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    Hazelmere: IELTS Listening practice test

    An allotment application, a community orchard, a city farming proposal and a lecture on vertical farms.

    • 4 parts
    • 40 questions
    • About 35 minutes
    Sit this test with the recording

    Part 1 · Questions 1–10

    Applying for an allotment

    You will hear a conversation between a woman and the secretary of an allotment association.

    Questions 1–5

    Complete the form below.

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

    Allotment Waiting List

    Name
    Nadia 1
    Address
    8 2 Road (inside the parish)
    Current wait
    about 3 months
    Plot wanted
    4 plot
    Annual rent
    £5, including water

    Questions 6–10

    Complete the notes below.

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

    Site rules

    Three quarters of a plot must be cultivated; 6 take place in June and September
    No 7 are allowed: water is carried from the taps
    A shed must stand on the 8 edge of the plot
    Members must attend one of the two 9 parties each year
    Advice: 10 half the plot for the first year rather than digging it all

    Part 2 · Questions 11–20

    A community orchard

    You will hear a volunteer describing a community orchard project to a local group.

    Questions 11–16

    Complete the notes below.

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

    Hazelmere Community Orchard

    Two and a half acres behind the 11, with 110 fruit trees
    The land was given in 1994, on condition that it was never 12
    All the trees are 13 varieties, once grown within twenty miles
    14 varieties are grown, four of them held nowhere else
    Fruit may be picked free, but not for 15 purposes
    The most important summer job is 16 the young trees

    Questions 17–20

    What does the speaker say about each of the following events? Choose the correct letter, A–F, next to questions 17–20.

    Comments

    • AThe date is fixed only shortly beforehand.
    • BIt must be booked well in advance.
    • CMore helpers are needed.
    • DParticipants must bring containers.
    • EIt is held indoors if the weather is bad.
    • FIt is open only to volunteers.
    1. 17Blossom Day
    2. 18the grafting workshop
    3. 19Apple Day
    4. 20the pressing weekends

    Part 3 · Questions 21–30

    A city farming proposal

    You will hear two students, Kofi and Iris, discussing a proposal for growing food in a city.

    Questions 21–25

    Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

    1. 21What does Kofi's proposal claim the city could produce?
      • Aall of its own food
      • Bpart of its vegetable supply
      • Cenough grain for its bakeries
    2. 22Why has he ruled out growing on existing roofs?
      • AThey cannot carry the weight.
      • BThey are too exposed to wind.
      • CAccess for workers is difficult.
    3. 23How does he answer the objection that the sites are temporary?
      • Aby designing everything to be moved
      • Bby seeking long leases
      • Cby choosing sites unlikely to be sold
    4. 24Why does he propose growing in raised beds?
      • Abecause the soil may be contaminated
      • Bbecause they produce higher yields
      • Cbecause they need less water
    5. 25What does Iris say is the weakest part of the proposal?
      • Athe reliance on volunteers
      • Bthe choice of crops
      • Cthe estimated set-up costs

    Question 26

    Answer the question below.

    Write ONE WORD ONLY.

    1. 26In which country was the study that produced Kofi's yield figure carried out?

    Questions 27–30

    What does Iris advise about each of the following? Choose the correct letter, A–F, next to questions 27–30.

    Advice

    • AExplain in the report why it is missing.
    • BIt is worth three days of work.
    • CDo a simpler version and state what it leaves out.
    • DArrange it before the work is finished.
    • EAsk a member of staff to obtain it.
    • FIt should be left for a later project.
    1. 27the supermarkets' waste data
    2. 28the survey of residents
    3. 29the cost-benefit analysis
    4. 30the interview with the estates officer

    Part 4 · Questions 31–40

    Vertical farming

    You will hear part of a lecture about vertical farming.

    Questions 31–40

    Complete the notes below.

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

    Vertical farming

    The system

    crops grown on stacked layers without 31
    hydroponics: roots in a nutrient solution; 32: roots sprayed in the air
    33 provide the light: efficient, cool and tunable
    mostly red and 34 light is supplied, which is why the rooms look purple

    Advantages

    water use cut by about 35% compared with field production
    a lettuce crop can be harvested about 36 times a year
    a sealed building needs no 37

    The central problem

    outdoors 38 is free; indoors it must be bought
    around 30–50 kilowatt hours of electricity per 39 of lettuce
    the model cannot work for cheap staples such as 40

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