IELTS Listening - Test 14

Time allowed: approximately 30 minutes Total questions: 40

Instructions:

• You will hear four recordings of native English speakers.
• You will have time to read the instructions and questions.
• You can write on the question paper but you must transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
• After each section, you will have 30 seconds to check your answers.
• Each recording will be played ONLY ONCE.

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SECTION 1

Context: A man phones a car hire company to book a vehicle for a holiday

Questions 1-10

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Car Hire Booking

1 Customer name: Timothy {{ANSWER:1}}

2 Phone: {{ANSWER:2}}

3 Email: t.blackwood@{{ANSWER:3}}

4 Pickup date: {{ANSWER:4}} July

5 Flight arrival time: {{ANSWER:5}}

6 Car type: Ford Focus {{ANSWER:6}}

7 Car hire cost: £{{ANSWER:7}}

8 Premium protection: £{{ANSWER:8}} per day

9 Total booking cost: £{{ANSWER:9}}

10 Deposit amount: £{{ANSWER:10}}

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SECTION 2

Context: A guide introducing visitors to a new exhibition at a natural history museum

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 The exhibition took how long to develop?

A two years
B three years
C four years

{{ANSWER:11}}

12 Most specimens were collected using

A submarines
B divers
C remotely operated vehicles

{{ANSWER:12}}

13 Approximately what percentage of deep-sea organisms produce light?

A 56%
B 66%
C 76%

{{ANSWER:13}}

14 The visitor target for the first month was

A 25,000
B 40,000
C 95,000

{{ANSWER:14}}

15 The exhibition contains how many specimens?

A over 100
B over 150
C over 200

{{ANSWER:15}}

16 The partnership involved institutions from how many countries?

A 10
B 12
C 15

{{ANSWER:16}}

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Questions 17-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-H next to questions 17-20.

17 Interactive Zone {{ANSWER:17}}

18 Deep Sea Gallery {{ANSWER:18}}

19 Research Lab {{ANSWER:19}}

20 Gift Shop {{ANSWER:20}}

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SECTION 3

Context: Two architecture students discussing their design project with their tutor

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 The students' original goal was a building that was

A energy-positive
B net-zero energy
C low-carbon

{{ANSWER:21}}

22 The solar panels will have a capacity of up to

A 20 kilowatts
B 40 kilowatts
C 60 kilowatts

{{ANSWER:22}}

23 Passive design has reduced heating demand by approximately

A 40%
B 50%
C 60%

{{ANSWER:23}}

24 Oliver originally preferred which building material?

A concrete
B recycled steel
C timber

{{ANSWER:24}}

25 The greywater recycling system was abandoned because

A it was too expensive
B it added complexity
C the client rejected it

{{ANSWER:25}}

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Questions 26-30

What do the students say about each aspect of their project? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 26-30.

26 The ground-source heat pump {{ANSWER:26}}

27 The lifetime cost analysis {{ANSWER:27}}

28 The window glazing {{ANSWER:28}}

29 The green roof {{ANSWER:29}}

30 The BREEAM certification level {{ANSWER:30}}

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SECTION 4

Context: A university lecture on how humans make decisions and common cognitive biases

Questions 31-35

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

31 Research on decision-making contradicts traditional economics' assumption that humans are {{ANSWER:31}} actors.

32 Losing £100 feels roughly {{ANSWER:32}} as bad as gaining £100 feels good.

33 In endowment effect experiments, people demanded roughly twice the {{ANSWER:33}} to sell a mug that others would pay.

34 The {{ANSWER:34}} heuristic leads people to overestimate the probability of dramatic events.

35 {{ANSWER:35}} bias causes people to seek information that confirms existing beliefs.

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Questions 36-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 Opt-out organ donation countries typically have participation rates

A below 20%
B around 50%
C above 90%

{{ANSWER:36}}

37 System one thinking is best described as

A slow and deliberate
B fast and automatic
C careful and analytical

{{ANSWER:37}}

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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentence. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

38 Designing environments to guide better decisions is called choice {{ANSWER:38}}.

39 The approach of guiding choices while preserving freedom is sometimes called libertarian {{ANSWER:39}}.

40 Being aware of a bias does not automatically {{ANSWER:40}} it.

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