Three Extracts - Test 3

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 radio programme about British attitudes.

The speaker says that one example of British people's pessimism is their

calm response to problems that affect them personally.

acceptance of what they are told by administrators.

tendency to exaggerate potential problems.

What does the speaker say about British children?

They come to appreciate irony later in life.

It comes naturally to them to be pessimistic.

They are aware of having a peculiar sense of humour.

You hear the introduction to a radio science programme.

The speaker describes a process by which the brain

changes previous perceptions about events.

discards irrelevant information about events.

waits before focusing on events.

What does the speaker say about the research he mentions?

It has been influenced by the methods used for live TV broadcasts.

It adds useful information to what is already known.

It is likely to be disproved by other research.

You hear the introduction to a radio programme about inventors.

The speaker says that Edison's comment

reflects the naivety of inventors.

sums up the unpredictability of an inventor's life.

is as true today as when he made it.

What does the speaker say about the rules concerning English patents?

He can understand why they remain in force.

They have always put inventors at a disadvantage.

Some inventors do not abide by them.

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