IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Listening Test 2

Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2

Note: Cambridge IELTS Book 8 Listening Test 2 is a practice test designed to help you prepare for the IELTS Listening exam.

PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-3

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

TOTAL INSURANCE INCIDENT REPORT

(Example) Name: (Answer)

Address: 24 Mainly Street, 1 , Sydney

Shipping agent: 2

Place of origin: China

Date of arrival: 3

Reference number: 601ACK

Questions 4-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Item	Damage	Cost to repair/ replace
Television	the 4 needs to be replaced	not known
The 5 cabinet	the 6 of the cabinet is damaged	7 $
Dining room table	a 8 is split	$ 200
Set of china	six 9 were broken	about 10 $ in total

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PART 2 Questions 11-20

Question 11

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. According to the speaker, the main purposes of the park are

1. education and entertainment
2. research and education
3. research and entertainment

Questions 12-14

Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN WORDS for each answer.

Agricultural Park

12. area
13. The
14. area

Questions 15-20

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

15. When are the experimental areas closed to the public?

1. all the year round
2. almost all the year
3. a short time every year

16. How can you move around the park?

1. by tram, walking or bicycle
2. by solar car or bicycle
3. by bicycle, walking or bus

17. The rare breed animals kept in the park include

1. hens and horses
2. goats and cows
3. goats and hens

18. What is the main purpose of having the Rare Breeds Section?

1. to save unusual animals
2. to keep a variety of breeds
3. to educate the public

19. What can you see in the park at the present time?

1. the arrival of wild birds
2. fruit tree blossom
3. a demonstration of fishing

20. The shop contains books about

1. animals
2. local traditions
3. the history of the park

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PART 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Honey Bees in Australia

21. Where in Australia have Asian honey bees been found in the past?

1. Queensland
2. New South Wales
3. several states

22. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they

1. attack native bees
2. carry parasites
3. damage crops

23. What point is made about Australian bees?

1. Their honey varies in quality
2. Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers
3. They are sold to customers abroad

24. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia,

1. the country’s economy would be affected
2. they could be used in the study of allergies
3. certain areas of agriculture would benefit

Questions 25-30

Complete the summary below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Looking for Asian honey bees

Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only 25 , and cough up small bits of skeleton and other products in a pellet. Researchers go to the locations the bee eaters like to use for 26 . They collect the pellets and take them to a 27 for analysis. Here 28 is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the 29 of Asian bees in the pellets. The benefit of this research is that the result is more 30 than searching for live Asian bees.

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PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31-36

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Research on questions about doctors

31. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got

1. advice from personal friends in other countries
2. help from students in- other countries
3. information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries

32. What types of people were included in the research?

1. young people in their first job
2. men who were working
3. women who were unemployed

33. Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was

1. to get a wide range of data
2. to limit people’s responses
3. to guide people through interviews.

34. What do Shona’s initial results show about medical services in Britain?

1. Current concerns are misrepresented by the press
2. Financial issues are critical to the government
3. Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful

35. Shona needs to do further research in order to

1. present the government with her findings
2. decide the level of extra funding needed
3. identify the preferences of the public

36. Shona has learnt from the research project that

1. it is important to plan projects carefully
2. people do not like answering questions
3. colleagues do not always agree

Questions 37-40

Which statement applies to each of the following people who were interviewed by Shona?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 37-40.

1. gave false data
2. decided to stop participating
3. refusal to tell Shona about their job
4. kept changing their mind about participating
5. became very angry with Shona
6. was worried about confidentiality

People interviewed by Shona

37. ChooseABCDEF a person interviewed in the street
38. ChooseABCDEF an undergraduate at the university
39. ChooseABCDEF a colleague in her department
40. ChooseABCDEF a tutor in a foreign university

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IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Listening Test 2 Answer Keys

TOTAL INSURANCE INCIDENT REPORT IELTS Listening Answers:

Question	Answer
1	milperra
2	first class movers
3	28 November
4	screen
5	bathroom
6	door
7	140
8	leg
9	plates
10	60
11	B
12	forest
13	fish farms
14	market garden
15	C
16	A
17	C
18	B
19	C
20	A
21	A
22	B
23	C
24	A
25	insects
26	feeding
27	laboratory
28	water
29	wings
30	reliable
31	B
32	B
33	A
34	A
35	C
36	C
37	B
38	F
39	D
40	C

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