Three Extracts - Test 2

C2 Proficiency · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Proficiency Testbuilder, 4th Edition, Mark Harrison, Macmillan

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 part of a talk about negotiating with others.

The speaker says that both soft and hard ways of negotiating

are more suitable in some situations than in others.

tend to result in outcomes that were not anticipated.

indicate a lack of confidence on the part of those using them.

The speaker says that principled negotiation involves

accepting that life can be unfair.

greater effort from both sides.

the use of objective criteria.

You hear part of a radio programme about a pottery.

What does the reporter emphasise about the pottery?

how seldom anyone visits it these days

how deceptive its appearance is

how much it seems to belong to a previous era

When describing the history of the pottery, Roly Curtis

mentions a problem common to many potteries.

refers to a mistake he believes was made.

expresses support for what his father did.

You hear part of a radio programme about the stars of silent films.

The speaker says that Harold Lloyd became very successful because he

acted on a suggestion made by a colleague.

changed the character he portrayed in films.

became more ambitious than he had previously been.

The speaker says that Lloyd's career suffered because

his character's attitude ceased to be appealing.

he was reluctant to make films with sound.

he lost confidence in his abilities as a performer.

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