WAY TO IELTS SUCCESS – THE 30-DAY IELTS LISTENING MARATHON

DAY 11
TASK 1 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. The narrator was
A. a naturally talented cook
B. just able to follow recipes
C. a qualified chef
Q2. The narrator worked in the kitchen with a man, who was from
A. Panama City, Florida
B. French Louisiana
C. Los Angeles
Q3. When the narrator was asked in the dining room he worried because he thought
A. the problem might have been his fault
B. the woman would make a complaint
C. that Suzie would call the police
Q4. The lady was unhappy because she
A. expected better service
B. didn’t like the taste of the food
C. was afraid of the shrimp ‘staring’ at her
Q5. In the end the unhappy customer
A. ate the same dish
B. ordered another dish
C. refused to eat anything at the restaurant
Q6. The narrator was asked to return to the dining room again because
A. Suzie wanted to see him
B. other customers insisted on it
C. the unhappy customer came back
Q7. The narrator was generously rewarded for
A. being inventive as a cook
B. his ability to compromise
C. being calm and kind to a difficult client

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TASK 2 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. The Glastonbury festival is a
A. music festival
B. New Age festival
C. performing arts festival
Q2. Glastonbury Tor is a hill where
A. ley lines cross
B. there is mystical or psychic energy
C. there is a connection to the legend of King Arthur
Q3. To buy tickets for the festival you need to have
A. good personal and computer connections
B. a lot of money
C. a mobile phone
Q4. The narrator believes that the mud
A. adds to the fun of the event
B. is always a problem for everybody
C. can be uncomfortable and dangerous
Q5. On the first night the narrator noted that
A. ABBA were the best band
B. Lily Allen was disappointing
C. Bjorn Again got the crowd dancing
Q6. On the first day the narrator’s best moment was
A. meeting Ray Davis
B. the nursery rhyme version of “Days”
C. the Neil Young concert
Q7. The narrator believes he’ll be called the Glastonbury Granddad because
A. he expects that one day he’ll have children
B. he’ll bore everyone with this story for generations to come
C. his children will probably have children of their own

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TASK 3 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. The best place to photograph a tiger in the wild is
A. the Aravali hills
B. Jaipur
C. Ranthambhore Park
Q2. A good guide was essential to
A. get a jeep
B. secure a giant truck
C. provide technical support for the cameras
Q3. The clothes chosen for the expedition were needed
A. for cold mornings
B. for extremes of hot and cold
C. to meet technical requirements
Q4. Until that day the girls managed to get really good shots of
A. small animals like lizards, hares, gazelles
B. leopards and boars
C. all the target species
Q5. The girls knew that
A. huge patience guaranteed a tiger sighting
B. there was no guarantee of seeing a tiger
C. skill was more important than luck to find a tiger
Q6. The best photograph taken that day was that of
A. the beautiful tigress
B. a sustained sequence of three cubs and the tigress
C. a single cub
Q7. The fact that the girls left after 5 minutes demonstrated their
A. gratitude to Farid
B. politeness to the tigers
C. acceptance of park laws

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TASK 4 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. The narrator thought that Mr Bridges was
A. a naturally gifted engineer
B. really friendly
C. good at restoring vintage motor bikes
Q2. The most memorable thing about the time living with the Bridges was
A. being able to listen to lots of live music
B. being welcomed in the family as an elder son
C. watching the transformation of their son
Q3. The surprising thing about Robert was that he
A. didn’t play any musical instruments
B. was a naturally talented musician
C. wanted to learn to play the piano
Q4. The narrator played a part in Robert’s transformation by
A. playing Final Fantasy with him
B. playing the sound track to Robert
C. joking that Robert might teach himself how to play
Q5. What was unusual when Robert could play ten pieces was that
A. he learned the first piece in just three days
B. he was unable to read music
C. the Bridges decided to get him a teacher
Q6. The most exciting thing was when Robert
A. began writing music
B. learned to read music
C. got help from Luke’s friends
Q7. The narrator believes that in the future Robert
A. might inspire future musicians
B. would make computer games
C. will be famous

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TASK 5 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. The three problems of driving on holiday in old times were
A. the fact they lived in Lincoln, Eastern England and 200 kms north of London
B. driving a Morris, having 3 children in two seats and car sickness
C. long distances, slower roads and an uncomfortable car
Q2. The parents improved the journey
A. by encouraging singing
B. by making short stops
C. in no way
Q3. The children knew their destination was really close when
A. they first saw the sea
B. the landscape began to change
C. the roads became steep and narrow
Q4. As soon as the family finally arrived the children
A. had some tea
B. pretended to be “red Indians”
C. went to bed early
Q5. The three children were most excited by
A. the combination of sun, sea and sand
B. the combination of running, swimming and digging
C. digging really deep holes
Q6. The castles were constructed based on
A. the plan of King Arthur’s castle
B. wet sand possibilities
C. filling the holes
Q7. Castle was destroyed later in the day by
A. parents to stimulate kids’ activity and imagination
B. children themselves to remove the memory of the car
C. the sea as it was not too far away from the water

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TASK 6 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. Viral marketing is used to promote
A. only chocolate, health products and football teams
B. Things that potential buyers really need
C. All types of goods and products
Q2. Viral marketing
A. is inexpensive compared to traditional advertising
B. is always more successful than “hard sell” advertising
C. randomly contacts huge numbers of people
Q3. Viral advertising
A. makes people ill
B. is the practice of placing messages on internet sites
C. only works on teenagers or people with hobbies
Q4. It is called an epidemic when
A. huge numbers of people buy what they really need
B. lots of people become internet friends
C. huge numbers of people pass on a sales message
Q5. Many believe that viral marketing is wrong because
A. it steals people’s secrets
B. people pretend to be genuinely involved in a group
C. it puts innocent comments on the internet
Q6. Astroturfing is about
A. sharing and discussing political opinions
B. spontaneous “word of mouth” opinion sharing
C. falsely creating public opinion
Q7. The writer believes the best way to get an opinion is to
A. be cautious about astroturfing techniques
B. hear it in real conversations
C. avoid fake messages

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TASK 7 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers, A, B or C.
Q1. As a little child the speaker spoke little and badly because
A. he was left alone at home for most of the day
B. the family were too busy to concern themselves with his speaking skills
C. family conversations were too clever for the little boy
Q2. The speaker’s progress in language development was interrupted by moving to
A. a secondary school
B. a foreign country
C. a new cultural environment
Q3. At secondary school the speaker became quite noticeable for his
A. ability to socialize easily with girls
B. above average skills in math and sports
C. failure in Latin as a way to rebel his parents
Q4. The speaker was accepted to the US Naval Academy thanks to his physical fitness,
A. high grades in math and ability to speak and write good English
B. skills needed for engineering and academic family background
C. academic skills in science and a textbook written by his father
Q5. The speaker chose Russian as a foreign language only because it was the language
A. potentially useful for the military career
B. that was rare and seldom taught at the Academy
C. none of his fellow-students could have learned before
Q6. Language studies opened a new world for the speaker because
A. they led to a lasting passion for Russian culture
B. the quality of linguistic instruction was inspirational
C. he could finally read Russian classics in the original
Q7. The speaker left the Academy to continue learning and then teaching Russian history and
A. language
B. literature
C. world cultures

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TASK 8 – NATURE
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TASK 9 – THE ENVIRONMENT
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TASK 10 – THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
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