Practice IELTS C20 Test 1 - Listening
Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name of restaurants Location Reason for recommendation Other comments
The junction Greyson Street, near the station Good for people who are especially keen on 1 __________

Quite expensive

The 2 __________ is a good place for a drink

Paloma In Bow Street next to the cinema 3 __________ food, good for sharing

Staff are very friendly

Need to pay 50 deposit

A limited section of 4 __________ on the menu
The 5 __________ At the top of a 6 __________

A famous chef

All the 7 __________ are very good

Only uses 8 __________ ingredients

Set lunch cost: 9 __________ per person

Proportions probably of 10 __________ size
1
asmostphere - fish
1
2
restaurant - roof
2
3
fast - Spanish
3
4
vegetable - vegetarian
4
5
Audley
5
6
brigde - hotel
6
7
newspapers - reviews
7
8
local product - local
8
9
13 - 30//thirty
9
10
average
10

Đáp án và giải thích

Dạng bài tập:

Questions 1-10: Note completion (ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER)

1. fish

- Phân tích: The Junction
Good for people who are especially keen on 1 ___________
=> Danh từ (đồ ăn)

- Thông tin trong bài
The man: “The food’s amazing. If you like fish, it’s probably the best restaurant in town for that.”

2. roof

- Phân tích:
The Junction
Other comments:
Quite expensive
The 2 ___________ is a good place for a drink
=> Danh từ (địa điểm)

- Thông tin trong bài:
The man: “It’s certainly not cheap, but for a special […] before dinner you can go up on the roof and have a drink. It’s really nice up there, […].”

3. Spanish

- Phân tích:

Paloma
Location: Bow Street next to cinema
Reason for recommendation: 3 ______ food, good for sharing
=> Tính từ

- Thông tin trong bài:
The woman: “So is all the food they serve Spanish, then?”
The man: “Yeah. You can get lots of small dishes to share, which always works really well if you’re in a group.”

4. vegetarian

- Phân tích:
Paloma
Other comments:
Staff are very friendly
Need to pay £50 deposit
A limited selection of 4 __________ food on the menu
=> Tính từ (liên quan đến đồ ăn)

- Thông tin trong bài:
The woman: A lot of restaurants are doing that these days. I should have a look at the menu to check if there is a good choice of vegetarian dishes. A couple of my friends have stopped eating meat.
The man: Not sure, I’d say the selection of those would be quite limited.

5. Audley

- Phân tích:
The 5 __________
=> Tên riêng (tên nhà hàng)

- Thông tin trong bài:
The man: “Have you been to the Audley?”
The woman: “No, don’t think I’ve heard of it. How’s it spelt?”
The man: “A-U-D-L-E-Y. You must have heard of it.”

6. hotel

- Phân tích:
Location
At the top of a 6 _______
=> Danh từ

- Thông tin trong bài:
The woman: “So where is it exactly?”
The man: “It’s in that hotel near Baxter Bridge, on the top floor.”

7. reviews

- Phân tích:
Reasons for recommendation:
A famous chef
All the 7 ____________ are very good
=> Danh từ số nhiều

- Thông tin trong bài:
The man: I can’t think of the chef’s name, but she was a judge on that TV cookery show recently. And she’s written a couple of cookery books.
The woman: Oh, Angela Frayne.
The man: That’s the one. Anyway, it’s had excellent reviews from all the newspapers.

8. local

- Phân tích:
Reasons for recommendation:
Only uses 8 _____________ ingredients.
=> Tính từ

- Thông tin trong bài:
The man: “Obviously it’s worth going there just for the view, but the food is supposed to be really special.”
The woman: “She only likes cooking with local products, doesn’t she?”

9. 30

- Phân tích:
Other comments
Set lunch costs £ 9 _____ per person
=> Số tiền

- Thông tin trong bài:
The woman: “I imagine it’s really expensive, though.”
The man: “Well, you could go for the set lunch. That’s quite reasonable for a top-class restaurant. £30 a head. In the evening, I think it’d be more like £50. At least that, I should think.”

10. average

- Phân tích:
Other comments:
Portions probably of 10 _________ size
=> Tính từ (liên quan đến kích thước)

- Thông tin trong bài:
The woman: But I’m sure everyone would enjoy it. It’s not the kind of place you leave feeling hungry, though, is it?
The man: With tiny portions? No, the reviews I’ve read didn’t mention that. I imagine they’d be average. Well, that’s all great. Thanks so much.



