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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 147

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 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.

AREA OF WORK
A advertisingB animal careC buildingD educational links
E engine maintenanceF food and drinkG salesH staffing

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

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

FeatureSizeBiggest challengeTarget age group
Railway1.2 kmmaking tunnels
Go-kart arema(19)…………..sq mtremoving mounds on the track(20)……………..year 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)  and 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 skills booksare a good source of referencecan be too (28)……………….

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

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

Part 4: Questions 31 and 32

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 ONE WORD 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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