Practice Test 1
IELTS Listening Practice Test 1
In Listening Test 1, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house.
Section 2 is a monologue about a waste collection in Biltmore.
Section 3 is a conversation between students about a new essay professor has assigned.
Section 4 is a lecture on Environmental Science.
Section 1
Question 1-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Address | Rooms | Facilities | Providing | Price | Problem |
| 3 Bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room | Example: Restaurants | Internet & Utilities | $ 1 _______ | Garden: Too big to clean up | |
| 3 Bedrooms, a 2 ________ , and a living room | Shared living room, bathroom, kitchen and 3 ________ | Living room and Furniture | $400/$340 | Due to shared facilities, it seems 4 ________ | |
| 2 Bedrooms, a living room, and a study | 5 ________ | 6 ________ | $600 | Sometimes a little bit 7 ________ | |
| A bedroom, a living room, a study and a dining hall | 8 ________ | 9 ________ | $500 | Without 10 ________ |
Section 2
Question 11-20
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Waste sorting, collection, and disposal |
| Necessary characteristics of dustbins: Solid and 11 ____________ |
| Waste Sorting | Three Kinds:Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin)Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin)Toxic waste (Red bin) |
| Waste Collection | Commercial Waste Collection:It mainly refers to 12 ____________ wasteWarning signs state not to 13 ____________ blue/green binsThose 14 ____________ Metals will cause environmental pollution |
| Waste Disposal | Household Waste Collection:All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15 ____________ bag.The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16 ____________ space or field.The waste is disposed of at least once every 17 ____________The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18 ____________The waste is mainly produced by 19 ____________ industry, retail, and offices.Please do not dispose of 20 ____________ in any of the bins. |
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21-24
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
21 The research topic should come from one of the headings in the ____________
22 At least one once reference needs to be from ____________
23 The data Julie found on past experiments is in ____________
24 Ricky has pointed out that aside from journals, he can also use ____________ about scientific experiments.
Q. 25-30
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| The format of papers |
| 25 ____________ |
| 26 ____________ |
| 27 ____________ |
| 28 ____________ corner |
| 29 ____________ pixels wide |
| 30 ____________ |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-38
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
31 This paper pertains to one major concern about water for people everywhere that is a ____________ source of water.
32 Australia is a dry continent thus water is very ____________
33 We utilize the most water for ____________
34 We discover the purest form of water in rivers, creeks and ____________
35 Rainfall is a useful source of water unless there is a significant ____________
36 People in the West wish the water to be ____________
37 Water is highly prone to ____________
38 In the home, one of the most important uses of water is for ____________
Q. 39-40
Choose the correct answers AC and write them next to 39-40 on your answer sheet
39 The mechanisms for water management are.
A inadequate
B nearly adequate
C admirable
40 The government’s 1989 White Paper
A caused a concern
B is unreliable
C is inconclusive
Answers
Section 1
| 1. | 435 |
| 2. | Kitchen |
| 3. | Washing machine |
| 4. | Inconvenient |
| 5. | TV and VCR |
| 6. | Washbasin |
| 7. | Noisy |
| 8. | Lamp |
| 9. | Evening meals |
| 10. | Bathroom |
Section 2
| 11. | Waterproof |
| 12. | Building |
| 13. | Overfill |
| 14. | Heavy |
| 15. | Plastic |
| 16. | Open |
| 17. | 4 weeks |
| 18. | Traffic |
| 19. | Businesses |
| 20. | Stones |
Section 3
| twenty one. | Note system |
| twenty two. | Scientific research |
| twenty three. | Scientific journals |
| twenty four. | Information from the Internet |
| 25. | Double-space |
| 26. | Italics |
| 27. | Typed |
| 28. | Top right |
| 29. | 3.25 |
| 30. | ID number |
Section 4
| 31. | Safe and reliable |
| 32. | Scarce |
| 33. | Washing |
| 34. | Lakes and dams |
| 35. | Air pollution |
| 36. | Pure and safe |
| 37. | Contamination |
| 38. | Drinking |
| 39. | A |
| 40. | B |