BEC PRELIMINARY PRACTICE TEST

LISTENING
PART ONE
Questions 1 – 8

For questions 1 – 8 you will hear eight short recordings.

For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C).
You will hear the eight recordings twice.

Example:

What does Jane’s boss want her to do?

A look in his briefcase for the sales statistics

B send a copy of the project data file
C reply to his email before the end of the day

The answer is B.

1 Which chart is correct?

OVERTIME HOURS

A B

15
10
10 8
6
5 4
2
0
0
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr

C
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

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 BEC PRELIMINARY PRACTICE TEST LISTENING PART ONE (cont. …)

2 Which room will they use for the conference?

THE STAR THE ROSE THE MOON

A B C

3 What will they spend the extra money on?

A staff
B space
C equipment

4 When will Mr Abdi arrive?

3.45 3.15 4.15

A B C

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5 Why is the factory closing?

A Demand for their products has fallen.

B A new factory has just been built.
C Products are now made in another country.

6 What do they agree is most important for the job?

A Ability to motivate others.

B Ability to work alone.
C Ability to solve problems.

7 Which chart is correct?

SALES SALES

8 8
6 6
£,000

£,000

4 4
2 2

0 0
Jan Feb March Arpil Jan Feb March April

A B

SALES

4
£,000

0
Jan Feb March April

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8 The company had to change supplier because of

A increased demand
B higher costs
C quality problems

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