CAMBRIDGE IELTS 2
PRACTICE TEST 3
LISTENING
SECTION 4
(Questions 31-40)
Questions 31 – 37
Circle
the correct letters A-C.
|
31
|
The driest
continent is _______________
|
|
|
A
|
Australia.
|
|
|
B
|
Africa.
|
|
|
C
|
Antarctica.
|
|
|
32
|
The
evaporation rate in Australia is _______________
|
|
|
A
|
lower than
Africa.
|
|
|
B
|
higher than
Africa.
|
|
|
C
|
about the
same as Africa.
|
|
|
33
|
Rainfall in
Australia hardly penetrates the soil because _______________
|
|
|
A
|
the soil is
too hard.
|
|
|
B
|
the soil is
too hot.
|
|
|
C
|
plants use
it up.
|
|
|
34
|
In sandy
soils water can _______________
|
|
|
A
|
evaporate
quickly.
|
|
|
B
|
seep down to
rock.
|
|
|
C
|
wash the
soil away.
|
|
|
35
|
Water is
mainly pumped up for _______________
|
|
|
A
|
people to
drink.
|
|
|
B
|
animals to
drink.
|
|
|
C
|
watering
crops.
|
|
|
36
|
Natural
springs are located _______________
|
|
|
A
|
in
unexplored parts of Australia.
|
|
|
B
|
quite
commonly over all Australia.
|
|
|
C
|
in a few
areas of Australia.
|
|
|
37
|
Underground
water supplies _______________
|
|
|
A
|
18% of
Australia’s water.
|
|
|
B
|
48% of Australia’s water.
|
|
|
C
|
80% of Australia’s water.
|
|
Questions 38-40
Circle
THREE letters A-E.
|
Which THREE of the following uses of
dam water are mentioned?
|
|
|
A
|
providing water for livestock
|
|
B
|
watering farmland
|
|
C
|
providing water for industry
|
|
D
|
controlling flood water
|
|
E
|
producing hydro-electric power.
|
ANSWER
KEY
