Practice Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 with Answers

 Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1

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Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 – Section 1

Section 1: Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Transport from Airport to Milton

Distance: 147 miles
Options:
• Car hire – don’t want to drive
• (1) ___________ – expensive
• Greyhound Bus

$15 single, $27.50 return
Direct to the (2) ___________
Long (3) ___________

• Airport Shuttle

(4) ___________ service
Every 2 hours
$35 single, $65 return
Need to (5) ___________

Questions 6-10
Complete the booking form below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Airport Shuttle Booking Form

To:       Milton
Date:   6 _________                      No. of passengers: One
Bus Time: 7 _________ pm          Type of ticket: Single
Name:  Janet 8_________
Flight No: 9 _________                 From: London Heathrow
Address in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24 Kitchener Street
Fare:    $35
Credit Card No: (Visa) 10_________

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Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 – Section 2

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Section 2: Questions 11-16
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. PS Camping has been organising holidays for

A 15 years
B 20 years
C 25 years

12. The company has most camping sites in

A France
B Italy
C Switzerland

13. Which organised activity can children do every day of the week?

A football
B drama
C model making

14. Some areas of the sites have a ‘no noise’ rule after

A 9.30 p.m
B 10.00 p.m
C 10.30 p.m

15. The holiday insurance that is offered by PS Camping

A can be charged on an annual basis
B is included in the price of the holiday
C must be taken out at the time of booking

16. Customers who recommend PS Camping to friends will receive

A a free gift
B an upgrade to a luxury tent
C a discount

Questions 17-20
What does the speaker say about the following items?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 17-20

17. barbeques 
18. toys
19. cool boxes
20. mops and buckets

A They are provided in all tents.
B They are found in central areas of the campsite.
C They are available on requests.

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Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 – Section 3

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Section 3: Questions 21-23
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Differences Between Individuals In The Workplace

Individuals bring different:
• Ideas
• (21) ___________
• Learning experiences

Work behavior differences are due to:
• Personality
• (22) ___________

Effects of diversity on companies:
• Advantage: diversity develops (23) ___________
• Disadvantages: diversity can cause conflict

Questions 24-27
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

24. Janice thinks that employers should encourage workers who are

A potential leaders
B open to new ideas
C good at teamwork

25. Janice suggests that managers may find it difficult to

A form successful groups
B balance conflicting needs
C deal with uncooperative workers

26. Janice believes employers should look for job applicants who

A can think independently
B will obey the system
C can solve problems

27. Janice believes managers should

A demonstrate good behavior
B encourage co-operation early on
C increase financial incentives

Questions 28-30
Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

28. All managers need to understand their employees and recognise their company’s ___________

29. When managing change, increasing the company’s ___________ may be more important than employee satisfaction.

30. During periods of change, managers may have to cope with increased amounts of ___________

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Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 – Section 4

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Section 4: Questions 31-35
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Seminar On Rock Art

Preparation for fieldwork trip to Namibia in (31) ___________

Rock art in Namibia maybe

• Paintings
• Engravings

Earliest explanation of engravings of animal footprints

They were used to help (32) ___________ learn about tracking.

But:

• Why are the tracks usually (33) ___________ ?
• Why are some engravings realistic and other realistic?
• Why are the unrealistic animals sometimes half (34) ___________ ?

More recent explanation

Wise men may have been trying to control wild animals with (35) ___________

Questions 36-40
Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

36. If you look at a site from a ___________ , you reduce visitor pressure.

37. To camp on a site may be disrespectful to people from that ___________

38. Undiscovered material may be damaged by ___________

39. You should avoid ___________ or tracing rock art as it is so fragile.

40. In general, your aim is to leave the site ___________

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Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 1 Answers

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1. taxi
2. city centre
3. wait
4. door to door
5. reserve (a seat)
6. 17 of October
7. 12.30
8. Thomson
9. AC936
10. 303 8450 2045 6837
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. B

21. attitudes
22. gender
23. creativity
24. A
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. culture
29. profits
30. stress
31. april
32. children
33. repeated
34. human
35. magic
36. distance
37. culture
38. fires
39. touching
40. intact

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