FCE PRACTICE TEST PLUS 1 TEST 1 PAPER 4 PART 4 (Listening)

FCE PRACTICE TEST PLUS 1

TEST 1 PAPER 4

PART 4 (Listening)

You will hear an interview with the television actor, Simon McGregor. For each of the Questions 24-30, choose the best answer A, B or C.

 

	24	What reason does Simon give for not going into acting straight from school? A.    He didn't want to study any more. B.    He was not brave enough. C.    He lacked the necessary qualifications.	24. ______
	25	How does Simon feel about the careers advice he was given? A.       He is grateful for the opportunity it gave him. B.       He regrets not mentioning his real ambitions. C.       He wishes he hadn’t trained as an accountant.	25. ______
	26	What led Simon to give up accountancy? A.       He found the work boring. B.       He had developed other interests. C.       He realised he wasn't going to qualify.	26. ______
	27	Why dis Simon take up ‘busking’? A.        to earn extra pocket money. B.        to pay the fees for his course of study. C.        to support himself while he studied.	27. ______
	28	How did Simon's grandmother influence him? A.        She encouraged him in his ambitions. B.        She organised plays for children. C.        She had been involved in the theatre.	28. ______
	29	According to Simon, people who are shy A.       prefer to be on their own. B.       really want to be accepted. C.       find acting comes easily to them.	29. ______
	30	Simon thinks that it is better for actors if they A.       can identify with the characters they play. B.       have to work hard to convince audiences. C.       are not too similar to the characters they play.	30. ______

 

ANSWER KEY

24	25	26	27	28	29	30
B	A	B	C	C	B	A

 

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