Cambridge 12 IELTS Academic Listening Test 1 | IELTS Listening Practice Test

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Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

FAMILY EXCURSIONS

Cruise on a lake

Example Travel on an old …..steamship…..

Can take photos of the 1 that surround the lake

Farm visit

Children can help feed the sheep
Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2
Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3 by the lake
4 is available at extra cost

Cycling trips

Cyclists explore the Back Road
A 5 is provided
Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6
– Bikes can be hired from 7 (near the Cruise Ship Terminal)

Cyclists need:

– a repair kit

– food and drink

– a 8 (can be hired)

There are no 9 or accommodation in the area

Cost

Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: 10 dollar

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Talk to new kitchen assistants

11 According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?

A. the variety of work

B. the friendly atmosphere

C. the opportunities for promotion

12 The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s

A. jewellery.

B. hair styles.

C. shoes.

13 The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because

A. it is a public holiday.

B. the head chef is absent.

C. the restaurant is almost fully booked.

14 Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use

A. the waste disposal unit.

B. the electric mixer.

C. the meat slicer.

15–16 According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

A. They have to follow orders immediately.

B. The kitchen gets very hot.

C. They may not be able to take a break.

D. They have to do overtime.

E. The work is physically demanding.

Questions 17-20

What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions

Responsibilities

Restaurant staff
A. training courses
B. food stocks
C. first aid
D. breakages
E. staff discounts
F. timetables

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Paper on Public Libraries

21 What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?

A. how public library services are organised in different countries

B. how changes in society are reflected in public libraries

C. how the funding of public libraries has changed

22 They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that

A. they may take a long time to read.

B. they can be difficult to read.

C. they are generally old.

23 Stewart expect that in the future libraries will

A. maintain their traditional function.

B. become centres for local communities.

C. no longer contain any books.

Questions 24-30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of local library: possible questions

whether it has a 24 of its own
its policy regarding noise of various kinds
how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25
how the design needs to take the 26 of customers into account
what 27 is required in case of accidents
why a famous person’s 28 is located in the library
whether it has a 29 of local organisations
how it’s different from a library in a 30

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four business values

Many business values can result in 31.
Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32 that may result.

Collaboration

During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33.
Other teams experienced 34 from trying to collaborate.
The speaker’s team won because they reduced collaboration.
Sales of a 35 were poor because of collaboration.

Industriousness

Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36.
The word ‘lazy’ in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37.

Creativity

An advertising campaign for a 38 was memorable but failed to boost sales.
Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39.

Excellence

According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40 that was far higher than that of followers.
Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

17 Joy Parkins

18 David Field

19 Dexter Wills

20 Mike Smith