# Research on Preventing the Introduction of Asian Honey Bees to Australia

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice, Summary completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 2, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

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## Questions

### Questions 21-24: Multiple choice

Honey Bees in Australia. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. Where in Australia have Asian honey bees been found in the past?
   - A. Queensland
   - B. New South Wales
   - C. several states

22. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they
   - A. attack native bees.
   - B. carry parasites
   - C. damage crops.

23. What point is made about Australian bees?
   - A. Their honey varies in quality
   - B. Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers
   - C. They are sold to customers abroad.

24. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia,
   - A. the country's economy would be affected.
   - B. they could be used in the study of allergies
   - C. certain areas of agriculture would benefit.

### Questions 25-30: Summary completion

Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Looking for Asian honey bees
Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only **(25)** _____, and cough up small bits of skeleton and other products in a pellet.
Researchers go to the locations the bee eaters like to use for **(26)** _____. They collect the pellets and take them to a **(27)** _____ for analysis. Here **(28)** _____ is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the **(29)** _____ of Asian bees in the pellets.
The benefit of this research is that the result is more **(30)** _____ than searching for live Asian bees.

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