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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 1

Part 1: Questions 1-5
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

ApartmentsFacilitiesOther InformationCost
Rose Garden ApartmentsStudio FlatEntertainment programme: Greek dancing£ 219
Blue Bay ApartmentsLarge salt water swimming pool– Just (1)…………. .meters from beach
– Near shops
£ 275
(2)…………..ApartmentsTerraceWatersports£ 490
The GrandGreek paintings and (3)……….– Overlooking (4)……………
– Near a supermarket and a disco
(5) £……..

(1)                 (2) 
(3)                (4) 
(5) 

Questions 6-10
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Insurance BenefitsMaximum Amount
Cancellation(6) £……………..
Hospital£ 600 additional benefit allows a (7)………………..to travel to resort
(8)…………………….departureUp to £ 1000 depends on reason
Personal belongingsUp to £ 3000 £ 500 for one (9)…………………
Name of assistant manager: Ben (10)…………………………..

(6)                     (7) 
(8)                     (9) 
(10) 

Part 2: Questions 11-13
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

WINRIDGE FOREST RAILWAY PARK

11. Simon’s idea for a theme park came from
 A his childhood hobby
 B his interest in landscape design
 C his visit to another park

12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when
 A the weather was expected to be good
 B the children weren’t at school
 C there were fewer farming commitments

13. Since opening, the park has had
 A 50,000 visitors
 B 1,000,000 visitors
 C 1,500,000 visitors

Questions 14-18
What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-H next to questions 14-18.

People
14. Simon 
15. Liz        
16. Sarah   
17. Duncan 
18. Judith   

Area of work
A advertising   
B
 animal care     
C
 building     
D
 educational links     
E
 engine maintenance
F food and drink     
G
 sales
H staffing

Questions 19 and 20
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

FeatureSizeBiggest ChallengeTarget Age Group
Railway1.2 kmMaking tunnels
Go-kart arena(19)……………… sq mtRemoving mounds on track(20)………….yaer olds

(19) 
(20) 

Part 3: Questions 21-30
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

Dissertation topic:          the (21) 
Strengths:                         (22) 
Computer modeling
Weaknesses:                    lack of background information
Poor (23) 
skills

Possible strategyBenefitsProblems
Peer group discussionIncrease (24)……………..Dissertations tend to contain the same (25)……………..
Use the (26)………………serviceProvides structured programmeLimited (27)………………..
Consult study skill booksAre a good source of referenceCan be too (28)………………..

(24)                    (25) 
(26)                    (27) 
(28) 

Recommendations:                  use a card index
Read all notes (29) 
Next tutorial date:                    (30) 
January

Part 4: Questions 31 and 32
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. The owners of the underground house
 A had no experience of living in a rural area
 B were interested in environmental issues
 C wanted a professional project manager

32. What does the speaker say about the site of the house?
 A The land was quite cheap
 B Stone was being extracted nearby
 C It was in a completely unspoilt area

Questions 33-40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER.

THE UNDERGROUND HOUSE
Design
• Built in the earth, with two floors
• The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of (33) 
• Photovoltaic tiles were attached
• A layer of foam was used to improve the (34) 
of the building
Special features
• To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and (35) 
• In future, the house may produce more (36) 
than it needs
• Recycled wood was used for the (37) 
of the house
• The system for processing domestic (38) 
is organic
Environmental issues
• The use of large quantities of (39) 
in construction was environmentally harmful
• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within (40) 

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