IELTS LISTENING EXAM PRACTICE 1
SECTION 1
Questions 1-10. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
FAMILY EXCURSIONS
Cruise on a lake
Example
• Travel on an old __steamship__
• Can take photos of the 1 ____mountains_______ that surround the lake
Farm visit
• Children can help feed the sheep
• Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2 ______horse_________
• Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3 ____gates________ by the lake
• 4 ______Lunch_______ is available at extra cost
Cycling trips
• Cyclists explore the Back Road
• A 5 ____map_______ is provided
• Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6 ____experience________
- Bikes can be hired from 7 ______Ratchesons_______ (near the Cruise Ship Terminal)
• Cyclists need:
- a repair kit
- food and drink
- a 8 _____helmet_________ (can be hired)
• There are no 9 _______shops________ or accommodation in the area
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Cost
• Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: 10 $____267_______
SECTION 2
Questions 11-14: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Talk to new kitchen assistants
11 According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen
assistant?
A the variety of work.
B the friendly atmosphere.
C the opportunities for promotion.
12 The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s
A jewelry.
B hair styles.
C shoes.
13 The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because
A it is a public holiday.
B the head chef is absent.
C the restaurant is almost fully booked.
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14 Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use
A the waste disposal unit.
B the electric mixer.
C the meat slicer.
Questions 15-16 Choose TWO letters, A-E.
According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant
stressful?
A They have to follow orders immediately.
B The kitchen gets very hot.
C They may not be able to take a break.
D They have to do overtime.
E The work is physically demanding.
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Questions 17-20
What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions
17-20.
Responsibilities
A training courses
B food stocks
C first aid
D breakages
E staff discounts
F timetables
Restaurant staff
17 Joy Parkins-F
18 David Field-D
19 Dexter Wills-A
20 Mike Smith-B
SECTION 3
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Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Paper on Public Libraries
21 What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?
A how public library services are organised in different countries
B how changes in society are reflected in public libraries
C how the funding of public libraries has changed
22 They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that
A they may take a long time to read.
B they can be difficult to read.
C they are generally old.
23 Stewart expects that in the future libraries will
A maintain their traditional function.
B become centres for local communities.
C no longer contain any books.
Questions 24-30
Complete the notes below.
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Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Study of local library: possible questions
• whether it has a 24 ___budget________ of its own
• its policy regarding noise of various kinds
• how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25 ______facilities______
• how the design needs to take the 26 ____safety________ of customers into account
• what 27 _____________ is required in case of accidents
• why a famous person’s 28 ______diary_______ is located in the library
• whether it has a 29 _____database_______ of local organisations
• how it’s different from a library in a 30 ______public______
SECTION 4
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Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Four business values
Many business values can result in 31 ___damage______
Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32 _________ that may
result.
● Collaboration
During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33 ___building
lock________
Other teams experienced 34 __________ from trying to collaborate.
The speaker's team won because they reduced collaboration.
Sales of a 35 _____smartphone______ were poor because of collaboration.
● Industriousness
Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36 ___resources_______
The word 'lazy' in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37
___unnecessary ___
● Creativity
An advertising campaign for a 38 ____chocolate bar_____ was memorable but failed to
boost sales.
Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39 _____problem_______
● Excellence
According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40 ____market share_____ that was
far higher than that of followers.
Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.
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