Oxford Placement Test - Listening Test 1

Oxford Placement Test 1
Listening test

Look at the example below. Listen to the tape. You will hear the example once only. Decide which word you hear, ‘soap’, or ‘soup’.

Will you get some more soup at the supermarket?
The word was ‘soup’, so ‘soup’ is ticked. Now look at these examples, and listen to the tape again. This time, you tick the words you hear. For example, if you hear ‘shorts’, tick ‘shorts’.
The team need new shorts.
They’ve recently developed a new kind of vine around here.

The words on the tape were ‘shorts’ and ‘vine’, so the correct answers look like this:
b. The team need new shorts.
c. They’ve recently developed a new kind of vine around here.

Now the test will begin. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear.
I gather you’ve been having trouble with your hearing.
A number of students are expected to join the advanced composition class.
This beard of mine is awfully itchy. I’ll be glad when it grows.
I doubt if he’s very comfortable in his present bed.
Have you played Dennis very much recently?
Martina lives in a great big Friesian barn.
Do you have any idea how long ago it was founded?
Your letter must have crossed with my own.
One thing I really loathed in the late nineties was the style of the clothes.
My sister says she’s a very nice person.
The Dutch friend of mine you met yesterday is a very good chess player.
That’s the Euro equivalent of 40 pence.
Do we need to change the clocks tonight?
Today’s a horrid day, isn’t it?
Well, I wonder what joys they have in store for us this time.
Only 30% of those sampled can tell the difference between margarine and butter.
I can’t really say if I like jazz or not; some kinds I do.
She’s been quite tearful the last couple of weeks.
Williams now seems unlikely to regain her title.
I think it’s Steve on the phone.
Why are you going to live in London?
It is recommended that dyslexic students follow a remedial reading option.
Do you have any idea where my glass is.
It was only later we found out he wasn’t injured.
I can see to it if it has to be done.
I see the pictures are starting to go yellow.
If it hadn’t been for him they wouldn’t have done it.
Have you got any more of this blended butter?
I don’t think the management side took any notice.
At the end of this test the papers will be collected by the invigilators.
If you have any problems, please contact the British Consul immediately.
During his holidays he spends most of his time at the Lotus test track washing cars.
Liverpool were rarely dangerous in the first half.
Mind you don’t tread on the glass.
You’ve got a lash just under your eye.
Do you think you could talk us through the next bit of the film?
How many texts are we going to need to get all the data we want?
There’s a fishery somewhere round here where they hatch trout by the thousand.
Are you going to Penny’s tonight?
Do you think we could have two minibuses for the summer courses?
Do you think Rick’s place is still buyable?
We’ve gone through two days’ money in less than an hour.
I reckon I need a good holiday.
This horse will have to be shod immediately.
Can you get me some sealing tape when you’re in town?
Even if he leaves the country he won’t be safe from persecution.
Since the accident the only thing he can do is menial work.
She’s very much the committee type.
You can get quite a view from up here.
What can we do with this slot to make the timetable work?
Keane was chaired off at the end of this match.
The future of the party now seems to depend on delicate decisions.
Have you done much riding recently?
We’ve all been heartened by recent events.
What we have here is essentially a fiscal problem.
Make sure you keep the ropes tight.
I think they set the exam last week.
You’ll need a mass of cheese to make a fondue for that many people.
I can’t really advise you without knowing the type of context you’re presupposing.
The visit we went ahead in defiance of the government’s views.
I thought his behavior was unexceptionable.
Look at the clouds over there.
Her ambition is to become a belly dancer.
Did you get a chance to dry it out?
If you look very carefully you can see there used to be a cabin up there.
Recent EU regulations have been disastrous for British fish stocks.
Pollution is a real threat to the North American bison.
Have you had an invitation