speaker 1 

1 How did the speaker feel during the move?

A He felt it might be impossible to downsize.

B He found the experience very exciting.
C He was relieved to get rid of so many things. 

2 How does he feel about his new flat?

A He hates the uncluttered space.

B It can seem very enclosed and cramped.
C He enjoys spending time in it. 
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Speaker 2 

3 How did the speaker feel about her dream home?

A She had nightmarish dreams about it.

B She was horrified by the size.
C It made her feel nervous at times. 

4 What is the best thing about the house for the speaker?

A being able to accommodate some heirlooms

B being able to get rid of some of the larger furniture she owned
C having the room to store away larger possessions 
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Speaker 3 

5 What is the speaker’s opinion about city centre living?

A It can be unexpectedly quiet.
B He loves the hustle and bustle.
C He can’t wait to escape from it. 

6 What does he say about his partner?

A She feels trapped by the proximity of other buildings.

B She misses not having an outside space.
C She finds city living far too expensive. 
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Speaker 4 

7 What does the speaker say about her home?

A It has very limited space.

B She spends a lot of time in the kitchen.
C It cost more than she planned. 

8 What does she say about the local cafés?

A There are very few good ones.

B There are too many of them.
C It’s a good place to meet neighbours. 

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KEY

1 A  2 B  3 C  4 A  5 B  6 B  7 A  8 C

Advanced Listening Test 4

CAE (Advanced Exam) Listening Test 4

You will hear four short extracts in which people are talking about personality tests. While
you listen, you must complete both tasks.  
Task 1 

For questions 1–4, choose from the list (A–G) why each speaker did the test. 

Speaker 1 (1) _____ 

A They found it impossible to resist. Speaker 2 (2) _____
B They were curious about this kind of test Speaker 3 (3) _____
C They hadn’t planned to do it. Speaker 4 (4) _____
D They like volunteering for experiments.
 E They were obliged to do it.
F They needed help with a problem. 
G They had to do it as part of a job application. 

Task 2 

For questions 5–8, choose from the list (A–G) what each speaker’s feelings were after they
got the results. 

A worried about the future ramifications  Speaker 1 (1) _____ 

B annoyed that they hadn’t done a test like this before Speaker 2 (2) _____
C satisfied that they have the right job Speaker 3 (3) _____
D staggered at how true the results were Speaker 4 (4) _____ 
E regretful at having done the test 
F unhappy with the procedures used to get results  
G furious about what the test supposedly revealed 
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KEY

1 C   2 E   3 A   4 B   

5 E   6 G  7 D   8 F