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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: Saving a Neighbourhood Movie Theatre

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A free Listening Part 4 practice test in the CELPIP format: 5 questions with the answer key. Play each recording once, as in the real test, answer, then check your answers at the bottom of the page. The transcript is under each recording.

Questions
5
Format
1 news report, questions after it
Question style
Multiple choice, 4 options
Play like the real test
Each recording plays once, then each question with 30 seconds to answer (Parts 4–6: one timer for the part). No pausing to replay, like test day.

  1. The theatre was going to close because

  2. Under the new plan, Gord Peters will

  3. The campaign was started by

  4. We can infer that most of the money came from

  5. Members of the theatre will

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: Residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, have raised enough money to keep their small neighbourhood movie theatre open. The theatre, which has shown films for more than sixty years, was set to close this spring after its owner, Gord Peters, announced he could no longer keep it going. The main difficulty was the projector. Film companies now deliver movies only as digital files, and the theatre's old machine simply could not play them. A replacement costs about $70,000. Instead of watching the doors close, a group of local parents started a campaign in January. They sold memberships for $100 each, held bake sales at the hockey arena, and asked neighbourhood businesses for donations. In just eight weeks, more than six hundred people signed up. The theatre will now be operated as a community organization, with Peters staying on as manager and volunteers selling tickets and popcorn. Members will receive free admission on the first Monday of every month. Peters says he never imagined such support. The new projector arrives next month, and the first film, chosen by a members' vote, will be a family comedy.

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Answer key

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  1. The theatre was going to close because A. its equipment had become out of date.
  2. Under the new plan, Gord Peters will C. keep running the theatre day to day.
  3. The campaign was started by B. some mothers and fathers in town.
  4. We can infer that most of the money came from D. residents who joined.
  5. Members of the theatre will C. see a film for free once a month.

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