IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-3
Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements
Name: Steven Godfrey
No. of bedrooms: 4
Preferred location: in the (1) area of town
Maximum monthly rent: (2) £
Length of let required: (3)
Starting: September 1st
Questions 4-8
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
| Address | Rooms | Monthly Rent | Problem |
| Oakington Avenue | living/ dining room, separate kithche | £ 550 | no (4)…………. |
| Mead Street | large living room and kitchen, bathroom and a cloakroom | £ 580 | the (5)………….is too large |
| Hamilton Road | living room, kitchen, diner and a (6)…………. | £ 550 | too (7)………… |
| Devon Close | living room, dining room, small kitchen | (8) £………… | none |
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Questions 9 and 10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-16
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTER
Well known for: (11)
Complex consists of: concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries, public library, restaurants anda (12)
Historical background: 1940-area destroyed by bombs
Managed by: the (15)
Open: (16) days per year
Questions 17-20
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.
| Day | Time | Event | Venue | Ticket price |
| Monday and Tuesday | 7.30 pm | The Magic Flute | (17)…….. | from £ 8 |
| Wednesday | 8.00 pm | (18)…………(Canadian Film) | Cinema 2 | (19) £……… |
| Saturday and Sunday | 11 am to 10 pm | (20)………..(art exhibition) | Gallery 1 | free |
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Latin American Studies
21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
23. Why did Paul change from one project to another?
24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
26. Paul was surprised to be given
Questions 27-30
What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 27-30.
Module
27. Gender studies in Latin America
28. Second language acquisition
29. Indigenous women’s lives
30. Portuguese language studies
A He will do this.
B He might do this.
C He won’t do this.
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Trying to repeat success
31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has
33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
Setting up systems based on an existing process
Two mistakes:
Manager tries to:
• Improve on the original process
• Create an ideal (35) from the best parts of several processes
Cause of problems
• Information was inaccurate
• Comparison between the business settings was invalid
• Disadvantages were overlooked e.g. effect of changes on (36)
Solution
• Change (37)
• Impose rigorous (38)
• Copy original very closely:
o Physical features of the (39)
o The (40) of original employees
1. CENTRAL
2. 600
3. 2 YEARS
4. GARAGE
5. GARDEN
6. STUDY
7. NOISY
8. 595
9. B
10. E
11. CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS
12. BOOKSHOP
13. PLANNED
14. 1983
15. CITY COUNCIL
16. 363
17. GARDEN HALL
18. THREE LIVES
19. 4.50
20. FACES OF CHINA
21. C
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. C
31. B
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. COMBINATION
36. SAFETY
37. ATTITUDES
38. CONTROLS
39. FACTORIES
40. SKILLS