Questions 11–16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

11
Heather says pottery differs from other art forms because

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:
Heather says pottery differs from other art forms because _________

- Thông tin trong bài:
“Like many people, I’m sure you know that pottery as an art form is tens of thousands of years old.
And we know this because it stands the test of time. Things like baskets and pictures don’t survive on the earth in the same way that pots do.”

- Phân tích:
(stands the test of time = lasts longer)

12
Archaeologists sometimes identify the use of ancient pottery from

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin trong bài:
Archaeologists sometimes identify the use of ancient pottery from _________

- Thông tin trong bài:
“The shape of an artefact may have been lost but archaeologists can tell whether the pots were for, say, storage or cooking by examining the impressions on the clay, the scratches from tools, and the clay itself can reveal where the pots came from”

- Phân tích:
B. The marks that are on it
(marks = the impressions, the scratches)

13
Some people join Heather's pottery class because they want to

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:
Some people join Heather’s pottery because they want to _________

- Thông tin trong bài:
“When I ask people why they want to take a pottery class with me, they sometimes talk about these things. Like our ancestors, they hope that something they create will also last longer than they do,… ”

- Phân tích:
C. make something that will outlive them
(outlive them = last longer than they do)

14
What does Heather value most about being a potter?

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:
What does Heather value most about being a potter

- Thông tin trong bài:
“As far as I’m concerned, what I love most is the concentration you need to make a good pot. That focus takes you away from the stresses of everyday life. If you’re elderly, it’s also good exercise for hands and wrists and helps with arthritis.”

- Phân tích:
A. Its calming effect
(calming = takes you away from the stresses)

15
Most of the visitors to Edelman Pottery

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:
Most of the visitors to Edelman Pottery _______

- Thông tin trong bài:
“Like nearly everyone who comes here, I’m sure this is the first time you will have tried the art. So we’ll keep things simple today”

- Phân tích:
B. have never made a pot before
( = the first time you will have tried the art)

16
Heather reminds her visitors that they should

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:
Heather reminds her visitors that they should

- Thông tin trong bài:
“Now, before we move on, can I just say a word about what you’re wearing? As we said in our email, please remove any watches, necklaces, etc and put them somewhere safe.”

- Phân tích:
C. take off their jewellery
(remove = take off; jewellery = watches, necklaces)

Questions 17 and 18

Choose TWO letters, A–E. 

17
Which TWO things does Heather explain about kilns?

- Thông tin trong bài:
“...Basically, a kiln removes the water from clay at temperatures of around 1000 degrees Celsius. This allows anything you’ve made to set permanently in shape…”
“... You may think, can’t I use my oven? Well, that’s possible, but domestic ovens don’t really get hot enough and eventually the clay will crack and fall apart. Some people fire pottery in a fire pit outside but bear in mind that can be dangerous….”

- Phân tích:

A. what their function is
(giải thích chức năng chính của lò nung (kiln), đó là làm bay hơi nước khỏi đất sét nhờ nhiệt độ cao và giúp sản phẩm giữ nguyên hình dạng)

B. when they were invented
(Có nhắc đến sự phát minh của lò nung nhưng không đề cập đến mốc thời gian lò nung được phát minh
“Since their invention, kilns have changed very little, though in the past 20 years a lot of progress has been made in temperature control.”)

C. ways of keeping them safe
(Có nhắc đến keyword “safety”, tuy nhiên không đề cập đến những cách thức -
“Some people fire pottery in a fire pit outside but bear in mind... that can be dangerous. You also need to know about safety procedures for kilns as they release toxic compounds into the air.”)

D. where to put one in your home (Không có thông tin về ví trí đặt lò nung)

E. what some people use instead of one
(có nhắc đến những vật thay thế kiln: lò nướng tại nhà (domestic ovens) và hố lửa ngoài trời (fire pit)
Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO letters, A–E. 

19
Which TWO points does Heather make about a potter's tools?

- Thông tin trong bài:
“... However, there are some basic tools that you will need to handle the clay on the wheel. …. Rather than go through them all now, I’ll just name a few tools as we go along. … We can provide these and I wouldn’t recommend spending money on them yet.”

