IELTS Listening Practise Test – Exercise 4

SECTION 4. QUESTIONS 31-40

Questions 31-35

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or С.

31. Initially, the Great Wall was built to

1.  prevent invaders from entering China
2.  function as a psychological barrier
3.  show country’s enduring strength

32. The construction of the Great Wall started

1.  in third century B.C.
2.  in 220 B.C.
3.  in 390 A.D.

33. The Chinese name of the monument is

1.  the Great Wall
2.  the Big Wall
3.  the Long Wall

34. The wall as it exists today was constructed mainly by

1.  Qin dynasty
2.  Northern Wei dynasty
3.  Ming dynasty

35. During the Ming dynasty, the wall’s main purpose was

1.  to be a military fortification
2.  to protect caravans traveling along the trade routes
3.  to contribute to the defense of the country