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C18 IELTS listening test 1 | 40 phút

Bộ đề thi: IELTS C18 Full Test 1

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Transport survey

Name: Sadie Jones

Year of birth: 1991

Postcode: (1) ________________

Travelling by bus

Date of bus journey: (2) ________________

Reason for trip: shopping and visit to the (3) ________________

Travelled by bus because cost of (4) ________________ too high

Got on bus at (5) ________________ Street

Complaints about bus service:

  • bus today was (6) ________________
  • frequency of buses in the (7) ________________

Travelling by car

- Goes to the (8) ________________ by car

Travelling by bicycle

- Dislikes travelling by bike in the city centre because of the (9) ________________

- Doesn’t own a bike because of a lack of (10) ________________

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Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Becoming a volunteer for ACE

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Questions 14 and 15

Choose TWO letters, A—E.

Which TWO issues does the speaker ask the audience to consider before they apply to be volunteers?

A. their financial situation

B. their level of commitment

C. their work experience

D. their ambition

E. their availability

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Questions 16-20

What does the speaker suggest would be helpful for each of the following areas of voluntary work?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.

Helpful things volunteers might offer

  • A. experience on stage
  • B. original, new ideas
  • C. parenting skills
  • D. an understanding of food and diet
  • E. retail experience
  • F. a good memory
  • G. a good level of fitness

Area of voluntary work

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Questions 21—26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Talk on jobs in fashion design

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Questions 27 and 28

Choose TWO letters, A—E.

Which TWO mistakes did the speaker admit she made in her first job?

  • A. being dishonest to her employer
  • B. paying too much attention to how she looked
  • C. expecting to become well known
  • D. trying to earn a lot of money
  • E. openly disliking her client
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Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters, A—E.

Which TWO pieces of retail information do Hugo and Chantal agree would be useful?

  • A. the reasons people return fashion items
  • B. how much time people have to shop for clothes
  • C. fashion designs people want but can’t find
  • D. the best time of year for fashion buying
  • E. the most popular fashion sizes
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Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Elephant translocation

Reasons for overpopulation at Majete National Park

* strict enforcement of anti-poaching laws
* successful breeding

Problems caused by elephant overpopulation

* greater competition, causing hunger for elephants 

* damage to (31) _____________ in the park

The translocation process

* a suitable group of elephants from the same (32) _____________ was selected

* vets and park staff made use of (33) _____________ to help guide the elephants into an open plain

* elephants were immobilised with tranquilisers

  • - this process had to be completed quickly to reduce (34) _____________
  • - elephants had to be turned ON their (35) _____________ to avoid damage to their lungs
  • - elephants' (36) _____________ had to be monitored constantly
  • - tracking devices were fitted to the matriarchs
  • - data including the size of their tusks and (37) _____________

* elephants were taken by truck to their new reserve

Advantages of translocation at Nkhotakota Wildlife Park

* (38) _____________ opportunities

* a reduction in the number of poachers and (39) _____________

* an example of conservation that other parks can follow

* an increase in (40) _____________ as a contributor to GDP

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