Cambridge 20 Listening Test 3 - Answers With Explanation

1. Needs a number completing the price range '$105 to $___' for Peak Rentals — '239'.

2. Needs an adjective describing Peak Rentals' furniture style — 'modern'.

3. Needs a noun after 'free' for Peak Rentals' special offer with every living room set — 'lamp'.

4. Needs a proper noun completing the company name '___ and Oliver' — 'Aaron'.

5. Needs a noun after '12% monthly fee for' — 'damage', a common furniture-rental protection fee.

6. Needs an adjective before 'items' describing what else Larch Furniture rents cheaply alongside furniture — 'electronic'.

7. Needs a noun after 'must have own' — 'insurance', a condition of renting from Larch Furniture.

8. Needs a proper noun completing the company name '___ Rentals' — 'space'.

9. Needs a noun after 'see the' for where to check current prices — 'app'.

10. Needs a plural noun for what's allowed within 7 days of delivery — 'exchanges'.

11. Asks who started the community project. B, 'a national charity', is credited over the castle owners (A) or local council (C), both plausible alternative organisers.

12. Asks how the gold coin was found. A, 'heavy rain had removed some of the soil', is credited over a metal-detector search (C) or rabbit activity (B), both classic archaeology-story distractors.

13. Asks what led archaeologists to believe there was an ancient village. A, 'the lucky discovery of old records', is credited over visible structure bases (B) or unusual stones (C).

14. Asks what the team still hopes to find. C, 'pieces of jewellery', is credited over pottery (A) or animal bones (B), both already-found-sounding distractors.

15. Asks what was found across the river from the castle. B, 'the outline of fields', is credited over a palace (A) or huts (C).

16. Asks the team's post-summer plan. C, 'start to organise school visits', is credited over a museum display (A) or a TV programme (B).

17. Map-labelling question keyed to the image at /images/listening/c20t3-s2-map.webp. 'Bridge foundations' is marked at point B — a structural feature likely near where the river was crossed.

18. 'Rubbish pit' is marked at point A on the map — discard pits are typically located near the excavated ancient-village area rather than close to the castle itself.

19. 'Meeting hall' is marked at point G on the map — a larger structure typically placed centrally within the reconstructed village layout.

20. 'Fish pond' is marked at point E on the map — ponds are usually sited near a water source, consistent with the site's riverside location.

21. Asks what pleased Finn about their topic. B, 'had not been chosen by other students', is credited over unfamiliarity to the module leader (A) or ease of research (C).

22. Asks about a mistaken belief regarding theatre programmes. A, 'theatres pay companies to produce them', is credited — the actual, often surprising, truth is usually the reverse, which is why it's flagged as a misconception.

23. Asks what surprised Finn about early British programmes. C, 'were seen as a kind of contract', is credited over being hard to obtain (A) or free (B).

24. Asks what Maya thinks the project should explain about acting companies. A, 'promoted their own plays', is credited over touring (C) or outdoor performance (B).

25. Asks how eighteenth-century programmes compare to nineteenth-century ones. C, 'were more informative', is credited over more original (A) or more colourful (B).

26. Asks what Maya doesn't understand about the twentieth century. B, 'British theatre programmes failed to develop for so long', is credited over printing volume in the USA (A) or copying US fashions (C).

27. 'Ruy Blas' matches F, 'it resembles an artwork' — its programme is noted for a striking visual design.

28. 'Man of La Mancha' matches E, 'it contains insights into the show' — its programme offers background detail on the production.

29. 'The Tragedy of Jane Shore' matches B, 'it is historically significant for a country' — its programme holds national historical importance.

30. 'The Sailors' Festival' matches D, 'it is included in a recent project' — its programme has been featured in a current archival research project, tying into Finn and Maya's own project theme.

31. Needs a noun after 'without the need for any' — 'adaptation', completing the definition of inclusive design as accessible without modification.

32. Needs an adjective before 'problems' distinguishing universal design's broader scope — 'cognitive', i.e. catering also for cognitive difficulties, not just physical ones.

33. Needs a plural noun for an example of inclusive design that's 'adjustable, avoiding back or neck problems' — 'desks', i.e. height-adjustable desks.

34. Needs a plural noun for what's 'easier to use' in public toilets — 'taps', e.g. sensor or lever taps designed for easier operation.

35. Needs a colour that designers avoid in interfaces to assist the elderly — 'blue', since blue can be harder for older eyes to distinguish.

36. Needs a noun completing 'mouse, keyboard or their ___' — 'voice', i.e. voice commands as an accessible input method.

37. Needs an adjective before 'women' — 'pregnant', noting seatbelt design problems specific to pregnant women.

38. Needs a plural noun after 'the size of women's' — 'shoulders', explaining why PPE jackets often don't fit women well.

39. Needs a noun before 'officers' — 'police', specifying whose PPE is worst-fitting for women in emergencies.

40. Needs a noun for what's 'often too low for women' in offices — 'temperature', a workplace comfort issue linked to non-inclusive design standards.