LISTENNING CAM 18 TEST 1

IELTS Listening Cam 18 – Test 1

PART 1: Transport survey

Questions 1–10: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name: Sadie Jones
Year of birth: 1991
Postcode: (1)

Đáp án: DW307YZ

Travelling by bus

Date of bus journey: (2) April

Đáp án: 24 / 24th

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

Đáp án: dentist

Travelled by bus because cost of (4) too high

Đáp án: parking

Got on bus at (5) Street

Đáp án: Claxby

Complaints about bus service:
– bus today was (6)
– frequency of buses in the (7)

(6) Đáp án: late
(7) Đáp án: evening

Travelling by car

Goes to the (8) by car

Đáp án: supermarket

Travelling by bicycle

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

Đáp án: pollution

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

Đáp án: storage

PART 2: Becoming a volunteer for ACE

Questions 11–13: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. Why does the speaker apologise about the seats?

Đáp án: C

12. What does the speaker say about the age of volunteers?

Đáp án: A

13. What does the speaker say about training?

Đáp án: A
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?

Đáp án: B, E
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 (A-G).

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

16. Fundraising:

Đáp án: B

17. Litter collection:

Đáp án: G

18. ‘Playmates’:

Đáp án: C

19. Story club:

Đáp án: F

20. First aid:

Đáp án: D

PART 3: Talk on jobs in fashion design

Questions 21–26: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. What problem did Chantal have at the start of the talk?

Đáp án: A

22. What were Hugo and Chantal surprised to hear about the job market?

Đáp án: B

23. Hugo and Chantal agree that the speaker’s message was

Đáp án: A

24. What do Hugo and Chantal criticise about their school careers advice?

Đáp án: C

25. When discussing their future, Hugo and Chantal disagree on

Đáp án: B

26. How does Hugo feel about being an unpaid assistant?

Đáp án: A
Questions 27 and 28: Choose TWO letters, A–E.

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

Đáp án: B, E
Questions 29 and 30: Choose TWO letters, A–E.

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

Đáp án: A, C

PART 4: Elephant translocation

Questions 31–40: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

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

Đáp án: vegetation

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 tranquillisers
– 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) was taken
– elephants were taken by truck to their new reserve

32. family | 33. helicopters | 34. stress | 35. side | 36. temperature | 37. age

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

38. employment | 39. snare (hoặc snares) | 40. tourism

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