A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence
Listen to the B1 Daily News report “A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence” and answer 5 comprehension questions.
About this practice test
Listen to the B1 Daily News report “A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence” and answer 5 comprehension questions.
What you’ll practice
Understanding detail
Follow specific information and examples.
Interpreting ideas
Identify main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
5 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Single choice
How to approach this practice
Read the questions, then listen before opening the transcript. Notice names, numbers and any corrections the speaker makes.
News lesson for this practice
Read the complete article and use its text or audio alongside these exercises: A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence.
A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence
Read a transcript excerpt
Florence is a destination for travelers who enjoy perfume as well as art, food, and history. In the Italian birthplace of modern fragrance, a perfume lover visits master perfumers and explores fragrance shops around the city. Perfume is made by combining scented materials to create a particular smell. These materials can come from plants or be made through other processes. A finished fragrance may have a fresh, sweet, woody, spicy,…
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What kinds of materials may be used to make perfume?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Only leaves and flowers
- Plants or materials made through other processes
- Only wood and spices
- Food and historical objects
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- Answer
- Plants or materials made through other processes
The narration identifies plant materials and materials made through other processes.
These materials can come from plants or be made through other processes.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What happens when one part of a fragrance changes?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- The shop closes immediately
- The perfume becomes cheaper
- The whole scent may feel different
- The traveler forgets the smell
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- The whole scent may feel different
The narration says the entire feeling of the scent may change.
A small change in one part of a fragrance can affect the way the whole scent feels.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What do fragrance shops allow travelers to do?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Design the city’s streets
- Compare scents and observe presentation
- Meet every perfume maker
- Choose a season for Florence
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- Compare scents and observe presentation
Travelers can compare scents and learn how perfume is shown publicly.
Such shops give travelers a chance to compare scents and discover how perfume is presented to the public.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why might smelling several fragrances be useful?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- It makes every scent identical
- It helps reveal less obvious differences
- It teaches people to grow plants
- It removes personal memories
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- It helps reveal less obvious differences
Smelling several scents helps people notice differences that are not immediately clear.
Smelling several fragrances can help a person notice differences that may not be clear at first.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Which ideas may an autumn-inspired fragrance suggest?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Snow, ice, and cold water
- Warm air, dry leaves, wood, or spices
- Paintings, museums, and statues
- Bread, cheese, and fresh fruit
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- Warm air, dry leaves, wood, or spices
The narration lists warm air, dry leaves, wood, and spices as possible ideas.
An autumn-inspired fragrance may suggest ideas such as warm air, dry leaves, wood, or spices, although each person may imagine the season differently.
What to review next
Listen again to difficult sections, then open the transcript to check what you heard. Repeat a useful phrase aloud and try the recording once more without the text.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Listen for the final information, especially when a speaker corrects or changes an earlier statement.
Example transcript: “Let’s meet at five — actually, half past five would be better.” What is the final suggested time?
The final suggested time is 5:30. Actually signals a correction; the first time is replaced by the later suggestion.
This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.