IELTS Listening Practice Test 93

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Updated On Feb 24, 2022

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The audio in the IELTS listening practice test has 4 parts of varying English accents ranging from British to Australian. If you’re not used to them, it is good to take this test and familiarize yourself with the different tones and intonations. This will lend you a hand in the actual test.

In the Listening Test 93, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.

Section 1 is a conversation between a student and a railway clerk.

Section 2 is a speech given to the new at a university.

Section 3 is a radio programme with a researcher about stress at work.

Section 4 is a lecture on solar eclipses in history.

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Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the form below.

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

APPLICATION FOR RAILCARD

Type of Card Required:	Young Person’s Railcard
First Name:	1_______________________________
Surname:	2_____________________________________
Date of Birth:	3________________________________________
Permanent Address:	158 Kingwood Close, Norwich
Postcode:	4____________________________________
Telephone Number:	5___________________________________
Term-time Address:	Housewalk Terrace,
London Postcode:	WF1 4NN

Questions 6-9

Complete the table below.

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

Types of Ticket	Restrictions	Cost
London Day Out	outside peak hours	£ 6________________
Super Advance Return	must hook seat 7_______________ in advance	£ 23
Saver	outside peak hours	£ 8__________________
9_________________	no restrictions	£60

Question 10

Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answer next to 10 on your answer sheet.

10 How much does the student actually pay for his ticket to London?

A £7.66

B £15.34

C £33.34

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Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-13

Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 11-13 on your answer sheet.

11 Who are mentors?

A New students

B Second or third-year students

C University teachers

12 How often should mentor groups meet?

A Once a week

B Once a fortnight

C Once a month

13 What is it essential to do at the first meeting?

A Explain your problems

B Make new friends

C Agree when to meet again

Questions 14-17

List FOUR things which students may be given information about.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 ____________________

15____________________

16____________________

17____________________

Questions 18-20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

18 Your mentor will show you how to obtain a free____________________.

19 Mentoring is useful for people who are _______________for the first time.

20 Your mentor may give you advice on how to_____________________.

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Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Choose from the list of possible causes in the box. Write answers next to 21-24 on your answer sheet.

What did each person say was the principal cause of stress for them?

Example	Answer
Ramon	teamwork
Kikuko	21__________________________________
Boris	22_______________________________
Etienne	23______________________________
Nagwa	24_________________________

Questions 25-27

List THREE parts of one’s daily routine that can help reduce stress.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

List of Possible Causes of Stress

A bad management

B dual-career family

C fear of unemployment

D new technologies

E working surroundings

F powerlessness

G too much work

25________________

26________________

27________________

Questions 28-30

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.

Cause of stress	Strategy for reducing stress
Overwork	28______________
Fear of job	29_______________
New technologies	30_______________

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-36

Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 31-36 on your answer sheet.

31 The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a

A religious experience.

B scientific event.

C popular spectacle.

32 The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is

A simple to predict.

B easy to explain.

C randomly occurring.

33 Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were

A fascinated.

B rational.

C disturbed.

34 For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the A exceptional beauty of the sky.

A exceptional beauty of the sky.

B chance for scientific study.

C effect of the moon on the sun.

35 Eclipses occur rarely because of the size of the

A moon.

B sun.

C earth.

36 In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their

A religious attitudes.

B inaccurate observations.

C limited ability to calculate.

Questions 37-40

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Date of Eclipse	Scientists	Observation
1735	Halley	37_____________ who accurately predicted an eclipse
1868	Janssen and Lockyer	discovered 38_______________
1878	Watson	believed he had found 39_______________
1919	Einstein	realized astronomers had misunderstood 40______________

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Section 1

1	Stephen
2	Krockers
3	3rd February 1979/February 3 1979
4	NR4 6JF
5	456 321
6	18
7	one day
8	29.30
9	Open (ticket)
10	C

Section 2

11	B
12	B
13	C
14	academic systems
15	study techniques/techniques for studying
16	university facilities
17	social activities
18	e-mail account
19	away from home
20	pass (your) exams

Section 3

21	C
22	G
23	D
24	E
25	a balanced diet/vary your diet
26	drink less coffee
27	take regular exercise
28	manage time better/manage your time
29	make plans/set money aside/ update your CV
30	do training courses