Cambridge 11 IELTS Academic Listening Test 4 | IELTS Listening Practice Test

Questions 1-7

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Event	Cost	Venue	Notes
Jazz band	Tickets available for £ [[15]] (Example)	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?

Drag & Drop the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions

Plays

The Mystery of Muldoon 8Drop answer here

Fire and Flood 9Drop answer here

Silly Sailor 10Drop answer here

Answer choices

A. mainly for children

B. mainly for adults

C. suitable for people of all ages

Questions 11-16

What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?

Drag & drop SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions.

Comments

Collections

20th- and 21st-century paintings 11Drop answer here

19th-century paintings 12Drop answer here

Sculptures 13Drop answer here

‘Around the world’ exhibition 14Drop answer here

Coins 15Drop answer here

Porcelain and glass 16Drop answer here

Answer choices

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

F. is the largest of its kind in the country

G. has had some of its contents relocated

Questions 17-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions.

Basement of museum

17 restaurant

18 café

19 baby-changing facilities

20 cloakroom

21–22 Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

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.

23–24 Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

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.

25–26 Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

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, A, B 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.

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

Lal 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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