IELTS Listening Practice Test 14
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In Listening Test 14, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on said recordings.
Section 1 is a conversation between a saleswoman and a customer.
Section 2 is a presentation on conference and meeting facilities.
Section 3 is a conversation discussing taking a year gap during studies.
Section 4 is a lecture on Prairie dogs.
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Section 1
Question 1-10
Q. 1-3
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
1 How long will the customer’s course last? ____________
2 Which course has the customer already taken at the school? ____________
3 How much discount can returning students qualify for? ____________
Q. 4-6
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
4 The customer’s address is ____________
5 The customer can contact his former teacher by ____________
6 There are hours of classes each day, Monday to Friday ____________
Q. 7-10
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
7 What is the customer’s impression of the female Arabic teacher? ____________
8 What other languages can the customer speak? ____________
9 What does the customer decide is the third factor in choosing a school? ____________
10 What does the customer say the reception area should be like? ____________
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Section 2
Question 11-20
Q. 11-13
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each gap.
11 The Construction Education Centre has existed for ____________
12 The CEC receives visitors, trainees, and delegates each year ____________
13 Equipment is available for days ____________
Q. 14-16
Complete the following information about the various rooms available at the CEC.
| Name of room | Capacity | Usage |
| London Room | seating 140 | used for seminars, presentations, receptions |
| reception 200 | divisible into 140 | |
| Bloomsbury Room | seating 72 | used for seminars, lectures, receptions |
| reception 100 | 14 ____________ | |
| Holborn 1 | 15 ____________ | used for meetings, training classes, presentations |
| Holborn 2 | 18 | used for meetings, training classes, presentations |
| Oxford Suite | used for 16 ____________ presentations |
Q. 17-20
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
17 In which part of the CEC was the “Sustainable London” event held? ____________
18 How many schemes were shown at the “Sustainable London” event? ____________
19 When does the CEC expect to have 150 students? ____________
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Section 3
Question 21-30
Q. 21-23
Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 21-23 on your answer sheet.
21 David says that he thinks a gap year is unsuitable for ____________
A a few people
B some people
C the majority of people
D almost all people
22 Gap years began because of Oxford and Cambridge ____________
A demanded all students take one
B demand all students take one
C only considered applicants whose results were known
D only consider applicants whose results are known
23 Gap years are popular in ____________
A the UK and Australia
B the UK, Australia, and the USA
C the UK, Australia, and most of Europe
D developed countries
Q. 24-27
Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 24-27 on your answer sheet.
24 Students in most European countries ____________
A study 4-year courses at university
B have longer courses than British students
C have longer holidays than British students
D have less chance to make money during a gap year
25 David says that gap years cost £15,000 to £20,000 because that is ____________
A the total cost of travel, accommodation, food, insurance, etc…
B the salary a new graduate can expect
C the cost of the gap year plus the salary a graduate can expect
D how much a person loses throughout their career by taking a gap year
26 Kelly says that a gap year can benefit young people by ____________
A increasing motivation
B providing insights into their study field
C making their CV attractive to employers
D helping them get a higher salary after graduating
27 David says that ____________
A useful non-academic skills can be learned during a gap year
B most young people get good university degrees
C gap years don’t teach young people useful skills
D employers think gap years are a waste of time
Q. 28-30
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
28 Kelly suggests working for a ____________
29 Research shows employers appreciate young people who have lived outside ____________
30 The graduate workplace requires flexibility and ____________
Section 4
Question 31-40
Q. 31-33
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap.
31 Prairie dog’s barks have meanings ____________
32 Prairie dogs are able to invent ____________ for things they have never seen before.
33 Prairie dogs in Arizona and Colorado appear to speak differently, but mutually comprehensible ____________
Q. 34-36
Complete the following notes on the criteria set by linguists for something to be a language.
• has words with 34 ____________
• word order helps convey meaning
• possible to introduce fresh vocabulary
• made up of 35 ____________
• can 36 ____________regardless of time and space
Q. 37-40
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
37 What did the researcher use to record the prairie dog’s barks? ____________
38 What kind of animal is the great-horned owl? ____________
39 Why wouldn’t the prairie dogs know of the European ferret? ____________
40 What kind of animal is the coyote described as? ____________
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Section 1
| 1. | 4/four weeks |
| 2. | Arabic refresher (course) |
| 3. | 5% |
| 4. | 38 Temple Way |
| 5. | |
| 6. | 4/four |
| 7. | well-spoken, friendly |
| 8. | French and German |
| 9. | location |
| 10. | welcoming |
Section 2
| 11. | seventy / 70 years |
| 12. | over 100,000 |
| 13. | half or whole |
| 14. | three / 3 separate rooms |
| 15. | 20- 22 |
| 16. | executive meeting |
| 17. | (in/the) exhibition area/part |
| 18. | over 60 |
| 19. | in two/2 years |
| 20. | (a) car park |
Section 3
| 21. | C |
| 22. | C |
| 23. | A |
| 24. | B |
| 25. | B |
| 26. | A |
| 27. | A |
| 28. | charity |
| 29. | their comfort zones |
| 30. | improvisation skills |
Section 4
| 31. | distinct, individual (NB just one of these two words is acceptable) |
| 32. | (new) terms |
| 33. | dialects |
| 34. | abstract meaning |
| 35. | smaller elements |
| 36. | use words |
| 37. | digital recorders |
| 38. | nocturnal |
| 39. | (it is) foreign |
| 40. | (a) predator |
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Russell Peter
Posted on Oct 13, 2017
In this passage the question no. 20 is not given.
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