Test 4

LISTENING

SECTION 1      Questions 1-10

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 avaiable for £ 

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 5pm by a well-known 7 

 

Questions 8-10

who is each play suitable for?

Write the correct letter, A, B 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 11-20

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

F 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 cafe 

19 baby-changing facilities 

20 cloakroom 

 
SECTION 3   Question 21-30

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, 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 subject say about the audience at a performace?

A The musician's 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 carbondioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere

Rattan Lal:

  • Claims that 13% of CO2 in the atmosphere could be absorbed 
  • 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 substaces 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