IELTS Practice Listening Test 1

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PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1—3

Choose the correct tetter, A, B or C.

1 The food will be placed

A in the office.

B in the training room.

C outside the training room.

2 The company is only providing food at lunchtime because

A attendees will already have had breakfast.

B breakfast is more expensive than lunch.

C there is only enough money to provide lunch.

3 Which of the following people will be at the lunch?

A the manager

B the secretary

C the trainer

Questions 4—10

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Corporate Catering Order Form

Date of event: [4]

Delivery time: [5]

Number of people: [6]

Standard Buffet

Sandwiches

Crisps

Hot and cold drinks

Cost: [7]£

Premium Buffet

Sandwiches

Crisps

Salad bowl

Fruit

Cakes

Hot and cold drinks

Cost: £5.50

Dietary requirements: 1 person requires [8] food

Contact person: Carol [9]

Telephone number: 455 2298, Extension [10]

PART 2 Questions 11—20

Questions 11—17

Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

11	12
13	14
15	16
17

Questions 18—20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

18 The duck pond

A is quite shallow.

B often has people falling in.

C is closed to visitors due to heavy rain.

19 Visitors to the farm

A should not handle the animals before eating.

B often forget to wash their hands.

C should try to keep the hand wash stations clean.

20 Visitors needing first aid should

A phone for help.

B speak to someone at the main desk.

C go to the first aiders near the farm.

PART 3 Questions 21—30

Questions 21—24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 Lee explains that

A students in their final year have to stay on campus.

B he can be certain of getting a place on campus if necessary.

C there is only one hall available on campus.

22 Students living in Broomfield Hall

A pay quite a lot of rent.

B hold frequent parties.

C share showers and toilets.

23 Rooms in Crifield

A offer pleasant views of the countryside.

B are near a building site.

C are more affordable.

24 The house on the High Street

A only has two rooms to rent.

B is suitable for two students.

C is on a busy road.

Questions 25—26

Choose TWO letters, A—E.

Which TWO things are true about the second house?

A it is not available to tenants yet.

B There is a room that peeple share.

C it needs some furniture.

D it has a garden.

E it is in a quiet location.

Questions 27—30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

27 Susan

A has already been invited to share accommodation.

B has decided what she is going to do.

C wanted to live with friends on her course.

28 Before viewing the property, Susan has to

A attend some final lectures.

B speak to her tutor.

C complete some work.

29 Why do Lee and Susan need to find a third person quickly?

A Forms need to be completed.

B The house might be taken by someone else.

C They want to avoid paying a larger deposit.

30 Susan thinks

A she might have a problem finding a third person.

B it is better to view the property before asking anyone to join them.

C all her friends have arranged accommodation.

PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31—34

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31 In the past, scientists believed that our brain

A developed new cells after adulthood.

B was left unprotected after an injury.

C stopped developing at a certain time in our lives.

32 The latest research shows that our brains

A have become more effective at learning new skills.

B continue to change throughout our lives.

C work in a similar way to a computer.

33 What did Paul Bach-y-Rita claim his research showed?

A The brain can develop new neural connections to enable sight.

B Brain scans can help blind people see.

C There were a number of causes of sight loss.

34 Scientists working with taxi drivers

A set them certain memory tests

B compared their brains to those of other drivers.

C spent years doing their research.

Questions 35—37

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

35 Experiences gained when we can lead to new connections being formed in the brain.

36 The elderly can help themselves by doing training exercises.

37 Changing the we use for everyday activities can have an impact on our brain.

Questions 38—40

Choose THREE letters, A—G.

Which THREE things should make us cautious about the possibilities of neuroplasticity?

A Successful experiments have not been repeated.

B Patients with brain damage have to work extremely hard to achieve results.

C Neuroplasticity is a recently discovered phenomenon.

D There are thousands of connections in the brain we do not understand.

E We cannot always be sure that treatments will work.

F We cannot all expect to play a musical instrument.

G To some extent, success is dependent on how old we are.

Time’s up

ANSWERS

1 C

2 C

3 C

4 13th November/ 13 November

5 8 am

6 15/ fifteen

7 3.25

8 dairy-free/dairy free

9 Beecham

10 523

11 Toilets

12 Goat shed

13 Donkey rides

14 Rabbit house

15 Insect house

16 Picnic area

17 Gift shop

18 A

19 C

20 B

21 B

22 A

23 C

24 C

25 B

26 E

27 A

28 C

29 C

30 B

31 C

32 B

33 A

34 B

35 travel

36 memory

37 hand

38 B

39 E

40 G

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shaylee

24 days ago

It’s very difficult, it’s not like a language test, it’s more like an intelligence and elite test, and you expect a lot from the language learner because the level of the questions and the design of the questions are very complex, and even native speakers can’t answer them, as if we have to memorize the voice to answer them.

Utkarsh

3 months ago

scored 32 🙁

Mehdi Kargar

4 months ago

it was very difficult and out of reach.

Quynh

6 months ago

Bsusbs

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Reply to Mehrdad

8 months ago

You can select words or lines to highlight the text.

Mehrdad

8 months ago

Hello how can highlight the text in reading and listening