Book 12 IELTS Listening Test 1

1. 

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

FAMILY EXCURSIONS

 Cruise on a lake

Example
  • Travel on an old …..steamship…..
  • Can take photos of the 1  that surround the lake

Farm visit

  • Children can help feed the sheep
  • Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2
  • Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3 by the lake
  • 4  is available at extra cost

Cycling trips

  • Cyclists explore the Back Road
  • 5 is provided
  • Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6

–  Bikes can be hired from 7 (near the Cruise Ship Terminal)

  • Cyclists need:

–  a repair kit

–  food and drink

–  a 8  (can be hired)

  • There are no 9 or accommodation in the area

Cost

  • Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: $10

2. 

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Talk to new kitchen assistants

11 According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?

3. 
12 The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s

4. 
13 The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because

5. 
14 Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use

6. 

Questions 15-16

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

15 16 According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?

7. 

Questions 17-20

What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions

Responsibilities

A     training courses

B     food stocks

C     first aid

D     breakages

E     staff discounts

F     timetables

Restaurant staff

17 Joy Parkins
18 David Field
19 Dexter Wills
20 Mike Smith

8. 

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letter, Aor C.

Paper on Public Libraries
21 What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?

 

9. 
22 They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that

10. 
23 Stewart expect that in the future libraries will

11. 

Questions 24-30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of local library: possible questions

  • whether it has a 24  of its own
  • its policy regarding noise of various kinds
  • how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25
  • how the design needs to take the 26  of customers into account
  • what 27  is required in case of accidents
  • why a famous person’s 28  is located in the library
  • whether it has a 29  of local organisations
  • how it’s different from a library in a 30

12. 

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four business values

Many business values can result in 31 .

Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32  that may result.

Collaboration

During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33 .

Other teams experienced 34  from trying to collaborate.

The speaker’s team won because they reduced collaboration.

Sales of a 35  were poor because of collaboration.

Industriousness

Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36 .

The word ‘lazy’ in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37 .

Creativity

An advertising campaign for a 38  was memorable but failed to boost sales.

Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39 .

Excellence

According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40 that was far higher than that of followers.

Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

Answers

1. mountains
2. horse
3. garden, gardens
4. lunch
5. map
6. experience
7. Ratchesons
8. helmet
9. shops
10. 267
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. A, E
16. A, E
17. F
18. C
19. D
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. budget
25. employment
26. safety
27. insurance
28. diary
29. database
30. museum
31. damage
32. side effects
33. bridge
34. confusion
35. smartphone
36. resources
37. unnecessary, not necessary
38. chocolate bar
39. problem
40. market share
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