IELTS 5 Practice Tests, Academic Set 5 TEST 22 LISTENING
PRACTICE TEST 22
LISTENING
SECTION 1 Questions 1 – 10
Questions 1 – 10
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the listening for each answer.
Dominic’s Interview
A young man came for an interview today as a new [Example] beach cleaner. His name
is Dominic (1) ________. He gave his address as 34 Queens Crescent in Stanmore and the
post code is ST5 932. His date of birth is the second of September (2) ________. He gave
his national insurance number, which is FL 63 (3) ________ 2 H, but he didn’t have a P45, as
he’s lost it. He gave his mobile phone number as 07535 391 288 and he doesn’t mind
using it at work, as he has (4) ________ as part of his phone contract. Dominic would prefer
to be paid (5) ________ every week.
Dominic will work 7 days a week, from (6) ________ a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
though he might be late in the evening of Thursday due to a lecture - alert his (7) ________.
He will travel by (8) ________ to where he is on duty for cleaning every day. Dominic must
wear (9) ________ when cleaning the beach to protect himself and he must hand in any
(10) ________ that he finds while cleaning.
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TEST 22 LISTENING IELTS 5 Practice Tests, Academic Set 5
SECTION 2 Questions 11 - 20
Questions 11 – 14
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
Write the correct letter in boxes 11 - 14 on your answer sheet.
11 Why is the museum café closed?
A It is being renovated.
B It experienced a fire.
C The café has now been permanently replaced by vending machines.
12 The guide phones can be used
A on payment of a small fee.
B without cost.
C on payment of a small returnable deposit.
13 How often is the film on Australian canals shown?
A Every 10 minutes.
B Every 20 minutes.
C Every 30 minutes.
14 Feedback should be
A left in the box by the exit.
B given on the museum’s website.
C emailed to the museum.
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IELTS 5 Practice Tests, Academic Set 5 TEST 22 LISTENING
Questions 15 – 20
Match the canal (questions 15 - 20) with the statement.
Choose SIX letters from the box below, A - H, and write them on the answer sheet.
15 The Berry Canal
16 The Clarke Canal
17 The Alexandra Canal
18 The Cook Canal
19 The Hawthorne Canal
20 The Sale Canal
Statements
A This canal used to be a small river.
B This canal’s operations were disrupted, because the canal became too shallow.
C This canal was never used for the purpose for which it was built.
D This canal was built as a result of someone dying.
E This canal is made up of two waterways for craft to travel in different directions.
F This canal’s construction was halted, because of a lack of funds.
G This canal no longer has water in it.
H This canal’s construction was of interest to archaeologists.
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SECTION 3 Questions 21 – 30
Questions 21 – 26
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the listening for each answer.
The Psychology Course
Year 1 A sound basis of psychological theory and analysis.
Lots of (21) ________________ in Behavioural Neuroscience.
Year 2 In depth study of Cognitive Psychology and Perception, Developmental
Psychology and Social Psychology.
(22) ________________ will still be studied.
Year 3 More Clinical Psychology.
Specialisations - (23) ________________ Psychology, Clinical Psychology,
Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental
Psychopathology, Forensic Psychology, Perception + more.
Students can study two (24) ________________ not related to psychology.
Job Prospects Students can be professional psychologists or enter other professions.
The course’s (25) ________________ involve a reasoned approach, problem
solving and the handling and management of data – these can help in a
variety of careers.
The understanding of people’s (26) ________________, and the ability to deal
with and fix problems is also a plus in lots of industries.
Questions 27 – 30
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the listening for each answer.
27 Students will need to choose a topic and then find a ___________________ from the teaching
staff of the Psychology department.
28 A ___________________ can be obtained if a student’s research paper is judged as being the
best.
29 A lot of ___________________ in students is needed as well as reading and research in order
to do well in the research paper.
30 An important part of the research paper is the ___________________, where students need to
analyse previous studies on their subject.
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IELTS 5 Practice Tests, Academic Set 5 TEST 22 LISTENING
SECTION 4 Questions 31 – 40
Questions 31 – 38
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the listening for each answer.
Pollution and the UK Aviation Industry
Last year’s figure of over 200 million passengers in UK airports arrested a (31) _________ of air
industry figures. (32) _________ show this rise will continue by 25% over 5 years and 50% over
10 years.
Good air traffic numbers affects a variety of economic sectors, but the noise and air pollution
can negatively affect people’s (33) _________.
The noise from aircraft is proportional to (34) _________ and originates from the moving parts
of aircraft.
Aircraft engine emissions pollute the air and, in spite of good engine efficiency, increased air
travel is making the situation worse - this is also aggravated by (35) _________.
ICAO has now set limitations on various emissions from jet engines and the expelling of
(36) _________. Aircraft engines have also had lower emissions due to new technologies.
UK government targets for CO2 emissions are threatened by aviation growth, the effects of
emissions at altitude and the lack of an (37) _________ for current fuels.
A programme of improved technology, better operational practice and demand
management is addressing the issue in the UK. To be effective, (38) _________ is necessary and
the UK government should adopt a leading European role in developing solutions.
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Questions 39 and 40
Complete the diagram below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the listening for each answer.
Black Carbon Measurements of Passenger Aircraft
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