IELTS Listening đề thật Actual Test 3
Question 1-10

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH Booking Form

Example

Performance The Impostor

Date: Saturday 1 …………………….

Time: 2 …………………….

Tickets: three adults and one child

Seats in: the 3 …………………….

Seat row/number(s) 4 …………………….

Method of delivery: Post

Total payment: £39

Card details:

Type: 5 …………………….

Number: 6 …………………….

Name: Mr.J. 7 …………………….

Address: 8 ……………………. Street, London

  9 …………………….

Additional requests: put on the mailing list book 10 …………………….
1
26 - 26(th)
1
2
7 - 7:00
2
3
circle
3
4
21 - A21—24
4
5
master card - Master//Mastercard
5
6
3290587644012899
6
7
Whitton
7
8
42 - 42 South
8
9
SW25JA - SW2 5GE
9
10
office - headphones
10

Đáp án và giải thích

Section 1

You will hear a conversation between a customer and a booking officer at a theatre.

First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4 on page 2 you will see that there is an example that has been done for you. On this occasion only the conversation relating to this will be played first.

Hello, Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Oh hello. I'd like to make a booking please.

Yes. What is it you want to see?

The Impostor.

Right.

The man wants to see The Impostor, so Impostor has been written in this space. Now we shall begin. You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time. Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4.

Hello, Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Oh hello. I'd like to make a booking please.

Yes. What is it you want to see?

The Impostor.

Right. And which day do you want to come?

Friday the 25th.

Just a moment and I'll check availability on the computer. Oh sorry, we're fully booked for that performance.

Oh dear. What about the following day then?

The 26th? Yes that's okay (1). We've got two performances on that day one at three thirty and one at seven, which would you prefer?

Oh the later one please (2).

Mm hmm. How many people?  

Well there are four of us.

Are there any concessions? Any children?

Oh I'm not sure. My daughters are fifteen and twelve. Do they get concessions?

Only the 12 year old, I'm afraid so that's one child and three adults. Any idea where you'd like to sit? Stools or circle? Tickets for the stools are a bit more expensive twelve pounds for adults and eight pounds fifty for children. The circle costs ten pounds fifty and six pounds fifty.

Do you get a good view from the circle?

Oh yes. And in fact we've got some seats left at the front if you'd like those.

Right. Well go for those then (3).

Right. That's seats A 21 to 24, then (4). They're very good seats.

That sounds fine.

So let's see that comes to thirty eight pounds altogether for the tickets. How do you want to collect them? Shall I put them in the post? They'd be sent today by first class mail and there'd be an additional charge of one pound to cover postage and administration. Or do you want to get them from the box office yourself?

Oh yes. Could you send them please?

No problem.

That'll be thirty nine pounds altogether.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation.

You have some time to look at questions.

Five to ten on page two.

Now listen and answer questions five to ten.

Could I just take your card details? What kind of card is it?

Visa? Switch?

MasterCard (5).

Okay.

And the number, it's 3290 5876 4401 2899 (6).

Okay. And the name on the card please.

It's Mr J Witton. W H I T T O N (7).

M for mother or n for never?

Thank you. And now I've nearly finished but I just need your address and postcode.

Yes it's 42 South Street (8).

OK, is that Plymouth?

London.

And the postcode?

It’s SW25GE (9) .

That's fine then the ticket should be with you tomorrow. Is there anything else I can do for you?

Yes I was wondering if I could get regular information about what's on.

Certainly I can just add your name to a mailing list. Would that be okay?

That would be very good. Yes please. Oh and there is something else, sorry, one of our group is hard of hearing and I've heard that you can supply special headphones (10).

That's right. As long as you tell us in advance we can always do that. I'll book those for you now and you can just collect them from the box office before the show.

Thanks very much for your help. No problem. Thank you for calling. Thank you.

Bye.

That is the end of section one. You now have half a minute to check your answers.

Questions 11—17

Label the plan of the rock festival site below.

Choose SEVEN answers from the box and write the correct letter, A—I

A. art exhibition

B. band entrance

C. car park

D. craft fair

E. exhibitions’ entrance

F. fringe stage

G. lock-up garages

H. main stage

I. restaurant

11. .........

12. .........

13..........

14.........

15..........

16..........

17.........

