Three Extracts - Unit 1

C2 Proficiency · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Ready for C2 Proficiency Workbook, 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 a talk by a toy designer.

What is her main point about her collection of dolls?

Their outfits reflected outdated stereotypes of women's clothing.

Despite superficial differences, they were far from representative.

They were inappropriate because their body shapes were inauthentic.

How does she feel about her childhood experiences today?

aggrieved at the injustice

impassioned to drive changes

reassured by recent improvements

You hear a conversation between two friends.

Paolo is concerned that he was promoted

in spite of his lack of appropriate skills.

solely because he deceived his employer.

as a result of a misunderstanding.

Helena implies that imposter syndrome

can be overcome by asking for others' opinions.

makes sufferers insufficiently self-critical.

is considerably less prevalent than Paolo imagines.

You hear part of a radio news report.

What first alerted hospital employees to the woman's fraud?

spurious references from previous employers

forged documents from a higher education institution

variability in the vocabulary she employed

What does the presenter suggest was a matter of luck?

finding documentary proof of her prior fraudulent activity

the hospital's decision not to terminate the woman's contract

the woman's ability to escape justice for so long

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