IELTS listening ultimate with answers

FOR MORE IELTS MATERIALS, PLEASE VISIT CONTENTS Overview of the IELTS Listening Test ii Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 18 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 35 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 53 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 72 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 86 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 102 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 119 Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) 136 10 Cambridge IELTS 10 (4 Tests) 152 11 The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS (8 Tests) 168 12 Official IELTS Practice Materials (1 Test) 198 13 IELTS Testbuilder (4 Tests) 202 14 IELTS Testbuilder (4 Tests) 220 15 IELTS Practice Tests Plus (5 Tests) 236 16 IELTS Practice Tests Plus (6 Tests) 255 17 IELTS Practice Tests Plus (7 Tests) 278 18 Focusing on IELTS (4 Tests) 306 19 404 Essential Tests for IELTS (4 Tests) 323 20 Thomson Exam Essentials (6 Tests) 341 21 IELTS on Track (4 Tests) 362 22 Preparation and Practice (3 Tests) 381 23 Oxford IELTS Practice Tests (4 Tests) 394 24 Action Plan for IELTS (1 Test) 410 25 Prepare for IELTS (5 Tests) 415 26 Barron's IELTS (4 Tests) 436 27 IELTS Help Now (5 Tests) 451 28 Collins Practice Tests for IELTS (4 Tests) 470 29 IELTS for Academic Purposes (6 Tests) 487 Answer Keys 514 i Overview of the IELTS Listening Test Timing: Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes' transfer time) Questions: There are 40 questions A variety of question types is used, chosen from the following: multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labelling, form completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, summary completion, sentence completion, and short-answer questions Section is a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context (e.g a conversation in an accommodation agency) Section is a monologue set in an everyday social context (e.g a speech about local facilities or a talk about the arrangements for meals during a conference) Section is a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context (e.g a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment, or a group of students planning a research project) Section is a monologue on an academic subject (e.g a university lecture) *Each section is heard once only *A variety of voices and native-speaker accents is used Skills assessed: A wide range of listening skills is assessed, including understanding of main ideas and specific factual information; recognizing opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker, and following the development of an argument Marking: All IELTS marking takes place at the test center by trained markers and examiners Markers are trained to understand the IELTS marking policy and are required to demonstrate that they are marking to standard before they are allowed to mark Listening and Reading papers IELTS Listening paper contains 40 items and each correct item is awarded one mark; the maximum raw score a candidate can achieve on a paper is 40 Band scores ranging from Band to Band are awarded to candidates on the basis of their raw scores Although all IELTS test materials are pretested and trialled before being released as live tests, there are inevitably minor differences in the difficulty level across tests In order to equate different test versions, the band score boundaries are set so that all candidates’ results relate to the same scale of achievement This means, for example, that the Band boundary may be set at a slightly different raw score across versions The table below indicates the mean raw scores achieved by candidates at various levels in Listening and provides an indication of the number of marks required to achieve a particular band score Listening band score 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 Raw score out of 40 12 16 19 23 27 30 33 35 ii Cambridge IELTS (4 Tests) Test SECTION Questions 1-10 Questions 1-5 Circle the appropriate letter Example What has the woman lost? B a briefcase C a handbag a suitcase D a wallet What does her briefcase look like? Which picture shows the distinguishing features? What did she have inside her briefcase? A wallet, pens and novel B papers and wallet C D pens and novel papers, pens and novel Where was she standing when she lost her briefcase? Cambridge IELTS 1 What time was it when she lost her briefcase? Questions 6-10 Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer PERSONAL DETAILS FORM Mary ……………………………………………………………………… Flat ……………………… ……………… ……………………… Road Name: Address: Canterbury Telephone: ……………………………………………………………………………………… Estimated value of lost item: 10 £ ………………………………………………………… SECTION Questions 