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Listening Practice 3

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.

  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