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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: Sudbury Arena Reopens

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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 old arena was closed because

  2. The project went over budget mainly because

  3. While the arena was closed, young players

  4. Linda Paquette's comment suggests that

  5. We can infer that many people in Sudbury

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: After two years of reconstruction, the Carmichael Arena in Sudbury will reopen its doors this Saturday, and local hockey families say the wait has felt even longer. The old arena, built in 1958, was closed after engineers discovered serious cracks in its roof beams. At the time, the city considered tearing it down permanently, but more than three thousand residents signed a petition to save it. The rebuild ended up costing $14 million, about $3 million over budget, largely because of rising steel prices. The new building keeps the original brick front, but almost everything behind it is new, including a second ice pad, an elevator and a heated viewing area for parents. For the past two seasons, minor hockey teams have been driving as far as Espanola for practices, sometimes leaving at five in the morning. Coach Linda Paquette says she has lost count of the breakfasts eaten in the back of a minivan. Saturday's celebration will feature a game between two local teams and a free public skate. Organizers expect a big crowd, and they're asking anyone who can to walk or take the bus, since construction of the parking lot won't be finished until December.

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  1. The old arena was closed because C. the building had become unsafe to use.
  2. The project went over budget mainly because A. one material went up in price.
  3. While the arena was closed, young players C. had to travel out of town to train.
  4. Linda Paquette's comment suggests that B. the closure was hard on families' routines.
  5. We can infer that many people in Sudbury A. were attached to the old arena.

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