Three Extracts - Test 4

C2 Proficiency · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Cambridge English Proficiency 2, Cambridge University Press

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1–6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

You hear one of the owners of a tea supplier in the UK talking on the radio about his business.

The man mentions a few clicks of a mouse in order to emphasise that

the company's website has been designed with ease of use in mind.

the company makes no attempt to conceal its connections.

the company's critics have not carried out basic research.

What is he doing when he speaks?

stressing the company's spirit of reliance on its backers

describing the backers' attempts to influence the company

predicting a reduced role for the backers in future

You hear an academic called Carl Miller talking about playing games.

Carl makes a comparison between games and systems in order to suggest how games

help people to cope with the modern world.

encourage people to be more competitive.

reduce people's appreciation of true culture.

What is Carl doing when he talks about board games?

justifying his enjoyment of digital media

suggesting that humans are inherently social

emphasising the value of their link to the past

You hear a business presenter called Bill Craven talking about human behaviour.

What aspect of great leaders and organisations is Bill focusing on?

the techniques by which they achieve uniformity

their ability to persuade others to adopt their ideas

their capacity to attract followers

Bill mentions ball point pens in order to illustrate

the speed with which technology has developed.

the negative attitude of some people to change.

the possible existence of a hidden market.

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