C2 Proficiency (CPE) Listening Test 1 with answers

C2 Proficiency (CPE) Listening Test 1 with answers helps you practice listening skills for the C2 Proficiency Listening Test new format.

The C2 Proficiency Listening paper has four parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.

Part 1: Three short, unrelated recordings lasting approximately 1 minute each. You have to listen to the recordings and answer two multiple-choice questions for each recording. Each question has three options (A, B or C). One mark for each correct answer.

Part 2: A monologue or prompted monologue lasting 3–4 minutes. The questions are a series of incomplete sentences. You have to listen to the recording and identify the information you need (one to three words) to fill each gap. One mark for each correct answer.

Part 3: A recording with interacting speakers lasting 3–4 minutes. You have to listen to the recording and answer a series of multiple-choice questions, each with four options (A, B, C or D). One mark for each correct answer.

Part 4: Five short, themed monologues, of approximately 35 seconds each. There are two multiple-matching tasks. Each multiple-matching task requires the selection of the five correct options from a list of eight. One mark for each correct answer.

There are 30 questions in the CPE Listening Test.

How to prepare for the CPE Listening test

Listen! The more English you listen to the better your will do. Listen to the radio, English language TV, podcasts...

0:00 Intro
0:05 Part 1
9:55 Part 2
19:37 Part 3
31:46 Part 4

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Answer key:

1 C 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 B

7. studies
8. the opposite sex
9. scandal
10. great/unprecedented success
11. high society
12. political views
13. wild lifestyle
14. birth
15. descendants

16 D 17 B 18 B 19 D 20 C

21 A 22 G 23 D 24 C 25 H

26 A 27 D 28 B 29 C 30 E

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How many did you get right?

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[noahbraasch]

As a native English speaker, I applaud you all for getting to this level in English! This listening test is difficult for even natives so don’t worry!

[黄美娅]

OH MY GOSH! Thank you a lot for uploading the material. This is what I have been looking for! So kind of you!

[WallaceFernando]

*PART ONE*
EXTRACT 01 0:50
EXTRACT 02 4:21
EXTRACT 03 6:52

*PART TWO* 11:00

*PART THREE* 21:09

*PART FOUR*
SPEAKER 01 33:19
SPEAKER 02 34:14
SPEAKER 03 35:20
SPEAKER 04 36:30
SPEAKER 05 37:21

[danigonxd]

I will take the Preliminary this year. I was curious to see how the other tests were and... wow, what have I just-
You know, I thought this would be kinda easy, but then I heard the first audio clip and... man, there is SO MUCH INFORMATION, I had no idea a Cambridge test could get like this! Good luck to anyone who got to this level!

[AlexiosGiannakouros]

21/30
In my opinion, the first part is by far the hardest one. I just didn't have much time to go through the questions, which actually resulted in me stressing over and not being able to focus on the speakers

[oliverelias]

My goodness, this is freaking hard jaja. This is a british accent and my ear is more used to the american accent. Anyway, I'm still listening to these because I'm going to apply to an english spoken position in an exportation and importation Company. I hope this helps me to pass the test :S

[kasiitadiriisa]

I have gotten 21/30 which is a C2. Part 3 was a nightmare for me. Thanks a lot for the practice material.

[c.c.v.]

Hello! Thank you for uploading this, much appreciated! I got a quite good mark which put me in a good frame of mind. Also I discovered the difference between to step down and to quit🙈🙈

[beatrizberanger]

My score: 20 out of 30. Now I'll check with the script and see my wrong answers. Thanks a lot for the video and for the script!

[ExcelinEnglish-MsFaria]

Great video! I'm an English teacher preparing students to take Cambridge Exams. One of the key challenges of the C1 Advanced exam is the time pressure you may feel during the different sections of the exam. To overcome this challenge, it's important to practice time management skills during your exam preparation. One way to do this is to simulate exam conditions as closely as possible during your practice sessions. Set yourself a time limit for each task and try to stick to it strictly. This will help you get used to working under pressure and make it easier for you to manage your time during the actual exam. If you found this helpful, I have more resources on my channel that you might be interested in checking out! Good luck!

[lluisferrer]

Thank you so much for sharing all these tests. This is priceless and your channel is helping me tones. Best :)

[carmensanchezmas]

29/30!!! I’m taking the exam two weeks from now and this made me calm down a bit. Thanks for all the material! 🫶

[tuongthoainguyen]

Thank you for sharing! Just at the dead middle but I know I'll do better. So glad to see that I'm not so overwhelmed of this.

[natalipiriz]

Thanks for uploading these videos! They're very helpful.

[AK-vtbo]

23/30.. thank you so much for this chance to practice listening before the exam!

[Tutka]

💐Dear Sir!
I'm so grateful for your sharing such helpful audios!
Could you, please, add some examples of CPE listening tests, as there are obvious lack of this content on the YouTube.

The excellent channel MemLang, with abundance of Cambridge listening samples for all levels, was closed like a bolt from the sky a month ago.
It was a black day for me, I have been mourning about this resource until now. 🥺
Hope, you'll successfully substitute it.

[nightingalex]

Thank you so much for this video. I got 20/30 and I am so scared of the test. We were supposed to take C1 exam but suddenly they changed it at our university.

[abrahamsanchez]

19/30 I don't feel I did that bad considering this is my first C2 listening practice!

[angeladoesmusic]

Damn! I did pretty good. I thought most of my answers were wrong! Thank you for these videos!