IELTS Practice Test (Computer-Based)

Situation: A man is booking a place on a cooking class.

Questions 1–10

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

Spice Kitchen gift booking

Class: street food

Day: last of each month

Length: hours

Price for one person: £

Maximum group size:

Bring: an apron and a

Voucher sent by

Voucher valid for months

Customer surname:

Food restriction: no

Situation: You will hear a talk to new international students at a university.

Questions 11–13

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11What happens if students do not register by Friday?

AThey must pay a fine.BThey lose their accommodation.CThey cannot use the library or Wi-Fi.

12Where is the health centre?

Ain the Student CentreBnext to the sports hallCin the city centre

13How can students get a letter for the bank?

Afrom the student portalBfrom the international officeCfrom their tutor

Questions 14–15

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO events take place on Wednesday?

Selected 0 of 2

Aa sports competitionBa city tourCa library introductionDan international food fairEa welcome concert

Questions 16–20

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

Students must bring their passport and to register.

Registering with the doctor takes about minutes.

The buddy scheme matches students with a student from the same department.

Students should sign up for the buddy scheme by the end of .

The counselling service is free and .

Situation: Two environmental science students, Kate and Mike, are discussing a report on a local river.

Questions 21–23

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21How many sampling points were there?

AthreeBfiveCfour

22What caused the high nitrate levels?

Afertiliser from farmsBsewage from the townCindustrial waste

23Where were trout found?

Anear the townBalong the whole riverConly upstream

Questions 24–25

Which problem will each recommendation address? Write the correct letter, A, B or C.

Problems

Arun-off from fields

Bplastic waste

Cboth problems

24planting trees on the riverbank

25more bins near the footpath

Question 26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

26Why does Kate oppose fines for farmers?

AThey are too expensive to enforce.BThey are illegal.CFarmers may become less cooperative.

Questions 27–29

Who will do each task? Write the correct letter, A, B or C.

People

AKate

BMike

Cboth

27draw the map

28write the results section

29check the statistics

Question 30

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

The statistics must be checked before .

Situation: You will hear a lecture about the human microbiome.

Questions 31–40

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

The microbiome

gut microbes may weigh up to two

Functions

digest

produce vitamins, e.g. vitamin

train the system

Early life

babies born by have a different microbiome

also shapes it

Influences

a variety of plant foods gives a more microbiome

can kill useful bacteria

Research

the gut-brain axis links bacteria to

faecal transplants treat serious

Recent Listening Set 14 – Full test

Questions 1–10

Questions 11–13

Questions 14–15

Questions 16–20

Questions 21–23

Questions 24–25

Question 26

Questions 27–29

Question 30

Questions 31–40