A recorded announcement at a bus station. Listen for the key detail.
Announcement: 'Due to roadworks on Avenida Universitaria, services towards the centre will be diverted along Calle España for the next three weeks. Delays of up to ten minutes should be expected.' Which statement is true?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)Services towards the centre are diverted for three weeks because of roadworks.
💡 Explicación
A listening answer must match the direction, the cause and the duration exactly as they were spoken.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)Services towards the centre are diverted for three weeks because of roadworks.
A)Services towards the centre are diverted for three weeks because of roadworks.Correct. The announcement states the direction, the cause and the duration exactly as this option does.
B)Services towards the centre are diverted for three weeks because of a parade.Wrong. The cause given is roadworks, not a parade.
C)Services away from the centre are diverted for three days because of roadworks.Wrong. The diversion lasts three weeks, not three days, and it concerns services towards the centre.
D)Services towards the centre are suspended for three weeks because of roadworks.Wrong. The announcement says diverted, not suspended; the services continue on a different route.
💡 Explicación
A listening answer must match the direction, the cause and the duration exactly as they were spoken.
Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2 · D4Bloom: Remember
A phone message left by a colleague. Listen for the time.
Message: 'Hi Rosa, it is Alan. Sorry I missed you this morning. Can you call me back on the office number before the two o'clock meeting? Thanks.' What time must Rosa call Alan back?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)Before the two o'clock meeting.
💡 Explicación
A deadline given relative to another event must be reported exactly, including the word before or after.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)Before the two o'clock meeting.
A)After the two o'clock meeting.Wrong. 'Before' is stated explicitly, so the call is not to be made afterwards.
B)Before the two o'clock meeting.Correct. The message sets the deadline relative to the meeting, which is 'before the two o'clock meeting'.
C)As soon as possible, without a deadline.Wrong. The message does give a deadline, so it is not open-ended.
D)At two o'clock exactly.Wrong. 'Before' excludes the meeting time itself.
💡 Explicación
A deadline given relative to another event must be reported exactly, including the word before or after.
Pregunta 3
Pregunta 3 · D5Bloom: Understand
A radio feature about a village fair. Listen for the speaker's attitude.
Presenter: 'Fairs like this one are dying out, and yet here they are, three days of noise and sugar and arguments in good faith. We should be glad.' What is the speaker's attitude to the fair?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)Supportive, since 'we should be glad' states approval of the event.
💡 Explicación
An attitude is usually settled by an explicit evaluative phrase near the end of a spoken segment.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)Supportive, since 'we should be glad' states approval of the event.
A)Indifferent, since the presenter lists details without evaluating them.Wrong. The presenter gives a clear evaluative view, so the tone is not indifferent.
B)Critical, since 'dying out' suggests the fair should be preserved at all costs.Wrong. 'Dying out' describes a trend and does not indicate criticism of the fair itself.
C)Supportive, since 'we should be glad' states approval of the event.Correct. The closing phrase states approval directly, which settles the attitude.
D)Anxious, since the presenter describes the fair as an argument waiting to happen.Wrong. The arguments are described as good-natured and the presenter welcomes them.
💡 Explicación
An attitude is usually settled by an explicit evaluative phrase near the end of a spoken segment.
Pregunta 4
Pregunta 4 · D5Bloom: Understand
A recorded telephone menu. Listen for the option number.
Operator: 'For recorded messages press one. For billing enquiries press two. To speak to an adviser press three. To report a fault with the line, press four.' Which number should a customer with a broken line press?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)Four.
💡 Explicación
Each menu option must be matched to its own request, since the numbers and the purposes are listed in parallel.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)Four.
A)One.Wrong. One is for recorded messages and involves no adviser at all.
B)Three.Wrong. Three is for speaking to an adviser, which is not required to report a fault.
C)Two.Wrong. Two is for billing enquiries, which is a different matter.
D)Four.Correct. Reporting a fault with the line is the fourth option given.
💡 Explicación
Each menu option must be matched to its own request, since the numbers and the purposes are listed in parallel.
Pregunta 5
Pregunta 5 · D5Bloom: Understand
A speaker explains a change in a schedule. Listen for what has not changed.
Speaker: 'From next month the library will close at seven rather than eight on weekdays, and the reading room will be available on Saturdays. Saturday opening hours are unchanged.' What remains unchanged?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)The Saturday opening hours.
