IELTS CAMBRIDGE 11 TEST 4

Listening Test

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SECTION 1

Questions 1 – 7

Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
Event Cost Venue Notes
Jazz band Example
Tickets available for £ …..15…..
The 1  school Also appearing: Carolyn Hart (plays the 2 )
Duck races £1 per duck Start behind the 3 Prize: tickets for 4  held at the end of the festival.
Ducks can be bought in the 5
Flower show Free 6 Hall Prizes presented at 5 pm by a well-known 7

Questions 8-10


Who is each play suitable for?
Write the correct letter, AB or C, next to Questions 8-10
A     mainly for children
B     mainly for adults
C     suitable for people of all ages
Plays
8   The Mystery of Muldoon       
9   Fire and Flood                           
10   Silly Sailor                               

SECTION 2


Questions 11 – 16


What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 11-16.
Comments
A     was given by one person
B     was recently publicised in the media
C     includes some items given by members of the public
D     includes some items given by the artists
E     includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
    is the largest of its kind in the country
G     has had some of its contents relocated
Collections
11    20th- and 21st-century paintings
12    19th-century paintings
13    Sculptures
14    ‘Around the world’ exhibition
15    Coins
16    Porcelain and glass

Questions 17-20


Label the plan below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 17-20.

Basement of museum



17   restaurant                                 
18   café                                           
19   baby-changing facilities       
20   cloakroom                               

SECTION 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?
A    They had all won prizes for their music.
B    They had all made music recordings.
C    They were all under 27 years old.
D    They had all toured internationally.
E    They all played a string instrument.

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?
A    It meant rich data could be collected.
B    It allowed the involvement of top performers.
C    It led to a stressful atmosphere at times.
D    It meant interview times had to be limited.
E    It caused some technical problems.

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?
A    regulations concerning concert dress
B    audience reactions to the dress of performers
C    changes in performer attitudes to concert dress
D    how choice of dress relates to performer roles
E    links between musical instrument and dress choice

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.
27   Joanna concentrated on women performers because
A    women are more influenced by fashion.
B    women’s dress has led to more controversy.
C    women’s code of dress is less strict than men’s.
28   Mike Frost’s article suggests that in popular music, women’s dress is affected by
A    their wish to be taken seriously.
B    their tendency to copy each other.
C   their reaction to the masculine nature of the music.
29   What did Joanna’s subjects say about the audience at a performance?
A   The musicians’ choice of clothing is linked to respect for the audience.
B    The clothing should not distract the audience from the music.
C   The audience should make the effort to dress appropriately.
30   According to the speakers, musicians could learn from sports scientists about
A    the importance of clothing for physical freedom.
B    the part played by clothing in improving performance.
C    the way clothing may protect against physical injury.

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The use of soil to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere

Rattan Lal:
●   Claims that 13% of CO2 in the atmosphere could be absorbed by agricultural soils
●   Erosion is more likely in soil that is 31
●   Lai found soil in Africa that was very 32
●   It was suggested that carbon from soil was entering the atmosphere
Soil and carbon:
●   plants turn CO2 from the air into carbon-based substances such as 33
●   some CO2 moves from the 34 of plants to microbes in the soil
●   carbon was lost from the soil when agriculture was invented
Regenerative agriculture:
●   uses established practices to make sure soil remains fertile and 35
●   e.g. through year-round planting and increasing the 36  of plants that are grown
California study:
●   taking place on a big 37  farm
●   uses compost made from waste from agriculture and 38
Australia study:
●   aims to increase soil carbon by using 39  that are always green
Future developments may include:
●   reducing the amount of fertilizer used in farming
●   giving farmers 40  for carbon storage, as well as their produce
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