IELTS CAMBRIDGE 13 TEST 4

Listening Test

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SECTION 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Alex’s Training

Example
Alex complete his training in …..2014……
About the applicant:
●   At first, Alex did his training in the 1 *** department.
●   Alex didn’t have a qualification from school in 2 ***
●   Alex thinks he should have done the diploma in 3 *** skills.
●   Age of other trainees: the youngest was 4 ***
Benefits of doing training at JPNW:
●   Lots of opportunities because of the size of the organisation.
●   Trainees receive the same amount of 5 *** as permanent staff.
●   The training experience increases people’s confidence a lot.
●   Trainees go to 6 *** one day per month.
●   The company is in a convenient 7 ***
Advice for interview:
●   Don’t wear 8 ***
●   Don’t be 9 ***
●   Make sure you 10 ***

SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 16

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

The Snow Centre

11   Annie recommends that when cross-country skiing, the visitors should
A   get away from the regular trails.
B   stop to enjoy views of the scenery.
C   go at a slow speed at the beginning.
12   What does Annie tell the group about this afternoon’s dog-sled trip?
A   Those who want to can take part in a race.
B   Anyone has the chance to drive a team of dogs.
C   One group member will be chosen to lead the trail.
13   What does Annie say about the team relay event?
A   All participants receive a medal.
B   The course is 4 km long.
C   Each team is led by a teacher.
14   On the snow-shoe trip, the visitors will
A   visit an old gold mine.
B   learn about unusual flowers.
C   climb to the top of a mountain.
15   The cost of accommodation in the mountain hut includes
A   a supply of drinking water.
B   transport of visitors’ luggage.
C   cooked meals.
16   If there is a storm while the visitors are in the hut, they should
A   contact the bus driver.
B   wait until the weather improves.
C   use the emergency locator beacon.

Questions 17 – 20


What information does Annie give about skiing on each of the following mountain trails?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20
Information
A     It has a good place to stop and rest.
B     It is suitable for all abilities.
    It involves crossing a river.
D     It demands a lot of skill.
E     It may be closed in bad weather.
F     It has some very narrow sections.
Mountain trails
17  Highland Trail
18   Pine Trail
19  Stony Trail
20   Loser’s Trail

SECTION 3

Questions 21 – 26

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging

21   What was Jack’s attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?
A   He didn’t read everything on them.
B   He didn’t think they were important.
C   He thought they were too complicated.
22   Alice says that before doing this project,
A  she was unaware of what certain foods contained.
B   she was too lazy to read food labels.
C   she was only interested in the number of calories.
23   When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that
A the list of ingredients is shocking.
B   he will hesitate before buying pizza again.
C   the nutritional label is misleading.
24   Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is
A   more accessible.
B   more logical.
C   more comprehensive.
25   What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?
A   The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.
B   The products did not contain any meat.
C   The labels did not list all the ingredients
26   What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?
A   It did not produce clear results.
B   It focused on the wrong people.
C   It made unrealistic recommendations.

Questions 27 and 28

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?
A     its widespread use
B      the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets
C      how little research was done before its introduction
D     its unpopularity with food manufacturers
E     the way that certain colours are used

Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?
A     They had low literacy levels.
B     They were regular consumers of packaged food.
C     They were selected randomly.
D     They were from all socio-economic groups.
E     They were interviewed face-to-face.

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The history of coffee

Coffee in the Arab world
●   These was small-scale trade in wild coffee from Ethiopia.
●   1522: Coffee was approved in the Ottoman court as a type of medicine.
●   1623: In Constantinople, the ruler ordered the 31  of every coffee house.
Coffee arrives in Europe (17th century)
●   Coffee shops were compared to 32
●   They played an important part in social and 33  changes.
Coffee and European colonization
●   European powers established coffee plantations in their colonies.
●   Types of coffee were often named according to the 34  they came from.
●   In Brazil and the Caribbean, most cultivation depended on 35
●   In Java, coffee was used as a form of 36
●   Coffee became almost as important as 37
●   The move towards the consumption of 38  in Britain did not also take place in the USA.
Coffee in the 19th century
●   Prices dropped because of improvements in 39
●   Industrial workers found coffee helped them to work at 40
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