IELTS Listening Practice Test 40 – with Answers

In the IELTS listening practice test, there are 40 questions of different types ranging from sentence completion, map labelling to multiple choice questions. It is important to attempt a test such as this to increase your exam preparedness.

If you’re taking the listening test, you should be aware of concepts such as signposting and techniques such as distraction. Take IELTS listening practice test 40 and learn how to follow the audio using these techniques.

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Section 1

Questions 1-10

Q. 1-7

Visiting Gaudi’s Exhibition

Laurel’s schedule: 

Class at college until 1 __________

Jason’s schedule:

He says that his lecture finishes at 2 __________

Gallery’s name: Tate

Jason suggests they meet at the 3 __________ at 12.30

Laurel suggests they meet at the gallery’s 4 __________

Tickets prices:

Jason does not get a concession so be will pay 5 __________

Laurel will pay 6 __________ because she gets a concession.

 They will get there in Jason’s 7 __________

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Q. 8-10

Address:

8 Flat: __________                            9 Number: __________
10 Street: __________                   Avenue, West Hampstead

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Section 2

Questions 11-20

Q. 11-16

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Q. 17-20

The Winter Solstice at Newgrange

17 Anyone may join the gathering of people at Newgrange for the Solstice sunrise; however, access to the chamber itself is __________
18 Access to the chamber is decided in advance by __________

19  The winners of the draw will be notified by the middle of __________

20 Each winner may bring a __________

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Section 3

Questions 21-30

Q. 21-24

21 What is the doctor’s name?

A Dr Garrison

B Dr Peters

C Dr Smith

22 The patient is looking for a remedy for his

A obesity.

B lack of exercise.

C stomach complaint.

23 How often does the patient exercise?

A about once a month

B every five days

C every hour

24 What does the doctor think?

A that the patient should make a list of what he likes to eat

B. that the patient should change his lifestyle

C. that there is no point in the patient going on exercising so hard

Q. 25-30

Patient’s Diet:

Breakfast is to consist of hot water with squeezed lemon juice, which should be followed
25 __________ later by juice and cereal or toast. Organic honey or jam is permitted, but no

26 __________,  salt, or sugar is allowed. Lunch is to be a sandwich with salad and for dinner
27 __________ of brown rice or pasta with vegetables and fish. For dessert, you can have a piece of fruit or 28 __________ that can be bought from the shop opposite the 29 __________ in High Street. The patient must also absolutely abstain from
30 __________ and cigarettes.

Sections 4

Question 31-40

Notes from Photography Lecture 2

Exposure = the amount of light you let strike your 31 __________

A good photographer must know:

How much light is required

How to control light reaching the film

How much light is required:

Usually determined by camera’s 32 __________ light metre.

How to control light reaching film:

Usually taken care of by aperture and shutter 33 __________

An aperture is simply a 34 __________that lets light pass through.

– aperture size is 35 __________ in f-numbers.

– a smaller f-number allows more light in.

The shutter has a 36 __________ role.

– prevents light from reaching film until the 37 __________ of exposure.

– opens for a predetermined amount of time.

– shutter 38 __________ is expressed in fractions of a second.

Overexposure = 39 __________  than necessary to capture an image.

– pale shades and poor, washed-out colours.

Underexposure = not enough light to capture an image.

– dark image, poor details and 40 __________

Answers

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Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

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