IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 178

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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1 – 7

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Enquiry about booking hotel room for event

Andrew is the Events Manager

Rooms

Adelphi Room

– number of people who can sit down to eat: (1) 

– has a gallery suitable for musicians

– can go out and see the (2)  in pots on the terrace

– terrace has a view of a group of (3)  .

Carlton Room

– number of people who can sit down to eat: 110

– has a (4)  

– view of the lake

Options

Master of Ceremonies:

– can give a (5)   while people are eating

– will provide (6)  if there are any problems

Accommodation: in hotel rooms or (7) 

Questions 8 – 10

What is said about using each of the following hotel facilities?

Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 8-10.

Availability

A included in cost of hiring room

B available at extra charge

C not available

Hotel facilities

8. outdoor swimming pool 

9. gym 

10. tennis courts  

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-16

What information does the speaker give about each of the following excursions?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16.

Information

A all downhill

B suitable for beginners

C only in good weather

D food included

E no charge

F swimming possible

G fully booked today

H transport not included

Excursions

11. dolphin watching 

12. forest walk  

13. cycle trip 

14. local craft tour  

15. observatory trip 

16. horse riding  

Questions 17 and 18

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO things does the speaker say about the attraction called Musical Favourites?

Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things does the speaker say about the Castle Feast?

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 – 25

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. What does Trevor find interesting about the purpose of children’s literature?



22. Trevor says the module about the purpose of children’s literature made him



23. Stephanie is interested in the Pictures module because



24. Trevor and Stephanie agree that comics



25. With regard to books aimed at only boys or only girls, Trevor was surprised



Questions 26 – 30

What comment is made about each of these stories?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 26-30.

Comments

A translated into many other languages

B hard to read

C inspired a work in a different area of art

D more popular than the author’s other works

E original title refers to another book

F started a new genre

G unlikely topic

Stories

26. Perrault’s fairy tales  

27. The Swiss Family Robinson 

28. The Nutcracker and The Mouse King 

29. The Lord of the Rings  

30. War Horse  

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The hunt for sunken settlements and ancient shipwrecks

ATLIT-YAM

• was a village on coast of eastern Mediterranean

• thrived until about 7,000 BC

• stone homes had a courtyard

• had a semicircle of large stones round a (31)  

• cause of destruction unknown – now under the sea

• biggest settlement from the prehistoric period found on the seabed

• research carried out into structures, (32)  and human remains.

TRADITIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVs)

• used in the oil industry, e.g. to make (33) 

• problems: they were expensive and (34) 

LATEST AUVs

• much easier to use, relatively cheap, sophisticated

Tests:

• Marzamemi, Sicily: found ancient Roman ships carrying architectural elements made of (35) 

Underwater internet:

• (36)  is used for short distance communication, acoustic waves for long distance

• plans for communication with researchers by satellite

• AUV can send data to another AUV that has better (37)   , for example

Planned research in Gulf of Baratti:

• to find out more about wrecks of ancient Roman ships, including

– one carrying (38) supplies; tablets may have been used for cleaning the (39)

– others carrying containers of olive oil or (40)  

1. 85

2. ROSES

3. TREES

4. STAGE

5. SPEECH

6. SUPPORT

7. CABINS

8. C

9. A

10. B

11. G

12. D

13. A

14. E

15. F

16. B

17. B

18. D (IN ANY ORDER)

19. A

20. D (IN ANY ORDER)

21. A

22. C

23. A

24. B

25. B

26. E

27. F

28. C

29. B

30. G

31. SPRING

32. TOOLS

33. MAPS

34. HEAVY

35. MARBLE

36. LIGHT

37. CAMERAS

38. MEDICAL

39. EYES

40. WINE

Written by HASAN