IELTS Listening Questions and Answers - Actual Exam in some regions on 26 February 2022

Note: The green words are the answers in the actual exam in some regions (26/02/2022).

The Italics represent the dialogue in the audio of the test.

PART 1       Questions 1 - 10

Questions 1 - 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

 

                                        North Resident Questionnaire

 

1. Current Occupation: salesman

2. How long live here: 9 years

3. Area: living in Spring Park area

4. Accommodation: a shared apartment with 2 friends

5. Private transport on foot and by bicycle

Puclic transport: trains and taxis

Diet: 

6. Frequency of eating out: once a month

7. Entertainment: go swimming and clubs

8. Interested places: cinema

9. Exercise activities:

- swimming

- always goes to gyms

- go sailing

10. Part-time courses: Japanese

 

PART 2       Questions 11 - 20

Questions 11 - 16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. What John did as a kid with his mother?

A. bought a pet in a shop

B. xxx

C. looking after an injured baby kangaroo

12. John's knowledge about animals largely comes from

A. learned from books

B. learned from colleagues

C. learned from teachers

13. John's main responsibility of the first job in the Zoo is to

A. collect food for animals

B. feed animals

C. xxx

14. What does John think is the most enjoyable part of his work in the zoo?

A. training the animals

B. saving the injured animals

C. xxx

15. What does John think is the most important part of his work in the zoo?

A. training animals

B. plan the shows.

C. protect the public customers

16. What is the main role of a zoo?

A preserving rare animals

B. educating visitors

C. research and make money

 

 

Questions 17 - 20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

 

17. Children who are interested in this field can do relevant part-time jobs.

18. Feed native animals first to gain experience.

19. he suggested students not learn xxx but business courses.

20. learn from senior colleagues.

 

PART 3       Questions 21 - 30

Questions 21 - 24

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

21. Pacific tapa cloth is different from other types of tapa cloth because it is

A. the only tapa made today

B. better quality than others

C. put to a wider range of use

22. What does Helen say about the paper mulberry tree?

A. it can also provide food

B. not original from the Pacific

C. it can grow in any environment

23. Why did Maori people stop making tapa?

A. they could not find the right trees in New Zealand

B. they were introduced to other fabrics by the Europeans

C. they found other better materials for making fabric

24. Large pieces of tapa are made from smaller pieces which are

A. stuck together

B. woven together

C. sewn together

 

Questions 25 - 30

Which of the following functions is suitable for the names below?

Choose SIX correct answers and write it next to Questions 25-30 on your answer sheet.

 

List of functions:

A. recreational

B. practical

C. spiritual

D. commercial

 

25. Samoa: C

26. Tonga: B

27. Cook Islands: C

28. Fiji: D

29. Tahiti: A

30. Tikopia: B

 

PART 4       Questions 31 - 40

Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

 

                       A case study on Plastics

 

The arise of the Plastic:

31. Cellulose: get from cotton in strong acid

32. plastic is commonly found in milk

33. the first artificial fabric is used to produce artificial silk (the men who developed celluloid were interested in replacing expensive ivory, those who developed the new fibers were interested in replacing another expensive material, silk)

 

The start of the real plastic:

34. 1970, bakelite - the first plastic which was made in a laboratory

35. the inventor's occupant: he was a chemist, named Alexander Parkes who developed the first plastic

36. bakelite is not like other plastic because it will get hard when melt in the heat (the output of the process hardened into a hard, ivory-like material that could be molded when heated)

 

The disadvantage when treating plastic:

37. It decomposes by light (research has been done on biodegradable plastics that break down with exposure to sunlight)

38. it will produce gases when burning (in some cases, burning it could release toxic fumes. also, the manufacturing of plastics often created large quantities of chemical pollutants)

 

Displays in the museum:

39. one kind of chandeliers were made up of the reculed pens

40. Japanese cars made by semi-synthesized materials that were found in wood (natural rubber plantations no longer had a stranglehold on rubber supplies, Japanese used it in sustainable cars primary synthetic rubber for the manufacture of tires, lightweight, adaptable)