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IELTS Collection 2 Listening Test 9

40 phút · 4 phần · 40 câu

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Recording 1

Listening · 10 phút · 10 câu

Nhóm câu 11 – 4

Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Điền không quá 1 từ cho mỗi chỗ trống.

School Art Competition

Age group

Theme

Format

Prize

Junior students

1

a drawing

2 tickets

Senior students

the 3

a photograph

a 4 voucher

Nhóm câu 25 – 10

Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Further details

Submitting the artwork

When: no later than 5

Where: at the 6

Competition judge

Name: Rebecca 7

Her phone number: 8

After the judging

The artworks will be shown at the Bridge Street Gallery.

The artworks will appear in a 9.

The art exhibition will be followed by a 10.

Recording 2

Listening · 10 phút · 10 câu

Nhóm câu 111 – 15

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

  1. 11.

    When did James Brown start collecting vacuum cleaners?

    • AA. at 4 years old
    • BB. at 8 years old
    • CC. at 30 years old
  2. 12.

    James can listen to a vacuum cleaner and identify

    • AA. which company made it
    • BB. what problem it might have
    • CC. its battery life
  3. 13.

    Before the 1950s, vacuum cleaners cost

    • AA. the same price as an average car
    • BB. almost a whole year's salary
    • CC. about three months' wages
  4. 14.

    Why did James make a trip to the USA a few years ago?

    • AA. to win an award in Texas
    • BB. to visit the Kirby factory
    • CC. to meet some vacuum collectors
  5. 15.

    On what day is the vacuum cleaner museum open late?

    • AA. Tuesday
    • BB. Monday
    • CC. Thursday

Nhóm câu 216 – 20

Questions 16-20. Which characteristic is associated with each of the following vacuum cleaners? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letters from A-G next to questions 16-20.

Danh sách lựa chọn

  • Anot available in shops
  • Bspecially designed to be easy to move
  • Cas large as a horse
  • Dused two different sources of power
  • Edesigned by a businessman
  • Fnamed after a person other than the inventor
  • Gassociated with a style of building

Mỗi lựa chọn chỉ dùng cho một câu.

  1. 16.

    Puffing Billy

  2. 17.

    Hoover

  3. 18.

    Electrolux Model V

  4. 19.

    Electrolux Triple X

  5. 20.

    Kirby

Recording 3

Listening · 10 phút · 10 câu

Nhóm câu 121 – 26

Questions 21-26. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 21.

    Daniel mentions the research about walking and creativity to Katie

    • AA. because she has read it too.
    • BB. because what she says reminds him of it.
    • CC. because he thinks she might like to do similar research.
  2. 22.

    In the experiments, researchers compared participants' creativity when walking and when

    • AA. sitting.
    • BB. running.
    • CC. listening to music.
  3. 23.

    Daniel says that in each experiment, there was a different

    • AA. type of control group.
    • BB. pattern of activities.
    • CC. way of selecting participants.
  4. 24.

    Daniel thinks the experiment with words is

    • AA. biased in favour of certain people.
    • BB. a good indicator of creativity.
    • CC. open to personal interpretation.
  5. 25.

    What is Katie and Daniel’s attitude to the experiment on focused thinking?

    • AA. They are doubtful about its aims.
    • BB. They are confused by its methods.
    • CC. They are cautious about its conclusions
  6. 26.

    Katie thinks that the best way forward is to consider

    • AA. whether other types of exercise affect creativity.
    • BB. the cause of the improvement in creativity.
    • CC. how the results can be applied to creativity in real life.

Nhóm câu 227 – 30

Questions 27-30. What is the main physical benefit of each of the following walking situations? Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letters, A-G, next to questions 27-30.

Danh sách lựa chọn

  • Aimproved balance
  • Bgreater stamina
  • Cbetter eyesight
  • Dlower blood pressure
  • Eregular sleeping pattern
  • Fstronger bones
  • Gweight loss

Mỗi lựa chọn chỉ dùng cho một câu.

  1. 27.

    walking with thin-soled footwear

  2. 28.

    walking in the mountains

  3. 29.

    walking for the elderly

  4. 30.

    walking long distances

Recording 4

Listening · 10 phút · 10 câu

Nhóm câu 131 – 40

Questions 31-40. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Điền không quá 1 từ cho mỗi chỗ trống.

Economics and trust

Trust relies on the stranger’s 31

The understanding of trust can lower the risk of falling into 32

Trust varies and can be studied

The capacity to trust differs from one individual to another, just as skill at identifying a 33 does.

The body produces oxytocin whenever 34 takes place between people.

The trust game: two players

The first participant decides whether to hand over the money or keep it.

The second participant has no 35 to return the money.

How trust develops

Establishing trust takes a 36.

Oxytocin is also present in animals, as demonstrated through their 37 with one another.

Nash equilibrium

Participants have no 38 that the other person would change his or her decision.

Oxytocin levels and conclusion

Stressful conditions are associated with 39 oxytocin levels.

Oxytocin is a social 40.