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IELTSADVANTAGEIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestASeCtion1二QUeStionSI-IOQuestions1-5CompletetheformbelowWriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.HldniMuAeumViS-OrInformationReCOrdName:1CityofResidence:2TelephoneNumber:3FavouriteKleinBook:4Date:5Afteryou'vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions6-10Labeltheplanbelow.Choose5answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectlettersA-Hnexttoquestions6-10.IELTSADVANTAGEIELTS Advantage Practice Listening Test AAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeCtion2-QUeStiOnS11-20Questions11-15Whichofthefollowingenergysourcesarereferredtointhestatementsbelow?A. NuclearpowerB. CleanenergysourcesC. SolarpowerD. FossilfuelsE. Simple,pollutingfuelswhichcanbeburnedWritethecorrectletterA,B,C,D,orEnexttoquestions11-15.Youmaychooseanylettermorethanonce.11. Areproducing31%ofglobalelectricity.12. Arestillaprimarysourceofelectricityinmanydevelopingcountries.13. Comparedtoadecadeago,isproducing7%lesselectricity.14. WasprimarilyusedbytheUSAtoreplacethenuclearpowerplantstheyclosed.15. Currentlyproduces10%ofCalifornia'selectricity.Afteryou'vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions16-20Completethesentencesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.16. Thereisn'tanybackupofnaturalgasin17. Thesourceofelectricitywhichhasacarbonoutputlowerthansolar18. Theonlyformofenergylesspopularthannuclearis19. Theconcernwithnuclearisthepowerplants,wasteandassociation20. BillGatesisdevelopingadvancedreactorsinAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeCtiOn3-QUeStionS21-30Questions21-25Completethetablebelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.NameofspeciesWildspeciesFarmedspeciesMostconsumedspeciesinAmerica21Waste5-15poundsofwildfishtobring1poundto22Requiretheuseof23forests.SecondmostconsumedspeciesinAmericatunaAstunacanbefoundeverywhere,itisconsidereda24fish.Badforaquaculturebecausethey'rewarm-bloodedandswimat25perhour.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions26-30Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.26. HowmanydamsarethereinConnecticut?27. Whatcansalmonnotreachbecauseofthesedams?28. Besideschicken,whatotheranimaleatsgroundupfish?29. HowmuchdidtheoriginalFilet-O-Fishsandwichcosttoproduce?30. HowlongdoesittaketheTilapiafishtogofromaneggtoanadult?Afteryou'vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeCtion4-QUeStionS31-40Questions31-35Completethesummarybelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.WhywechokeunderpressureUnderpressure,it,seasynottoperformatourfullpotential.Thishappenstoathletesbutcanalsohappenoffthe31Thishappensbecausetheconditionswhenwearepractisingarerarelythesameastheconditionswhenweareperformingandthisputsmorepressureonus.Thepressurethencausesustoconcentrate32andwetrytocontrolpartsofourperformancethatarebestleftoutsideourconscious33Theresearchteamreferredtothisphenomenonofoverattentionas4paralysis34'.Theyshowedthatperformancewasslowerandmoreerror-pronewhentheyhaddrawntheattentionofagroupoffootballplayerstothe35ofwhattheyweredoing.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions36-40ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.36. AbasketballplayerwhoscoreseveryshotisreferredtoasA.conscience.B.conscious.C.unconscious.37. TheprefrontalcortexusuallyhelpsustoconcentrateinA. passiveways.B. positiveways.C. pressuredways.38. JackNicklauswassaidtohavekepthismindoccupiedbyfocusingonhisA. toad.B. toe.C. towel.39. Whenpreparingforanexam,closethebook,practicerememberingtheanswerA.undertimedconditions.B. infrontofothers.C. oncamera.40. ThepressuresofdoingsomethingstressfulcanbereducedbyA. forgettingyourworries.B. sharingyourworries.C. writingdownyourworries.