IELTS Cambridge Book 13 Listening Practice Test 04 with Answers

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IELTS AC/GT 13 Listening Practice Test 4

Part 1 Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Alex’s Training

(Example) Alex complete his training in …2014…

About the applicant: ●   At first, Alex did his training in the 1 department. ●   Alex didn’t have a qualification from school in 2 ●   Alex thinks he should have done the diploma in 3 skills. ●   Age of other trainees: the youngest was 4 Benefits of doing training at JPNW: ●   Lots of opportunities because of the size of the organization. ●   Trainees receive the same amount of 5 as permanent staff. ●   The training experience increases people’s confidence a lot. ●   Trainees go to 6 one day per month. ●   The company is in a convenient 7 Advice for interview: ●   Don’t wear 8 ●   Don’t be 9 ●   Make sure you 10

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Part 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

The Snow Centre

11. Annie recommends that when cross-country skiing, the visitors should

1. get away from the regular trails.
2. stop to enjoy views of the scenery.
3. go at a slow speed at the beginning.

12. What does Annie tell the group about this afternoon’s dog-sled trip?

1. Those who want to can take part in a race.
2. Anyone has the chance to drive a team of dogs.
3. One group member will be chosen to lead the trail.

13. What does Annie say about the team relay event?

1. All participants receive a medal.
2. The course is 4 km long.
3. Each team is led by a teacher.

14. On the snow-shoe trip, the visitors will

1. visit an old gold mine.
2. learn about unusual flowers.
3. climb to the top of a mountain.

15. The cost of accommodation in the mountain hut includes

1. a supply of drinking water.
2. transport of visitors’ luggage.
3. cooked meals.

16. If there is a storm while the visitors are in the hut, they should

1. contact the bus driver.
2. wait until the weather improves.
3. use the emergency locator beacon.

Questions 17-20

What information does Annie give about skiing on each of the following mountain trails?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20

Information

1. It has a good place to stop and rest.
2. It is suitable for all abilities.
3. It involves crossing a river.
4. It demands a lot of skill.
5. It may be closed in bad weather.
6. It has some very narrow sections.

Mountain trails

17. ABCDEF Highland Trail
18. ABCDEF Pine Trail
19. ABCDEF Stony Trail
20. ABCDEF Loser’s Trail

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Part 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging

21. What was Jack’s attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?

1. He didn’t read everything on them.
2. He didn’t think they were important.
3. He thought they were too complicated.

22. Alice says that before doing this project,

1. she was unaware of what certain foods contained.
2. she was too lazy to read food labels.
3. she was only interested in the number of calories.

23. When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that

1. the list of ingredients is shocking.
2. he will hesitate before buying pizza again.
3. the nutritional label is misleading.

24. Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is

1. more accessible.
2. more logical.
3. more comprehensive.

25. What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?

1. The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.
2. The products did not contain any meat.
3. The labels did not list all the ingredients.

26. What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?

1. It did not produce clear results.
2. It focused on the wrong people.
3. It made unrealistic recommendations.

Questions 27 and 28

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?

1. its widespread use
2. the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets
3. how little research was done before its introduction
4. its unpopularity with food manufacturers
5. the way that certain colours are used

Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?

1. They had low literacy levels.
2. They were regular consumers of packaged food.
3. They were selected randomly.
4. They were from all socio-economic groups.
5. They were interviewed face-to-face.

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Part 4 Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The history of coffee

Coffee in the Arab world

• These was small-scale trade in wild coffee from Ethiopia.
• 1522: Coffee was approved in the Ottoman court as a type of medicine.
• 1623: In Constantinople, the ruler ordered the 31 of every coffee house.

The Coffee arrives in Europe (17th century)

• Coffee shops were compared to 32
• They played an important part in social and 33 changes.

Coffee and European colonization

• European powers established coffee plantations in their colonies.
• Types of coffee were often named according to the 34 they came from.
• In Brazil and the Caribbean, most cultivation depended on 35
• In Java, coffee was used as a form of 36
• Coffee became almost as important as 37
• The move towards the consumption of 38 in Britain did not also take place in the USA.

Coffee in the 19th century

• Prices dropped because of improvements in 39
• Industrial workers found coffee helped them to work at 40

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Question	Answer
1	Finance
2	Maths / Math / Mathematics
3	business
4	17 / seventeen
5	holiday(s) / vacation (s)
6	college
7	location
8	jeans
9	late
10	smile
11	A
12	B
13	A
14	C
15	A
16	B
17	B
18	D
19	A
20	E
21	A
22	A
23	C
24	C
25	B
26	A
27 & 28	IN EITHER ORDER B C
29 & 30	IN EITHER ORDER D E
31	destruction
32	universities / university
33	political
34	port (s)
35	slaves / slavery
36	taxation
37	sugar
38	tea
39	transportation
40	night

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