IELTS Listening Practice Test 158

SECTION 1

Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Transport Survey
Travelled to town today: by bus
Name: Lusia (1)  …………………. 
Address: (2)   …………………. White Stone Road
Area: Bradfield
Postcode: (3)  …………………. 
Occupation: (4)  …………………. 
Reason for visit to town: to go to the (5)  …………………. 
Suggestions for improvement: better (6)  …………………. 
Have more footpaths
More frequent (7)  …………………. 
Things that would encourage cycling to work:
• Having (8)   …………………. parking places for bicycles
• Being able to use a (9)  ………………….  at work
• The opportunity to have cycling (10)  ………………….  on busy roads

SECTION 2

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

New city developments
11. The idea for the two new developments in the city came from
 A local people
 B the City Council
 C the SWRDC

12. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?
 A its architectural style
 B its heating system
 C its method of water treatment

13. Local newspapers have raised worries about
 A the late opening date
 B the post of the project
 C the size of the facilities

14. What decision has not yet been made about the pool?
 A whose statue will be at the door
 B the exact opening times
 C who will open it

Questions 15-20
Which feature is related to each of the following areas of the world represented in the playground?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-l, next to questions 15-20.

Areas of the world
15 Asia  …………………. 
16 Antarctica  …………………. 
17 South America ………………….
18 North America  …………………. 
19 Europe  …………………. 
20 Africa  …………………. 

SECTION 3

Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?
 A camping
 B climbing
 C collecting
 D hunting
 E reading

Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?
 A to examine ancient carvings
 B to experience an isolated place
 C to formulate a new theory
 D to learn survival skills
 E to study the impact of an extreme environment

Questions 25-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

The later life of Thor Heyerdahl
25. According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east was impossible due to
 A the fact that Eastern countries were far away
 B the lack of materials for boat building
 C the direction of the winds and currents

26. Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?
 A to overcome a research setback
 B to demonstrate a personal quality
 C to test a new theory

27. What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?
 A the fact that he was the first person to do it
 B the speed of crossing the Pacific
 C the use of authentic construction methods

28. Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?
 A to build a stone statue
 B to sail a reed boat
 C to learn the local language

29. In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on
 A theories about Polynesian origins
 B the development of archaeological methodology
 C establishing archaeology as an academic subject

30. Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?
 A Its style is out of date
 B Its content is over-simplified
 C Its methodology is flawed

SECTION 4

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

THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT
Business markets
• greater (31)  ………………….  among companies
• increase in power of large (32) ………………….   companies
• rising (33)  ………………….  in certain countries

External influences on businesses
• more discussion with (34)  ………………….  before making business decisions
• environmental concerns which may lead to more (35)  …………………. 

Business structures
• more teams will be formed to work on a particular (36)  …………………. 
• businesses may need to offer hours that are (37)  ………………….  , or the chance to work remotely

Management styles
• increasing need for managers to provide good (38)  …………………. 
• changes influenced by (39)  ………………….  taking senior roles

Changes in the economy
• service sector continues to be important
• increasing value of intellectual property
• more and more (40)   …………………. workers