IELTS Listening Test 25

Part 1: Questions 1-7
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Go-travel booking form

Name: (1)
Source of enquiry: saw ad in (2) magazine
Holiday reference: (3)
Number of people: (4)
Preferred departure dates: (5)
Number of nights: (6)
Type of insurance: (7)

Questions 8-10
Choose THREE letters A-H.

Which THREE options does the woman want to book?

A arts demonstration
B dance show
C museums trip
D bus tour at night
E picnic lunches
F river trip
G room with balcony
H trip to mountains

(8)   
(9)   
(10)

Part 2: Questions 11-17
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Run-well charity
Background to Run-Well charity
• Set up in (11)
• Aim: raise money for the (12)

Race details
• Teams to supply own (13)
• Teams should (14) together
• Important to bring enough (15)
• Race will finish in the (16)
• Prizes given by the (17)

Questions 18-20
Choose THREE letters A-H.

Which THREE ways of raising money for the charity are recommended?

A badges
B bread and cake stall
C swimming event
D concert
E door to door collecting
F picnic
G postcards
H quiz
I second hand sale

(18)
(19)
(20)

Part 3: Questions 21-26
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 21-26.

What do the students decide about each topic for Joe’s presentation?
A Joe will definitely include this topic
B Joe might include this topic
C Joe will not include this topic

21. cultural aspects of naming people
22. similarities across languages in naming practices
23. meanings of first names
24. place names describing geographic features
25 influence of immigration on place names
26. origins of names of countries

Questions 27-30
Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Researchers showed a group of students many common nouns, brand names and (27) Students found it easier to identify brand names when they were shown in (28) Researchers think that (29) is important in making brand names special within the brain. Brand names create a number of (30) within the brain.

Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Gas balloons
Uses:
• Instead of (31) in the US civil war
• To make (32)
• To (33) for research
• As part of studies of (34)

Hot air balloons
Create less (35) than gas balloons

Airships
Early examples had no (36) for crew

To be efficient needed a (37)

Development of large airships stopped because of:
• Success of (38)
• Series of (39)

Recent interest in use for carrying (40)