💡 Explicación
A listening task may ask what is unchanged, and the answer is the item the speaker explicitly marks as unchanged.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)The Saturday opening hours.
A)The Saturday opening hours.Correct. The speaker states explicitly that Saturday hours are unchanged.
B)The number of days the library opens.Wrong. The number of opening days increases, so it does change.
C)The availability of the reading room.Wrong. The reading room becomes available on Saturdays, which is a change.
D)The weekday closing time.Wrong. The weekday closing time is exactly what changes, from eight to seven.
💡 Explicación
A listening task may ask what is unchanged, and the answer is the item the speaker explicitly marks as unchanged.
Pregunta 6
Pregunta 6 · D5Bloom: Analyze
A speaker corrects themselves mid-sentence. Listen for the final information.
Speaker: 'The workshop was going to be on Thursday, or rather, sorry, Friday, at four in the afternoon in room twelve.' When is the workshop?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)Friday at four in the afternoon in room twelve.
💡 Explicación
When a speaker corrects themselves, the later version replaces the earlier one while the surrounding details carry over.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)Friday at four in the afternoon in room twelve.
A)Thursday at four in the afternoon in room twelve.Wrong. Thursday is the version the speaker withdrew with 'or rather'.
B)Friday at four in the afternoon in room twelve.Correct. The speaker replaces Thursday with Friday and keeps the rest of the information intact.
C)Friday at four in the evening in room twelve.Wrong. The speaker says afternoon, not evening.
D)Friday at four in the afternoon, with the room to be confirmed.Wrong. The speaker gives room twelve, not a room still to be confirmed.
💡 Explicación
When a speaker corrects themselves, the later version replaces the earlier one while the surrounding details carry over.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta 7 · D6Bloom: Analyze
Two speakers disagree about a plan. Listen for the reason.
First speaker: 'We should keep the old containers; replacing them now would cost more than it saves.' Second speaker: 'The old containers leak, so the real cost is the damage they cause.' What is the main disagreement?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)Whether the cost of replacing the containers outweighs the cost of the damage they cause.
💡 Explicación
The disagreement between two speakers is located in the competing reasons they give, not in any detail they both ignore.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)Whether the cost of replacing the containers outweighs the cost of the damage they cause.
A)Whether the containers belong to the council or to the factory.Wrong. Ownership of the containers is not raised by either speaker.
B)Whether the containers should be painted a different colour.Wrong. Colour is not mentioned at any point in the exchange.
C)Whether the cost of replacing the containers outweighs the cost of the damage they cause.Correct. One speaker counts only the replacement cost while the other counts the damage, which is the point of disagreement.
D)Whether the new containers can be bought second-hand.Wrong. Buying second-hand is not mentioned, so it cannot be the disagreement.
💡 Explicación
The disagreement between two speakers is located in the competing reasons they give, not in any detail they both ignore.
Pregunta 8
Pregunta 8 · D6Bloom: Analyze
A speaker reports a survey result. Listen for what the figure refers to.
Speaker: 'Seventy per cent of the people we asked said they would support the change, but only forty per cent of the total electorate voted in the last election.' What does the seventy per cent figure describe?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)The people who were asked, not the whole electorate.
💡 Explicación
A figure must be attached to the population the speaker named, and a stated contrast usually signals that the sample is limited.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)The people who were asked, not the whole electorate.
A)The people who oppose the change.Wrong. Seventy per cent is a level of support, so it does not describe opponents.
B)The people who voted in the last election.Wrong. The turnout figure is given separately as forty per cent.
C)The whole electorate, since it is the larger figure.Wrong. The speaker distinguishes the sample from the electorate, so the figure is not about the whole electorate.
D)The people who were asked, not the whole electorate.Correct. The speaker limits the figure to 'the people we asked' and contrasts it with the turnout.
💡 Explicación
A figure must be attached to the population the speaker named, and a stated contrast usually signals that the sample is limited.
Pregunta 9
Pregunta 9 · D6Bloom: Apply
A lecture explains a technical distinction. Listen for the contrast.
Lecturer: 'A deadline is the moment by which something must be finished, whereas a milestone is simply a point in the project that we note as we reach it.' What is the key difference between the two terms?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)A deadline imposes a requirement, while a milestone only records progress.
