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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 164

Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the form below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HOST FAMILY APPLICATION
Name: Jenny Chan
Present address: Sea View Guest House, (1) 
Daytime phone number: 2237676
[Best lime to contact is (2)  ]
Age: 19
Intended length of stay: (3) 
Occupation while in UK: student
General level of English: (4) 
Preferred location: in the (5) 
Special diet: (6) 

Other requirements:
• own facilities
• own television
• (7) 
• to be (8) 

Maximum price: (9) £  a week
Preferred starting date: (10) 

Part 2: Questions 11-13
Complete the sentences below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

11. The next meeting of the soccer club will be in the  in King’s Park on 2 July.
12. The first event is a 
13. At the final dinner, players receive 

Questions 14-17

Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

CompetitionNumber of teamsGames beginTraining Session (in King’s Park)
Junior(14)………………..8.30 am(15)………………..
Senior(16)………………..2.00 pm(17)……………….

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

Questions 18-20

Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name of Office BearerResponsibility
Robert Young: Presidentto manage meetings
Gina Costello: Treasurerto (18)………………….
David West: Secretaryto (19)………………….
Jason Dokic: Head Coachto (20)………………….

(18) 
(19) 
(20) 

Part 3: Questions 21-24
Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

BOX TELECOM
Problem: been affected by– drop in (21)……………..
– growing (22)……………..
– delays due to a strike
Cause of problems:– high (23)……………..
– lack of good (24)…………………

(21)                    (22) 
(23)                   (24) 

Questions 25-27

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

25. What does Karin think the company will do?
 A look for private investors
 B accept a takeover offer
 C issue some new shares

26. How does the tutor suggest the company can recover?
 A by appointing a new managing director
 B by changing the way it is organised
 C by closing some of its retail outlets

27. The tutor wants Jason and Karin to produce a report which
 A offers solutions to Box Telecom’s problems.
 B analyses the UK market.
 C compares different companies.

Questions 28-30

Which opinion does each person express about Box Telecom?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-F next to questions 28-30.

A its workers are motivated
B it has too little investment
C it will overcome its problems
D its marketing campaign needs improvement
E it is old-fashioned
F it has strong managers

28. Karin 
29. Jason 
30. The tutor 

Part 4: Questions 31-36
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. During the first week of term, students are invited to

A be shown round the library by the librarian

B listen to descriptions of library resources

C do an intensive course in the computer centre

32. The speaker warns the students that

A internet materials can be unreliable

B downloaded information must be acknowledged

C computer access may be limited at times

33. The library is acquiring more CDs as a resource because

A they are a cheap source of information

B they take up very little space

C they are more up to date than the reference books

34. Students are encouraged to use journals online because

A the articles do not need to be returned to the shelves

B reading online is cheaper than photocopying articles

C the stock of printed articles is to be reduced

35. Why might some students continue to use reference books?

A they can be taken away from the library

B they provide information unavailable anywhere else

C they can be borrowed for an extended loan period

36. What is the responsibility of the training supervisor?

A to supervise and support library staff

B to provide orientation to the library facilities

C to identify needs and inform section managers

Questions 37-40
Which section of the university will help postgraduate students with their dissertations in the following ways?

A the postgraduate’s own department or tutor
B library staff
C another section of the university

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 37-40.

37. training in specialised computer programs 
38. advising on bibliography presentation 
39. checking the draft of the dissertation 
40. providing language support 


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