IELTS Cambridge Book 7 Listening Test 4

Official IELTS 7 Listening Test 4

The IELTS Cambridge Book 7 Listening Test 4 is an official practice test for Academic and General Training Students. The answers are provided at the end of this page. Before you start reading the listening test’s content, please play the audio.

PART/SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-6

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HOMESTAY APPLICATION

Example Surname: Yuichini (Answer)

First name:	1
Sex:	Family
Nationality:	Japanese
Age:	28 years
Passport number:	2
Present address:	Room 21C, Willow College
Length of homestay:	approx 3
Course enrolled in:	4
Family preferences:	no 5 no objection to 6

Questions 7-10

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

7. What does the student particularly like to eat?
8. What sport does the student play?
9. What mode of transport does the student prefer?
10. When will the student find out her homestay address?

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PART/SECTION 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. What kind of tour is Sally leading?

1. a bus tour
2. a train tour
3. a walking tour

12. The original buildings on the site were

1. houses
2. industrial buildings
3. shops

13. The local residents wanted to use the site for

1. leisure
2. apartment blocks
3. a sports centre

14. The Tower is at the centre of the

1. nature reserve
2. formal gardens
3. Bicentennial Park

Questions 15-17

Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Questions 18-20

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Nature Reserve

Area	Facility	Activity
The Mangarove	boardwalk	18
Frog Pond	outdoor classroom	19
The Waterbird Refuge	20	bird watching

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PART/SECTION 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21 and 22

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The presentation will last 15 minutes.

There will be 21 minutes for questions.

The presentation will not be 22

Questions 23-26

What do the students decide about each topic for the geography presentation?

1. They will definitely include this topic.
2. They might include this topic.
3. They will not include this topic.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 23-26.

23. SelectABC Geographical Location
24. SelectABC Economy
25. SelectABC Overview of Education System
26. SelectABC Role of English Language

Questions 27-30

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Information/visual aid	Where from?
Overhead projector	the 27
Map of West Africa	the 28
Map of the islands	a tourist brochure
Literacy figures	the 29
30 on school places	as above

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PART/SECTION 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31-33

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

31. The speaker says the main topic of the lecture is

1. the history of monosodium glutamate
2. the way monosodium glutamate works
3. where monosodium glutamate is used

32. In 1908, scientists in Japan

1. made monosodium glutamate
2. began using kombu
3. identified glutamate

33. What change occurred in the manufacture of glutamate in 1956?

1. It began to be manufactured on a large scale
2. The Japanese began extracting it from natural sources
3. It became much more expensive to produce

Questions 34-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

MSG contains glutamate (78.2%), sodium (12.2%) and 34 (9.6%) .

• Glutamate is found in foods that contain protein such as 35 and 36 .
• MSG is used in foods in many different parts of the world.
• In 1908 Kikunae Ikeda discovered a 37 .
• Our ability to detect glutamate makes sense because it is so 38 naturally.

John Prescott suggests that:

• Sweetness tells us that a food contains carbohydrates.
• 39 tells us that a food contains toxins.
• Sourness tells us that a food is spoiled.
• Saltiness tells us that a food contains 40 .

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Answer Keys IELTS Cambridge Book 7 Listening Test 4

Homestay Application IELTS Listening Answers:

Question	Answer
1	Keiko
2	JO6337
3	4 months
4	English
5	children
6	pets
7	seafood
8	tennis
9	train
10	this afternoon
11	C
12	B
13	A
14	B
15	car park
16	rose garden
17	cafe
18	cycling
19	biology lesson
20	viewing shelter
21	5
22	assessed
23	A
24	B
25	A
26	C
27	media room
28	resources room
29	embassy
30	statistics
31	B
32	C
33	A
34	water
35	meat
36	cheese
37	new taste
38	common
39	bitterness
40	minerals

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