Listening Practice Test - 31 - Complete Success IELTS

Listening test has a set of 40 questions which you have to answer in 30 minutes. The recording has 4 sections. the recording will be played once and it will never be played again.

SECTION 1

Questions 1-7

Listen to a conversation and complete the market list below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each ansiver.

MARKET LIST

Address	Open Hours	Days	Tube Station
Example East Street SE17	8 a.m. -5 p.m.	Sat & Tue.	Castle
Leather Lane WC1	lunch times	1____________	Chancery Lane
2______ Lane El	9 a.m – 12 noon	Sunday mornings	3__________
Walthamstow E17	4_____________	Mon. – Sat. Except Web & Sun.	5__________
Brixton SW9	9 a.m – 6 p.m	Mon. – Sun. Half day on Wed.	6__________
Camden High St. NW1	8 a.m – 5 p.m	7 ______________	Chalk Farm, Camden Town

Questions 8-10

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

8. Who is Barbara going to shop wiih?

9. How is Barbara traveling to the shops tomorrow?

10. What time are they going to meet?

SECTION 2

Questions 11-16

Complete the table below as you listen.

Write either A NUMBER or NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to fill each space.

	Radio South	Radio Soap	new Wake-up	15__________
approval rating	11_________%	17%	87%	15%
disapproval rating	12_________%	64%	13_________%	25%
don’t knows	not mentioned	19%	not mentioned	60%
listeners’ comments	excellent	vulgar and puerile	14_________.	16__________

Number of participants in the survey: 4373

Questions 17-20

Circle the correct answer.

17. Regarding the message Voice box, the number of complaints

A has gone up and down in recent weeks.
B has gone down.
C has remained static.
D has risen in the recent week.

18. The praise for the music on the Wake-up show has come

A only from Australia.
B only from New Zealand.
C from all over South-east Asia.
D from all over Asia.

19. Regarding English Worldwide, the number of listeners

A has increased ten times.
B has remained fairly static.
C has decreased tenfold.
D will increase in the future.

20. The radio station broadcasts

A 14 hours per day.
B 19 hours per day.
C 24 hours per day.
D 22 hours per day.

SECTION 3

Questions 21-30

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

OUTLINE OF BOOK REVIEW

Introduction

• Title 21___________________

• Author Robert Winston

• Category 22___________________

• Subject area brain

• Intended readers 23___________________

Overview

• Author’s purpose to inform and advise on maximising use of the brain

• Main topics history of 24_____________ about brain
what enables brain to 25____________________
brain’s contribution to development of 26_____________________
how to increase intelligence

Analysis and evaluation

Writer’s qualifications professor at the University of London who carries out 27_________________research
Strengths readable, particularly through use of 28_______________contains a useful 29_____________________
Weaknesses none

Conclusion

Overall response a very interesting book that aims high and achieves its 30___________________

SECTION 4

Questions 31-33

Complete the following table.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.

EARLY BRIDGES
Bridge type	Material(s) used	First examples date from	Region
arch	tone or brick	31 ______________ B. C.	Middle East
suspension	32___________ and ____________	A.D. 550	33_____________
iron suspension	iron	1826	Wales (UK)

Questions 34-37

Complete tfie notes on the time line below.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE

1831 Design for bridge chosen by 34_______________.
Work begun, but soon halted by political events. 1836 Work resumed.

1843 Work stopped when 35_______________.

1851 Ironwork sold to pay 36_______________.

1860 Second-hand 37___________________ became available.

1862 Work resumed.

1864 Bridge completed.

Questions 38-40

Complete the table.