IELTS LISTENING CAMBRIDGE 14 TEST 4

Questions 1-7

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Enquiry about booking hotel room for event

Example

Andrew is the ……Events…… Manager

Rooms

Adelphi Room

   number of people who can sit down to eat: 1

   has a gallery suitable for musicians

   can go out and see the 2  in pots on the terrace

   terrace has a view of a group of 3

Carlton Room

    number of people who can sit down to eat: 110

    has a 4

    View of the lake

Options

Master of Ceremonies:

    can give a 5  while people are eating

    will provide 6  if there are any problems

Accommodation:

    in the hotel rooms or 7

What is said about using each of the following hotel facilities?

Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 8-10.

Availability

A     included in cost of hiring room

B     available at extra charge

C     not available

Hotel facilities

8   outdoor swimming pool

9   gym                                 

10   tennis courts               

Questions 11-16

What information does the speaker give about each of the following excursions?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16

What comment is made about each of these stories?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 26-30

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The hunt for sunken settlements and ancient shipwrecks

ATLIT-YAM

• was a village on coast of eastern Mediterranean
• thrived until about 7,000 BC
• stones homes had a courtyard
• had a semicircle of large stones round a 31  
• cause of destruction unknown – now under the sea
• biggest settlement from the prehistoric period found on the seabed
• research carried out into structures, 32 and human remains

TRADITIOINAL AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVs)

• used in the oil industry, e.g. to make 33
• problems: they were expensive and 34

LATEST AUVs

• much easier to use, relatively cheap, sophisticated

Tests:

• Marzamemi, Sicily: found ancient Roman ships carrying architectural elements made of 35

Underwater internet:

• 36  is used for short distance communication, acoustic waves for long distance
• plans for communication with researchers by satellite
• AUV can send data to another AUV that has better 37 , for example

Planned research in Gulf of Baratti:

• to find out more about wrecks of ancient Roman ships, including

     –  one carrying 38 supplies; tables may have been used for cleaning the 39

     –  others carrying containers of olive oil or 40