Cambridge 15 IELTS Listening Test 2

PART 1 : Questions 1–10

Questions 1 – 4

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Festival information
Date	Type of event	Details
17th	a concert	performers from Canada
18th	a ballet	company called 1
19th-20th (afternoon)	a play	type of play: a comedy called Jemima has had a good 2
20th (evening)	a 3 show	show is called 4

Questions 5-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Workshops

– Making 5. food

– (children only) Making 6.

– (adults only) Making toys from 7. using various tools

Outdoor activities

– Swimming in the 8.

– Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9.

– See the festival organiser’s 10. for more information

PART 2 : Questions 11–20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11. The park was originally established

A as an amenity provided by the city council.

B as land belonging to a private house.

C as a shared area set up by the local community.

None

12. Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?

A She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.

B She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.

C She was a senior worker at the park for many years.

None

13. During the First World War, the park was mainly used for

A exercises by troops.

B growing vegetables.

C public meetings.

None

14. When did the physical transformation of the park begin?

A 2013

B 2015

C 2016

None

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

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

15. statue of Diane Gosforth

16. wooden sculptures

17. playground

18. maze

19. tennis courts

20. fitness area

PART 3 : Questions 21-30

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?

A student from the English department

B residents of the local area

C the university’s teaching staff

D potential new students

E students from other departments

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?

A His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.

B He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.

C His novels are well-known now.

D He was consulted on a number of social issues.

E His reputation has changed in recent times.

Questions 25-30

What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel?

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

Topics

A poverty

B education

C Dickens’s travels

D entertainment

E crime and the law

F wealth

G medicine

H a woman’s life

Novels by Dickens

25. The Pickwick Papers

26. Oliver Twist

27. Nicholas Nickleby

28. Martin Chuzzlewit

29. Bleak House

30. Little Dorrit

PART 4 : Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Agricultural programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organised

– It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.

– People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.

– 31. was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.

– Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 32.

– Fenced areas created to keep animals away from crops.

– The programme provided

– 33. for the fences

– 34. for suitable crops

– water pumps.

– The farmers provided

– labour

– 35. for the fences on their land.

Further developments

– The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36. .

– Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37. .

– Farmers made special places where 38. could be kept.

– Local people later suggested keeping 39. .

Evaluation and lessons learned

– Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.

– Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40. phase of the programme.

Time’s up

ANSWERS

1 Eustatis

2 review

3 dance

4 Chat

5 healthy

6 posters

7 wood

8 lake

9 insects

10 blog

11 C

12 A

13 B

14 C

15 E

16 C

17 B

18 A

19 G

20 D

21&22 B, D

23&24 B, C

25 G

26 B

27 D

28 C

29 H

30 F

31 Irrigation

32 women

33 wire(s)

34 seed(s)

35 posts

36 transport

37 preservation

38 fish(es)

39 bees

40 design

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Thakur

2 months ago

siavash

3 months ago

MANSUR

4 months ago

32/40

Anisur Rahman

4 months ago

39/40

Mani

4 months ago

DEV

6 months ago

34/40

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Difa Mubaroq

9 months ago

33/40

mohsin

1 year ago

nice