IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-7
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
| Event | Cost | Venue | Notes |
| Jazz band | tickets available for £ 15 | the (1)…………school | also appearing: Carolyn Hart (plays the (2)…………) |
| Duck races | £ 1 per duck | start behind the (3)………… | – prize: tickets for (4)…………held at the end of the festival \ – ducks can be bought in (5)………… |
| Flower show | free | (6)…………Hall | prizes presented at 5 pm by a well known (7)………… |
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Questions 8-10
Who is each play suitable for?
Write the correct letter A, B or C.
A mainly for children
B mainly for adults
C suitable for people of all ages
Plays
8. The Mystery of Muldoon
9. Fire and Flood
10. Silly Sailor
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-16
What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G.
Comments
A was given by one person
B was recently publicized in the media
C includes some items given by members of the public
D includes some items given by the artists
E includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
F is the largest of its kind in the country
G has had some of its contents relocated
Collections
11. 20th-and 21st-century paintings
12. 19th-century paintings
13. Sculptures
14. ‘Around the world’ exhibition
15. Coins
16. Porcelain and glass
Questions 17-20
Label the plan below. Write the correct letter A-H, next to questions 17-20.
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?
Questions 25 and 26
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?
Questions 27-30
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
27. Joanna concentrated on women performers because
28. Mike Frost’s article suggests that in popular music, women’s dress is affected by
29. What did Joanna’s subjects say about the audience at a performance?
30. According to the speakers, musicians could learn from sports scientists about
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
The use of soil to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere
Rattan Lal:
• Claims that 13% of CO2 in the atmosphere could be absorbed by agricultural soils
• Erosion is more likely in soil that is (31)
• Lai found soil in Africa that was very (32)
• It was suggested that carbon from soil was entering the atmosphere
Soil and Carbon:
• Plants turn CO2 from the air into carbon based substance such as (33)
• Some CO2 moves from the (34) of plants to microbes in soil
• Carbon was lost from the soil when agriculture was invented
Regenerative agriculture:
• uses established practices to make sure soil remains fertile and (35)
• e.g. through year-round planting and increasing the (36) of plants that are grown
California study:
• taking place on a big (37) farm
• uses compost made from waste from agriculture and (38)
Australia study:
• aims to increase soil carbon by using (39) that are always greenFuture developments may include:
• reducing the amount of fertilizer used in farming
• giving farmers (40) for carbon storage, as well as their produce
1. SECONDARY
2. FLUTE
3. CINEMA
4. CONCERT
5. MARKET
6. BYTHWAITE
7. ACTOR
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. E
12. D
13. G
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. F
18. H
19. C
20. B
21. B
22. D
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. E
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. C
31. DRY
32. HARD
33. SUGARS
34. ROOTS
35. MOIST/ WET/ DAMP
36. VARIETY
37. CATTLE
38. GARDENS
39. GRASSES
40. PAYMENT/ MONEY