IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-6
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
THORNDYKE’S BUILDERS
Customer heard about Thorndyke’s from a friend
Name: Edith (1)
Address: Flat 4, (2)
( Behind the(3) )
Phone number: 875934
Best time to contact customer: during the (4)
Where to park: opposite entrance next to the (5)
Need full quote showing all the jobs and the (6)
Questions 7-10
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
MANHAM PORT
11. Why did a port originally develop at Manham?
12. What caused Manham’s sudden expansion during the Industrial Revolution?
13. Why did rocks have to be sent away from Manham to be processed?
14. What happened when the port declined in the twentieth century?
15. What did the Manham Trust hope to do?
Questions 16-20
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO skills did Laura improve as a result of her work placement?
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO immediate benefits did the company get from Laura’s work placement?
Questions 25-30
What source of information should Tim use at each of the following stages of the work placement?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 25-30.
Source of information
A company manager
B company’s personnel department
C personal tutor
D psychology department
E mentor
F university careers officer
G internet
Stages of work placement procedure
(25) obtaining booklet
(26) discussing options
(27) getting updates
(28) responding to invitation for interview
(29) informing about outcome of interview
(30) requesting a reference
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-33
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Nanotechnology: technology on a small scale
31. The speaker says that one problem with nanotechnology is that
32. According to the speaker, some scientists believe that nano-particles
33. In the speaker’s opinion, research into nanotechnology
Questions 34-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
Uses of Nanotechnology
Transport
• Nanotechnology could allow the development of stronger (34)
• Planes would be much lighter in weight.
• (35) travel will be made available to the masses.
Technology
• Computers will be even smaller, faster, and will have a greater (36)
• (37) energy will become more affordable.
The Environment
• Nano-robots could rebuild the ozone layer.
• Pollutants such as (38) could be removed from water more easily.
• There will be no (39) from manufacturing.
Health and Medicine
• New methods of food production could eradicate famine.
• Analysis of medical (40) will be speeded up.
• Life expectancy could be increased.
1. PARGETTER
2. EAST
3. LIBRARY
4. MORNINGS
5. POSTBOX
6. PRICES
7. GLASS
8. COOKER
9. WEEK
10. FENCE
11. B
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. TRAINS
17. DARK
18. GAMES
19. GUIDED TOURS
20. LADDERS
21. A
22. E
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. F
27. G
28. B
29. E
30. C
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. METALS
35. SPACE
36. MEMORY
37. SOLAR
38. OIL
39. WASTE
40. TESTS