雅思听力第071套

PART 1 : QUESTIONS 1-10

Questions 1-2

Choose the correct letter A–C.

Example:

The customer went to South Africa

A. last month

B. last week

C. last year.

 

1The travel agent:

Athinks Europe is a good destination

Bcan personally recommend Vancouver

Cdoes not think America is a good choice.

 

2The customer:

Ais going to Europe next year

Bknows people living in Canada

Cwants to go to the warmest place.

 

Questions 3-6

Complete the form using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

The Travel Depot flight reservations

Customer’s name:	Jim 3_________________
Address	10 Allen Road, Oldham
Destination	Vancouver, Canada
Contact number:	0151 4 _________________ (home number)
Flight number	5_________________
Length of stay (nights):	6_________________

Questions 7-10

Complete the sentences below USING NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER

The travel agent recommends some form of 7 _________________ cover for peace of mind.

There are two types of cover, but the best cover is offered with the 8 _________________ Star policy.

The client can see a play at the theatre for $ 9 _________________

The flight and the insurance together cost £ 10 _________________

 

PART 2 : QUESTIONS 11-20

Questions 11-15

Select the correct answers A-D.

 

11Who is the speaker addressing?

AProperty agents

BPeople selling houses

CPeople in the countryside

DPeople buying second homes

 

12Rental property in the city…

Ais very easy to find

Bis becoming more difficult to find

Cis an investment opportunity

Dis often the only option

 

13Lisa Brown believes…

Amost people will own their own home at some time

Bthere is a psychological factor involved in owning your own home

Cfewer people are interested in owning a house

Dmost young people need a deposit before they can buy a house.

 

14Property in the countryside is becoming more popular because…

Apeople want to get away from the city

Bsome parts of the city are becoming overcrowded

Cthe concept of the home office means that some people don’t need to go into work

Dpublic transport is beginning to serve outlying areas.

 

15What kind of properties does the speaker specialise in?

ACommercial

BInvestment

CFirst homes

DRural

 

Questions 16-20

Answer the following questions USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER

What end of the market are the properties?

16 _________________

What does the speaker compare buying houses with?

17 _________________

What kind of equity can be the result of buying a property when the market is high?

18 _________________

How does she describe the feeling of successful property investment?

19 _________________

How can you ask the speaker a question?

20 _________________

 

PART 3 : QUESTIONS 21-30

Questions 21-24

Answer the following questions USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER

How long is the radio show?

21 _________________

What is the general focus of the programme?

22 _________________

Where is Professor Ripley from?

23 _________________

According to Professor Ripley, what animals do people most associate with the African bush?

24 _________________

Questions 25-28

Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

	Threats	Natural habitat	Population
African lions		bush	Estimated to be 25_________________
Tigers	26_________________	forests and plains	fewer than 27_________________
Snow leopards	Expansion of 28_________________	high-altitude pastures

Questions 29-30

Circle the appropriate letter A–D.

 

29Where is the WWF currently funding projects to help the snow leopard?

ANepal, Pakistan and Bhutan

BNepal and Pakistan

CBhutan and Nepal

DPakistan and Bhutan

 

30Listeners should telephone

Aimmediately if they want to put forward an opinion

Bduring the commercial break

Cin 10 minutes if they have anything they want to ask the professor

Dif they have any information regarding pumas or jaguars.

PART 4 : QUESTIONS 31-40

Question 31

Circle the correct answer A–C.

 

31The students are expecting

Ato hear a lecture on overpopulation

BMr Mackenzie

Ca guest speaker

 

Questions 32-36

Complete the table below using TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

42 million adults 32 _________________ 50 million adults have the reading ability of a 33 _________________ year-old. Increasing by around 34 _________________ and a quarter million per year. Illiteracy costs
	Unemployment	Unrealised earnings	Literacy programmes
cost (in billions of US dollars)	$35_________________	237	$36_________________

Question 37

Circle the appropriate letter A–D.

 

37Illiteracy is increasing because many young learners are

Anot being taught how to break words into sounds

Bgiven word lists which are too long

Cnot challenged enough in the classroom.

 

Questions 38-40

 

Complete the summary below USING NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

English is made up of 26 letters, with 44 38 _________________ and 70 ways of 39 _________________. Unsuccessful teaching practices persist, however, because reading is 40 _________________.