IELTS General Training Listening practice test 2

Listen and answer questions 1 to 10.

1. • Name: Martin {{1}}

2. • New laptops now more expensive because of rising {{2}} prices

3. ◦ Price: £{{3}}

4. ◦ Battery lasts about {{4}} hours in the shop's own tests

5. ◦ Heavier, but has a bigger {{5}}

6. • Warranty: {{6}} months

7. • Copying files from old computer costs £{{7}}

8. • Old computer can be {{8}} free of charge

9. • Ready on {{9}} after 2 pm

10. • Park behind the {{10}}

Listen and answer questions 11 to 20.

11. Why is the meeting being held at the social club instead of the factory canteen?

A) The canteen is closed for building work

B) The canteen is too small for the number of people expected

C) The management refused to let the union use the canteen

12. According to the speaker, what was the main reason members rejected the employer's offer?

A) The pay rise would not start for many months

B) The percentage increase was much lower than requested

C) The offer depended on staff working longer hours

13. The first stoppage will begin at

A) the start of the night shift

B) the start of the morning shift

C) the change of shift at midday

14. What does the speaker say about money during the stoppage?

A) Wages will be deducted for the whole shift

B) The union fund will replace all lost wages

C) Recent members will not receive help from the union fund

15. Which TWO things are members asked to do on the day of the stoppage?

A) give their name to a coordinator at the gate

B) bring their staff identity card

C) refer reporters' questions to a press officer

D) bring a high-visibility jacket

E) park at the social club

16. Which TWO things are members asked to do on the day of the stoppage?

A) give their name to a coordinator at the gate

B) bring their staff identity card

C) refer reporters' questions to a press officer

D) bring a high-visibility jacket

E) park at the social club

17. Which TWO groups of workers should carry on working as normal?

A) the furnace safety team

B) apprentices

C) agency staff

D) warehouse staff

E) members on reduced hours

18. Which TWO groups of workers should carry on working as normal?

A) the furnace safety team

B) apprentices

C) agency staff

D) warehouse staff

E) members on reduced hours

19. Which TWO things does the speaker say will definitely happen?

A) Members will vote on a new offer

B) Talks will restart with an independent person present

C) Dates for further stoppages will be announced

D) Night-shift workers can ask questions online

E) Union officials will meet local councillors

20. Which TWO things does the speaker say will definitely happen?

A) Members will vote on a new offer

B) Talks will restart with an independent person present

C) Dates for further stoppages will be announced

D) Night-shift workers can ask questions online

E) Union officials will meet local councillors

Listen and answer questions 21 to 30.

21. Which TWO problems did the students have with their survey?

A) Few respondents knew the interest rate they were paying

B) The questionnaire took too long to complete

C) Most respondents did not yet own a car

D) Some respondents confused leasing with a different arrangement

E) Fewer people replied than the students had hoped

22. Which TWO problems did the students have with their survey?

A) Few respondents knew the interest rate they were paying

B) The questionnaire took too long to complete

C) Most respondents did not yet own a car

D) Some respondents confused leasing with a different arrangement

E) Fewer people replied than the students had hoped

23. Which TWO things do the students agree to add to their presentation?

A) a cost comparison for one example car over three years

B) tips on improving a credit score

C) extracts from an interview with a car dealer

D) a warning about the large final payment in some agreements

E) a breakdown of the survey results by age

24. Which TWO things do the students agree to add to their presentation?

A) a cost comparison for one example car over three years

B) tips on improving a credit score

C) extracts from an interview with a car dealer

D) a warning about the large final payment in some agreements

E) a breakdown of the survey results by age

25. saving up and paying cash

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

26. a personal loan from a bank

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

27. finance arranged at the showroom

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

28. personal contract purchase

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

29. leasing

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

30. borrowing from family

A) It is less risky than its reputation suggests

B) Its benefits are often exaggerated

C) It is becoming less common

D) It was the option they knew least about at the start

E) It is the one they would choose for themselves

F) It is cheaper than it first appears

G) It usually costs the most in the long run

H) Its popularity among students surprised them

Listen and answer questions 31 to 40.

31. • Calculated by comparing home and away results across a whole {{31}}

32. • Crowd: supporters' noise may influence the decisions of {{32}}

33. • Travel: long journeys can lead to {{33}} among away players

34. • Familiarity: home players know the dimensions and surface of the {{34}}

35. • Territoriality: home players' hormone levels have been measured using samples of {{35}}

36. • Away teams received fewer {{36}} than usual

37. • The fall in home advantage was clearest in {{37}} matches

38. • Some away teams play recorded crowd noise during {{38}}

39. • Players are encouraged to bring their own {{39}} to away hotels

40. • Conclusion: away success depends largely on mental {{40}}