IELTS Listening Sample 45 is taken form Cambridge IELTS Book 12 Test 1. You may use this test as your mock test for listening or as a preview of Cambridge Book 12 test 1 before you decide to buy the book.
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IELTS Listening Sample 45
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
FAMILY EXCURSIONS
- 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
- 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 $
Section 2
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.
Questions 15-16
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?
- 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 7-10.
| Responsibilities | |
| A | training courses |
| B | food stocks |
| C | first aid |
| D | breakages |
| E | staff discounts |
| F | timetables |
Restaurant staff
- Joy Parkins
- David Field
- Dexter Wills
- Mike Smith
Section 3
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 expects 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…………………
Section 4
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.
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