Cambridge 16 Listening Test 4 - Answers With Explanation

1. "Granary Cottage: available for week beginning ___ May." A date (day of the month) is needed: 28th. Instruction is ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.

2. "Cost for the week: £___." A price: 550.

3. The blank replaces the cottage's own name in "___ Cottage: cost for the week: £480." This is a proper noun, Chervil — a less familiar plant/herb name, so likely spelled out.

4. "Building was originally a ___." The property's earlier use: a garage.

5. "Walk through doors from living room into a ___." The space reached via the living-room doors: a garden.

6. "Several ___ spaces at the front." A practical amenity at the front of the property: parking.

7. "Central heating and stove that burns ___." The fuel for the stove: wood.

8. "Views of old ___ from living room." A visible structure from the window: a bridge.

9. "View of hilltop ___ from the bedroom." A landmark on the hilltop: a monument.

10. "Deadline for final payment: end of ___." A month name: March.

11. The survey's main concern about traffic was C, changes in the type of traffic — not cuts to public transport or poor road maintenance.

12. The change coming to the riverside cycle path is A, it will be widened — not extended or resurfaced.

13. The pedestrian crossing plan was postponed because B, the proposed location is unsafe — not because the Post Office moved or funding is unavailable.

14. The Station Road notices are B, asking motorists to switch off engines when waiting at the level crossing.

15. "New car park" is labelled C on the recreation ground map. Map-labelling relies on the spoken order of directions around the site, so track each location as it's introduced.

16. "New cricket pitch" is labelled F.

17. "Children's playground" is labelled A.

18. "Skateboard ramp" is labelled I.

19. "Pavilion" is labelled E.

20. "Notice board" is labelled H.

21–22. The two benefits the students agree matter most are B (reducing traffic congestion) and C (improving air quality), rather than noise reduction, fitness, or affordability.

23–24. The two things they think are necessary for success are B (the app should be easy to use) and C (public awareness should be raised), rather than GPS tracking, a single scheme, or a large cycle-lane network.

25. Amsterdam's scheme opinion is C, they are surprised it has been so successful.

26. Dublin's scheme opinion is F, they disagree about the reasons for its success.

27. London's scheme opinion is D, they agree that more investment is required.

28. Buenos Aires' scheme opinion is E, they think the system has been well designed.

29. New York's scheme opinion is B, they think it should be cheaper.

30. Sydney's scheme opinion is A, they agree it has been disappointing.

31. "1507 – Portuguese ships transporting ___ stopped at the island." The cargo those ships carried: spice(s). Instruction is ONE WORD ONLY.

32. "1638 – The Dutch established a ___ on the island." The word for a settled Dutch outpost: colony / settlement.

33. "A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very ___." A physical description word taken from the artwork: fat.

34. "The only remaining soft tissue is a dried ___." The specific body part preserved: head.

35. "Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid ___." The physical capability suggested by the skeleton: movement.

36. "It's thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain ___." The function served by the wings: balance / balancing.

37. "Their ___ was of average size." The organ discussed: brain.

38. "Their sense of ___ enabled them to find food." The sense responsible for finding food: smell.

39. "Sailors brought dogs and monkeys. ___ also escaped onto the island and ate the birds' eggs." The other animal that arrived and ate eggs: rats.

40. "The arrival of farming meant the ___ was destroyed." The habitat cleared for farming: forest.