💡 Explicación
A lecture that says whereas is marking the precise contrast the student must be able to reproduce.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)A deadline imposes a requirement, while a milestone only records progress.
A)A deadline imposes a requirement, while a milestone only records progress.Correct. The lecturer's contrast is between an obligation and a point of reference, which this option states.
B)A deadline can be moved, while a milestone can never be moved.Wrong. Nothing in the lecture says a milestone can never be moved.
C)A deadline refers to people, while a milestone refers to dates.Wrong. Neither term is defined in terms of people or dates as such.
D)A deadline is optional, while a milestone is compulsory.Wrong. The lecturer says a deadline marks what must be done by a moment, which is the opposite of optional.
💡 Explicación
A lecture that says whereas is marking the precise contrast the student must be able to reproduce.
Pregunta 10
Pregunta 10 · D6Bloom: Apply
An interview mentions a problem and its cause. Listen for the cause.
Interviewee: 'The crops failed three seasons running. The rain never came when we needed it, and the river that used to water the lower fields was diverted upstream.' What caused the crop failures?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)The absence of rain at the critical time combined with the loss of river irrigation.
💡 Explicación
When a speaker lists two contributing causes, a listening answer should report both rather than selecting one.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)The absence of rain at the critical time combined with the loss of river irrigation.
A)The loss of the river alone, since the rain was never a factor.Wrong. The interviewee names the missing rain as well as the diverted river.
B)The absence of rain at the critical time combined with the loss of river irrigation.Correct. Both causes the interviewee gives are reported in this option and they act together.
C)The lower fields were abandoned before the crops failed.Wrong. Nothing in the passage says the fields were abandoned.
D)The failure of the crops caused the river to be diverted upstream.Wrong. The direction of causation is the other way round in this option.
💡 Explicación
When a speaker lists two contributing causes, a listening answer should report both rather than selecting one.
Pregunta 11
Pregunta 11 · D7Bloom: Apply
An announcement gives conditions and exceptions. Listen for the exception.
Presenter: 'Tickets can be bought at the box office or online. Online sales close on the day of the performance, except that online sales remain open until two hours before the start.' When do online sales close on the day itself?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)Two hours before the performance begins.
💡 Explicación
An exception introduced by except overrides the general rule, so the reported time comes from the exception.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)Two hours before the performance begins.
A)At the end of the performance.Wrong. There is no provision for sales continuing to the end.
B)At the moment the performance begins.Wrong. Sales close before the performance, not at the moment it begins.
C)Two hours before the performance begins.Correct. The exception states that sales stay open until two hours before the start, which is when they close.
D)They do not close on the day of the performance.Wrong. The exception states a closing time, so sales do close on the day.
💡 Explicación
An exception introduced by except overrides the general rule, so the reported time comes from the exception.
Pregunta 12
Pregunta 12 · D7Bloom: Analyze
A speaker describes a sequence. Listen for the order.
Speaker: 'First the team surveyed the river, then they took samples over three months, and only after that did they write the report.' What happened immediately before the report was written?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)The samples were taken.
💡 Explicación
Adverbs of sequence such as first, then and only after that fix the order, and 'immediately before' means the last step listed.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)The samples were taken.
A)The funding was approved.Wrong. Funding is not mentioned at all in the sequence the speaker gives.
B)The team presented its findings.Wrong. No presentation is mentioned anywhere in the sequence.
C)The river was surveyed.Wrong. The survey came first of all, so it is not immediately before the report.
D)The samples were taken.Correct. The sequence puts the sampling immediately before the report, since 'only after that' marks the last step before writing.
💡 Explicación
Adverbs of sequence such as first, then and only after that fix the order, and 'immediately before' means the last step listed.
Pregunta 13
Pregunta 13 · D7Bloom: Evaluate
A speaker hedges a claim. Listen for how strongly it is asserted.
Speaker: 'It seems that the new system might, in some cases, be slightly slower, though I would not go as far as to say it is a serious problem.' How strongly does the speaker assert that the system is slower?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)Weakly, since the speaker hedges twice and then explicitly rejects the serious reading.
💡 Explicación
The strength of an assertion is judged by the cumulative hedges and by what the speaker explicitly rules out.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)Weakly, since the speaker hedges twice and then explicitly rejects the serious reading.