11-21 Questions 11-13 Tick the THREE other items which are mentioned in the news headlines NEWS HEADLINES A Rivers flood in the north Example B Money promised for drought victims C Nurses on strike in Melbourne D Passengers rescued from ship E Passengers rescued from plane F Bus and train drivers national strike threat G Teachers demand more pay H New uniform for QANTAS staff I National airports under new management Cambridge IELTS  Questions 14-21 Complete the notes below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided The Government plans to give 14 $ …………………………………… to assist the farmers This money was to be spent on improving Sydney's 15 ………………………… but has now been re-allocated Australia has experienced its worst drought in over fifty years Farmers say that the money will not help them because it is 16 …………………………… An aeroplane which was carrying a group of 17 ………………………………… was forced to land just 18 …………………………………… minutes after take-off The passengers were rescued by 19 …………………………… The operation was helped because of the good weather The passengers thanked the 20 ………………………… for saving their lives but unfortunately they lost their 21 …………………………… SECTION Questions 22-31 Questions 22-25 Circle the appropriate letter Example The student is looking for the School of Fine Arts A Economic History B © Economics D Accountancy 22 The orientation meeting A took place recently B took place last term C will take place tomorrow D will take place next week 23 Attendance at lectures is A optional after pm B closely monitored C difficult to enforce D sometimes unnecessary Cambridge IELTS 24 Tutorials take place every morning A twice a week B three mornings a week C three afternoons a week D 25 The lecturer's name is Roberts A Rawson B Rogers C Robertson D Questions 26-31 Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS Course requirements: Tutorial paper: A piece of work on a given topic Students must:    26 …………………………………… for 25 minutes 27 …………………………………… give to lecturer for marking Essay topic: Usually 28 …………………………………….…………… Type of exam: 29 ………………………………………………………….… Library: Important books are in 30 …………………………………… Focus of course: Focus on 31 ……………………………………………………… SECTION Questions 32-41 Questions 32-33 Circle the appropriate letter 32 The speaker works within the Faculty of Science and Technology A Arts and Social Sciences B Architecture C Law D 33 The Faculty consists firstly of subjects A degrees B divisions C departments D Cambridge IELTS Questions 34-36 Complete the notes in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS The subjects taken in the first semester in this course are psychology, sociology, 34 ………………………………………………………………… and ……………………………………………………………… Students may have problems with 35 ………………………………………………… and 36 ……………………………………………… Questions 37-41 Circle the appropriate letter 37 The speaker says students can visit her every morning A some mornings B mornings only C Friday morning D 38 According to the speaker, a tutorial is a type of lecture A is less important than a lecture B provides a chance to share views C provides an alternative to groupwork D 39 When writing essays, the speaker advises the students to research their work well A name the books they have read B share work with their friends C avoid using other writers' ideas D 40 The speaker thinks that plagiarism is a common problem A an acceptable risk B a minor concern C a serious offence D 41 The speaker's aims are to introduce students to university expectations A introduce students to the members of staff B warm students about the difficulties of studying C guide students round the university D Cambridge IELTS Thomson Exam Essentials TEST TEST TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 90 months pm (the) internet 5-7 IN ANY ORDER B F G B H 10 E Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 C/A 12 B/D 13 28th August 14 People at Work 15 careers advice 16 Land from Air 17 balloon trip 18 B 19 E 20 C Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 B 22 C 23 C 24 A 25 A 26 C 27 C 28 B 29 C 30 A Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 Norway 32 organic 33 disease 34 plastic 35 mass manufacturing 36 packaging 37 disposable goods 38 C 39 E 40 D Section 1, Questions 1-10 Andrew Sharpe Beaconsfield House 0374 55793 MH66G4 credit card Gold Star Mid-winter 16 January taxi 10 bicycle Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 D 12 A 13 C 14 F 15 E 16 personal information 17 skills 18 general 19 role-play 20 video Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 following the plan 22 individual responsibilities 23 advice service 24 reference section 25 methodology 26 websites 27 H 28 B 29 G 30 E Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 competition 32 British Airways 33 invented 34 tides 35 