IELTS Academic Listening Practice Test 16 (with Audio)

Part 1

Hiring a car · Questions 1–10 · Form completion

Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. একটি শব্দ এবং/অথবা একটি সংখ্যা।

Swift Car Hire — Booking Details

Example · Type of booking: personal

Customer’s surname:

Pick-up date: July

Number of days:

Car size:

Extra item: child

Daily rate: £

Full insurance: £ per day

Collect the car from the branch

Must show driving licence and

Return the car with a full tank of

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Part 2

An induction talk for new hotel staff · Questions 11–20 · Matching + plan labelling

Questions 11–15: Who should new staff contact about each of the following? Choose your answer from the box. নিচের প্রতিটি বিষয়ে নতুন কর্মীরা কার সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ করবে? বাক্স থেকে বেছে নাও।

A Mr Hughes B Sara C Raj D Ana

11. problems with uniforms

12. broken equipment

13. requests for holidays

14. serious guest complaints

15. items left behind by guests

Questions 16–20: Label the plan below. Choose the correct letter, A–G, for each place. প্ল্যানে জায়গাগুলো চিহ্নিত করো — A থেকে G।

16. the staff room

17. the laundry

18. the kitchen

19. the manager’s office

20. the staff lockers

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Part 3

Two students discussing a marketing case study · Questions 21–30 · Matching + MCQ

Questions 21–25: Which marketing method did each company mainly use? Choose your answer from the box. প্রতিটি কোম্পানি মূলত কোন মার্কেটিং পদ্ধতি ব্যবহার করেছিল? বাক্স থেকে বেছে নাও।

A free samples B social media influencers C loyalty cards D television adverts E sponsoring events

21. the juice company

22. the clothing brand

23. the supermarket

24. the bank

25. the sports shoe company

Questions 26–30: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. সঠিক অক্ষর A, B বা C।

26. Why did the students choose this case study?

A It was the shortest one.
B It compared several companies.
C Their lecturer recommended it.

27. Ben thinks the juice company’s method was successful because

A it was cheap to run.
B customers could try the product first.
C it reached young people.

28. According to Zara, the problem with influencers is that

A they are expensive.
B customers may not trust them.
C their audience is too small.

29. The students agree that the most effective method overall was

A loyalty cards.
B television adverts.
C sponsoring events.

30. What will they do next?

A meet their lecturer
B divide up the writing
C find more statistics

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Part 4

A lecture on urban heat islands · Questions 31–40 · Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. শুধুমাত্র একটি শব্দ।

Urban heat islands

What they are

Cities can be several degrees warmer than the surrounding

The difference is greatest at

Causes

Dark surfaces such as roads and absorb heat

Few trees, so less shade and less from leaves

Heat from cars, factories and air

Effects

More heat-related illness, especially among the

Higher demand for

Solutions

Paint roofs to reflect sunlight

Plant trees and create green on buildings

Use paving that lets soak into the ground

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IELTS Academic Listening — Practice Test 16

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