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Cambridge 6 Listening Test 4 - Answers With Explanation
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A phone enquiry about attending the "Future Directions in Computing" conference.
Answers
1. 75
2. cheque
3. 15
4. 25
5. 10 minute(s') walk
6. conference pack
7. South
8. library
9. 5
10. 21A
Explanation
1. The three-day cost of attending the conference is £75.
2. Payment can be made by cheque, or on arrival.
3. Conference Centre accommodation costs £15 per night.
4. Guest House accommodation costs £25 per night.
5. The Guest House is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Conference Centre.
6. A conference pack is one of the further documents still to be sent, along with an application form.
7. The Conference Centre is on South Park Road.
8. The Conference Centre is next to the library.
9. A taxi from the station costs £5.
10. Alternatively, visitors can take bus number 21A from the station.
Section 2
An announcement to volunteer stewards about their jobs and duties at an event with coloured teams.
Answers
11. D
12. A
13. C
14. tax
15. security
16. ground floor
17. lecture room 311
18. Safety at Work
19. Main Hall
20. team leaders
Explanation
11. Checking entrance tickets is the red team's (D) job. // NOTE: the source answer key runs this MCQ set together with Q14 as "11-14", but Q14 belongs to a separate table-completion question (staff orientation programme) — treated here as three team questions (11-13) plus a distinct Q14.
12. Preparing refreshments is the blue team's (A) job.
13. Directing car-park traffic is the green team's (C) job.
14. At the 9.30am talk, Anne Smith will give out the tax forms.
15. Peter Chen's 10am talk will explain arrangements for security and fire exits.
16. The coffee break is on the ground floor, in the Staff Canteen.
17. The video presentation takes place in lecture room 311.
18. The video's title is "Safety at Work".
19. Buffet lunch is served in the Main Hall on the 1st floor.
20. At 1pm, staff will meet the team leaders.
Section 3
A librarian explaining the School of Education's library services and study skills workshops to new students.
Answers
21. reference
22. textbooks
23. secondary
24. primary
25. back
26. overdue books
27. 7 working days
28-30. C, E, F
Explanation
21. Both library sites provide internet access and a variety of reference materials on education.
22. The Castle Road library has books on sociology, together with textbooks.
23. Castle Road's resources are relevant to the majority of secondary school subjects.
24. The Fordham library includes resources for teaching in primary education and special needs.
25. Current periodicals are at both libraries, but back issues are only available at Fordham.
26. Overdue books cannot be renewed by telephone or email.
27. Recalled books must be returned within 7 working days.
28-30. This term's study skills workshops cover library services (C), writing a dissertation (E), and using the internet for research (F) — not an internet introduction, dissertation planning alone, or research methods.
Section 4
A talk on the history and conservation of Asiatic lions at the Gir Sanctuary in India.
Answers
31. B
32. A
33. A
34. B
35. 1,450
36. disease
37. (wealthy) prince
38. diet
39. attack humans
40. leadership
Explanation
31. Asiatic lions developed as a separate sub-species about 100,000 years ago (B).
32. Pictures of Asiatic lions can be seen on ancient coins from Greece (A).
33. Asiatic lions disappeared from Europe about 2,500 years ago (A).
34. Very few African lions have a coat with varied colours (B).
35. The Gir Sanctuary covers an area of approximately 1,450 square kilometres.
36. One threat to the sanctuary's lions is disease.
37. The ancestors of the Gir Sanctuary lions were protected by a wealthy prince.
38. A large part of the lions' diet consists of animals belonging to local farmers.
39. The lions sometimes attack humans, especially when water is short.
40. In ancient India, a man would fight a lion as a test of leadership.
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