Practice for listening test with answers

Let’s start:- #0033 Latest Listening Practice Test for IELTS Practice for listening

PART-1

Questions 1-6

Circle the correct letter A – C.

(1)  Joanna is a student of ….

A    sociology.

B    chemistry.

C    medicine.

(2)  She is worried about ….

A    graduation.

B    the elections.

C    getting a job.

(3)  The students’ Union elections will be held ….

A    in June.

B    next month.

C    next year.

(4)  After taking a sabbatical year , students will ….

A    starting a website.

B    do work experience.

C    continue their studies.

(5)  Joanna’s friend offers to help her with ….

A    starting a website.

B    finding a job.

C    publicity.

(6)  One part of the job Joanna will not enjoy is ….

A    meetings.

B    running the bus service.

C    day – to day responsibilities.

Questions 7-10

Circle the correct letter.

(7)  Students need to be good at ….

A    time management.

B    laboratory work.

C    listening.

(8)  With deadlines, students need to ….

A    put them into a Calendar or diary.

B    leave things to the last minute.

C    be realistic.

(9)  It is important to attend lectures as ….

A    the lecturer will test the students.

B    students get extra materials in lectures.

C    students can remember information more easily.

(10)  Critical thinking is ….

A    remembering facts and figures.

B    part of the course.

C    reading information and forming and opinion about it.

PART-2

Questions 11-14

Complete the notes showing the modules Zoe is taking or considering taking this semester.

A   = Accountancy

B   = Banking and Finance

E   = Economics

I    = Introduction to Economics

P   = Principles of Marketing

(11) ………….

(12) ………….

(13) ………….

(14) ………….

Questions 15 -18

Complete the information below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

(15)  Zoe is worried about doing a type of mathematics called ……….. .

(16)  Her adviser recommends she do a brush-up ……….. .

(17)  Zoe need to develop the reading skills of skimming and ……….. .

(18)  The course develops these skills through a series of specially – designed ……….. .

Questions 19-20

Circle the correct letters , A – D.

(19)  Zoe’s adviser recommends she learn the …….. .

A    Academic Vocabulary List

B    The Academic Word List

C    The General Word List

D    Academic Resource List

(20)  The list contain …….. .

A    517 words

B    970 collocations

C    570 word families

D    2000 words

PART-3

Questions 21-24

Circle the correct letter , A – C.

(21)  The professor says that super highways

A    lead to better lifestyles.

B    are a feature of wealthy cities.

C    result in more city suburbs.

(22)  The student thinks people

A    like the advantages of the suburbs.

B    rarely go into the city for entertainment.

C    enjoy living in the city.

(23)  The professor suggest that in five years’ time

A    city link will be choked by traffic.

B    public transport will be more popular.

C    roads will cost ten times more to build.

(24)  The student believes that highways

A    encourage a higher standard of driving.

B    result in lower levels of pollution.

C    discourage the use of old cars.

Questions 25-26

Label  the two bars identified on the graph below.

Percentage of people using public transport by capital city

List of Cities : Detroit          Paris Frankfurt      Sydney London          Toronto

Questions 27-28

Check TWO letters A – F.

Which TWO facts are mentioned about Copenhagen ?

A    live street theater encouraged

B    30% of citizens walk to work

C    introduction of parking metres

D    Annual reduction of parking spots

E    free city bicycles

F      free public transport

Questions 29-30

Check two letters A – F.

Which TWO reasons are given for the low popularity of public transport ?

A    buses slower than cars

B    low use means reduced service

C    private cars safer

D    public transport expensive

E    frequent stopping inconvenient

F    making connections takes time

PART-4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Body language in Interviews !

Body language makes the strongest (31) ………. on people we meet. Making eye (32) ………. often given  a good impression. During the first few minutes of an interview , smile to show that you are (33) ……… . Nodding shows you are listening and paying (34) ……… . Another good gesture is to slightly to show you are listening. The way you carry yourself or your (35) ………. matters even when you are sitting down. Moving about nervously is called (36) ………. and is a sign that you are nervous. Ways to improve body language choose a (37) ………. modal (such as a film star ) and imagine you are this person. Practice reading body language signals by watching (38) ………. in public places. If you are being interviewed abroad , find out about unacceptable (39) ……… . Try to mirror the interviewer’s body language. this is known as the (40) ………. to me effect.

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS (Practice for listening)

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. PM * (* NOT IN ANY ORDER*)
12. I *
13. B *
14. P *
15. statistics
16. course
17. scanning
18. exercises
19. B
20. C
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. Sydney
26. Frankfurt
27. A * (* ANY ORDER *)
28. D *
29. B
30. B
31. impression
32. contact
33. relaxed
34. attention
35. posture
36. fidgeting
37. role
38. people
39. gestures
40. similar

 

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