IELTS General Training Listening practice test 1

Listen and answer questions 1 to 10.

1. • Name: Daniel {{1}}

2. • Length of stay: {{2}} nights

3. • Deposit already paid: £{{3}}

4. • Owner asked for a bank transfer to an account in {{4}}

5. • Same photos used in an advert for a property in {{5}}

6. • Owner said the price was only available until {{6}}

7. • Link in a later message opened a fake {{7}} page

8. • Change his booking website password using a different {{8}}

9. • Keep all {{9}} as evidence

10. • Free leaflet on safe booking available at the local {{10}}

Listen and answer questions 11 to 20.

11. The march on Saturday has been organised mainly to protest against

A) changes to local bus routes

B) the planned closure of a hospital unit

C) higher parking charges in the town centre

12. The route of the march has been changed so that it

A) finishes outside the hospital

B) goes past the town hall

C) avoids the Saturday market

13. What does the speaker suggest about the organisers' estimate of the number of marchers?

A) It may be lower than the real number

B) It is based on the numbers at last year's protest

C) The police think it is too high

14. What advice does the speaker give to shop owners in the High Street?

A) Close the shop while the march goes past

B) Bring any goods on the pavement inside

C) Protect the shop windows with boards

15. Which TWO changes to transport will there be on Saturday?

A) The Riverside car park will be closed all day

B) A bus stop will be moved to a different street

C) Extra park-and-ride buses will run

D) The taxi rank will be in a new place

E) Vehicles will not be allowed on Bridge Street for part of the day

16. Which TWO changes to transport will there be on Saturday?

A) The Riverside car park will be closed all day

B) A bus stop will be moved to a different street

C) Extra park-and-ride buses will run

D) The taxi rank will be in a new place

E) Vehicles will not be allowed on Bridge Street for part of the day

17. Which TWO jobs will the volunteer stewards do?

A) help marchers to cross roads safely

B) give first aid to anyone who is hurt

C) collect money for the campaign

D) answer questions from members of the public

E) tell people to leave if there is trouble

18. Which TWO jobs will the volunteer stewards do?

A) help marchers to cross roads safely

B) give first aid to anyone who is hurt

C) collect money for the campaign

D) answer questions from members of the public

E) tell people to leave if there is trouble

19. Which TWO ways can residents report a problem on the day of the march?

A) by phoning the council's main number

B) by sending an email to the council

C) by sending a text message

D) by speaking to a steward

E) by using a form on the council website

20. Which TWO ways can residents report a problem on the day of the march?

A) by phoning the council's main number

B) by sending an email to the council

C) by sending a text message

D) by speaking to a steward

E) by using a form on the council website

Listen and answer questions 21 to 30.

21. staff files

A) were more detailed than expected

B) had never been catalogued

C) needed checking against a second source

D) had been partly blacked out

E) were kept outside the diocesan archive

F) covered only a short period

22. minutes of committee meetings

A) were more detailed than expected

B) had never been catalogued

C) needed checking against a second source

D) had been partly blacked out

E) were kept outside the diocesan archive

F) covered only a short period

23. letters between senior officials

A) were more detailed than expected

B) had never been catalogued

C) needed checking against a second source

D) had been partly blacked out

E) were kept outside the diocesan archive

F) covered only a short period

24. statements from an earlier church review

A) were more detailed than expected

B) had never been catalogued

C) needed checking against a second source

D) had been partly blacked out

E) were kept outside the diocesan archive

F) covered only a short period

25. press cuttings collected by the diocese

A) were more detailed than expected

B) had never been catalogued

C) needed checking against a second source

D) had been partly blacked out

E) were kept outside the diocesan archive

F) covered only a short period

26. Stage 2: {{26}}

A) the diocese is sent draft chapters to check for factual errors

B) a summary of the early findings is published online

C) the historians are given access to the restricted files

D) the period the inquiry will cover is agreed

E) people who gave evidence are offered a private briefing

F) a deadline for the final report is agreed

G) the diocese is given a formal right to reply

27. Stage 3: {{27}}

A) the diocese is sent draft chapters to check for factual errors

B) a summary of the early findings is published online

C) the historians are given access to the restricted files

D) the period the inquiry will cover is agreed

E) people who gave evidence are offered a private briefing

F) a deadline for the final report is agreed

G) the diocese is given a formal right to reply

28. Stage 5: {{28}}

A) the diocese is sent draft chapters to check for factual errors

B) a summary of the early findings is published online

C) the historians are given access to the restricted files

D) the period the inquiry will cover is agreed

E) people who gave evidence are offered a private briefing

F) a deadline for the final report is agreed

G) the diocese is given a formal right to reply

29. Stage 6: {{29}}

A) the diocese is sent draft chapters to check for factual errors

B) a summary of the early findings is published online

C) the historians are given access to the restricted files

D) the period the inquiry will cover is agreed

E) people who gave evidence are offered a private briefing

F) a deadline for the final report is agreed

G) the diocese is given a formal right to reply

30. Stage 7: {{30}}

A) the diocese is sent draft chapters to check for factual errors

B) a summary of the early findings is published online

C) the historians are given access to the restricted files

D) the period the inquiry will cover is agreed

E) people who gave evidence are offered a private briefing

F) a deadline for the final report is agreed

G) the diocese is given a formal right to reply

Listen and answer questions 31 to 40.

31. • Accidental: the most common source is broken {{31}} on cutting machines

32. • Deliberate: very rare; the main effect on families is {{32}} rather than physical harm

33. • Metal detectors: products that are {{33}} or salty can cause false alarms

34. • X-ray machines: can also find glass, stone and bone, because these are {{34}} than the food

35. • Sweets in metal foil must be checked {{35}} wrapping

36. • Tamper-evident packs: e.g. a {{36}} that breaks when the pack is opened

37. • Twist-wrapped sweets can be opened and closed again without leaving {{37}}

38. • Check sweets on a {{38}} surface in good light

39. • Throw away any {{39}} items, as their contents cannot be checked

40. • Report suspicious items to the {{40}} first, and keep the wrapper