Practice Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 with Answers

Practice Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2

Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 – Part 1

 

Part 1: Questions 1-3
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

TOTAL INSURANCE INCIDENT REPORT

Name: Michael Alexander
Address: 24 Mainly Street, (1)__________ , Sydney
Shipping agent: (2)__________
Place of origin: China
Date of arrival: (3)__________
Reference number: 601ACK

Questions 4-10
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

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Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 – Part 2

 

Part 2: Question 11
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. According to the speaker, the main purposes of the park are

A education and entertainment
B research and education
C research and entertainment

Questions 12-14
Label the plan below. Write NO MORE THAN WORDS.

Agricultural Park

 

Questions 15-20
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

15. When are the experimental areas closed to the public?

A all the year round
B almost all the year
C a short time every year

16. How can you move around the park?

A by tram, walking or bicycle
B by solar car or bicycle
C by bicycle, walking or bus

17. The rare breed animals kept in the park include

A hens and horses
B goats and cows
C goats and hens

18. What is the main purpose of having the Rare Breeds Section?

A to save unusual animals
B to keep a variety of breeds
C to educate the public

19. What can you see in the park at the present time?

A the arrival of wild birds
B fruit tree blossom
C a demonstration of fishing

20. The shop contains books about

A animals
B local traditions
C the history of the park

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Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 – Part 3

 

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

Honey Bees in Australia

21. Where in Australia have Asian honey bees been found in the past?

A Queensland
B New South Wales
C several states

22. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they

A attack native bees
B carry parasites
C damage crops

23. What point is made about Australian bees?

A Their honey varies in quality
B Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers
C They are sold to customers abroad

24. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia,

A the country’s economy would be affected
B they could be used in the study of allergies
C certain areas of agriculture would benefit

Questions 25-30
Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

LOOKING FOR ASIAN HONEY BEES

 

Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only (25)__________ and cough up small bits of skeleton and other products in a pellet.
Researchers go to the locations the bee eaters like to use for (26)__________
They collect the pellets and take them to a (27)__________ for analysis.
Here (28) __________ is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the (29) __________of Asian bees in the pellets.
The benefit of this research is that the result is more (30) __________ than searching for live Asian bees.

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Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 – Part 4

Part 4: Questions 31-36
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Research on questions about doctors

31. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got

A advice from personal friends in other countries
B help from students in- other countries
C information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries

32. What types of people were included in the research?

A young people in their first job
B men who were working
C women who were unemployed

33. Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was

A to get a wide range of data
B to limit people’s responses
C to guide people through interviews.

34. What do Shona’s initial results show about medical services in Britain?

A Current concerns are misrepresented by the press
B Financial issues are critical to the government
C Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful

35. Shona needs to do further research in order to

A present the government with her findings
B decide the level of extra funding needed
C identify the preferences of the public

36. Shona has learnt from the research project that

A it is important to plan projects carefully
B people do not like answering questions
C colleagues do not always agree

Questions 37-40
Which statement applies to each of the following people who were interviewed by Shona?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 37-40.

(37)__________           (38)__________
(39)__________          (40)__________

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Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 2 Answers

1. milperra
2. first class movers
3. 28 november
4. screen
5. bathroom
6. door
7. 140
8. leg
9. plates
10. 60
11. B
12. forest
13. fish farms
14. market garden
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. A

21. A
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. insects
26. feeding
27. laboratory
28. water
29. wings
30. reliable
31. B
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. C
36. C
37. B
38. F
39. D
40. C

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