distilled water 36 tension 37 base cap 38 A-frame 39 rings 40 boarding platform Section 1, Questions 1-10 76 £30 per year teacher or parent weeks every month 60 km (a) safety certificate (on) July 14 (a) picnic 10 15% Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 2.30/7.30pm 12 CD 13 separate programme 14 dance festival 15 continents 16 14-20 March 17 Love and Hope 18 producer 19 singing competition 20 shown on TV Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 B 22 I 23 D 24 F 25 A 26 large private houses 27 window designs 28 typical furniture 29 outline plan 30 references Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 shake 32 bomb 33 journalism 34 functioned 35 regular movement 36 structure 37 travelling 38 chase 39 telephone conversations 40 editing Section 1, Questions 1-10 James Bowen Lion Road 09954 721 822 history diploma computer skills certificate hospital tour guide swimming club playing piano 10 June 28 Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 breakfast 12 paintings 13 castle 14 famous people 15 antiques show 16 old postcards 17 E 18 F 19 A 20 D Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 A 22 C 23 A 24 B 25 B 26 B 27 B 28 B 29 B 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 crisis 32 specialist knowledge 33 definite market 34 obvious 35 director 36 regional stations 37 age group 38 C 39 B 40 C 542 ANSWER KEYS Thomson Exam Essentials TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 km www.cheapstay.com street festival local musicians natural history sports centre/center C A B 10 C Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 A 12 B 13 B 14 creating value 15 line manager 16 positive 17 special offer 18 newsletter 19 progress meetings 20 E/B Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 A 22 E 23 F 24 G 25 standing 26 stick out 27 white patches 28 find food 29 calm 30 social nature Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 demolish 32 real consultation 33 self-help 34 services 35 invest money 36 community values 37 employment 38 freedom 39 specialist activities 40 understanding TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Grieves/Anna Holiday World FT 4551 August 16 11 Super G A 10 F Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 1992 12 hospital 13 numbers 14 train 15 food and drink 16 main square 17 minister for health 18 C 19 A 20 H Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 A 22 B 23 A 24 C 25 B 26 A 27 meaningless words 28 capital letters 29 colour / color 30 associations Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 spies 32 maps 33 collect data 34 climate 35 lift 36 weather protection 37 framework 38 airliners 39 crashes 40 cargo ANSWER KEYS 543 IELTS on Track TEST TEST TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 B C D C A advertise donate quote charity 10 sell Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 corner 12 13 14 classes 15 swimming / swim 16 learn 17 program/programme 18 (music) videos 19 free 20 Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 differences 22 Italian 23 Mexican 24 ingredients 25 Australia 26 restaurants 27 fat 28 cooking 29 40% 30 healthy Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 10 or more 32 lack of practice 33 preparation 34 topic 35 eye contact 36 slower 37 record yourself 38 meaning 39 posture 40 distracts Section 1, Questions 1-11 Johnstone 126 0414 847 749 (about) 10 (Uncle's) shop (work) C B D A 10 E 11 C Section 2, Questions 12-21 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 yes 16 9:15 am 17 C 18 umbrella/backpack/ camera/snacks/drinks (any three sing or pl.) 19 (on) noticeboard/(in) mail box 20 first iron bridge 21 IN ANY ORDER C D H Section 3, Questions 22-30 22 no change 23 Monday 12th March 24 (Wednesday) afternoons 25 no change 26 Wednesday mornings (21st March) 27 (and) 28 company (first) (then college) 29 30% 30 diagrams (and) flow charts Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 diagrams (and) flow charts 32 T 33 F 33 T 34 F 35 D 36 C 37 C 38 boiling water 39 rub 40 excess Section 1, Questions 1-10 brakes (owner) going overseas $1500 6:30 88 Princess / Prince's St / street B D C 10 B Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 hours 12 grey (gray) whales 13 hot springs 14 swim (very) fast / playful / curious 15 black and white 16 14m/metres/meters 17 in the middle 18 (bright) orange 19 can't swim 20 on your arm / (at the) wrist Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 200 22 week 23 24 10 minute video / documentary 25 film-marking / film making 26 travel plan(s) 27 C 28 B 29 April 30 course / flights / travel/ cameras/ accommodation (any two) Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 D 32 C 33 B 34 keyboard/layout 35 70%/percent 36 50 words 37 accuracy (in typing) 38 speed 39 