Three Extracts - Test 3

C2 Proficiency · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Cambridge English: Proficiency 1, 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 an art gallery guide talking about the paintings of Marianne North, a nineteenth-century traveller and botanical artist.

The guide suggests that Marianne North's work is important

as historical documentation.

for its range of subject matter.

because of technical expertise.

The guide refers to a change in people's attitude towards

the role of education.

the value of artistic skills.

the relationships between men and women.

You hear part of an interview with Professor Renton, who has recently been appointed director of a science museum.

What does Professor Renton suggest that he has inherited?

his enquiring mind

his problem-solving skills

his talent for gathering facts

Professor Renton says that one of the museum's aims should be to

reassure visitors about current issues.

enable visitors to draw conclusions.

interpret evidence for visitors.

You hear an economist talking about technological developments.

What is his attitude towards the Internet?

Its practical drawbacks have been overemphasised.

Its effects on business have generally been exaggerated.

Its social importance has been overestimated by entrepreneurs.

What does he say about washing machines?

They led to an expansion of the labour market.

They were initially only available to wealthier people.

They were an early sign of changing attitudes to women.

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