Listening (Sample)

Sample questions for the CERTUS test in English

Listening

(You will hear a part of a radio programme about tourist sites and travel. For questions 1-12, choose the best answer A, B, C or D.)

1. What is the name of the weekly programme?

A. Weekly Diary

B. Traveller’s Guide

C. Traveller’s Diary

D. Scotland’s Guide

2. Helen first went to Scotland

A. two years ago.

B. last year.

C. three years ago.

D. in her childhood.

3. Helen’s visit to Scotland lasted

A. more than two weeks.

B. two weeks.

C. less than two weeks.

D. several days only.

4. People from Glasgow and Edinburgh are

A. the same.

B. easy to recognize

C. hard to understand.

D. different.

5. Edinburgh carries its UNESCO title because of the number of

A. film stars.

B. inventors.

C. writers.

D. castles

6. Helen says the biggest benefit of the country is its

A. low population.

B. rich economy.

C. beautiful scenery.

D. Excellent museums

7. Helen’s favourite place in Scotland is Edinburgh because

A. it has unique history.

B. it has individual character.

C. it has various tourist sites.

D. it’s always cool there.

8. Which tourist site does Helen remember best from her visit to Scotland?

A. A castle.

B. A seashore

C. An island.

D. A lake.

9. What is the weather like in Scotland?

A. It’s always stormy.

B. It’s always rainy.

C. It’s unpredictable.

D. It’s mostly snowy.

10. Helen thinks that Scotland and England

A. are quite different.

B. are quite similar.

C. bear some resemblance.

D. don’t bear any resemblance.

11. The Museum of Scotland keeps the information about

A. how Scotland and England became one land.

B. how Scotland and England separated.

C. Scotland’s history and weather.

D. world treasures.

12. Helen says that English is

A. the only language in Scotland.

B. as popular as Gaelic.

C. Not spoken by anybody in Scotland

D. spoken by most people in Scotland.

Key to Listening: 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.D