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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 326

Part 1: Questions 1-7
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.

EventCostVenueNotes
Jazz bandtickets available for £ 15the (1)…………….schoolalso appearing: Carolyn Hart (plays the (2)……………..)
Duck races£ 1 per duckstart behind the (3)………………– prize: tickets for (4)……………..held at the end of the festival \
– ducks can be bought in (5)……………..
Flower showfree(6)……………….Hallprizes presented at 5 pm by a well known (7)……………….

(1)                    (2) 
(3)                   (4) 
(5)                   (6) 
(7) 

Questions 8-10

Who is each play suitable for?

Write the correct letter A, B or C.

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 

Part 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.

Comments
A was given by one person
B was recently publicized 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.

(17)                    (18)  
(19)                    (20) 

Part 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
 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 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

Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

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 substance such as (33) 
• Some CO2 moves from the (34)  of plants to microbes in 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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