12 to 20 miles 40 D Section 1, Questions 1-10 D 533 East / E67(th) 93014269 CX / Cathay Pacific 912 C B A clear customs 9&10 passport, key, ticket, baggage claim number (any two in any order for marks) Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 10 (am) to (pm) 12 www.ATSTIX.com 13 14 15 16 10th-14th 17 $35 18 $299 19 7:30 20 $2.50 Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 G 22 A 23 C 24 C 25 D 26 B 27 B 28 A 29 select films 30 design program Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 clay / plastic 32 reeds 33 underground 34 tested 35 compost / soil 36 (healthy, natural) home / habitat 37 labour/labor 38 increases 39 unions / manufacturers 40 efficiency / winter / cold weather/ mosquitoes 544 ANSWER KEYS Preparation and Practice TEST TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-11 D B C D C D A E 7 8-11 IN ANY ORDER A C E F Section 2, Questions 12-19 12 (almost) one/a million 13 60% / 600 000 14 one in five / 20% / 200 000 15-16 IN EITHER ORDER joyriders professionals 17 professional 18 B 19 C Section 3, Questions 20-29 20 too much 21 new words 22 getting own ideas 23 too many / too early / not enough time 24 boring / not interesting 25 interesting / get(s) (most) benefit(s) / new information 26 give/giving presentations / reading seminar papers 27 people argue/disagree 28 D 29 B Section 4, Questions 30-40 30 study guide 31 course reader 32 university book shop 33 more difficult than / more challenging than 34 understanding of cultures / crosscultural sensitivity/understanding 35 cultural history 36-37 IN EITHER ORDER India / Indian China / Chinese 38 Cultural / religious / trade / trading 39 links/connections 40 background / basis / base Section 1, Questions 1-11 M 9301274 863 5923 579 1857 B B D R A A 10 OL 11 R Section 2, Questions 12-21 12 H 13 F G 14 G 15 C D E 16 J K L 17 lift lobbies 18 subject libraries / special libraries / specialist libraries 19 even [number(ed)] 20 odd [number(ed)] 21 one (&) two / (&) Section 3, Questions 22-31 22 9307568 23 (has/given) exemption / (has) practical experience/TV/film/movie experience 24 25, 26 June 25 C 26 B 27 M 28 T A 29 J 30 A 31 collect a sample / collect sample programs Section 4, Questions 32-40 32 coastal environment / environment of coast / natural resources / water resources 33 population shift / urban expansion / population growth / expansion 34 ageing population 35 government policies 36 urban sprawl / urban expansion/ growth will continue 37 (intensive) fish / (intensive) shellfish / (intensive) fish, shellfish 38 adopt national approach / nationwide coordination 39 management and economics / management, economic practices 40 people affected / people concerned Section 1, Questions 1-9 12 000 /12 thousand boring / no entertainment fishing cost of living / expensive cold and wet (large) park the weather when she retires years Section 2, Questions 10-19 10 E 11 D 12 B 13 keep/have your ticket 14 complaints 15 (modern) ballet 16 9.00 17 18 11.15 19 country and western Section 3, Questions 20-29 20 C 21 B 22 B 13 role models 24 (significant) minority 25 reality / real (life) 26 70 27 public opinion 28 (the) shopping mall 29 short (and) specific / multiple choice / simple Section 4, Questions 30-40 30 bad work good 31 (it) cuts wastage 32 (it) saves time 33 62% 34 safety 35 (the) manufacturing process 36 C 37 B 38 A 39 B or D 40 D or B ANSWER KEYS 545 Oxford IELTS Practice Tests TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 14 1.25 60 (lightweight) bags lock 100 credit card garage health centre 10 Clark's (Cycle Hire) Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 stamp collecting 12 social 13 China 14 charities 15 political 16 Liberal Democrats 17 light opera 18 B 19 B 20 A Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 (background) reading 22 content 23 edit (notes) 24 next lecture 25 week 26 at the front 27 leave a space 28 it saves time 29 signpost words 30 B Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 690 32 1915 33 First World War 34 Europe 35 70% / seventy per cent 36 shopping centre 37 C 38 A 39 B 40 B 546 TEST TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 A Yes, definitely A Yes, definitely B Maybe C Definitely not B Maybe A Yes, definitely C B C 10 B Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 B 12 A 13 first year 14 (other) people 15 on their own 16 primary school 17 far (away) 18 everyone/everybody 19 activities 20 support services Section 3, Questions 21-30 21-23 IN ANY ORDER A E F 24 IN EITHER ORDER C D 25-27 IN ANY ORDER B E F 28 IN EITHER ORDER A B 29&30 IN EITHER ORDER A E Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 (the) US, USA/America 32 success 33 1919 34 Goodrich's 35 pin 36 box 37 (metal) teeth 38 pull tab 39 top stop 40 B Section 1, Questions 1-10 A A C C B B