A)Weakly, since the speaker hedges twice and then explicitly rejects the serious reading.Correct. The two hedges and the explicit rejection of the serious reading together indicate a weak assertion.
B)Moderately, since the speaker treats the problem as serious but reluctantly.Wrong. The speaker explicitly declines to call it a serious problem.
C)Not at all, since the speaker says nothing about the system's speed.Wrong. The speaker does mention speed, though in a hedged way.
D)Strongly, since the speaker presents the claim as a fact.Wrong. The claim is hedged and not presented as a fact.
💡 Explicación
The strength of an assertion is judged by the cumulative hedges and by what the speaker explicitly rules out.
Pregunta 14
Pregunta 14 · D7Bloom: Evaluate
A speaker uses irony. Listen for the intended meaning.
Speaker: 'The app crashed twice while I was trying to book the ticket, and the confirmation arrived by text ten minutes after the flight departed.' What does the speaker imply?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)That the booking system did not work reliably and the speaker is annoyed about it.
💡 Explicación
Irony in speech is carried by flat delivery and by precise unflattering detail rather than by any direct complaint.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)That the booking system did not work reliably and the speaker is annoyed about it.
A)That the confirmation arrived in a reasonably short time.Wrong. The speaker notes that the confirmation came after the departure, which is not reasonable timing.
B)That the booking system did not work reliably and the speaker is annoyed about it.Correct. The flat recital of two failures, with the ten minutes stated precisely, conveys frustration without any direct complaint.
C)That the speaker had sufficient time to board the flight.Wrong. The confirmation arriving ten minutes after departure implies the speaker missed the flight.
D)That the flight was delayed for technical reasons.Wrong. The flight's departure is timed normally; no delay is mentioned.
💡 Explicación
Irony in speech is carried by flat delivery and by precise unflattering detail rather than by any direct complaint.
Pregunta 15
Pregunta 15 · D8Bloom: Analyze
A speaker refers to something the audience cannot see. Listen for what the reference implies.
Speaker: 'As you can see from the photograph behind me, the damage is confined to the roof tiles.' What does the reference to a photograph imply?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)That the speaker is describing something visual and the audience cannot see it directly.
💡 Explicación
References to what is visible to the speaker but not to the audience mark the limit of what the listening can confirm.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)That the speaker is describing something visual and the audience cannot see it directly.
A)That the speaker is referring to a photograph held in their hand.Wrong. The reference is to something behind the speaker, not in their hand.
B)That the photograph was taken after the damage had been repaired.Wrong. The speaker describes visible damage, not a repair.
C)That the speaker is describing something visual and the audience cannot see it directly.Correct. Referring to what is behind the speaker and out of view tells the audience the evidence is visual and not available to them.
D)That the audience has already seen the roof themselves.Wrong. 'As you can see' indicates the audience cannot see it.
💡 Explicación
References to what is visible to the speaker but not to the audience mark the limit of what the listening can confirm.
Pregunta 16
Pregunta 16 · D8Bloom: Evaluate
A discussion contains three contributions. Listen for who holds which position.
Speaker A: 'The plan costs too much for the benefit.' Speaker B: 'The cost is spread over five years and the benefit continues indefinitely.' Speaker C: 'Neither of you has mentioned what happens if the plan fails.' Which speaker raises a concern that neither of the others addresses?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)Speaker C, because the others discuss cost and benefit while C raises the consequences of failure.
💡 Explicación
Tracking which point each speaker makes is what allows the listener to identify the contribution no one else has covered.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)Speaker C, because the others discuss cost and benefit while C raises the consequences of failure.
A)Speaker C, because C is the only speaker who agrees with A.Wrong. C raises a new concern rather than agreeing with A, and nothing indicates A and C are aligned.
B)Speaker B, because B is the only speaker who mentions a period of time.Wrong. B does mention a period, but C's point about failure is the one left unaddressed.
C)Speaker A, because A is the only speaker who mentions a cost.Wrong. B also refers to a cost, and mentioning cost is not what distinguishes A here.
D)Speaker C, because the others discuss cost and benefit while C raises the consequences of failure.Correct. A and B argue about cost against benefit, while C introduces the possibility of failure, which neither raises.
