Let’s start:- #0037 Latest Listening Practice Test for IELTS ielts listening test 2020
PART-1
Questions 1-3
Choose the correct letter , A , B or C.
(1) Which form does Mrs Peters fill in first ?
A personal details
B medical information
C extracurricular activities
(2) What is her son’s given me ?
A Colwin
B John
C Richard
(3) How old is her son ?
A 6
B 11
C 12
Questions 4-9
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Personal Details!
Address: 10 (4) ………… Crescent , Mount Lawley
Phone number: (5) …………
Health Information
Medication: (6) …………
Allergies: (7) …………
Other: (8) …………
Extracurricular activities
Sport: football
Music: (9) …………
Art: drawing cartoons
Question 10
Choose the correct letter , A , B or C.
(10) Which language is the son going to learn ?
A Italian
B Indonesian
C Chinese
PART-2
Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter from A-C.
(11) Clean up Australia aims to ………… .
A help retailers and shoppers reduce the use of plastic bags
B work with communities
C present the environment
Complete the sheet about plastic bags below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Facts about Plastic Bags!
Made from: non renewable (12) ………… .
Australians dump (13) ………… plastic bags marine (14) ………… each year;
They (15) ………… and float easily in water and air.
Questions 16-20
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
| Questions | Answers |
| How to reduce | say no to plastic bags to retailers like supermarkets , convenience stores and (16) ………… shops. Use a (17) ………… to pack the large order food. |
| The recycle venue | large supermarkets and local Stockland shopping centers; Turn bags inside out nad take away receipt and (18) ……….. . |
| Biodegradable Product | By means of biology to break down into (19) ………… of nature; unfortunately no nation – wide standard. |
| Overall , people should refuse , (20) ………… and reuse plastic bags. |
PART-3
questions 21-23
Circle the correct answer A-C.
(21) What does QWERTY stand for ?
A letters on the top row of the keyboard
B the Company that made the first typewriter
C letters on the home row of the keyboard
(22) the first commercial typewriter was developed in
A Germany.
B Great Britain.
C United States.
(23) The purpose of the QWERTY keyboard Layout was
A to slow typing speed.
B to prevent keys from sticking.
C to reduce typing inefficiency.
Questions 24-29
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
In 1932 August Dvorak solved the inefficiency problem by re-designing the (24) ………… layout of the typewriter. He put the most commonly used letters on the home row. Using the Dvorak Keyboard, over 3000 words or (25) ………… of all work can be done from the home row. In contrast, only (26) ………… words can be typed from the home row on the Qwerty Keyboard. Other advantages of the Dvorak Keyboard include a 50% improvement in (27) ………… in typing and a 15-20% increase in (28) ………… . Typists using the QWERTY keyboard moved their fingers 12 to (29) ………… miles per day compared to one mile a day for Dvorak typists.
Question 30
Circle the correct letter A-C.
(30) Which of these was the main reason why the Dvorak keyboard was never adopted ?
A the Depression of 1929
B bad timing
C resistance to change
PART-4
Questions 31-40
complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each answer.
Facts about the Thesaurus!
Number of edition (31) …………
Copies sold (32) ………… million
The word ‘Thesaurus’ means (33) ………… house
Facts about Roget!
Full name (34) ………… Mark Roget
Nationality (35) …………
University degree subject (36) …………
Wrote about feeling and perception in (37) …………
Invented the travelling chess (38) …………
Established a (39) ………… for poor people
The invention of the crossword (40) ………… led to an increase in sales of the Thesaurus.
ANSWERS
- A
- A
- B
- Whatley
- 0413325888
- (asthma) puffer
- (all) nuts
- (wears) glasses
- (learn) piano
- C
- C
- resources
- 4,000
- animals
- escape
- takeaway
- cardboard box
- food scraps
- raw materials
- reduce
- A
- C
- B
- keyboard
- 70%
- 50
- accuracy
- speed
- 20
- C
- 150
- 32
- treasure
- Peter
- French
- Medicine
- animals
- set
- clinic
- puzzle
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