Wark his hand luggage wear tights 10 500 metres Section 2, Questions 11-20 11-13 IN ANY ORDER A C F 14 lifts that work 15 hearing impairment 16 visual doorbells 17 clear markings 18 extra time 19 emergency 20 D Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 C 22 B 23 F 24 E 25 A 26 D 27 D 28 B 29 B 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 sixth/6th 32 Chinese Arrows 33 Europe 34 shell 35 75/seventy-five mm/ millimetres 36 500/five hundred mm/ millimetres 37 lifting 38 B 39 C 40 B Section 1, Questions 1-10 driving licence benefit book insurance certificate electricity bill 9.30-3.30 ground floor no/nothing F A 10 C Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 work samples 12 job description 13 employees 14 experience or skills 15 ten minutes 16 take your time 17 ask for clarification 18 salary 19 confident 20 appearance Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 university 22 interesting 23 vocational 24 careers service 25 A 26 C 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 90,000 / ninety thousand 32 km / four kilometres 33 40 km / forty kilometres 34 C 35 A 36 B 37 (the) earthquake / shock waves 38 (the) explosion 39 sand 40 (the) (huge) waves ANSWER KEYS Action Plan for IELTS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 1-3 D, E, H (in any order) 29 LOCH Street 558 992 Saturday May / 1st May/ May 1st weeks / months A E 10 D Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 cities 12 (a) palace 13 (the) coat hanger 14 government / state / state government 15 1924 16 800 houses 17 9.5 million 18 horse 19 2.3 kms / 2.3 kilometres 20 (a) ship / (an) earthquake Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 A 22 H 23 D 24 E 25 A 26 (the) Painted Gallery 27 (the) Main Gallery 28 B 29 A 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 selling / advertising (must have both words) 32 making money / profit 33 warmth / safety (must have both words) 34 individual 35 C 36 A 37 B 38 A 39 satisfied 40 better than expected ANSWER KEYS 547 Prepare for IELTS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-12 10 Bridge Street writing / writing class Mrs Green July 15(th) / 15(th) July / 15/7 / one May 31(st) June 4(th) / 4(th) June / 6/4 / three (days) A 10 C 11 B 12 B Section 2, Questions 13-24 13 garbage 14 garbage 15 garbage 16 paper 17 charity 18 filters 19 A 20 B 21 D 22 B 23 D 24 C Section 3, Questions 25-36 25 Spanish 26 Building A 27 pm 28 Elementary 1/one 29 August 10(th) / 10(th) August / 10/8 30 D 31 C 32 D 33 A 34 D 35 F 36 G Section 4, Questions 37-41 37  lines for London, New York, Sydney, Paris, Tokyo (All ticked = mark, fewer or more = 0; some right/wrong = 0) 38  lines for London, Hong Kong, New York, Sydney, Paris (All ticked = mark, fewer or more = 0; some right/wrong = 0) 39 (very)/(extremely) poor 40 at different times 41 special (driving / priority) lanes 548 ANSWER KEYS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 D A C A (to the/her) office (his) brother (by) pm / o’clock City Square People are funny 10 (the) new office / Newtown / New Town Section 2, Questions 11-22 11 Mrs Brooks 12 Lee 13 May / Mai / Mei 14 002312 15 (Mr) Anderson / Andersen 16 Flat 5/10 or 5/10 University Avenue/Ave 17 818 6074 18 B 19 C 20 B 21 D 22 C Section 3, Questions 23-31 23 guitar, classical 24 drums, rock 25 violin, country 26 piano, opera 27 flute, jazz 28 hearts / heartbeat / blood (flow) 29 blood pressure / heart beat 30 calming / relaxing / gentle 31 cultures Section 4, Questions 32-40 32 (the) patient / himself 33 smoking 34 young men 35 (the) sun 36 public health (standards) 37 healthy lifestyle choices 38 fun / a pleasure 39 warm-up (time) / stretching (exercises) 40 cross training TEST Section 1, Questions 1-8    7.00-9.00 am 6.00-8.00 pm E F C Section 2, Questions 9-19 (the) Blue Mountains 10 Monday / Mon / June 10(th) / 10/6 11 (the) front gate 12 am 13 (the) side gate 14 pm 15 (your / their) (own) lunch 16 strong shoes 17 11 am 18 First Aid kit 19 3B Section 3, Questions 20-30 20 am-8 pm / 8-8 21 am-9 pm / 9-9 22 24 hours 23 E (up to) 24 A 25 E 26 B and D 27 E and F 28 to 10(am) 29 200 / two hundred 30 a nurse / nursing Section 4, Questions 31-38 31 died (in 1900) 32 co-educational 33 ten / 10 34 teacher / university teacher 35 tolerance / debate / discussion 36 A 37 C 38 D Prepare for IELTS TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-8 C T CT CST T T S C Section 2, Questions 9-18  10 11 (pm) 11 11.30 (pm) 12  13  14 Thurs / Thursday 15 Smith Street 16 laying (telephone) cable(s) 17 (the) college grounds 18 side door Section 3, Questions 19-29 19 water wheel 20 gears 21 spray tube 22 holes 23 base 24 C 25 A 26 A 27 A 28 B 29 D Section 4, Questions 30-39 30 hunger 31 noise 32 study 33 tense 34 tired 35 45 degrees 36 relaxed 37 chew 38 exercise 