Cambridge 3 Listening Test 4 - Answers With Explanation

1. Sarah says the baby "weighed four and a quarter kilos when he was born", giving 4.25 as the weight.

2. Sarah adds "he's long too, forty-six centimetres", giving the baby's length.

3. John corrects Sarah, saying his house is next to "the State Bank actually", so the bank goes at position 3.

4. John explains "the library is opposite us, on the corner", placing the library at position 4.

5. Sarah remembers "there's a garage on the other street corner", placing the garage at position 5.

6. After rejecting flowers and a pot plant, John suggests "a big box of chocolates" and Sarah agrees it sounds fine.

7. For the baby, Sarah proposes "a soft toy of some sort" and John agrees, rather than a hat whose size they don't know.

8. John says he could get the teddy "early tomorrow at the market", so that is where the toy will be bought.

9. John adds he could "probably get the chocolates there too" — meaning at the same market — so that is also the answer for the chocolates.

10. John estimates "the toy would be around $35 or so", giving the approximate price of the baby's gift.

11. Liz says the flask "contains no glass and is therefore unbreakable", so glass is the missing word.

12. She confirms the manufacturer's claim that "it does maintain heat for 18 hours".

13. On the downside, she notes it "unfortunately leaves a strange taste" in drinks.

14. For the key holder, Liz says "I also felt the small size was a real advantage".

15. Its disadvantage is that "it didn't work through metal", so it is only useful for finding keys in soft items like pockets.

16. Liz sums up the key holder as "a masterpiece of design" that she would "highly recommend", which corresponds to a Must Buy, answer A.

17. The Army Flashlight's advantage is that "it can be used for outside activities".

18. Surprisingly, Liz notes "it does work underwater" as one of its features.

19. Her objection is that even underwater "this model gave off a weak light", so she advises against buying it.

20. The decoy camera's realism comes from "its flashing light", which is what makes it look convincing to burglars.

21. Bryson tells Amina "I think the hospital was a much better choice" than her original idea of a factory, so answer B.

22. He singles out one part as most interesting, saying "the middle section really stood out for me", so answer C.

23. Amina is surprised at the praise because she "really didn't find it a bit easy to write" — meaning she found it difficult — so answer C.

24. Bryson says the local housing information "really isn't relevant to the approach" Amina has taken, so his advice is to remove it completely, answer C.

25. For the interview data he says Amina will need to spend time "making the data a lot clearer", which means rewriting it, answer B.

26. On the chronology of dates, his advice is direct: "my advice on that is to take them out", i.e. remove completely, answer C.

27. Bryson recommends a second book on presenting interviews: "have a look at Sight and Sound by Kate Oakwell".

28. Once the changes are made, Bryson suggests Amina "show the work to your Support Tutor".

29. After that step, he says "then you do the proof reading" before printing.

30. Bryson warns her to print before the deadline because "the computer centre closes on 10 July".

31. The lecturer notes "the traffic is somewhat reduced between 7.30pm and 5.30am", giving the quietest hours.

32. She expects "the people most affected by the noise will be, I expect, housewives", since they are home during the day while traffic is heaviest.

33. Weekend traffic is lighter still, and "even more so on Sundays" than Saturdays, making Sunday the quietest day.

34. The required acoustic modifications "will add about $25,000 to the price of a newly-built house".

35. Against a normal threshold of 55 decibels, she reports levels "recorded as high as 67 decibels" at this site, answer C.

36. She specifies that "all ceilings will require double thickness plaster board", so this device is for ceilings, answer C.

37. Mechanical ventilation "will have to be installed in the exterior walls" of the noisiest houses, so answer W for walls.

38. She adds that "air conditioning units could also be fitted in the ceilings" of houses with sealed windows, so answer C for ceilings.

39. The specialised glazing needs glass "thicker on the outside than on the inside" — 8mm outside, 6mm inside — with a gap of "a minimum of 7 centimetres", matching diagram D.

40. Because "living areas will have to be designed at the back of the houses away from the highway", with kitchens and similar rooms facing the road, the best layout puts the kitchen at the front and living rooms at the back, matching diagram C.