Cambridge 15 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.

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.

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

A exercises by troops.

B growing vegetables.

C public meetings.

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

A 2013

B 2015

C 2016

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.

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