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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 159

Part 1: Question 1-10
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT

Application for a: Current bank account
Type of current account: The (1)  account
Full name of applicant: Pieter Henes
Date of birth: (2) 
Joint account holders: No
Current address: (3)  Exeter
Time at current address: (4) 
Previous address: Rielsdorf 2, Utrecht, Holland
Telephone: work (5) 
Occupation: (6) 
Identity (security): Name of his (7)  :Siti
Opening sum: (8) £  to be transferred from Fransen Bank, Utrecht
Statements: Every (9) 
Requests: Supply information about the bank’s (10)  service

Part 2: Question 11-13
Choose the correct letter A, B and C.

THE HISTORY OF ROSEWOOD HOUSE
11. When the writer Sebastian George first saw Rosewood House, he
 A thought he might rent it
 B felt it was too expensive for him
 C was unsure whether to buy it

12. Before buying the house. George had
 A experienced severe family problems
 B struggled to become a successful author
 C suffered a serious illness

13. According to the speaker, George viewed Rosewood House as
 A a rich source of material for his books
 B a way to escape from his work
 C a typical building of the region

Question 14-17
Label the map below. Write correct letters A-J next to questions 14-17.

(14)                (15) 
(16)                (17) 

Question 18-20
Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

RIVER WALK
18. You can walk through the  that goes along the river bank.
19. You can go over the  and then into a wooded area.
20. On your way back, you could also go up to the 

Part 3: Question 21-24
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

MARKETING ASSIGNMENT
21. For their assignment, the students must investigate one part of the 
22. The method the students must use to collect data is 
23. In total, the students must interview  people.
24. Jack thinks the music preferences of  listeners are similar.

Question 25-30
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

MARKETING SURVEY: MUSIC PREFERENCES
Age group of interviewee
• 25 or under
• 45 or over

Music preferences
• Pop
• (25) 
• Folk
• Easy listening
• (26) 

Medium for listening to music
• Radio
• CD
• TV
• (27) 

Source of music
• Music shops
• (28) 
• Internet

Places for listening to music
• Disco
• Pub
• (29) 
• Concert Hall
• (30) 

Part 4: Question 31-34
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

31. According to the speaker, it is not clear
 A when the farming economy was introduced to Ireland
 B why people began to farm in Ireland
 C where the early Irish farmers came from

32. What point does the speaker make about breeding animals in Neolithic Ireland?
 A Their numbers must have been above a certain level
 B They were under threat from wild animals
 C Some species died out during this period

33. What does the speaker say about the transportation of animals?
 A Livestock would have limited the distance the farmers could sail
 B Neolithic boats were loo primitive to have been used
 C Probably only a few breeding animals were imported

34. What is the main evidence for cereal crops in Neolithic Ireland?
 A the remains of burnt grain in pots
 B the marks left on pots by grains
 C the patterns painted on the surface of pots

Question 35-40
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS each answer.

STONE TOOLS
35. Ploughs could either have been pulled by  or by cattle.
• The farmers needed homes which were permanent dwellings.
36. In the final stages of axe-making  and  were necessary for grinding and polishing.
37. Irish axes were exported from Ireland to  and England.

POTTERY MAKING
• The colonisers used clay to make pots.

38. The  of the pots was often polished to make them watertight.
39. Clay from  areas was generally used.
40. Decoration was only put around the  of the earliest pots.

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