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IELTS Listening Test 5

 
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
ANSWERS

PART 1

Questions 1–3
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

1 How many people can climb the bridge in one group?

2 How much does it cost for an adult to climb during the week?

3 How long does it take to climb to the top of the bridge?

Questions 4–7
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

4 What are the climbers not allowed to take with them?

5 What do the climbers receive after the climb?

Questions 6–7
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Which TWO things must the climbers bring to wear?
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Questions 8–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES
Caller’s name Julia 8

Calling from Seattle, USA

Email address 9 @ com

Date of climb 10

PART 2

Questions 11 and 12
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO things does the speaker mention about public clocks?

The fact that they are

A old
B accurate
C useful
D beautiful
E free
F noisy

11. ___

12. ___

PUBLIC CLOCKS
City
Name
First year of service
Special feature
Favourite aspect for speaker
London Big Ben refers to the 13 1859 Biggest bell in England It is very 14
Vancouver 15 16 Whistle sounds on the
quarter hour		 It is charming.
Strasbourg Strasbourg Cathedral clock 1842 The clock tells the
story of the
17 		It is a 18
Tehran 19 2005 Run by a 20 It is an unusual design.

PART 3

Questions 21–26
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

RESEARCH METHODS 
 Strengths Weaknesses
IN THE LABORATORY e.g. medical research The environment is 22.
It is easier to isolate key variables.
The researcher can use 23. 		Constraints affect the ecological validity.
Subjects must agree to participate, so
there may be a possible distorting effect
on 24.
IN THE FIELD or 21. setting, e.g. family research Good ecological validity There may be unwanted effects, e.g.
25. in a sleep experiment.
26. the research can be difficult.

Question 27
Answer the question below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for the answer.

27 The students’ research will take place on a

Questions 28–30
Choose THREE letters, A–G.
Which THREE practical aspects of the research does the tutor highlight?

PART 4

Questions 31–36
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

An electronic trail allows authorities to track
• first, where your car went
• second, 31 you travelled.

Tracking systems:
• reduce traffic accidents and promote 32
• manage the traffic and reduce 33
• discourage 34 and help police locate vehicles

Electronic plates (E-plates)
• fitted with ID Tag
• send out a 35
• cars identified from distance of 100 metres
• ten-year 36

Questions 37–40
How do the countries feel about E-plate trials?
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

A in favour of trialing
B no plans to trial
C undecided on trialing

Countries
37 United Kingdom ___

38 United States ___

39 Malaysia ___

40 Australia ___

ANSWERS

(Q.1 to Q.10)

1 B

2 B

3 A

4 cameras / (a) camera

5 (a / one) (free) photo

6 (a) T shirt / tee shirt / T-shirt

7 trainers / rubber(-)soled shoes

8 KRAMER

9 info(@)hotspots(dot)

10 23 August / 23rd August / August 23

(Q.11 to Q.20)

11/12 C/E in any order

13 main bell

14 well(-)known

15 (the) Steam Clock

16 1977

17 human journey

18 work of art

19 (the) Flower Clock

20 computer

(Q.21 to Q30)

21 real(-)life

22 controlled / under control

23 (technical) equipment

24 (research) fi ndings

25 (outside) noise(s)

26 setting up

27 (new) housing estate

28/29/30 B/D/F in any order

(Q.31 to Q.40)

31 what time / the time / when

32 safe driving

33 (traffi c) jams

34 car theft / vehicle theft

35 unique code

36 battery life

37 A

38 C

39 A

40 B

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Robert
Robert
2 months ago

I need help, does the scoring from the listening part include the (…) part, for example, at number 16, i didn’t use the full answer (the) Steam Clock, instead i just used the answer Steam Clock, is the answer still correct, or do i need to include the (…) part also?

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Aakash
Aakash
3 months ago

does 3 rd would be A or B

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Parvendar Lal
Parvendar Lal
3 months ago

35/40

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Saabreen alam
Saabreen alam
5 months ago

36/40

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MOHAMMAD FARHAZ KHAN
MOHAMMAD FARHAZ KHAN
8 months ago

30

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Rumus
Rumus
9 months ago

Great place for practicing but I would love that the layout to be improved. Moving around is sometimes difficult when you need to listen and write at the same time.

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Mamta
Mamta
1 year ago

PART 2 PUBLIC CLOCK Does not provide you the parameters and also not navigable.properly.Some improvements still needed.In Q-35,no blank provided for writing the answer.

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inder
inder
1 year ago

37 out of 40

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KASHYAP
KASHYAP
1 year ago

30/40

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Shalini
Shalini
1 year ago

page not found when I select tests for listening and reading sections

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Stranger
Stranger
1 year ago

in part 2 question, why is the answer of The Steam clock= the phrase (Clock) is an capital letter ? there is answer the letter were small i dont get it

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aditya
aditya
1 year ago

30/40 great resouce

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