IELTS Listening Practice Test 110

In the Listening Test 110, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.

Section 1 is a telephone conversation between a receptionist and a student about the upcoming architecture conference.

Section 2 is a short introductory monologue on Apsley House.

Section 3 is a conversation between 2 students talking about postgraduate courses in music.

Section 4 is a presentation by a student on how music and art are used in the healing process.

Audio

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND /OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Architecture 21 conference

Also check: IELTS Listening tips

Section 2

Question 11-20

Questions 11

Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS OR A NUMBER for the answer.

The house was built between 11_____________________

Question 12

Choose ONE letter A-C.

It was originally constructed as a/an:

A. family home

B. office

C. public house

Questions 13-15

Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.

The house contains art from: 13________________

Until recently, the art gallery was: 14________________

Tomorrow’s talk will be on: 15________________

Questions 16-20

Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.

Breakfast is served in the cafeteria or: 16_________________

You can choose between an English breakfast or: 17__________________

A car park was built because of an increase in: 18_______________

The garden contains many: 19__________________

The animals at Apsley House are all: 20___________________

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

21. Which college does Chris suggest would be best?

A. Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music

B. The Henry Music Institute

C. The Academy in London

22. What entry requirements are common to all the colleges?

A. an audition

B. an essay

C. an interview

23. How much does the course at Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music cost?

A. £6,000 a year

B. £7,000 a year

C. £8,000 a year

24. What other expenses are payable to the colleges?

A. application fee

B. insurance

C. train fare

25. When is the deadline for Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music?

A. January 9th

B. January 19th

C. January 30th

Questions 26-30

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 26-30.

Which facilities do the colleges have?

Facilities

A. large gardens

B. multiple sites

C. practice rooms

D. recording studio

E. research facility

F. student canteen G technology suite

G. technology suite

Colleges

26. Northdown College

27. The Academy in London

28. Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music

29. The Henry Music Institute

30. The James Academy of Music

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-35 

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ART AND MUSIC

31. According to the speaker, art and music can benefit patient’s emotional, _________________ and physical well-being.

32. Florence Nightingale first noted the improvements in the year _____________________.

33. The results of many studies did not prove a link between health and art as they were rarely ____________________.

34. The American study looked at the effects of architecture on patients’ ____________________.

35. The patients who were in a ward with a ____________________ were not in hospital for as long and needed less medication.

Questions 36-40

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

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Answers

Section 1

1. 18th – 20th October

2. The pacific hotel

3. 0793332266

4. 60 (dollars)

5. Professor Burt

6. last Friday

7. an interesting title

8. 300 words

9. brief CV/short CV (curriculum vitae)

10. Info

Section 2

11. 1771-1778

12. B

13. All over Europe

14. Closed for the public

15. The art gallery

16. Your room

17. Vegetarian food

18. Visitors

19. Wild animals

20. Very friendly

Section 3

21. B

22. C

23. A

24. A

25. B

26. E

27. B

28. C

29. G

30. D

Section 4

31. Social

32. 1860

33. Strictly controlled

34. Recovery time

35. Nice view

36. Live music

37. Artistic pictures

38. (felt) less pain

39. (soothing) classical (music)

40. (felt) happier

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