IELTS Listening Practice Test 14

Updated On Feb 22, 2022

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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? ____________

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.	e-mail
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