IELTS Listening Practice Test 7 with Answers
Free IELTS Listening Practice Test with Audios & Answers
The audio in the IELTS listening practice test has 4 parts of varying English accents ranging from British to Australian. If you’re not used to them, it is good to take this test and familiarize yourself with the different tones and intonations. This will lend you a hand in the actual test.
If you’re taking the listening test, you should be aware of concepts such as signposting and techniques such as distraction. Even if you have mastered them yet, try practising them on a daily basis for a good score in your IELTS exam.
In Listening Test 7, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40. You will hear the recordings only once.
Section 1 is a conversation between 2 friends about their new school.
Section 2 is an introduction to some London parks.
Section 3 is Bob asking questions to 3 students about a survey.
Section 4 is a monologue about Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
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Section 1
Questions 1-10
John thinks the new school is ____________ A worse than the old one B better than the old one C the same as the old one Example: B |
Q.1
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
1 Joan thinks John should start his article by ____________
A describing the new school’s buildings
B comparing the new school with the old school
C introducing the new school’s headmaster
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Q. 2
Write ONE WORD ONLY for your answer
2 What is the name of the French teacher at the old school?____________
Q.3-4
The new headmaster told the school____________
A they must study hard for their futures
B his ideas on education
C he is progressive
D keeping fit is good
E exercising the brain makes it more creative
Q. 5
Complete the following sentence with TWO WORDS
5 The headmaster said exercise can “put you in a ____________”.
Q. 6-7
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer
Name two types of equipment Joan says is in the gym
6 ____________
7 ____________
Q. 8
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
8 John has been to the fitness centre
A every day for two weeks
B on alternate days for two weeks
C most days for two weeks
Q. 9-10
Complete each sentence with TWO WORDS
9 Joan is doing a ____________
10 The old music teacher’s name is ____________
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Section 2
Questions 11-20
Q. 11
Complete the following sentence with TWO WORDS
11 The parks in London were established by order of a King or Queen of England are called ____________
Q. 12
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
12 King Henry VII got the land for Hyde Park from ____________
A religious people
B his family
C the government
Q. 13-14
Complete the following sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
Today’s World Expos date back to the 13 ____________ in 14 ____________
Q. 15
Choose the correct answers A-C and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
15 The speaker says people who like Hyde Park include ____________
A people who live near the park
B visitors
C university students
Q. 16-20
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer
16 What is the name of the place where people gather in Hyde Park to argue? ____________
17 What was the name of Queen Victoria’s husband? ____________
18 Westminster Palace is known today as the ____________
19 At what time on Sundays does the Queen’s lifeguard change at Whitehall? ____________
20 Greenwich Park contains the National Maritime Museum, the Queen’s House, the Old Royal Observatory, and the ____________
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Section 3
Questions 21-30
Q. 21-22
Choose TWO correct answers A-E and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
For his major, Bob can’t decide between and ____________
A sustainable development
B economics
C environmental studies
D resource management
E sociology
Q. 23
Answer the following question in ONE WORD
23 What type of questions will Bob ask? ____________
Q. 24-25
Choose TWO correct answers A-E and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
Jed thinks ____________
A global warming is a false alarm
B some environmental groups care more about pandas than people
C global warning is very serious
D climate change is partly caused by human activity
E Eenvironmental groups are objective
Q. 26-28
Choose THREE correct answers A-F and write them in the blank space on your answer sheet.
Sue says ____________
A she has taken an environmental economics course
B Jed likes tape recorders
C crop yields drop when average temperatures exceed 30 degrees
D Jed should learn what he is talking about
E terrorism is the most serious global problem
F species could disappear with global warming
Q.29-30
Complete the following sentences with TWO WORDS for each answer
29 Ann says farmland could be ruined by the intrusion of ____________
30 Jed’s major worry is worldwide ____________
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Q. 31-35
Insert the letter, A-E in Column 2 to the corresponding event or date in Column 1
31 1167 ____________
32 A historian gave a lecture to top Oxford teachers ____________ 33 1190 ____________ 34 13th century ____________ 35 Records of teaching at Oxford ____________ |
A Oxford University’s tradition of international exchanges started. B English students banned from a French university. C Merton College founded. D 1188 E 1096 |
Q. 36
Complete the following sentence with A NUMBER
36 A total of Oxford colleges accept both men and women ____________
Q. 37-38
Complete the following sentence.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer
In the bar chart below, Column A represents Oxford University students from
37 ____________ and Column C students from 38 ____________
Q. 39
Choose the correct letter, A-C
39 King Henry III ____________
A said Cambridge students had to make their own accommodation arrangements
B ordered hostels to be built for the students
C recognized Cambridge as a seat of learning
Q. 40
Answer the question in ONE WORD AND A NUMBER
40 When did Cambridge University start to award degrees to women? ____________
Answer
Section 1
1. | B |
2. | Smith |
3. | B |
4. | D |
5. | better mood |
6. | exercise bikes |
7. | rowing machines |
8. | B |
9. | video project |
10. | Clark |
Section 2
11. | royal parks |
12. | A |
13. | Great Exhibition |
14. | 1851 |
15. | A |
16. | Speakers’ Corner |
17. | Albert |
18. | Houses of Parliament |
19. | 10 am |
20. | Royal Naval College |
Section 3
21. | C |
22. | E |
23. | open-ended |
24. | A |
25. | B |
26. | C |
27. | D |
28. | E |
29. | saltwater |
30. | economic slowdown |
Section 4
31. | B |
32. | D |
33. | A |
34. | C |
35. | E |
36. | 38 |
37. | other European countries |
38. | North America |
39. | C |
40. | late 1940s |
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