Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 2

PART 1
Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Copying photos to digital format

Name of company: Picturerep

Requirements

Maximum size of photos is 30 cm, minimum size 4 cm.
Photos must not be in a 1 Fill in the blank 1 of 10 or an album.

Cost

The cost for 360 photos is 2 £ Fill in the blank 2 of 10 (including one disk).
Before the complete order is sent, 3 Fill in the blank 3 of 10 is required.

Services included in the price

Photos can be placed in a folder, e.g. with the name 4 Fill in the blank 4 of 10 .
The 5 Fill in the blank 5 of 10 and contrast can be improved if necessary.
Photos which are very fragile will be scanned by 6 Fill in the blank 6 of 10 .

Special restore service (costs extra)

It may be possible to remove an object from a photo, or change the 7 Fill in the blank 7 of 10 .
A photo which is not correctly in 8 Fill in the blank 8 of 10 cannot be fixed.

Other information

Orders are completed within 9 Fill in the blank 9 of 10 .
Send the photos in a box (not 10 Fill in the blank 10 of 10 ).

PART 2
Questions 11 – 15 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 Dartfield House school used to be

A. a tourist information centre.

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B. a private home.

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C. a local council building.

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12 What is planned with regard to the lower school?

A. All buildings on the main site will be improved.

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B. The lower school site will be used for new homes.

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C. Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site.

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13 The catering has been changed because of

A. long queuing times.

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B. changes to the school timetable.

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C. dissatisfaction with the menus.

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14 Parents are asked to

A. help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use.

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B. make sure their children have enough money for food.

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C. advise their children on healthy food to eat.

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15 What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?

A. Food will still be served there.

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B. Only staff will have access to it.

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C. Pupils can take their food into it.

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Questions 16-18

What comment does the speaker make about each of the following serving points in the Food Hall?

Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-D, next to Questions 16-18.

Comments

A pupils help to plan menus

B only vegetarian food

C different food every week

D daily change in menu

Food available at serving points in Food Hall

16 World Adventures Fill in the blank 1 of 3

17 Street Life Fill in the blank 2 of 3

18 Speedy Italian Fill in the blank 3 of 3

Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO optional after-school lessons are new?

A. swimming

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B. piano

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C. acting

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D. cycling

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E. theatre sound and lighting

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PART 3
Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Assignment on sleep and dreams

21 Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that

A. our memories cannot cope with too much information.

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B. we might other wise be confused about what is real.

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C. we do not think they are important.

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22 What do Luke and Susie agree about dreams predicting the future?

A. It may just be due to chance.

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B. It only happens with certain types of event.

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C. It happens more often than some people think.

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23 Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short nap in the day

A. had controversial results.

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B. used faulty research methodology.

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C. failed to reach any clear conclusions.

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24 In their last assignment, both students had problems with

A. statistical analysis.

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B. making an action plan.

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C. self-assessment

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Questions 25-30
Complete the flow chart below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Assignment plan

Decide on research question:

Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams?

Decide on sample:

Twelve students from the 25 Fill in the blank 1 of 6 department

Decide on methodology:

Self-reporting

Decide on procedure:

Answers on 26 Fill in the blank 2 of 6

Check ethical guidelines for working with 27 Fill in the blank 3 of 6

Ensure that risk is assessed and 28 Fill in the blank 4 of 6 is kept to a minimum

Analyse the results

Calculate the correlation and make a 29 Fill in the blank 5 of 6

30 Fill in the blank 6 of 6 the research

PART 4
Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Health benefits of dance

Recent findings:

All forms of dance produce various hormones associated with feelings of happiness.
Dancing with others has a more positive impact than dancing alone.
An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases 31 Fill in the blank 1 of 10 .
For those with mental illness, dance could be used as a form of 32 Fill in the blank 2 of 10 .

Benefits of dance for older people:

accessible for people with low levels of 33 Fill in the blank 3 of 10
reduces the risk of heart disease
better 34 Fill in the blank 4 of 10 reduces the risk of accidents
improves 35 Fill in the blank 5 of 10 function by making it work faster
improves participants’ general well-being
gives people more 36 Fill in the blank 6 of 10 to take exercise
can lessen the feeling of 37 Fill in the blank 7 of 10 , very common in older people

Benefits of Zumba:

A study at The University of Wisconsin showed that doing Zumba for 40 minutes uses up as many 38 Fill in the blank 8 of 10 as other quite intense forms of exercise.
The American Journal of Health Behavior study showed that:

– women suffering from 39 Fill in the blank 9 of 10 benefited from doing Zumba.

– Zumba became a 40 Fill in the blank 10 of 10 for the participants.

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