39 smoky Section 1, Questions 1-9 A B D A D C A Section 2, Questions 10-20 10 8.25 (AM) 11 coach 12 13 Friday 14 (sailing) boat 15 (Greek) music 16 B; D 17 A; B 18 B; D 19 Greek tour 20 AA3 (not aa3) Section 3, Questions 21-31 21 1987 22 Turkey 23 English for farming 24 16 weeks / months 25 14 (students) 26 former/previous/old students 27 advanced (students) 28 all (students) 29 advanced (students) 30 all (students) 31 beginners Section 4, Questions 32-40 32 A 33 C 34 B 35 D 36 B 37 A 38 Social life 39 Hide (extra) fees 40 The government ANSWER KEYS 549 Barron's IELTS TEST TEST TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 1 A C B IN ETHER ORDER B D IN ETHER ORDER A D 9:00-10:00 Intermediate Beginner Tuesday, Thursday 9:00-2:00 B 10 A Section 2, Questions 11-20 11-13 IN ANY ORDER Taking photographs Eating Drinking 14 Living room 15 Art 16 Roses 17 Café 18 Parking area 19 p.m 20 p.m Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 several European countries / Europe 22 1964 23 200 24 drive (cars) 25 frequent and affordable 26 congestion 27-37 IN ANY ORDER B D F G Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 Germany 32 studying math(s)/ mathematics 33 at age 15 34 1896 35 1898 36 a teaching diploma 37 a Swiss citizen 38 had a daughter 39 1903 40 1904 Section 1, Questions 1-10 B A B C C B A MULTIPLE POSSIBLE ANSWERS (a) Employees are polite (b) Give good service (c) Very good service (d) Polite employees “It’s very expensive.” 10 MULTIPLE POSSIBLE ANSWERS (a) add more parking (b) more parking spaces/places (c) add parking spaces/places (d) add parking Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 A 12-14 IN ANY ORDER A D F 15-17 IN ANY ORDER C E F 18 by an adult 19 MULTIPLE POSSIBLE ANSWERS (a) running “No running near the pool” (b) children alone 20 shower Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 weekly/once a week/every week 22 350 to 400 23 Process 24 Classification 25 Compare and contrast 26 homework 27 B 28 C 29 C 30 A Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 Introduction to Anthropology 32 Tuesday 33 women 34 twelve thousand years 35 some desert areas/deserts 36 rainforests/tropical rainforests 37 B 38 A 39 B 40 A Section 1, Questions 1-10 Patty 17 apartment cell B A C C B 10 C Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 mainly commercial area 12 too far 13 prices are low 14 a car 15 University’s Student Center / Student Center wall 16 Local newspaper/The Greenfield Times 17 bus schedules 18 roommate matching 19 inexpensive furniture stores 20 meal Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 your health 22 cheaper than 23 pollution 24 bad weather 25 a long distance 26 make bike lanes 27 lock up bikes/lock bikes 28 bicycling maps 29 helmet 30 waterproof clothes Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 suggested topics list 32 final approval/professor’s approval 33 Gather information 34 magazines and newspapers 35 encyclopedias/ encyclopaedias 36 Write thesis statement 37 body 38 conclusion 39 Organize/Organise your notes 40 Revise your draft 550 ANSWER KEYS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 C A Milford 1659798164 32.70 Library Bank Post Office Museum 10 Hotel Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 56,000 12 26 13 23 14 windy 15 entertainment 16 very quiet 17 75 kilometers 18 C 19 D 20 E Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 next Thursday 22 40 23 TV watching habits / people’s TV habits 24 library research 25 research method 26 questionnaire 27 Submit 28 Send out questionnaires 29 Make charts 30 report Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 A 32 D 33 E 34 F 35 39-49 36 black 37 sticks 38 trees/bushes/trees and bushes 39 to 40 35 IELTS Help Now TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 48 R16 GH7 07754 897 432 PA 365 E6 6-8 IN ANY ORDER B D E C 10 C Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 Student's Union 12 University Library 13 Hall of Residence 14 Sports Hall 15 hours 16 final exams 17 pm 18 vegetarian 19 (fully) insures 20 £50 Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 Tuesday 22 economics 23 free/nothing 24 squash 25 Main sports hall 26 about 10 27 Africa and Asia 28 4000 words 29 30th October 30 B Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 C 32 B 33 B 34 B 35 very calm seas 36 larger slicks 37 toxic waste 38 eco-friendly 39 No (discernable) drawbacks / none 40 deadline for submission TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 B B C A B B 34 $100 room service 10 $9 Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 (about) foot 12 (A) black leather jacket 13 Fat 14 Clean shaven 15 Early 20s 16 increased competition 17 significant number 18 environmental groups 19 mayor 20 30th Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 