Cambridge 18 Listening Test 2 - Answers With Explanation

1. Under "Benefits — provided for all staff", the gap needs a noun for something given to every employee regardless of role — "training", a standard staff benefit.

2. "During weekdays at all Milo's Restaurants" needs a noun for a financial perk usable across branches — "discount" (reduced-price food/drink for staff).

3. "Provided after midnight" needs a noun for a late-night safety benefit — "taxi" (transport home for staff finishing late shifts).

4. "Person specification — must care about maintaining a high standard of ___" needs a noun describing what hospitality staff are judged on — "service".

5. "Must have a qualification in ___" needs a school-subject noun — "English", a common requirement for customer-facing roles.

6. This is a table row for the Breakfast supervisor role's location, with "Street" already given after the gap — the missing word is the specific street name, "Wivenhoe".

7. "Responsibilities: making sure ___ is clean" needs an uncountable/collective noun for kitchen items — "equipment".

8. "Starting salary: £___ per hour" needs a number in pounds-and-pence format — "9.75", written with the decimal point as in the source.

9. "Junior chef (City Road) — Responsibilities: maintaining stock and organising ___" needs a plural noun for incoming supplies — "deliveries".

10. "Pay and conditions: no work on a ___ once a month" needs a day-of-the-week noun — "Sunday", a day off granted periodically.

11–12. The two main reasons the site was chosen are easy access to local facilities (B) and convenience for workers (E) — both about the site's usefulness to future residents/employees, unlike the other options about geography, airport links, or agricultural value.

13–14. The two aspects that got positive feedback are the environmental impact (B) and how the development encourages good relations between residents (C) — community and sustainability benefits, as opposed to cycling facilities, cost, or location.

15. This is a map-labelling question: the label "School" corresponds to position G on the site plan.

16. The label "Sports centre" corresponds to position C on the site plan.

17. The label "Clinic" corresponds to position D on the site plan.

18. The label "Community centre" corresponds to position B on the site plan.

19. The label "Supermarket" corresponds to position H on the site plan.

20. The label "Playground" corresponds to position A on the site plan.

21. They think the eruption matters because it "had a profound effect on society" (C) — a broad social-impact claim, rather than a claim about it being the most severe eruption (A) or about founding volcanology as a discipline (B).

22. Adam was surprised by "the number of places producing them" (A) — the geographic spread of contemporary observations — rather than contradictions between them (B) or a lack of data (C).

23. Michelle says the haze "was associated with health issues" (B) — a claim about wellbeing, not about it resembling fog (A) or completely blocking the sun (C).

24. Adam corrects Michelle's claim that Franklin "was the first to identify the reason for the haze" (B) — a claim about priority/originality, distinct from A (wrong conclusion) and C (supporting others' views).

25–26. The two surprising issues are how widespread the effects were (A) and how long-lasting they were (B) — both about the scale and duration of the eruption's impact, unlike death toll, ash-cloud speed, or ignored warnings.

27. "Iceland" is matched with D, "Animals suffered from a sickness" — livestock illness following the eruption is a documented historical effect specific to Iceland.

28. "Egypt" is matched with A, "This country suffered the most severe loss of life" — the most extreme human-cost comment in the list.

29. "UK" is matched with C, "There was a significant increase in deaths of young people" — a specific demographic health impact.

30. "USA" is matched with F, "It caused a particularly harsh winter" — a climate-related consequence, consistent with the eruption's known cooling effect on weather patterns.

31. "They are ___ but can be overlooked by consumers and designers" needs an adjective explaining why pockets are worth studying despite being ignored — "convenient", the practical benefit that gets taken for granted.

32. "Men started to wear ___ in the 18th century" needs a plural clothing noun — "suits", the garment style that changed how pockets were built in.

33. "A ___ sewed pockets into the lining of the garments" needs a job-title noun for who did this skilled work — "tailor".

34. "Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of ___" needs a noun for an occupational category — "profession", implying certain jobs needed to carry more.

35. "Women's pockets were less ___ than men's" needs an adjective contrasting with men's more visible pockets — "visible" (women's were typically hidden underneath clothing).

36. "Pockets were produced in pairs using ___ to link them together" needs a noun for the material joining two pocket pieces — "string", tied around the waist.

37. "Pockets hung from the women's ___ under skirts and petticoats" needs a body-part noun — "waist", matching how the string in Q36 would be worn.

38. "Items such as ___ could be reached through a gap in the material" needs a plural/uncountable noun for a small personal item — "perfume", something a woman might want quick access to.

39. "Hidden pockets had a negative effect on the ___ of women" needs an abstract noun about public perception — "image", as silhouettes changed and pockets became a problem to hide.

40. "Bags called 'pouches' became popular, before women carried a ___" needs a noun for the item that eventually replaced pouches — "handbag", the modern successor.