IELTS Listening Test 99

Part 1: Questions 1-6
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Hotel Information
Name of accommodation: Carlton Hotel
Length of stay: 3 nights
Ages of children: (1)
Rooms available: Two en-suites at £270
Price inclusive of: (2)
Payment method: credit card
Name: Michael (3)
Date of birth: (4) 1968
Address: 273, Stanton Court, London.
Post code: (5)
Telephone: 08773 (6)

Questions 7-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Transport Options

Mode of transport	Cost	Arrangements	Travel time to town
Taxi	approximately (7)……………..	pick up from the hotel	10 minutes
Bus	£ 2 per person	walk down Oak Tree (8)……………….	15 minutes
Waling		walk through (9)……………..	(10)……………….

(7)                         (8)   
(9)                        (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-14
Complete the correct option below.

11. The company expanded in
A. 2000
B. 2007
C. 2014

12. The number of permanent staff is
A. 75
B. 90
C. 150

13. Most volunteers join the program
A. in winter
B. in July
C. when it is best for them

14. Time Abroad receives all its income from
A. partner organisations
B. volunteers
C. the government

Questions 15-20
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Volunteering opportunity	Activity	Benefits
English teaching	helping with English (15)………………..	significantly improves the (16)…………..of many children and adults
Agriculture and farming	promoting sustainable and (17)…………..farming	– promote (18)………………farming methods – educate local communities
Veterinary medicine	– helping the vet with (19)…………….. – joining the vet on home visits	– amazing insights into the country – see a lot of fascinating animals – gain a greater (20)……………..of the difficulties in the country

(15)                     (16)
(17)                     (18)
(19)                     (20)

Part 3: Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

21. How long did Louise work at a radio station?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years

22. Why does Louise want to do a Masters?
A. to get a promotion in her current job
B. to go into TV
C. Employers like post-graduate qualifications

23. How long will it take to do the Masters part-time rather than the modular route?
A. 18 months
B. 3 years
C. 4 years

Questions 24 and 25
Choose TWO letters A-F.

Which two things must Louise have to join the course?
A A bachelor’s degree
B Work experience
C Either a bachelor’s degree or work experience
D Research experience
E A completed thesis
F Motivation

Questions 26-30
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Fees and Funding
The fees are (26) per year to do the course part-time. The university has a (27) it can use to fund the most suitable students. You must have a (28) in place before you can get any funding. The details on funding can be found on the (29) That will also have information on eligibility, help available, and (30)

Part 4: Questions 31-35
Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

31. Indian Railways is owned and by the government of India.
32. There are more than million people working for Indian Railways.
33. The of the railways from 1857 occurred under Robert Maitland Brereton.
34. The joining of the East Indian Railway with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway led to a network of kilometres.
35. The route from Bombay to Calcutta, opened in 1870, was an for the book Around the World in 80 days.

Questions 36-40
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Period	Situation
1875 – 1899	the network radiated inward from (36)……………., Madras and Calcutta
1900 – 1906	it was not long before various independent kingdoms had their own (37)……………….
1907 – 1919	when the war finished the railways were suffering from (38)………….and……………..
1920 – 1938	between 1920 and 1929, the railways had a (39)……………………of around £ 687 million
1939 – 1946	the rolling stock that was moved to the Middle East included locomotives and (40)………………

(36)                  (37)
(38)                  (39)
(40)