IELTS Academic Listening — Practice Test 2

A complete 40-question listening test in the exact style, length and difficulty of the real exam, with built-in audio, an answer key, an instant band score and a full transcript. বাস্তব পরীক্ষার মতো ৪০টি প্রশ্নের সম্পূর্ণ লিসেনিং টেস্ট — অডিও, উত্তরপত্র, ব্যান্ড স্কোর ও ট্রান্সক্রিপ্টসহ।

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Part 1

Booking a holiday cottage by phone · Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. নিচের নোট পূরণ করো। প্রতিটি উত্তরে একটি শব্দ এবং/অথবা একটি সংখ্যা লেখো।

Meadowview Holiday Cottages — Booking

Example  ·  Caller’s first name: Sarah

Caller’s surname: Sarah

Number of nights:

Number of guests:

Recommended cottage: Cottage

Price per night: £

Deposit required: £

The living room has an open

Not allowed in the cottages:

Nearest town: minutes away by car

Guests must bring their own

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Part 2

Information about a food festival · Questions 11–20

Questions 11–14: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. সঠিক অক্ষর A, B বা C বেছে নাও।

11. Compared with last year, this year the festival has



12. Entry for adults costs



13. Visitors are advised to travel to the festival by



14. If it rains, the main events will



Questions 15–20: On which day does each event take place? Choose your answer from the box. প্রতিটি অনুষ্ঠান কোন দিনে হবে? বাক্স থেকে উত্তর বেছে নাও।

A  Friday    B  Saturday    C  Sunday

15. the cooking competition

16. the children’s cooking workshop

17. the farmers’ market

18. the guest chef’s live demonstration

19. the fireworks display

20. the wine tasting

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Part 3

Two students planning a geography field study · Questions 21–30

Questions 21–24: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. সঠিক অক্ষর A, B বা C বেছে নাও।

21. They choose the River Colne mainly because it



22. To make their results more reliable, they will



23. Josh says he will bring



24. They decide to go on Sunday because



Questions 25–30: Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. বাক্যগুলো পূরণ করো। প্রতিটি উত্তরে শুধুমাত্র একটি শব্দ লেখো।

25. Their main aim is to measure how the of the river changes downstream.

26. Ella reminds Josh to bring waterproof .

27. They will present the change in width using a .

28. The river becomes wider downstream because more join it.

29. In the report, the tutor wants them to focus on the .

30. The report must be handed in by the end of the .

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Part 4

A lecture on the history of the bicycle · Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. নিচের নোট পূরণ করো। প্রতিটি উত্তরে শুধুমাত্র একটি শব্দ লেখো।

The History of the Bicycle

• The first ancestor of the bicycle appeared in 1817 in .

• It had no pedals, so people nicknamed it the machine.

• In the 1860s, inventors added pedals to the front wheel.

• The ‘penny-farthing’ had one enormous front .

• The penny-farthing was dangerous because the rider sat very .

• The ‘safety bicycle’ of the 1880s had two wheels of equal .

• Another key improvement was the air-filled .

• Bicycles gave new freedom to travel, especially to .

• Because they were cheap, bicycles were widely used by to get to work.

• Today the bicycle is valued in cities because it produces no .

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