# Research on Public Perception of General Practitioners

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 9 minutes - Multiple choice, Matching features

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 2, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-36: Multiple choice

Research on questions about doctors. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got
   - A. advice from personal friends in other countries.
   - B. help from students in other countries.
   - C. information from her tutor's contacts in other countries.

32. What types of people were included in the research?
   - A. young people in their first job
   - B. men who were working
   - C. women who were unemployed

33. Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was
   - A. to get a wide range of data.
   - B. to limit people's responses.
   - C. to guide people through interviews.

34. What do Shona's initial results show about medical services in Britain?
   - A. Current concerns are misrepresented by the press.
   - B. Financial issues are critical to the government
   - C. Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful.

35. Shona needs to do further research in order to
   - A. present the government with her findings.
   - B. decide the level of extra funding needed.
   - C. identify the preferences of the public.

36. Shona has learnt from the research project that
   - A. it is important to plan projects carefully.
   - B. people do not like answering questions.
   - C. colleagues do not always agree.

### Questions 37-40: Matching features

Which statement applies to each of the following people who were interviewed by Shona? Choose the correct letter, A-F, for each one.

- **A** gave false data
- **B** decided to stop participating
- **C** refused to tell Shona about their job
- **D** kept changing their mind about participating
- **E** became very angry with Shona
- **F** was worried about confidentiality

37. a person interviewed in the street

38. an undergraduate at the university

39. a colleague in her department

40. a tutor in a foreign university

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