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IELTS Listening Test – Test 4

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IELTS Listening Test – Test 4

You will hear the recording and answer Questions 1-40.

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-10

Section 1

Questions 1 - 4

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Global Internet

New customer form

NameJames (1)
Address(2)
Melrose Drive
Exeter
Postcode(3)
Number of users in the home(4)

Questions 5 - 10

Complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Internet package overview

PackageMonthly costDownload speedDownload limitExtras
Basic(5) £ 1710-
(6) package£3017unlimited-
Premium£35(7) 50A (8) is provided at no charge

Installation arrangements

Day of installation: (9)

Start time: 9.00

Engineer’s name: Jonathan (10)

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-20

Section 2

Questions 11 - 16

For each question, choose TWO correct options.

11-12. Which TWO things was Jodie surprised by when she started working at festivals?
13-14. Which TWO groups does Jodie particularly want to hear from?
15-16. Which TWO pieces of advice does Jodie give to people who are interested in working at festivals?

Questions 17 - 20

Choose the correct letter, A - F.

Work available
A working in the food stalls
B collecting money for charity
C selling tickets to the festival
D tidying up after the festival finishes
E encouraging people to recycle their waste
F helping people get to where they'll be staying

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-30

Section 3

Questions 21 - 25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Magna Carta

21. Jess and Simon agree that King John was disliked because he
22. According to Jess, the main purpose of Magna Carta was to
23. What does Simon say he learned from the lecture?
24. Jess feels that the fact that Magna Carta was regularly updated indicates that
25. Simon mentions other English kings in order to

Questions 26 - 30

What comment do the students make about each of the following clauses from Magna Carta? Choose FIVE answers and write the correct letter, A - G, next to questions 26 - 30.

Comments
A Many people are familiar with it.
B It allows a person freedom of choice.
C It helped to solve a common problem.
D It is hard to understand the purpose of this clause.
E When it was introduced, it is likely to have been unpopular.
F It is one of a number of clauses that deal with a similar topic.
G To people nowadays, it seems to be stating the obvious.

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-40

Section 4

Questions 31 - 40

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

Invasive species

Definition: a plant or animal living outside its usual range which causes harm in the new location

Introducing species as food

European rabbits

● were taken from Britain to Australia as food

● were released near Melbourne by a (31)

● in 1859

● had migrated right across the continent within fifty years

● were competing with (32)

● for food

● prevented trees from growing

The construction of (33) did little to stop the spread of the rabbits

Introducing species for business

In the 1860s, Etienne Trouvelot wanted to see if the gypsy moth could be farmed in America for its (34)

This experiment failed, but the moths escaped

Gypsy moths could have spread further if the females were able to (35)

Gypsy moths still cause $3 billion of damage annually.

Introducing species for 'acclimatisation'

Acclimatisation: the idea that a new species can (36) the area where it is introduced

In 1890, Eugene Schieffelin tried to introduce to North America every kind of (37) mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.

Some of these animals destroyed many (38) throughout North America.

Gorse

● is a bush with sharp leaves

● was introduced to New Zealand to be used as (39)

● didn't respond as expected to treatment with (40)