IELTS Listening Test 12

IELTS Check — Listening
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Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Harry's Hire Company

Hire for: birthday party

Equipment hire:

  • Day and date of event: 1 November
  • Number attending event: 2
  • Rental: 5 dozens dinner plates, bowls; 5 dozens sets of 3 and …
  • 40 plastic 4
  • 4 dozen each small/medium glasses
  • Six 5

Costings:

  • Weekend package: 5pm Friday – 10am Monday: $1600 + tax
  • 6 package: 5pm Saturday – 10am Monday: $1350 + tax
  • 7 $50 (within 10 km)
  • Breakage allowance: $60
  • Replacement costs: plates, bowls – $3.55 per item; Small glasses – 8 per item; Medium glasses – $4.40 per item

Customer details:

  • Full name: 9
  • Address: 28B, Sandstone Close, Martinsborough
  • Contact number: 10

Part 2

Questions 11-15

Match the creatures to their behaviour. Write the correct letter A, B, C or D.

  • A. swifts
  • B. bats
  • C. cockroaches
  • D. centipedes

11. feed on the guardrail beside the path

12. are dangerous to people

13. collect in large groups

14. fly only at night

15. live on the roof of the cave

Questions 16 and 17

Answer the questions below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

  1. What is the guano from the caves used for? 16
  2. What are the birds' nests from the cave used for? 17

Questions 18-20

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

In the cave you should:

  • carry a 18
  • wear a 19 and a hat
  • keep to the 20 at all times

Part 3

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. Mary has been called in for a meeting because
A
B
C
22. The most important part of planning a field trip is:
A
B
C
23. Leaders must develop
A
B
C

Questions 24 and 25

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

  • Mary's plan must consider 24 such as local rain or wind, the land and the party members.
  • Mary's plan does not need to consider things such as tropical storms or serious illnesses, which are known as 25

Questions 26-30

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Field trip plan

Weather:

  • Everyone needs warm clothing and a 26

Activities:

  • Hiking – first aid kit, map and a 27
  • Avoid routes where an avalanche, mudslide or 28 is possible

Group members

  • Think about the fitness and 29 of the group
  • Do not allow 30 to be responsible for transport

Part 4

Questions 31-34

Label the diagrams below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

31. 31

32. 32

33. 33

34. 34

Questions 35-40

Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Cochlear implants – Advantages, disadvantages and factors

  • Hearing aids 35 normal sounds, so they are good for mild hearing loss but not for severe loss.
  • Cochlear implants help some people a lot, but do not work so well for everyone. The brain gets different 36 from an implant, so users must relearn how to hear.
  • Cochlear implants are not a cure. Users need ongoing training in 37, lip-reading and sign language.
  • The surgery can damage nerves. It may also destroy any 38; in such cases, those users cannot go back to using a hearing aid.
  • The most important factor for selecting users is the 39 of their deafness and also age and previous speaking ability.
  • Finally, the condition of the nerve cells in the cochlea is a factor because 40 can damage these cells.