11
D
11
12
F
12
13
G - I
13
14
E - B
14
15
B - E
15
16
A
16
17
G
17

Đáp án và giải thích

Good evening everyone. I'm glad you could make this planning meeting for what promises to be the biggest and most colorful free rock festival ever held in the south east. So whether you're a performer, a craft exhibitor or an artist, we all extend a big welcome to you. Could we turn first to the plan so I can familiarize you with the layout of the site and which as you know is an old football stadium. We're really lucky to have so much space this year. You can see the main gate at the bottom of the plan. We found it. That's where most visitors will enter. It's also the entrance for those taking part in the craft fair (11). We've set the stalls just inside the gate on the left in a circle. If you walk straight ahead from the gate along the path without turning right, you'll come to some steps up to the football stadium. On the left of the steps is the Fringe stage (12). This is for alternative artists. They include folk singers, poets and other acts which are more suited to a smaller stage. And they should also enter by the main gate. On the opposite side of the steps is a restaurant (13) and adjoining that is the main festival information point. Here you can get extra programs and up to the minute information about events, and you can discuss any last minute problems although we hope everything will be running smoothly when the festival opens. Right, coming back to the plan. You go up the stairs to the stadium, the entrance for the rock bands is on the far side (14) and on your right is the main stage, which will have powerful illumination and amplification throughout the weekend. There will probably be TV vehicles adjacent, that's in this area only for recording purposes. If you look at the outside of the plan, you can see a third gate for exhibitors opening onto a side path (15). A little way down the path before you get to the trees, is the building where the art exhibition is being housed (16). Then finally, there's just one more building marked on your plan, quite near the main gate it's divided into lock up garages (17). So I hope you now feel quite familiar with the main festival area.

Question 18 - 20

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

18. To show you are an official visitor, you have to wear the ……………………. provided.

19. Car blocking paths could prevent access by ……………………. in an emergency.

20. To reclaim items from storage, you must show your ……………………. .

18
YELLOW TICKET - armband
18
19
- ambulance
19
20
yellow ticket
20

Đáp án và giải thích

We also hope that you'll have received your welcome pack. In it you should find two parking tickets for yourself and anyone assisting you. An armband to indicate that you are an official visitor (18). One of our brilliant yellow badges with the new festival logo, festival program and several sheets of information that we'd asked you to study carefully before the event. Please could you note that all setting up of stalls displays and so on, should be completed by 9.30 am and that unfortunately, we won't be able to allow any vehicles to enter the festival area after that time. Yeah, it's a big site but even a few vehicles parked in the wrong place can block the paths, with crowds of people and we are expecting several thousand. This can merely be a nuisance but if there's an emergency and access for an ambulance is blocked (19), the situation will become not just annoying but also dangerous. Don't forget it could be your mother or your child who needs help. Several exhibitors and crafts people have asked us if any provision can be made for overnight storage of tables chairs and display items, rather than having to take them home and bring them again. We're pleased to say that a limited amount of space has been made available in the building near the main gate. You'll be issued with a yellow ticket to reclaim your property similar to the red parking tickets (20). So do check you bring the right one. But please understand that this is entirely at your own risk, as we can take no responsibility for items lost or damaged. I think that's all I have to say at this point, but thank you all for your attention.

Questions 21—23
21
Which THREE factors does Marco’s tutor advise him to consider when selecting a course?

Hi Marco. Come in.

Thanks. I've got a bit stuck trying to select courses for next semester. Could you help me please?

Of course. Sit down. First of all, most people just go for the areas of business that they're interested in. But even if something doesn't look very stimulating, it's important that you can use it (21). Once you get a job it's not much good. Choosing areas that aren't going to be helpful later on.

Right. I want to go into management, so I'll need to think about that. And should I start specializing in a particular area yet?

I don't think that's wise at this stage. It's better to aim for a wide variety of subjects (22), especially as management covers so many possibilities. You shouldn't be limiting your choices for later on.

Yes, I see.

You should also look at how the course is made up (23). Will you have regular seminars and tutorials for example, as well as lectures.

Okay. Some of the lecturers are quite big names in their fields aren't they? Should I aim to go to their courses?

Well, remember that the lecturers who aren't well known may still be very good teachers. I'd say we have a consistently high standard of teaching in this department.

So you don't need to worry about it.
Questions 24—27
24
Why does Marco’ s tutor advise him to avoid the Team Management course?

Đáp án và giải thích

The trouble is that because of changes in the content of various courses, team management overlaps with the Introduction to Management course you took in your first year (24). So what you learned from it would be too little for the amount of time you'd have to spend on it.

25
Why does Marco want to do a dissertation?

Đáp án và giải thích

Well I'm quite prepared to do the extra work because I'm keen to investigate something in depth instead of just skating across the surface (25). I realized that a broader knowledge base may be more useful to my career, but I'm really keen to do this.

26
What does Marco’s tutor think about the dissertation outline?

Đáp án và giải thích

Right. Well I had a quick look through your outline and the first thing that struck me was that you'll have to be careful how you set about it, as the way you've organized it seems unnecessarily complex (26). The data that you want to collect and analyze is potentially valuable, but you'll need to narrow down the subject matter to make the whole thing manageable.

27
What does Marco decide to do about his dissertation?

Đáp án và giải thích

Thông tin trong hội thoại:

Okay I'll have another look at it. I was talking to Professor Briggs about it yesterday and I got some more ideas then. For part of the dissertation, I was thinking of trying to persuade finance managers from three or four companies to let me ask them about their company finances (27). If not, I think I'll have to change to another topic.

Well go ahead then. I could give you some names. Thanks.

