IELTS Listening Practice Test 44

SECTION 1

Questions 1 and 2
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Report on abandoned vehicle
Name of caller: Mrs Shefford

Address: 41, (1)   …………………. Barrowdale WH45JP
Telephone: (2)  …………………. 
Vehicle location: in (3)   …………………. near main road
Type of vehicle: (4)  …………………. 
Make: Catala
Model: (5)  …………………. 
Present color of vehicle: (6)  …………………. 
Vehicle number: S 322 GEC
General condition: poor – one (7)  ………………….  , cracked windscreen
Length of time at site: (8)  …………………. 
Land belongs to: (9)  …………………. 
Last owner: no information available
Other notes: vehicle does not belong to a (10)  ………………….  resident

SECTION 2

 Questions 11-17
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The story of John Manjiro
11. Manjiro started work as a   …………………. when he was still a young boy.

12. He spent  ………………….  on a deserted island before he was rescued.

13. He became friends with William Whitefield who was a ship’s  …………………. 

14. The cost of Manjiro’s ………………….   in America was covered by the Whitefield family.

15. Manjiro eventually returned to Japan, where he carried out important work as a teacher and  …………………. 

16. Fairhaven and Tosashimizu are now officially  …………………. 

17. Every two years, the John Manjiro  ………………….  is held in Fairhaven.

Questions 18-20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-I next to questions 18-20.

18. Whitefield family house  …………………. 
19. Old Oxford school  …………………. 
20. School of Navigation  …………………. 

SECTION 3

 Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. What is the main thing Julia feels she has gained from her experience in retail?
 A better understanding of customer attitudes
 B improved ability to predict fashion trends
 C more skill in setting priorities in her work

22. Why is Julia interested in doing the postgraduate course?
 A it will enable her to develop new types of technology
 B it will allow her to specialize in a design area of her choice
 C it will provide managerial training focusing on her needs

23. What would Julia like to do after she has completed the postgraduate course?
 A work overseas
 B start her own business
 C stay in an academic environment

Questions 24-27
What does each university facility have?

Choose your answers from the box and write correct letter A-G next to questions 24-27.

A laboratories
B rooms for individual study
C inter-disciplinary focus
D introductory course
E purpose built premises
F cafeteria
G emphasis on creative use

24. Library 
25. Computer centre 
26. Photomedia 
27. Time based media 

Questions 28-30
Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

MA in fashion design: Assessment

Assessment includes three (28)  ………………….  which take place at the end of the stages of the degree. Final assessment is based on a project and includes the students’ (29) ………………….   in the form of a written report and the (30)   …………………. to which representatives of fashion companies are invited.

SECTION 4

 Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Laughter

The nature of laughter
• Laughter is a (31)   …………………. process – involves movement and sound
• It is controlled by our (32)  …………………. 

Reasons for laughter
• Only 10% of laughter is caused by jokes or funny stories
• May have begun as sign of (33)  ………………….  after a dangerous situation
• Nowadays may help to develop (34) ………………….   within a group
• Connected to (35)  ………………….  (e.g. use of humor by politicians or bosses)
• May be related to male/ female differences (e.g. women laugh more at male speakers)
• May be used in a (36)  ………………….  way to keep someone out of a group

Benefits of laughter
• Safe method for the (37)  ………………….  of emotions such as anger and sadness
• Provides good aerobic exercise
• Leads to drop in levels of stress-related (38)  …………………. 
• Improved the (39)  …………………. 
• Can stop (40)  ………………….  and improve sleep