- Phân tích:

A. Some are hard to hold.
(Không có thông tin nào trong đoạn văn cho thấy dụng cụ khó cầm nắm. Có nói về hình dạng và tên gọi, nhưng không liên quan đến việc cầm nắm khó.
“Some look very strange and have even odder names…”)

B. Some are worth buying.
(Ngược lại với thông tin trong bài
“We can provide these and I wouldn't recommend spending money on them yet.”
→ worth buying >< wouldn’t recommend spending money on)

C. Some are essential items.
(Câu này nói rõ rằng một số công cụ cơ bản là cần thiết để thao tác với đất sét khi dùng bàn xoay.
“you will need” = essential items

D. Some have memorable names.
(Ngược lại với thông tin trong bài
“Some look very strange and have even odder names that you may find hard to remember.”
→ memorable names >< hard to remember)

E. Some are available for use by participants.
(Người học không cần mua một số dụng cụ, vì trung tâm sẽ cung cấp những dụng cụ cần thiết.
“we can provide these” = available for use by participants
Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A–E. 

21
Which TWO things do the students both believe are responsible for the increase in loneliness?

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin trong bài:
Tamara: “I’d say loneliness has a lot to do with the way cities are designed – people living in high-rise flats with not much opportunity to speak to their neighbours.”
Dev: “I think you’re right”
Tamara: “A more plausible explanation is that people are having to move around for work and often end up living miles away from their family and friends.”
Dev: “That’s true”

- Phân tích:

A. social media
(Dev chỉ nhắc đến trải nghiệm cá nhân, và social media không khiến Dev cảm thấy cô đơn
Dev: “What about social media? In my case, far from making me feel isolated, it actually does the opposite.”)

B. smaller nuclear families
(Tamara đề xuất ý tưởng về việc các gia đình nhỏ hơn có thể là nguyên nhân gây ra cô đơn. Nhưng Dev phủ nhận điều đó:
Tamara: “Another possible reason is that people are having fewer children and don’t live in large, extended family groups.”
Dev: “But in this country anyway, that all changed decades ago. And yet loneliness is a more recent problem”

C. urban design
(Tamara nhắc rõ đến cách thiết kế thành phố khiến con người cô lập.
“the way cities are designed” = urban design)

D. longer lifespans
(Cả hai đều không tin rằng sống thọ hơn là nguyên nhân dẫn đến sự gia tăng cô đơn.
Tamara: “Well, I’d assumed it was mainly an issue for the elderly, but in fact it’s something which affects young people just as much.”
Dev: “So nothing really to do with longer lifespans.”


E. a mobile workforce
(Tamara và Dev đều đồng tình với một nguyên nhân khác hợp lý hơn: vì công việc, người ta phải di chuyển và sống xa người thân.
“move around for work” = a mobile workforce)

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A–E. 

22
Which TWO health risks associated with loneliness do the students agree are based on solid evidence

- Thông tin trong bài:
Dev: “But there’s no doubt that loneliness contributes to a weakened immune system.
Tamara: Unquestionably. The data on that is sound.”
Tamara: “Well, what about that one in Finland, which showed that loneliness increased the risk of cancer by about 10%? And those findings have been supported by other studies too.”
Dev: “You’re right about that one”

- Phân tích:

A.a weakened immune system
(Cả hai đều dùng từ ngữ mạnh để khẳng định dữ liệu là chắc chắn:
“no doubt”, “unquestionably”, “the data on that is sound”

B.dementia
(Cả hai cùng đồng ý rằng bằng chứng về dementia là mâu thuẫn, không chắc chắn.
Dev: “I was actually thinking of the studies on dementia. Some found no association between loneliness and dementia, and others found the opposite.”
Tamara: “Not exactly reliable, then”)

C.cancer
(Tamara dẫn chứng nghiên cứu cụ thể về nguy cơ ung thư (cancer) tăng 10% vì cô đơn. Dev đồng ý.
“those findings have been supported by other studies too”
“You’re right about that one.”

D.obesity
(Dev không đồng ý đây là một kết luận dựa trên bằng chứng vững chắc.
Tamara: “… claims that loneliness has as much impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.”
Dev: “Or similar to the risks caused by obesity, but I’m not sure there’s enough evidence for some of these claims.”

E.cardiovascular disease

(Dev không coi đây là bằng chứng đáng tin cậy.Tamara: “There’s been a lot of research on cardiovascular disease and whether loneliness contributes to that.”

Dev: “Yes, I read that it was hard to reach a judgment, as the definition of loneliness varied quite a lot, and the responses from participants were too subjective.”

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A–E. 

24
Which TWO opinions do both the students express about the evolutionary theory of loneliness?

- Thông tin trong bài:

Tamara: There are a few studies which support the theory, but not conclusively enough. More evidence is needed
Dev: And anyway, this theory‘s not really useful when it comes to solving the problem of loneliness today.

