Examination B2 Year 1.

Listening comprehension

Variant 1

You will hear five people speaking about why they chose their job (10).
a) Listen and match the speakers (1-5) to their reasons (A-F). There is one reason
you do not need to use
A love working with children Speaker 1 _____
B always wanted to help people Speaker 2 _____
C like being alone Speaker 3 _____
D always loved animals Speaker 4 _____
E good at languages Speaker 5 _____
F enjoy traveling

b) Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Speaker 1 has a pet T _______ F _______

Speaker 2 enjoyed science classes at school T _______ F _______
Speaker 3 has five brothers T _______ F _______
Speaker 4 is a flight attendant T _______ F _______
Speaker 5 was brought up in a poor family. T _______ F _______
 Variant 2

You will hear five people speaking about their hobbies.

a) Listen and match the speakers (1-5) to what they say (A-F). There is one extra
option which you do not need to use
A They have won a price for their hobby Speaker 1 _____
B They collect glass objects Speaker 2 _____
C They took over a relative’s hobby Speaker 3 _____
D They keep their collection in albums Speaker 4 _____
E They collect something that makes them laugh Speaker 5 _____
F They collect thing they find in the ground

b) Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Speaker 1 has less than 100 items in her T _______ F _______

collection
Speaker 2 sometimes steals napkins from T _______ F _______
restaurants
Speaker 3 uses some chemicals to make the T _______ F _______
items in his collection look better
Speaker 4 stores his collection in T _______ F _______
chronological order
Speaker 5 is keen on ballroom dancing T _______ F _______
 Variant 3

You will hear four people speaking about different diets.

c) Listen and match the speakers (1-4) to what they say (A-E). There is one extra
option which you do not need to use
A Is supposed to have 3 meals a day 1. Tania _____
B is supposed to eat one kind of food for each meal 2. Bill _____
C Cannot afford the diet he/she speaks about 3. Sarah _____
D Tried other diets before, but failed 4. Poppy _____
E His/her diet includes a lot of minerals and vitamins

d) Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1) Tania likes hard-boiled eggs T _______ F _______

2) Bill likes following strict rules T _______ F _______

3) Sarah wants to be healthy more than she T _______ F _______

wants to lose weight
4) Sarah is counting calories T _______ F _______

5) Poppy is on a cheap diet T _______ F _______

6) Poppy’s diet is mostly liquids T _______ F _______

 Variant 4

You will hear five people speaking about their jobs.

e) Listen and match the speakers (1-5) to what they say (A-F). There is one extra
option which you do not need to use
A This speaker has a business partner Speaker 1 _____
B This speaker earns a high salary Speaker 2 _____
C This speaker works long hours Speaker 3 _____
D This speaker wears costumes to work Speaker 4 _____
E This speaker helps people to lose weight Speaker 5 _____
F This speaker is not happy with their job

f) Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Speaker 1 made a break in her career T _______ F _______

Speaker 2 has been working at the same T _______ F _______

place for several years
Speaker 3 works in engineering field T _______ F _______

Speaker 4 has always worked for one T _______ F _______

company
Speaker 5 changed her attitude after having a T _______ F _______
baby

KEYS LISTENING B2 Year 1

 Keys V1
1 2- 3 4 5
a C E A F B
b T F F T F

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Keys V2
1 2 3 4 5
a C D F E A
b F F T F T

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Keys V3
1 2 3 4 5 6
a B D A E
b F T T F F T

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Keys V4
1 2 3 4 5
a D F A C E
b T T F F T

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