IELTS Listening Test 162

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

Library Information
Minimum joining age: 18 years

For registration, must take
• two (1) ……………… and
• two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, (2) ………………

Cost to join per year (without current student card): (3) £ ………………
Number of items allowed: (members of public) (4) ………………
Login times: four weeks
Fines start at (5) £ ………………
Computers can be booked up to (6) ……………… hours in advance
Library holds most national papers,  (7) ……………… , and magazines need (8) ……………… to use photocopier

Creative Writing class
• tutor is John (9) ……………… and
• held on (10) ……………… evenings

Part 2: Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

BICYCLES FOR THE WORLD
11. In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador
A as a tourist guide
B as part of his studies
C as a voluntary worker

12. Dan’s neighbour was successful in business because he
A employed carpenters from the area
B was the most skilled craftsman in the town
C found it easy to reach customers

13. Dan says the charity relies on
A getting enough bicycles to send regularly
B finding new areas which need the bicycles
C charging for the bicycles it sends abroad

14. What does Dan say about the town of Rivas?
A It has received the greatest number of bikes
B It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam
C Its economy has been totally transformed

15. What problem did the charity face in August 2000?
A It couldn’t meet its overheads
B It had to delay sending the bikes
C It was criticized in the British media

Questions 16 and 17

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

16. How much money did the charity receive when it won an award? ………………
17. What is the charity currently hoping to buy? ………………

Questions 18-20

Which THREE things can the general public do to help the charity Pedal Power?

A organise a bicycle collection
B repair the donated bikes
C donate their unwanted tools
D do voluntary work in its office
E hold an event to raise money
F identify areas that need bikes
G write to the government

Part 3: Questions 21-30
Choose the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(21) ………………                  (22) ………………
(23) ………………                 (24) ………………
(25) ………………                 (26) ………………
(27) ………………                 (28) ………………
(29) ………………                 (30) ………………

Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GEOGRAPHY
• more than (31) ……………… times as big as the UK
• most of the area is classified as (32) ………………

RESEARCH STATIONS
• (33) ……………… is integrated with technical support
• stations contain accommodation, work areas, a kitchen, a (34) ……………… and a gym
• supplies were brought to Zero One station by sledge from a (35) ……………… at the edge of the ice 15 km away
• problem of snow build-ups solved by building stations on (36) ……………… with adjustable legs

FOOD AND DIET
• average daily requirement for an adult in Antarctica is approximately (37) ……………… kilocalories
• rations for field work prepared by process of freeze-drying

RESEARCH
The most important research focuses on climate change, including
– measuring changes in the ice-cap (because of effects on sea levels and (38) ……………… )
– analysing air from bubbles in ice to measure (39) ……………… caused by human activity

WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Many openings for (40) ……………… people including
– research assistants, administrative and technical positions

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