Click on the links for Part I, Part II, and Part III to test if your computer can play sound. You will hear the statements on the recording. Your exam paper lists responses a, b, and c.
Listening Answers:
Part I - Choose the best explanation for what the speakers have said. You will hear the extracts only once.
Part I mp3
1) a. Mary's remarks were a hit.
b. Mary's statements were appropriate.
c. Mary regrets what she said.
The correct answer is C. The idiom "hit the nail on the head" means to say something especially apt or appropriate.
2) a. It will be almost impossible to find him.
b. He isn't going to the concert.
c. They have agreed to meet him there.
The correct answer is A. The idiom "like finding a needle in a haystack" means that something or someone will be impossible to find.
. . .
Part II - Choose the best answers to the questions you hear. You will hear the extracts only once.
Part II mp3
1) a. It's old hat.
b. Nothing – I wouldn't hide anything from you.
c. I'm not wearing one.
The correct answer is B. The idiom "have something under your hat" means to hide something.
2) a. No, I can't understand a word.
b. Yes, it's heads.
c. No, it's tails.
The correct answer is A. The idiom "make heads or tails of something" means that you are able to understand something.
. . .
Part III - Now you will hear a brief talk or lecture. As you listen, you may take notes. After the talk, you will be asked some questions about it.
Part III mp3
1) a. the Democracy Nationalism Committee
b. the Democratic National Committee
c. the Democratic National Caucus
The correct answer is B. The passage specifically mentions the Democratice National Committee.
Leave the ECPE Listening Answers Page and Return to the Listening Practice Page
