CAE Listening Part 3 Quiz

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What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?
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C. C

Explanation
"THE EDITORIAL TEAM HAD ACTUALLY COBBLED THE FRONT PAGE STORY TOGETHER FROM MY NOTES, BUT IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO ME BY NAME."
A - Nothing is said about her looking for an opportunity. She says it was 'out of the blue' (unexpected)
B - She says nothing about resenting this. In fact, she recognises the success it gave her.
D - She was 'headhunted'. This means another company contacted her, not the other way around.

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What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily newspaper?
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B. B

Explanation
"I WAS FIRST IN THE FIRING LINE IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG, EVEN STUFF I'D HAD NO HAND IN"
A - Nothing is said about this
C - He deserved his bad reputation
D - She learnt to be thick-skinned. It's not the same thing.

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Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to
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B. B

Explanation
''I'D BEEN DOING STUFF FOR A STUDENT NEWSPAPER ALL THROUGH UNIVERSITY...WHEN CARP MAGAZINE CALLED ME FOR AN INTERVIEW, MY APPROACH TO COLLEGE NEWS CONVINCED THEM THAT I WAS IN TOUCH WITH REALITY.' A - Apart from his experience with the newspaper, he gives no information about his academic achievements. C - 'It wasn't just having my finger on the pulse as far as youth culture was concerned' D - He makes no mention of how to best present yoursalf at an interview.

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When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt
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C. C

Explanation
'I WAS DESPERATE TO HOLD ONTO IT'
A - She speaks about other sections of the newspaper she has worked in, but with no mention of recognition.
B - It was a 'stop-gap' (temporary appointment) but there is no suggestion that she was 'relieved'.
D - 'If it had been earlier, I would never have had the nerve or experience to make it my own' but that's not the present situation.

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Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism
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A. A

Explanation
JENNY: 'I WOULDN'T SAY IT TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I NEEDED. FORTUNATELY, A STINT ON THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER FILLED IN THE GAPS.'
PETER: 'IT'S NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR GETTING OUT THERE, DEVELOPING YOUR OWN STYLE.'
B - Jenny mentions this, but not Peter
C - Both say that the courses do have some value
D - Peter mentions this aspect, but not Jenny

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When asked about their novels, Peter and Jenny reveal
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D. D

Explanation
JENNY: 'IT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO GET STALE DOING A COLUMN LIKE MINE, BUT THAT DOES REMAIN MY GRAND PASSION.'
PETER: 'I'D GO ALONG WITH THE IDEA OF DIVERSIFICATION KEEPING YOU NIMBLE.'
A - Both agree that they are not great novelists and are not likely to gain much recognition.
B - 'I'm hardly likely to move along..' 'Some people say we should stand aside and let others....but I'm not (going to)'
C - This is not very obvious, but the make clear that their priority are their newspaper columns and that extra writing is a way of improving this. Wanting people to recognise their versatility as such is not mentioned.

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CAE Listening Part 3 Quiz

What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily newspaper?

Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to

When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt

Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism

When asked about their novels, Peter and Jenny reveal