IELTS Listening Practice Test 106

SECTION 1

Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry
Name: Margaret Smith

About the applicant:
• Wants a (1)  …………………  job
• Will soon start work as a (2)  ………………… 
• Has led cycle trips in (3)  ………………… 
• Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
• Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4) …………………   club
• Available for five months from the 1st of (5)  ………………… 
• Can’t eat (6)  ………………… 

Contact details
• Address: 27 (7) …………………   Place, Dumfries
• Postcode: (8)  ………………… 

Interview:
• Interview at 2.30 pm on (9)  ………………… 
• Will plan a short (10) …………………   about being a tour guide

SECTION 2

Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Visiting the Sheepmarket Area
11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheepmarket area?
 A. young professional people
 B. students from the university
 C. employees in the local market

12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheepmarket for their
 A. international restaurants
 B. historical buildings
 C. arts and crafts

13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must
 A. be modelled by the designers themselves
 B. be inspired by aspects of contemporary culture
 C. be made from locally produced materials

14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you
 A. stay for less than an hour
 B. buy something in the shops
 C. park in the evenings or at weekends

Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write correct letter A-I next to questions 15-20.

15. the Reynolds House  ………………… 
16. the Thumb  ………………… 
17. the Museum  ………………… 
18. the Contemporary Art Gallery  ………………… 
19. the Warner Gallery  ………………… 
20. Nucleus  ………………… 

SECTION 3

Questions 21-24
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Questions 25-30
What do the speakers say about each of the following films?

Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 25-30.

Comments
A clearly shows the historical period
B contains only parts of the play
C is too similar to another kind of film
D turned out to be unpopular with audiences
E presents the play in a different period from the original
F sets the original in a different country
G incorporates a variety of art forms

Films
25. Ran  ………………… 
26. Much Ado About Nothing  ………………… 
27. Romeo and Juliet  ………………… 
28. Hamlet  ………………… 
29. Prospero’s Books  ………………… 
30. Looking for Richard  ………………… 

SECTION 4

Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Noise in Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.

Noise ‘maps’
• Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads
• Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their (31)  ………………… 
• Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise
• Have made people realize that the noise is a (32)   ………………… issue that must be dealt with

Problems caused by noise
• Sleep disturbance
• Increase in amount of stress
• Effect on the (33)  …………………  of school children

Different types of noise
Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a (34)   ………………… in a town
To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35)  …………………  sciences

What people want
Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36)   ………………… but also allow people to relax

But architects and town planners
• Do not get much (37) …………………   in acoustics
• Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers

Understanding sound as an art form
We need to know
• How sound relates to (38)  ………………… 
• What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound
• Whether physics can help us understand the (39) …………………   of sound

Virtual reality programs
• Advantage: predict the effect of buildings
• Current disadvantage: they are (40)  …………………