IELTS Listening Test 118

Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Type of event – Dragon Boat Race

Race details
Day and date: (1)
Place: Brighton (2)
Registration time: (3)

Sponsorship
• Aim to raise over (4) as a team and get a free t-shirt
• Free Prize Draw for trip to (5)

Team details
• Must have crew of 20 and elect a (6)
• Under 18s need to have (7) to enter
• Need to hire (8)
• Advised to bring extra (9)
• Must choose a (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-15
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

KIWI FACT SHEET
• Pictures of kiwis are found on (11) and
• The name ‘kiwi’ comes from its (12)
• The kiwi has poor sight but a good (13)
• Kiwis cannot (14)
• Kiwis are endangered by (15)

Questions 16 and 17
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Kiwi Recovery Program

Stage of programProgram involves
(16)……………………..looking at kiwi survival needs
Actionputting science into practice
(17)…………………..schools and the website

(16)
(17)

Questions 18-20
Complete the flow chart below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Operation Nest Egg

Step 1: (18)……………..

Step 2: (19)……………..

Step 3: Chicks returned to wild

Step 4: Result: Survival rate increased from (20)…………………. to ………………..

(18)
(19)
(20)



Part 3: Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. The professor says that super highways
A lead to better lifestyles
B are a feature of wealthy cities
C result in more city suburbs

22. The student thinks people
A like the advantages of the suburbs
B rarely go into the city for entertainment
C enjoy living in the city

23. The professor suggests that in five years’ time
A City Link will be choked by traffic
B public transport will be more popular
C roads will cost ten times more to build

24. The student believes that highways
A encourage a higher standard of driving
B result in lower levels of pollution
C discourage the use of old cars

Questions 25 and 26
Label the two bars identified on the graph below.

Choose your answer from the list of cities and write next to questions 25 and 26.

(25)
(26)

List of cities
• Detroit
• Frankfurt
• London
• Paris
• Sydney
• Toronto

Questions 27 and 28
Circle TWO letters A-F.

Which TWO facts are mentioned about Copenhagen?

A live street theatre encouraged
B 30% of citizens walk to work
C introduction of parking meters
D annual reduction of parking spots
E free city bicycles
F free public transport

Questions 29 and 30
Circle TWO letters A-F.

Which TWO reasons are given for the low popularity of public transport?

A buses slower than cars
B low use means reduced service
C private cars safer
D public transport expensive
E frequent stopping inconvenient
F making connections takes time



Part 4: Questions 31 and 32
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Reasons for preserving food
• Available all year
• For (31)
• In case of (32)

Questions 33-37
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Method of preservationAdvantageDisadvantage
Ultra-high temperature (UHT milk)(33)…………………spoils the taste
Canninginexpensiverisk of (34)………………….
Refrigerationstays fresh without processingrequires (35)…………….
(36)………………………effectivetime consuming
Dryinglong lasting, light and (37)…………….loses nutritional value

(33)                         (34)
(35)                         (36)
(37)

Questions 38-40
Label the diagram. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

(38)
(39)
(40)

1. Sunday 2 July
2. MARINA
3. 9.30 am
4. £1000
5. Hong Kong
6. (team) captain
7. parents’ permission
8. (20) life jackets
9. clothes
10. name
11. stamps and coins
12. (shrill) call
13. sense of smell
14. fly
15. introduced
16. (scientific) research
17. global education
18. eggs (are) collected
19. chicks (are) reared
20. 5% to 85%
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. Sydney
26. Frankfurt
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. F
31. export
32. food shortages
33. lasts longer
34. food poisoning
35. electricity
36. chemical preservation
37. cheap to store
38. (hot) soup
39. (heated) belt
40. powdered soup

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