Questions 28—30

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Practical details

28. A first draft of the dissertation should be completed by the end of …………………….

29. The dissertation should be registered with the ……………………. of the department.

30. Marco should get a copy of the statistic software from the ……………………. .
28
march
28
29
- secretary
29
30
- computer office
30

Đáp án và giải thích

Now let's talk about practicalities. Your dissertation must be finalized by the end of May. So you should aim to finish the first draft by the end of March (28). Is that feasible?

Yes. It shouldn't be a problem. I'll need to register for the dissertation on time.  Is that with the register's department?

No it's internal to this department. So you just need to let the secretary know do that as soon as you're sure you're going to write the dissertation (29).

Okay.

Then to analyze your statistics you're going to need some suitable software. If I were you, I'd drop into the computer office and ask them for a copy (30).

Right. So if I revise my outline ...

Questions 31—33

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The Tiger Shark

Origin of name: its dark bands

Size: 6.5 metres (maximum)

Preferred habitat: near to the 31 …………………….

Typical food: other sea creatures but also 32 ……………………. produced by humans.

Paine Island area: studies show tiger sharks are mainly found here during the 33 ……………………. (when turtles are nesting)
31
coast
31
32
garbage
32
33
summer
33

Đáp án và giải thích

Good morning everyone. Today I'm going to talk about the research project I've been involved in on the Tiger Shark. First of all, some background information. The tiger shark, also known as the leopard shark, is often thought to have got its name from its aggressive nature. But in actual fact it's called that because it has dark bands similar to those on a tiger's body. It is a huge creature growing up to lengths of six and a half meters. It can be found just about everywhere throughout the world's temperate and tropical seas. But it is most often found along the coast rather than the open sea (31). In terms of feeding, tiger sharks tend to be most active at night and our solitary hunters. Their preferred prey includes other sharks, turtles, seabirds, and dolphins to name but a few. However, it's not uncommon to find garbage in its stomach (32). This is because it tends to feed in areas such as harbours and river inlets, where there is a lot of human activity. Now to the project itself. We are particularly interested in some studies that have been done in the Rain Island area. Observations here have shown that there is a large population of tiger sharks present in the summer during the turtle nesting season (33). However, during the winter months the Sharks disappear. So we decided to do some of our own research there.

Questions 34—38

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Shark Tagging Process

Pieces of 34 ……………………. were attached to lines as bait.

The lines were 35 ……………………. regularly.

The hooked shark was brought to the 36 ……………………. and secured.

The shark was measured and tagged, and tissue removed for research.

Large sharks: an acoustic tag was fitted or a 37 ……………………. was attached.

The shark was 38 ……………………. and could be tracked.
34
fishes - fish
34
35
replace - checked
35
36
pole - boat
36
37
camera
37
38
release - released
38

Đáp án và giải thích

The first step was to tag a number of sharks, so that we could follow their movements. To do this, we first needed to catch the sharks early in the morning. We baited lines with large bits of fish and set them in place (34). These lines were then checked every three or four hours (35). If no sharks were caught, the baits were replaced. Once the shark had been caught on one of the baited hooks, it was pulled in close to the boat and secured (36), so that we could carry out a number of brief activities to aid our research. This usually took no more than about 10 minutes and was carried out as carefully as possible to minimize any stress to the shark. Each of the tiger sharks that we caught was measured and fitted with an identification tag, and also a small amount of tissue was taken for genetic studies. For some larger sharks over three metres long, we also inserted into the belly a special acoustic tag capable of sending satellite signals. While on other large sharks we attached a camera (37) to the dorsal fin to enable us to study the behavior and habitat use of the sharks. After this, the shark was released and we were able to follow its movements (38).

Questions 39 and 40
39
The purpose of the research was to understand the tiger sharks is …………………….

Đáp án và giải thích

So what was the purpose of all this tagging?

Well, while we were already familiar with some aspects of the tiger sharks behavior and food sources, what we hope to do in this project was to see exactly what factors affected the migration patterns of tiger sharks (39) and whether it was in fact food, weather and reproductive needs.

40
Observations showed that, in general, tiger sharks …………………….

Đáp án và giải thích

On February 21st a large female shark whom we named Natalie, was attracted to our research boat at the northern tip of rain Ireland and fitted with one of the satellite tags I've just mentioned. No transmissions were received from Natalie between April 2nd and April 29th indicating that she didn't surface to feed during this period. The area in which she was last reported is very shallow, suggesting that she may have changed her feeding preferences during this period to focus on prey found on the sea floor. We also made a number of other discoveries thanks to the various transmitters we used. It seems that tiger sharks moved back and forth between the ocean floor and the surface quite often (40). This may help the sharks conserve energy while they swim, but it probably also helps them hunt ,since this movement back and forth maximizes its chances of not being detected by its prey until the last minute. So far our findings have not been conclusive. However, we have gained some very interesting insights into the behavior of tiger sharks and are now hoping to develop our research further.

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