- Phân tích:

A.lt has little practical relevance.
(Dev cho rằng lý thuyết tiến hóa không thật sự hữu ích trong việc giải quyết cô đơn hiện nay, tức là nó không mang nhiều giá trị thực tế (little practical relevance.
“not really useful” = little practical relevance)

B.It needs further investigation.
(Tamara thừa nhận có một số nghiên cứu ủng hộ lý thuyết này, nhưng chưa đủ kết luận
“More evidence is needed” = It needs further investigation)

C.It is misleading.
(Không được nhắc đến)

D.It should be more widely accepted.
(Tamara cho rằng giả thuyết này thuyết phục nhưng không đề cập đến việc nó nên được công nhận rộng rãi hơn
Tamara: “Well I thought the idea that loneliness evolved because it motivated people to be with other people is quite convincing. Survival often depended on group cooperation.”

E.lt is difficult to understand.
(Không được nhắc đến)
Questions 27–30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

26
When comparing loneliness to depression, the students

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin cần nghe:

When comparing loneliness to depression, the students __________

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Tamara: […] But unlike depression, loneliness has no recognised clinical form.

Dev: There’s no available diagnosis or effective treatment and that’s not likely to change.

Tamara: I don’t think so either”

- Phân tích:

A.doubt that there will ever be a medical cure for loneliness.
(Cả hai sinh viên đều nghi ngờ rằng sẽ có một phương pháp điều trị y tế cho cô đơn trong tương lai.)

B.claim that the link between loneliness and mental health is overstated. (không được nhắc đến)

C.express frustration that loneliness is not taken more seriously. (không được nhắc đến)

27
Why do the students decide to start their presentation with an example from their own experience?

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Tamara: I don’t think so either, I was thinking we should start our presentation with an example from our own experience. I’d like to talk about how lonely I was when I started university, being away from home for the first time and all that.

Dev: Good idea, everyone will be able to relate to that although a lot of students were probably too embarrassed to admit to it.”

- Phân tích:

A. to explain how difficult loneliness can be (không được nhắc đến)

B. to highlight a situation that most students will recognise

“everyone will be able to relate to that” = most students will recognise that situation

C. to emphasise that feeling lonely is more common for men than women (không được nhắc đến)

28
The students agree that talking to strangers is a good strategy for dealing with loneliness because

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Tamara: Yeah. We could discuss ways of dealing with loneliness as well, like just talking to strangers.

Dev: Loads of studies have shown that interactions with shop assistants and bar staff make people feel more optimistic and relaxed.

Tamara: I don’t know about that, but it must make people feel more connected with their community.”

- Phân tích:

A.it creates a sense of belonging.

(Cả hai sinh viên đều đồng ý rằng nói chuyện với người lạ giúp cảm thấy kết nối hơn với cộng đồng

“feel more connected with their community” = a sense of belonging)

B.it builds self-confidence. (không được nhắc đến)

C.it makes people feel more positive.

(Dev có nói “feel more optimistic and relaxed”, nhưng Tamara lại không chắc chắn về điều đó: “I don’t know about that...”)

29
The students find it difficult to understand why solitude is considered to be

Đáp án và giải thích

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Tamara: Good point. We should say something about solitude and how being alone and being lonely aren’t the same thing. It’s strange the way some people can’t stand being by themselves while others love it.

Dev: Yeah, the research shows a certain amount of solitude is beneficial for wellbeing, which I appreciate, but being alone isn’t something I actually like. I’d never choose to go on holiday alone, for example.”

- Phân tích:

A.similar to loneliness.
(Ngược lại với những gì Tamara nói:“being alone and being lonely aren’t the same thing”)

B.necessary for mental health.
(Dev có nói solitude “is beneficial for wellbeing”, nhưng cả hai không thấy khó hiểu về việc này.)

C.an enjoyable experience.
(Cả hai đều thấy khó hiểu

“others love it” (Tamara) = an enjoyable experience

“It’s strange the way…” = They find it difficult to understand)

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Reclaiming urban rivers

Historical background

  • Nearly all major cities were built on a river.
  • Rivers were traditionally used by city dwellers for transport, fishing and recreation.
  • Industrial development and rising populations later led to:

- more sewage from houses being discharged into the river

- pollution from 31 ______________ on the river bank.

  • In 1957, the River Thames in London was declared biologically 32 ______________.

