Listening Test 1 (part 3)

Listen to the interview.
Choose numbers 1, 2, or 3 to match your answers.


3. Joe says that when he was a child,
1) his father encouraged him to play sports.
2) there was a range of sports facilities near his home.
3) he was better at sports than other local children.
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4. Joe says that when he was growing up,
1) he was equally good at athletics, baseball and football.
2) he was better at baseball than football.
3) he could have chosen to play baseball as a career.
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5. What does Joe say about his parents?
1) They did a lot of things to help him in his sporting activities.
2) At first they didn't want him to become a professional sportsman.
3) He inherited some of his sporting skills from his father.
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6. Joe says that some people told him that
1) he should ignore criticism from other people.
2) he would not be a successful professional sportsman.
3) being a sportsman was the best thing he could do with his life.
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7. Joe says that when he was at university,
1) he saw no connection between his studies and his future.
2) he felt that his studies interfered with his sporting activities.
3) he found the subjects that he studied boring.
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8. Joe says that when his career ended,
1) he still believed he could come back one day.
2) he had been expecting to retire soon.
3) he was quickly forgotten.
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9. Joe says that he was able to work in broadcasting because of
1) his willingness to learn new skills.
2) his tendency to give honest opinions.
3) his status as a former great sportsman.
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