IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Bankside Recruitment Agency
• Address of agency: 497 Eastside, Docklands
• Name of agent: Becky (1)
• Phone number: 07866510333
• Best to call her in the: (2)
Typical jobs
• Clerical and admin roles, mainly in the finance industry
• Must have good (3) skills
• Jobs are usually for at least one (4)
• Pay is usually £ (5) per hour
Registration process
• Wear a (6) to the interview
• Must bring your (7) to the interview
• They will ask questions about each applicant’s (8)
Advantages of using an agency
• The (9) you receive at interview will benefit you
• Will get access to vacancies which are not advertised
• Less (10) is involved in applying for jobs
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
Matthews Island Holidays
11. According to the speaker, the company
12. Where can customers meet the tour manager before traveling to the Isle of Man?
13. How many lunches are included in the price of holiday?
14. Customers have to pay extra for
Questions 15-20
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
TIMETABLE FOR ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY
| Activity | Notes | |
| Day 1 | Arrive | – introduction by manager – hotel dining room has view of the (15)………… |
| Day 2 | Tynwald Exhibition and Peel | Tynwald may have been founded in (16)………..not 1979 |
| Day 3 | Trip to Snaefell | travel along promenade in a tram; train to Laxey; train to (17)…………..of Snaefell |
| Day 4 | Free day | company provides a (18)…………for local transport and heritage sites |
| Day 5 | Take the (19)………..railway train from Douglas to Port Erin | free time, then coach to Castledtwn – former (20)………….has old castle |
| Day 6 | Leave | lease the island by ferry or plane |
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-26
What did findings of previous research claim about the personality traits of a child is likely to have because of their position in the family?
Choose SIX answers from the list A-H below.
Personality traits
A outgoing
B selfish
C independent
D attention-seeking
E introverted
F cooperative
G caring
H competitive
Position in family
21. the eldest child
22. a middle child
23. the youngest child
24. a twin
25. an only child
26. a child with much older siblings
Questions 27 and 28
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
27. What do the speakers say about the evidence relating to birth order and academic success?
28. What does Ruth think is surprising about the difference in oldest children’s academic performance
Questions 29 and 30
Choose TWO letter, A-E.
Which TWO experiences of sibling rivalry do the speakers agree has been valuable for them?
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
The Eucalyptus Tree in Australia
Importance
• It provides (31) and food for a wide range of species
• Its leaves provide (32) which is used to make a disinfectant
Reasons for present decline in number:
Diseases:
• Mundulla Yellows
o Cause:
– lime used for making (33) was absorbed
– trees were unable to take in necessary iron through their roots
• Bell-miner Associated Die-back
o Cause:
– (34) feed on eucalyptus leaves
– they secrete a substance containing sugar
– bell-miner birds are attracted by this and keep away other species
Bushfires:
Willian Jackson’s theory:
• High frequency bushfires have impact on vegetation, resulting in the growth of (35)
• Mid frequency bushfires result in the growth of eucalyptus forests, because they:
o make more (36) available to the trees
o maintain the quality of the (37)
• Low frequency bushfires result in the growth of (38) rainforest which is:
o a (39) ecosystem
o an ideal environment for the (40) of the bell-miner
1. JAMIESON
2. AFTERNOON
3. COMMUNICATION
4. WEEK
5. 10/ TEN
6. SUIT
7. PASSPORT
8. PERSONALITY
9. FEEDBACK
10. TIME
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. RIVER
16. 1422
17. TOP
18. PASS
19. STEAM
20. CAPITAL
21. G
22. F
23. A
24. E
25. B
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. D
31. SHELTER
32. OIL
33. ROADS
34. INSECTS
35. GRASS
36. WATER
37. SOIL
38. DRY
39. SIMPLE
40. NESTS