Book 16 Listening Test 4

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

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

Holiday rental

Owners’ names: Jack Fitzgerald and Shirley Fitzgerald

Granary Cottage

• available for week beginning (1) May

• cost for the week: (2) £

• (3) Cottage

• cost for the week: £480

• building was originally a (4)

• walk through doors from living room into a (5)

• several (6) spaces at the front

• bathroom has a shower

• central heating and stove that burns (7)

• views of old (8) from living room

• view of hilltop (9) from the bedroom

Payment

• deposit: £144

• deadline for final payment: end of (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Local council report on traffic and highways

11. A survey found people’s main concern about traffic in the area was
12. Which change will shortly be made to the cycle path next to the river?
13. Plans for a pedestrian crossing have been postponed because
14. On Station Road, notices have been erected

Part 2: Questions 15-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

Recreation ground after proposed changes

Recreation ground map
Options (A-I):
  • A. (Location A)
  • B. (Location B)
  • C. (Location C)
  • D. (Location D)
  • E. (Location E)
  • F. (Location F)
  • G. (Location G)
  • H. (Location H)
  • I. (Location I)
15. New car park
16. New cricket pitch
17. Children’s playground
18. Skateboard ramp
19. Pavilion
20. Notice board

Part 3: Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21-22. Which TWO benefits of city bike-sharing schemes do the students agree are the most important?

Questions 23-24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

23-24. Which TWO things do the students think are necessary for successful bike-sharing schemes?

Questions 25-30

What is the speakers’ opinion of the bike-sharing schemes in each of the following cities?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 25-30.

Opinion of bike-sharing scheme (A-G):
  • A. They agree it has been disappointing.
  • B. They think it should be cheaper.
  • C. They are surprised it has been so successful.
  • D. They agree that more investment is required.
  • E. They think the system has been well designed.
  • F. They disagree about the reasons for its success.
  • G. They think it has expanded too quickly.
25. Amsterdam
26. Dublin
27. London
28. Buenos Aires
29. New York
30. Sydney

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD

The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius.

History

• 1507 – Portuguese ships transporting (31) stopped at the island to collect food and water.

• 1638 – The Dutch established a (32) on the island.

• They killed the dodo birds for their meat.

• The last one was killed in 1681.

Description

• The only record we have is written descriptions and pictures (possibly unreliable).

• A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very (33)

• The only remaining soft tissue is a dried (34)

• Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid (35)

• It’s thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain (36)

• Their (37) was of average size.

• Their sense of (38) enabled them to find food.

Reasons for extinction

• Hunting was probably not the main cause.

• Sailors brought dogs and monkeys.

• (39) also escaped onto the island and ate the birds’ eggs.

• The arrival of farming meant the (40) was destroyed.

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