Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

CEO

196 students marked "I sat this"Added 13 Jul 2019Question #150004

Type the missing words.

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Transcript with gaps

That brings us to the CEO’s second duty: building 1 or more accurately, building the senior team. All the executives report to the CEO, so it’s the CEO’s job to 2 fire, and manage the executive team. From 3 CEOs, I actually think this is the most important skill of all. Because when a CEO hires an excellent senior team, that team can keep the company running. when a CEO hire a poor senior team, the CEO is up 4 all of their time trying to do with the team, and not nearly enough time trying to do with other elements of their job. The senior team can and often does 5 the strategy for the company, but ultimately it’s always the CEO who has the final “go-no-go” decision on strategy.

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Listening: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

PromptRecording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

How it is scored

  • Each correct word, spelled correctly, scores 1 point.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.