IELTS CAMBRIDGE 11 TEST 4

Listening Test

Answer Keys
1 secondary
2 flute
3 cinema
4 concert
5 market
6 Bythwaite
7 actor
8 A
9 B
10 C
11 E
12 D
13 G
14 B
15 C
16 A
17 F
18 H
19 C
20 B
21-22 B , D
23-24 A , B
25-26 B , E
27 C
28 A
29 A
30 C
31 dry
32 hard
33 sugar / sugars
34 roots
35 moist / damp / wet
36 variety
37 cattle
38 gardens / gardening
39 grasses
40 payment / payments / money

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
1. Answer: secondary
2. Answer: flute
3. Answer: cinema
4. Answer: concert
5. Answer: market
6. Answer: Bythwaite
7. Answer: actor

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                               
8. Answer: A
9. Answer: B
10. Answer: C

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
11. Answer: E
12. Answer: D
13. Answer: G
14. Answer: B
15. Answer: C
16. Answer: A

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                               
17. Answer: F
18. Answer: H
19. Answer: C
20. Answer: B

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.
21. Answer: B
22. Answer: D

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.
23. Answer: A
24. Answer: B

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
25. Answer: B
26. Answer: E

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.
27. Answer: C
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.
28. Answer: A
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.
29. Answer: A
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.
30. Answer: C

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
31. Answer: dry
32. Answer: hard
33. Answer: sugar / sugars
34. Answer: roots
35. Answer: moist / damp / wet
36. Answer: variety
37. Answer: cattle
38. Answer: gardens / gardening
39. Answer: grasses
40. Answer: payment / payments / money