IELTS (Listening) #4

Initially, the Great Wall was built to

• prevent invaders from entering China

• function as a psychological barrier

• show country’s enduring strength

The construction of the Great Wall started

• in third century B.C.

• in 220 B.C.

• in 390 A.D.

The Chinese name of the monument is

• the Great Wall

• the Big Wall

• the Long Wall

The wall as it exists today was constructed mainly by

• Qin dynasty

• Northern Wei dynasty

• • Ming dynasty

  
  

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

• to be a military fortification

• to protect caravans traveling along the trade routes

• • to contribute to the defense of the country

Before the use of bricks, the Great Wall was mainly built from stones, wood and_______

• tamped earth
• sand
• concrete
• 31. rammed earth

Many western sections of the wall are constructed from mud and thus are more___________

• 31. susceptible to erosion

• fragile
• durable
• solid

A part of the wall in Gansu province may disappear in the next 20 years, due to _________

• 31. frequent sandstorms

• increased tourism activity
• government restoration projects
• natural erosion and environmental factors

To see the wall from the Moon would require superhuman

• strengths
• 31. eyesight

• powers
• skills

The Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive_________

• 31. architectural feats

• artifacts
• monuments
• buildings