Civil engineering 22 physics 23 Delivered furniture / Furniture delivery 24 Hotel work 25 (a very) good reputation 26 hiking/ mountaineering 27 Sandwich 28 exams 29 15,000 words minimum 30 June Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 dissertations and theses 32 information societies 33 statistical quality 34 Low in cost / Cheap 35 Expensive / The cost 36 travelling (around) 37 Easy 38 closed 39 panel design 40 (completely) anonymous summaries TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Green Street 7434 1976 06634 982 746 (An addressed) letter 6-8 IN ANY ORDER A D F free/nothing 10 $6 ($60 deposit) Section 2, Questions 11-20 11-14 ANY THREE IN ANY ORDER accidents/burns heart surgery/organ transplants patients with leukaemia/cancer premature babies 15 carrying/carry oxygen 16 immune/defence System 17 carrying/carries/carry 18 outpatients 19 4.30pm 20 17 Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 staff 22 Library 23 hours 24 in pen 25 biology 26 tray 27 nothing 28 A 29 B 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 1964 32 fastest average speed 33 12 seconds 34 most important stations 35 all stations 36 centralised power system 37 flimsy 38 brake 39 magnetic Induction 40 semiconductor technologies ANSWER KEYS 551 IELTS Help Now TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Jacobs Rod Highfield NH 87 18 12 C Dr (Kevin) White A B C A 10 B Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 pound fee 12 University card 13 daily 14 Friday(s) 15 16 week 17 computers 18 non-lending section 19 Arts 20 Basement Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 tomorrow 22 reliability 23 4000 words 24 e-mail attachment 25 market surveys 26 stack system 27 plagiarism/using their conclusions 28 extension 29 doctor's note/certificate 30 mortgage interest rates Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 B 32 B 33 A 34 seismic detection system 35 buoys (at sea) 36 Offshore landslide 37 no wave/zero feet 38 Submarine earthquake 39 26,000 people 40 none 552 ANSWER KEYS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Jameson Forest Avenue 8490 6249 7152 1-5 4.30 pm hour the cliffs 1.30 pm 10 A sweater Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 mean sea level 12 concrete and granite 13 About 79 14 438 15 falling 16 (postage) stamps 17-20 IN ANY ORDER D F G J Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 chatting / talking 22 too expensive 23 take too long 24 1000 25 statistically significant 26 500 27 28-30 IN ANY ORDER A D E Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 E 32 A 33 D 34 B 35 A 36 C 37 B 38 B 39 A 40 B Collins Practice Tests for IELTS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 623 Tomas 17624 International August C B A B 10 A Section 2, Questions 11-20 11-13 IN ANY ORDER A E F 14-16 IN ANY ORDER classical music show international folk music History of jazz 17 B 18 C 19&20 IN EITHER ORDER B C Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 Wednesday 22 women in education 23 half an hour / 30 minutes 24 projector and laptop / computer 25 (the) seminar room 26 C 27 B 28 A 29 B 30 A Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 C 32 A 33 B 34 C 35 A 36 C 37 B 38-40 IN ANY ORDER B D E TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 B B C 60 14 police station 38864 A bookshop 10 (library) café Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 C 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 B 16 C 17 set/pair of headphones 18 14 days / 2weeks 19 5.30 20 booked / reserved Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 B 22 A 23 B 24 A 25 set expressions 26 sentence structures 27 short 28 A 29 C 30 F Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 B 32 A 33 B 34 A 35-37 IN ANY ORDER B D E 38 to arrange 39 a legal requirement 40 the placement officer / Greg Smith TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 JTW 90,000 on the road fire and theft 5-7 IN ANY ORDER B D G B56 1ED debit card / Visa card 10 on the Internet Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 30,000 12 200 13 bad weather (conditions) 14 falling rocks 15 C 16 A 17 A 18-20 IN ANY ORDER C D F Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 Monday and Thursday 22 (a) (revision) timetable 23 arranging (their) materials 24 word for word 25 facts 26 (nicely) organised 27 key points 28 author and publisher 29 C 30 B Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 C 32 A 33 B 34 D 35 A 36 C 37 B 38 & 39 IN EITHER ORDER A C 40 A TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 24 hours snacks and taxis debit card 2.30 5(.00) anytime 1.30 A A 10 B Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 C 12 full time 13 off / one third off 14 holiday offers 15 £65 16&17 IN EITHER ORDER B C 18 C 19 B 20 A Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 (the) second assignment 22 24th November 23 17th November 24 (the) booking forms 25 19th November 26 A 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 C Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 formal eating 32 emotional state 33 positive and negative 34 overweight 35 E 36 P 37 E 38 P 39 P 40 C ANSWER KEYS 553 IELTS for Academic Purposes TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 A A C B A barbecue 7/seven discuss their day (some) / (the) caves 10 buses Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 director / Director 12 reception staff 13 35 / thirty-five 14 10 and / ten and three 15 get involved 16 emotional or physical 17 homesickness 18 daily 19 (about) 45 minutes / forty-five minutes 20 (the) Counselling Service Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 B 22 C 23 diagnosis 24 pure rational thought 25 (the) 11th century 26 problem 27 analyse 28 unreliable / unusual / surprising 29 modify 30 communicate Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 (the) South Bank 32 (a) power station 33 contemporary artists 34 (a) gasworks 35 (a) 3/three-storey building 36 modern British artists 37 1897 38 historic 39 temporary exhibitions 40 (a) warehouse 554 TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 (the) local clinic a charity event hold a protest B C A financial situation socially for free 10 Volunteers Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 B 12 C 13 B 14 A 15 1.6 m/metres 16 benches 17 46 C / forty-six degrees centigrade 18 minerals 19 healing powers 20 60/sixty and 70/seventy Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 (urban) transport systems 22 (traffic) congestion 23 (a) status symbol 24 £5 / five pounds 25 (a) credit card 26 alternate days 27 rapid transit 28 17% / seventeen per cent 29 (special) parking facilities / areas 30 arrests Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 medical profession 32 narrow 33 physicians 34 human dimension/mind 35 E 36 A 37 G 38 H 39 D 40 C ANSWER KEYS TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Sanders 4456786 leave (a) message 50/fifty 25th (of) June round large 5/five B 10 A Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 B 12 C 13 C 14 A 15 A 16 A 17 B 18 8,000/8000/ eight thousand 19 350 20 state rooms Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 (our) past mistakes 22 what they thought 23 in a job 24 flexible and adaptable 25 F 26 C 27 A 28 H 29 E 30 G Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 B 32 C 33 A 34 A 35 C 36 B 37 C 38 (photographic) evidence 39 the second/2nd 40 (nuclear) war TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 12/twelve 3/three abroad 50/fifty minutes 5&6 IN EITHER ORDER A D (the) (student) noticeboard(s) / notice board(s) / notice-board(s) Hillside (College) literature/Literature 10 (on) Monday Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 C 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 B 16 a million dollars / $1000000 / $1,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 1000000 dollars 17 (in) the jungle 18 D 19 F 20 A Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 B 22 A 23 C 24 B 25 B 26 A 27 F 28 A 29 D 30 B Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 C 32 A 33 C 34 C 35 B 36 B 37 A 38 Ireland 39 soccer/football and basketball 40 shorter IELTS for Academic Purposes TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 Alpine Avenue DMX silver four Star / four star memory card waterproof (big) scratch replacement refund 10 Customer Services / customer services Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 F 12 G 13 D 14 B 15 H 16-18 IN EITHER ORDER B C E 19 every year 20 elderly people Section 3, Questions 21-30 21 A 22 B 23 B 24 B 25 C 26 C 27 (the) library 28 (the) staff 29 (library) computers 30 search engine Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 Minority/minority 32 Number/number 33 Population/population 34 total 35 15% 36 Europe 37 common language 38 (economic) status 39 oral traditions 40 literate TEST Section 1, Questions 1-10 34/thirty-four on Monday Paul Scott Hill Street (the) school secretary 7.30 / seven thirty 11pm/eleven p.m latest Bath tax and insurance 10 (the) school accountant Section 2, Questions 11-20 11 B 12 C 13 study skills 14 castle and museum 15 academic staff 16 150 17 Trade Fair 18-20 IN ANY ORDER A D E Section 3, Questions 21-30 21-23 IN ANY ORDER A B E 24 eating snacks 25 loses control 26 embarrassed 27 extreme diets 28 eating again 29 diabetes 30 Overeaters Anonymous Section 4, Questions 31-40 31 B 32 B 33 C 34 100 million /100,000,000 35 fusion reactor 36 lasers 37 reactor 38 (fusion) reaction 39 steam 40 1/one kilogram/kg ANSWER KEYS 555 ... 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