Recent improvements

  • Seals and even a 33 ______________ have been seen in the River Thames.
  • Riverside warehouses are converted to restaurants and 34 ______________.
  • In Los Angeles, there are plans to:

- build a riverside 35 ______________.

- display 36 ______________ projects.

  • In Paris, 37 ______________ are created on the sides of the river every summer.

Transport possibilities

  • Over 2 billion passengers already travel by 38 ______________.
  • Changes in shopping habits mean the number of deliveries that are made is increasing.
  • Instead of road transport, goods could be transported by large freight barges and electric 39 ______________, or in the future, by 40 ______________.

 

30
beside - factories
31
31
term - dead
32
32
- whate
33
33
apartment - apartments
34
34
- park
35
35
art
36
36
- beaches
37
37
- ferry
38
38
- bikes
39
39
- drone
40

Đáp án và giải thích

Dạng bài tập:

Questions 31-40: Note completion (ONE WORD ONLY)

31. factories

- Phân tích:

Industrial development and rising populations later led to:
pollution from 31. ___________ on the river bank.
=> Danh từ

- Thông tin trong bài:

“In addition, other types of pollution increased, as factories were built beside the river and discharged their waste materials into the water.”
on the river bank = beside the river

32. dead

- Phân tích:

In 1957, the River Thames in London was declared biologically 32___________ .

=> Động từ

- Thông tin trong bài:

“As recently as 1957, scientists at London’s Natural History Museum declared that the River Thames was dead in biological terms, as the water was too filthy to support any kind of life.”

biologically = in biological terms

33. whale

- Phân tích:

Seals and even a 33. ___________ have been seen in the River Thames.

=> Sau “a” cần 1 danh từ số ít

- Thông tin trong bài:

“For example, the River Thames is now cleaner than it’s been for 150 years. These days you can see seals swimming in the water, and recently people had to try to rescue a whale.”

34. apartments

- Phân tích:

Riverside warehouses are converted to restaurants and 34. ___________

=> Sau “restaurants and” - Cần 1 danh từ số nhiều

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Then, all around the world, riverside areas are now seen as prime sites for development. Warehouses that were once used for storing goods are now being converted into expensive restaurants and also into apartments with river views”

35. park

- Phân tích:

In Los Angeles, there are plans to:

build a riverside 35. ___________

=> Cần 1 danh từ số ít

- Thông tin trong bài:

“In Los Angeles, on the west coast of the USA, an architect has plans to revitalise the banks of the river and to make a park there which can provide facilities for sports as well as a natural environment for relaxing in”

36. art

- Phân tích:

display 36___________ projects.

=> Cần 1 danh từ/ tính từ

- Thông tin trong bài:

“It’s been proposed that facilities could be provided for displaying projects related to various kinds of art that have been produced by local people, for example.”

37. beaches

- Phân tích:

In Paris, 37___________ are created on the sides of the river every summer.
=> Cần 1 danh từ số nhiều

every summer = “during the summer months”
the sides of the river = “the banks”
are created = “are transformed into”

- Thông tin trong bài:

“In the city of Paris, during the summer months of July and August, all the traffic is banned from the roads by the sides of the river, and the banks are transformed into beaches, …”

38. ferry

- Phân tích:

Transport possibilities

Over 2 billion passengers already travel by 38. ___________ in cities round the world.
=> Cần 1 danh từ chỉ phương tiện (by…)

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Already, more than two billion passengers use the ferry to travel in cities around the world, like Istanbul, San Francisco and New York, and these numbers are set to rise further.”

39. bikes

- Phân tích:

Instead of road transport, goods could be transported by large freight barges and electric 39. ___________ or, …
=> Cần 1 danh từ số nhiều chỉ phương tiện

- Thông tin trong bài:

“Trucks and vans in the city pollute and double-park while dropping off parcels. Imagine using the immense capacity of shipping to take these trucks off the road, one freight barge can replace 44 large trucks uses far less energy and causes less pollution When the barge docks at the riverside the parcels could be taken the last few kilometres to their final destination on cargo bikes, electric ones of course.”

-> goods = parcels

40. drone

- Phân tích:

Instead of road transport, goods could be transported by large freight barges and electric

39. ___________ or, in future, by 40. ___________ .

=> Cần 1 danh từ chỉ phương tiện (by …)

- Thông tin trong bài:

“This is already happening in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, and in future the final stage could even be carried out by drone, although at present this isn’t allowed”






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