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Answers:1. JohnHorton2. London3. 0641453544. TheFinalPush5. 16thofFebruaryZFebruary16/16February6. B7. D8. E9. C10. H11. B12. E13. A14. D15. C16. India17. isnuclear18. coal19. withweapons20. China21. shrimp22. (the)market23. mangrove24. global25. 40miles26. over3,00027. (their)spawninggrounds28. (the)pig/pigs29. 30/thirtycents30. nine/9months31. playingfield32. toomuch33. awareness/control34. byanalysis35. step-by-stepdetails36. C37. B38. B39. A40. CTranscript:SeCtiOn1(SourceUELTSAdVantaqe)Museumworker:HellothereandwelcometotheKleinMuseumwhichwastheactualhomeofMr.Kleinandhisfamilybeforehewentontobethefamousauthorweallknowhimastoday.Beforewegetstarted,therearesomequestionsthatdliketoaskyouforourrecords.Wouldthatbeokaywithyou,sir?Visitor:Yes,dbemorethanhappytohelpout.Museumworker:Thafsgreat.Thankyou.Firstofall,what,syourname?Visitor:MyfullnameisJohnHorton(Q1).Museumworker:JohnHor.couldyouspellyoursurnameforme,please?Visitor:Ofcourse,it,sH-O-R-T-O-N1Horton.IfsactuallyquiteapopularnamewhereIcomefrom.Museumworker:Andwhereexactlywasitthatyoucamefrom?Visitor:IjustflewinfromLOndOn(Q2)yesterdayspecificallytocomevisithere.Museumworker:That'ssoexciting.Well,it'sgreattohavesuchadedicatedfanturnupatthemuseum.ThenextthingIneedtoaskyouisforyourphonenumberasourdirectorhasplansontakingsomespecialexhibitsontournextyear.Visitor:Thatsoundsveryinteresting.ddefinitelyliketobekeptinformedaboutthat.Mynumberis064145354(Q3).Museumworker:064145354isthatright?Visitor:That,sitexactly.Muesuemworker:Gotit,thanks.Andnext,couldyoujusttellmeifit,syourfirstvisittotheKleinMuseum?Visitor:Yes,.well,actuallymyparentsdidbringmeherewhenIwasquiteyoungandIdon,tactuallyrememberitbuttechnicallythisismysecondtimebeinghere.Museumworker:Ohmy!SoyourwholefamilyareKleinfansthen?Visitor:Yes,definitely.Itwasmyparentswhogotmestartedonhim.Museumworker:AndwhatisyourfavouriteKleinbook?Visitor:IloveallofhispopularoneslikeHaydayandTheKnockingbutmyabsolutefavouritehasgottobeTheFinalPlISh(Q4)whichwasn'taspopularastheothersbutreallyleftmewithalastingimpression.Museumworker:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean.Itreallyissurprisingthatitisn,tbetterknown.Andwhileyou,revisiting,willyourequiretheservicesofourin-housephotographer?Visitor:No,thatwon'tbenecessary.Museumworker:Areyouawarethatpersonalcamerasarenotallowedintothemuseum?Visitor:Ohreally?Iwasn,tactually.Well,inthatcase,Isupposedbetter.Howmuchdoesitcost?Museumworker:Onephotois$5butyoucanget5forjust$10.Whichoptionwouldsuityoubest?Visitor:IIIgowithonephotoasIreallyonlyneeditasareminderofmyvisithere.Museumworker:Thisisabitembarrassingactually.Visitor:Whafsthat?Museumworker:Ineedtoputtoday'sdateontheformbutIactuallycan,trememberwhatdateitistoday.Visitor:Thafsnothingtoworryabout.Well,Iflewinyesterdaywhichwasthe15thofFebruarysothatmakestodaythe16thOfFebrUary(Q5).Museumworker:Okay,sothankyouforyourpatienceandnowlet'sgetstartedwiththetour.Asyoucanseethemainentranceisfurnishedwiththesestandarddoubledoorsfromtheeraandleadusdirectlytotheguestroomwhichisthelargestroominthehouse.Thisis,infact,theverysameroomwherehesignedhisveryfirstpublishingdealbackin1894.Attheoppositeendoftheroom,wehavethefireplace(Q6)incentrewhereheandhisfamilywouldgatherduringthecoldwinterstokeepwarm.Ontherightofthefireplaceistheentrancetotheutilityroombutunfortunately,wedon'thaveanyoftheobjectsthatwerestoredherebytheKleinfamilyasthehousehaschangedhandsonseveraloccasionsbeforeitwasfinallyturnedintoamuseuminhishonour.ThenontheleftofthedoorthatleadsintothekitchenyoucanseethishatchthatwasusedastheSerVinqWindoW(Q7)aswascustomarysoasnottohavethestaffinteractingwiththeguests.Ifyoufollowmethroughtothekitchenhere,youcanseethestoveisplaceddirectlyagainstthewallatthebackofthefireplaceandthisisbecausewhenthefireislit,theheatcanbeusedintheovenofthestove.Andontheleft,thesink(Q8)islocateddirectlyunderthewindowsothatthisareawaswellilluminatedforpreparingfoodandwashingthecrockery.Atthebackofthekitchenisthedoorwaytothebedroom.Inthosedays,bedsweren,taspopularastheyarenowsopeoplesleptonthinwoodenmatslaidonthegroundliketheonesyouseehereandthewholefamilywouldsleepheretogetherexceptforonthecoldestnightswhentheywouldmovetotheguestroomtobenefitfromwhateverheatwasleftcomingfromtheeveningfire.Attheback,you,llnoticethislittlecubbywhichmaylooklikeanensuiteatfirstbutis,infact,theOffiCe(Q9)ofourgreatMr.Kleinashefoundthistobethequietestlocationinthehouseandcouldfocusonhisworkwithoutinterruption.Finally,ifyoucouldjustfollowmebackthroughthekitchenherewecanexitthroughthebackdoorofthehouseintotheWOOdShed(QlO)wheretheKleinfamilystored.wellobviously,.theirwood.However,itwasthestaffthatwouldhavebeentheonlyonesthatreallyhadanyreasontobebackhere.Andthatprettymuchconcludesourtour.Doesanyonehaveanyquestionsthey,dliketoask?IELTSADVANTAGEIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestASeCtiOn2(Source:MiChaelShellenberaer:TEDSUmmitHoWfearOfnuclearPOWe门Shurtintheenvironment)Thefirstthingisthatcleanenergyhasbeenincreasing.Thisiselectricityfromcleanenergysourcesoverthelast20years.ButwhenyoulookatthepercentageofglobalelectricityfromCleanenerqySOUrCeS(Q11),it'sactuallybeenindeclinefrom36percentto31percent.Andifyoucareaboutclimatechange,you'vegottogointheoppositedirectionto100percentofourelectricityfromcleanenergysources,asquicklyaspossible.Now,youmightwonder,"Comeon,howmuchcouldfivepercentagepointsofglobalelectricitybe?"Well,itturnsouttobequiteabit.It'stheequivalentof60nuclearplantsthesizeofDiabloCanyon,California'slastnuclearplant,or900solarfarmsthesizeofTopaz,whichisoneofthebiggestsolarfarmsintheworld,andcertainlyourbiggestinCalifornia.Abigpartofthisissimplythatfossilfuelsareincreasingfasterthancleanenergy.Andthat'sunderstandable.There'sjustaIOtOfPoorCOUntrieSthatareStiIlUSinQWoOdanddungandCharCOalastheirmainSOUrCeOfenerqy,andtheyneedmodemfuels.(Q12)Butthere'ssomethingelsegoingon,whichisthatoneofthosecleanenergysourcesinparticularhasactuallybeenonthedeclineinabsoluteterms,notjustrelatively.Andthat'snuclear.YOUCanSeeitsgenerationhasdeclinedSeVenPerCentOVertheIaSt10years(Ql3).Now,solarandwindhavebeenmakinghugestrides,soyouhearalotoftalkabouthowitdoesn'treallymatter,becausesolarandwindisgoingtomakeupthedifference.Butthedatasayssomethingdifferent.Whenyoucombinealltheelectricityfromsolarandwind,youseeitactuallybarelymakesuphalfofthedeclinefromnuclear.Let'stakeacloserlookintheUnitedStates.Overthelastcoupleofyears-really2013,2014-weprematurelyretiredfournuclearpowerplants.TheywerealmostentirelyreplacedWithfossilfuels(Q14),andsotheconsequencewasthatwewipedoutalmostasmuchcleanenergyelectricitythatwegetfromsolar.Andit,snotuniquetous.PeoplethinkofCaliforniaasacleanenergyandclimateleader,butwhenwelookedatthedata,whatwefoundisthat,infact,Californiareducedemissionsmoreslowlythanthenationalaverage,between2000and2015.WhataboutGermany?They'redoingalotofcleanenergy.Butwhenyoulookatthedata,Germanemissionshaveactuallybeengoingupsince2009,andthere'sreallynotanybodywho'sgoingtotellyouthatthey'regoingtomeettheirclimatecommitmentsin2020.Thereasonisn'thardtounderstand.Solarandwindprovidepowerabout10to20percentofthetime,whichmeansthatwhenthesun'snotshining,thewind'snotblowing,youstillneedpowerforyourhospitals,yourhomes,yourcities,yourfactories.Andwhilebatterieshavemadesomereallycoolimprovementslately,thetruthis,they'rejustnevergoingtobeasefficientastheelectricalgrid.Everytimeyouputelectricityintoabatteryandtakeitout,youloseabout20to40percentofthepower.That'swhywhen,inCalifornia,wetrytodealwithallthesolarwe'vebroughtonline-Wenowqetabout10PerCentOfelectricityfromSOlar(Ql5)-whenthesungoesdown,andpeoplecomehomefromworkandturnontheirairconditionersandtheirTVsets,andeveryotherapplianceinthehouse,weneedalotofnaturalgasbackup.Sowhatwe'vebeendoingisstuffingalotofnaturalgasintothesideofamountain.Andthatworkedprettywellforawhile,butthenlatelastyear,itsprungaleak.ThisisAlisoCanyon.Somuchmethanegaswasreleased,itwastheequivalentofputtinghalfamillioncarsontheroad.Itbasicallyblewthroughallofourclimatecommitmentsfortheyear.Well,whataboutIndia?Sometimesyouhavetogoplacestoreallygettherightdata,sowetraveledtoIndiaafewmonthsago.Wemetwithallthetopofficials-solar,nuclear,therest-andwhattheytoldusis,"We,reactuallyhavingmoreseriousproblemsthanbothGermanyandCalifornia.Wedon'thavebackup;Wedon'thaveallthenaturalqas(Q16).Andthat'sjustthestartofit.Saywewanttogetto100gigawattsby2022.Butlastyearwedidjustfive,andtheyearbeforethat,wedidfive."So,let'sjusttakeacloserlookatnuclear.TheUnitedNationsIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangehaslookedatthecarboncontentofallthesedifferentfuels,andnuclearCOmeSOUtreallyIOW-it'sactuallyIOWereventhanSOlar(Ql7)Andnuclearobviouslyprovidesalotofpower-24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Duringayear,asingleplantcanprovidepower92percentofthetime.What'sinterestingisthatwhenyoulookatcountriesthathavedeployeddifferentkindsofcleanenergies,there,sonlyafewthathavedonesoatapaceconsistentwithdealingwiththeclimatecrisis.Sonuclearseemslikeaprettygoodoption,butthere'sthisbigproblemwithit,whichallofyou,msure,areawareof,whichisthatpeoplereallydon'tlikeit.Therewasastudy,asurveydoneofpeoplearoundtheworld,notjustintheUnitedStatesorEurope,aboutayearandahalfago.Andwhattheyfoundisthatnuclearisactuallyoneoftheleastpopularformsofenergy.Evenoilismorepopularthannuclear.AndWhilenuclearkindOfedqesOUtCOaI(18),thethingis,peopledon'treallyfearcoalinthesamewaytheyfearnuclear,whichreallyoperatesonourunconscious.Sowhatisitthatwefear?There'sreallythreethings.There'sthesafetyoftheplantsthemselves-thefearsthatthey'regoingtomeltdownandcausedamage;there'sthewastefromthem;andthere'stheassociationWithWeaPONS(19).AndIthink,understandably,engineerslookatthoseconcernsandlookfortechnologicalfixes.That'sWhVBiIlGateSisinChina(Q20)developinqadvancedreactors.That'swhy40differententrepreneursareworkingonthisproblem.AndI,myself,havebeenveryexcitedaboutit.Wedidareport:"HowtoMakeNuclearCheap."Inparticular,thethoriumreactorshowsalotofpromise.Sowhentheclimatescientist,JamesHansen,askedifIwantedtogotoChinawithhimandlookattheChineseadvancednuclearprogram,Ijumpedatthechance.WeweretherewithMITandUCBerkeleyengineers.AndIhadinmymindthattheChinesewouldbeabletodowithnuclearwhattheydidwithsomanyotherthings-starttocrankoutsmallnuclearreactorsonassemblylines,shipthemuplikeiPhonesorMacBooksandsendthemaroundtheworld.IwouldgetoneathomeinBerkeley.ButwhatIfoundwassomewhatdifferent.Thepresentationswereallveryexcitingandverypromising;theyhavemultiplereactorsthatthey'reworkingon.Thetimecameforthethoriumreactor,andabunchofuswereexcited.Theywentthroughthewholepresentation,theygottothetim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