IELTS Listening Practice Test 1
In Listening Test 1, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house.
Section 2 is a monologue about a waste collection in Biltmore.
Section 3 is a conversation between students about a new essay professor has assigned.
Section 4 is a lecture on Environmental Science.
Section 1
Question 1-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Address | Rooms | Facilities | Providing | Price | Problem |
| 3 Bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room | Example: Restaurants | Internet & Utilities | $1_______ | Garden: Too big to clean up | |
| 3 Bedrooms, a 2________, and a living room | Shared living room, bathroom, kitchen and 3________ | Living room and Furniture | $400/$340 | Due to shared facilities, it seems 4________ | |
| 2 Bedrooms, a living room, and a study | 5________ | 6________ | $600 | Sometimes a little bit 7________ | |
| A bedroom, a living room, a study and a dining hall | 8________ | 9 ________ | $500 | Without 10________ |
Section 2
Question 11-20
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Waste sorting, collection, and disposal |
| Necessary characteristics of dustbins: Solid and 11____________ |
| Waste Sorting | Three Kinds:
Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin) Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin) Toxic waste (Red bin) |
| Waste Collection | Commercial Waste Collection:
It mainly refers to 12____________waste Warning signs state not to 13____________blue/green bins Those 14____________Metals will cause environmental pollution |
| Waste Disposal | Household Waste Collection:
All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15____________bag. The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16____________space or field. The waste is disposed of at least once every 17____________ The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18____________ The waste is mainly produced by 19____________industry, retail, and offices. Please do not dispose of 20____________ in any of the bins. |
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21-24
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
21 The research topic should come from one of the headings in the ____________
22 At least one once reference needs to be from ____________
23 The data Julie found on past experiments is in ____________
24 Ricky has pointed out that aside from journals, he can also use ____________ about scientific experiments.
Q. 25-30
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| The format of papers |
| 25____________ |
| 26____________ |
| 27____________ |
| 28____________corner |
| 29____________pixels wide |
| 30____________ |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-38
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
31 This paper pertains to one major concern about water for people everywhere that is a ____________ source of water.
32Australia is a dry continent thus water is very ____________
33 We utilise the most water for ____________
34We discover the purest form of water in rivers, creeks and ____________
35Rainfall is a useful source of water unless there is a significant ____________
36 People in the West wish the water to be ____________
37 Water is highly prone to ____________
38In the home, one of the most important uses of water is for ____________
Q. 39-40
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 39-40 on your answer sheet
39 The mechanisms for water management are.
A inadequate
B nearly adequate
C admirable
40 The government’s 1989 White Paper
A caused a concern
B is unreliable
C is inconclusive
Answers
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Section 1
| 1. | 435 |
| 2. | Kitchen |
| 3. | Washing machine |
| 4. | Inconvenient |
| 5. | TV and VCR |
| 6. | Washbasin |
| 7. | Noisy |
| 8. | Lamp |
| 9. | Evening meals |
| 10. | Bathroom |
Section 2
| 11. | Waterproof |
| 12. | Building |
| 13. | Overfill |
| 14. | Heavy |
| 15. | Plastic |
| 16. | Open |
| 17. | 4 weeks |
| 18. | Traffic |
| 19. | Businesses |
| 20. | Stones |
Section 3
| 21. | Note system |
| 22. | Scientific research |
| 23. | Scientific journals |
| 24. | Information from the Internet |
| 25. | Double-space |
| 26. | Italics |
| 27. | Typed |
| 28. | Top right |
| 29. | 3.25 |
| 30. | ID number |
Section 4
| 31. | Safe and reliable |
| 32. | Scarce |
| 33. | Washing |
| 34. | Lakes and dams |
| 35. | Air pollution |
| 36. | Pure and safe |
| 37. | Contamination |
| 38. | Drinking |
| 39. | A |
| 40. | B |
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