Recent IELTS Listening Actual test 12

Which hotels have the following facilities?

Write the correct letter, A, B, C, or D next to questions 1-6.

A Royal Hotel

B Star Hotel

C Winchester Hotel

D All Three Hotels

Example: Online booking B

Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The man needs to send his 7…………… to the hotel.

He also needs to make 8…………… immediately.

The hotel must be alerted in advance if guests will need help with 9……………

There is no need to prepare 10…………… for hotel drivers.

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Durham County Car Show

When were the following features included in an auto show?

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

A last year

B this year

C both

Choose THREE letters, A-G.

Which THREE factors should the student consider while selecting courses?

A class time

B course topic

C amount of homework

D ease of course

E relevant to future career

F course structure

G professor reputation

Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

First draft should be finished by the end of 28……………

Dissertation should be registered with the 29…………… in the Department Office.

The student can get the relevant database from the 30…………… Office.

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The role of sleep in humans and animals

Importance of sleep in animals

• Compared to those without food, animals without sleep are more likely to suffer from 31……………

• Sleep is necessary for all animals, whether they are reptiles, 32…………… or fish.

Differences in animals’ sleep and reasons for their ways of resting

♦ Dolphins

• swim to the surface when sleeping, because they need to 33……………

♦ Birds

• are constantly 34…………… in the presence of numerous predators.

♦ Horses

• do most of their sleeping standing up.

• do occasionally take short naps lying down. Lying in one position for a long time could well injure a horse, because their 35…………… are delicate.

Potential problems encountering

• Animals can also have 36……………, the same as humans.

Importance of sleep in humans

• It helps us to organise our 37…………… of the day.

• It plays a key role in 38……………

e.g.

• Because of the similar sleeping pattern to that in humans, 39…………… are studied in order to increase our knowledge of human physiology.

• Scientists choose to study the 40…………… of the fruit fly in order to know the function of the human gene and understand developmental processes in humans.