Multilevel · Part 3 · Multilevel Practice Test 23

Part 3: Listening answers

Answers to questions 15–18 (4 in all), each with why it is right.

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Answers 15–18

15
Speaker 1
F: a sense of space Matching features
Speaker 1 misses a sense of space: feeling “closed in” by the nearby houses contrasts with the open fields and hills they were used to.
“I felt so closed in by all the buildings.”
16
Speaker 2
B: a particular food Matching features
Speaker 2 misses a particular food. The speaker loves cheese but cannot get the kind they enjoy living abroad.
“I love cheese, and the only cheese you can get here is in tins, and it tastes nothing like the real thing.”
17
Speaker 3
D: human contact Matching features
Speaker 3 misses human contact. The speaker explains that living alone is difficult after being used to affection and a large family.
“If you've been used to giving and receiving affection, it's very hard to get used to living on your own.”
18
Speaker 4
A: having energy Matching features
Speaker 4 misses having energy. They were very active and now find it hard to sit at home and feel exhausted just watching young people play.
“I've been used to playing sport all my life”