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CELPIP Listening Part 4: Listening to a News Item

CELPIP Listening Part 4 Practice Test: Winter Vegetables in Whitehorse

By Iris

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 greenhouse project began because

  2. The greenhouse is kept warm by

  3. Kowalski sees the power failure as

  4. We can infer that the project

  5. Most fresh vegetables in Whitehorse

Transcript (read it after you answer)

NARRATOR: Students at a Whitehorse high school are enjoying fresh salad in January, thanks to a greenhouse that keeps producing vegetables all winter. In a city where temperatures can drop below minus thirty and daylight shrinks to about six hours, most fresh produce is trucked in from the south, a journey that can take several days. The project began three years ago, when science teacher Dana Kowalski noticed that the cafeteria's lettuce was frequently wilted by the time it arrived. With a grant from a local mining company, students built an insulated greenhouse beside the gym. Leftover heat from the school's furnace keeps it warm, and LED lights make up for the short days. Each class takes turns planting, watering and recording temperatures. The greenhouse now supplies spinach, kale, herbs and cherry tomatoes to the cafeteria three times a week. Not everything has gone smoothly. During the first winter, a power failure froze nearly the entire crop overnight, and students had to start again from scratch. Kowalski says that setback taught them more than any textbook could. Several other Yukon schools have since asked for help designing their own greenhouses, and two graduating students now plan to study agriculture.

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  1. The greenhouse project began because B. the cafeteria's lettuce often arrived in poor shape.
  2. The greenhouse is kept warm by D. surplus heat from the school.
  3. Kowalski sees the power failure as A. a valuable learning experience.
  4. We can infer that the project C. has attracted interest beyond its own school.
  5. Most fresh vegetables in Whitehorse B. travel a long way to get there.

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