Mock Listening — Test 56 Listening
40 questions across 4 sections. From 80 Academic Listening Tests (Second Edition).
Go-Travel booking form
Questions 1–7
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Name | 1 (Last) 1 (First) Anna |
| Source of enquiry | saw ad in 2 Magazine |
| Holiday reference: | 3 |
| Number of people: | 4 |
| Preferred departure date: | 5 |
| Number of nights: | 6 |
| Type of insurance: | 7 |
Questions 8–10
Choose THREE letters A–H.
Which THREE options does the woman want to book?
Run-Well charity
Questions 11–17
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
RUN-WELL CHARITY
Background to Run-Well charity
- Set up in 11
- Aim: raise money for the 12
Race details
- Teams to supply own 13
- Teams should 14 together
- Important to bring enough 15
- Race will finish in the 16
- Price given by the 17
Questions 18–20
Choose THREE letters A–H.
Write THREE ways of raising money for the charity are recommended?
Joe's presentation
Questions 21–26
What do the students decide about each topic for Joe's presentation?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C next to questions 21–26.
Questions 27–30
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Researches showed a group of students many common nouns, brand names and 27. Students found it easier to identify brand names when they were shown in 28. Researches think that 29 is important in making brand names special within the brain. Brand names create a number of 30 within the brain.
Balloons and airships
Questions 31–40
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Balloons and airships
Gas balloons
Uses:
- instead of 31 in the US civil war
- to make 32
- to 33 for search
- as part of studies of 34
Hot air balloons
- Create less 35 than gas balloons
Airships
- Early examples had no 36 for crew
- To be efficient, needed a 37
Development of large airships stopped because of:
- success of 38
- series of 39
- Recent interest in use for carrying 40