💡 Explicación
Tracking which point each speaker makes is what allows the listener to identify the contribution no one else has covered.
Pregunta 17
Pregunta 17 · D8Bloom: Evaluate
A speaker gives a reason and then a limitation. Listen for the limitation.
Speaker: 'We compared the two methods over a full year and the newer one produced less waste. Our sample covered only three kitchens, so we would treat the finding as promising rather than settled.' What limitation does the speaker acknowledge?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)The sample was small and confined to three kitchens.
💡 Explicación
A limitation is the qualification the speaker attaches to their own evidence, and it is usually stated immediately after the finding.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)The sample was small and confined to three kitchens.
A)The sample was small and confined to three kitchens.Correct. The speaker names the sample size and its scope as the reason for treating the result as provisional.
B)The study was repeated by another team with different results.Wrong. No repetition by another team is mentioned.
C)The newer method produced more waste than the older one.Wrong. The speaker says the newer method produced less waste.
D)The study ran for a full year, which was too short.Wrong. A year is presented as a strength of the study rather than a limitation.
💡 Explicación
A limitation is the qualification the speaker attaches to their own evidence, and it is usually stated immediately after the finding.
Pregunta 18
Pregunta 18 · D8Bloom: Evaluate
An interview asks a leading question. Listen for the answer given.
Interviewer: 'You rebuilt the whole system yourself, did you not?' Interviewee: 'I led the team of four. The architecture was already in place, and two of the other members wrote most of the code.' What does the interviewee establish?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)The interviewee led the work but shares the credit for the design and the coding.
💡 Explicación
A leading question contains a premise that the interviewee is expected to accept, and the reply shows which parts they confirm and which they reject.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)The interviewee led the work but shares the credit for the design and the coding.
A)The interviewee designed the architecture and wrote the whole system alone.Wrong. The interviewee states the architecture already existed and did not write most of the code.
B)The interviewee led the work but shares the credit for the design and the coding.Correct. The answer accepts leadership while correcting the premise that the work was done alone.
C)The interviewee accepts that they rebuilt everything single-handedly.Wrong. The interviewer offers that framing and the interviewee corrects it.
D)The interviewee disputes having led the team at all.Wrong. The interviewee accepts leading the team rather than disputing it.
💡 Explicación
A leading question contains a premise that the interviewee is expected to accept, and the reply shows which parts they confirm and which they reject.
Pregunta 19
Pregunta 19 · D6Bloom: Remember
A recorded voicemail gives two pieces of information. Listen for the second.
Message: 'Rafael here. The keys are with my sister as I said this morning. Oh, and the documents are in the safe, not on the table where I left them.' Where are the documents?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)In the safe.
💡 Explicación
A correction delivered as an afterthought at the end of a message carries the most recent and reliable information.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)In the safe.
A)With Rafael's sister.Wrong. The sister holds the keys, which is a separate item mentioned earlier in the message.
B)On the table.Wrong. The table is the place the speaker corrects rather than the place they are now.
C)In the safe.Correct. The correction at the end of the message moves the documents from the table into the safe.
D)In the office.Wrong. The office is not mentioned anywhere in the message.
💡 Explicación
A correction delivered as an afterthought at the end of a message carries the most recent and reliable information.
Pregunta 20
Pregunta 20 · D7Bloom: Evaluate
A speaker states a fact and then qualifies it. Listen for the final position.
Speaker: 'The service works well on weekdays, though weekends have been unreliable, so overall I would not call it dependable yet.' How does the speaker assess the service overall?
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)The speaker does not consider it dependable yet.
💡 Explicación
A speaker's final clause carries the overall judgement, while the earlier detail explains why it was reached.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)The speaker does not consider it dependable yet.
A)The speaker gives no overall assessment of the service.Wrong. The phrase 'overall I would not call it dependable' is an explicit assessment.
B)The speaker considers it dependable only on weekends.Wrong. It is the weekends, not the weekdays, that the speaker describes as unreliable.
C)The speaker considers it dependable because weekdays work well.Wrong. The speaker treats the weekday performance as an exception rather than as the basis for an overall judgement.
D)The speaker does not consider it dependable yet.Correct. The final clause states the overall judgement directly and the qualification leads into it.
💡 Explicación
A speaker's final clause carries the overall judgement, while the earlier detail explains why it was reached.
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