IELTS CB Mock Tests

Part 1 — Questions 1–10

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enquiry Name: Margaret Smith About the applicant: • Wants a (1) job • Will soon start work as a (2) • Has led cycle trips in (3) • Interested in being a leader of a cycli

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he applicant: • Wants a (1) job • Will soon start work as a (2) • Has led cycle trips in (3) • Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families • Is currently

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ob • Will soon start work as a (2) • Has led cycle trips in (3) • Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families • Is currently doing voluntary work with mem

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ilies • Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4) club • Available for five months from the 1st of (5) • Can’t eat (6) Contact details • Address: 27 (7) Pla

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s of a (4) club • Available for five months from the 1st of (5) • Can’t eat (6) Contact details • Address: 27 (7) Place, Dumfries • Postcode: (8) Interview: • Interview a

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• Available for five months from the 1st of (5) • Can’t eat (6) Contact details • Address: 27 (7) Place, Dumfries • Postcode: (8) Interview: • Interview at 2.30 pm on (9)

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he 1st of (5) • Can’t eat (6) Contact details • Address: 27 (7) Place, Dumfries • Postcode: (8) Interview: • Interview at 2.30 pm on (9) • Will plan a short (10) about be

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ntact details • Address: 27 (7) Place, Dumfries • Postcode: (8) Interview: • Interview at 2.30 pm on (9) • Will plan a short (10) about being a tour guide Part 2:

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mfries • Postcode: (8) Interview: • Interview at 2.30 pm on (9) • Will plan a short (10) about being a tour guide Part 2:

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Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. Cycle tour leader: Appli

Part 2 — Questions 11–20

11. -14 Choose the correct letter A, B or C. Visiting the Sheepmarket Area 11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheepmarket area?

A . young professional peopleB . students from the universityC . employees in the local market

12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheepmarket for their

A . international restaurantsB . historical buildingsC . arts and crafts

13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must

A . be modelled by the designers themselvesB . be inspired by aspects of contemporary cultureC . be made from locally produced materials

14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you

A . stay for less than an hourB . buy something in the shopsC . park in the evenings or at weekends

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Questions 15-20 Label the map below. Write correct letter A-I next to

Part 3 — Questions 21–30

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plete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. (21) (22) (23) (24)

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the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. (21) (22) (23) (24)

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table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. (21) (22) (23) (24)

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Questions 21-24 Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. (21) (22) (23) (24)

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Question 25

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Questions 25-30 What do the speakers say about each of the following films? Choose SIX answers from below and write the cor

Part 4 — Questions 31–40

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. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their (31) • Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise • Have made people realize that the noise is a (32)

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ons of noise • Have made people realize that the noise is a (32) issue that must be dealt with Problems caused by noise • Sleep disturbance • Increase in amount of stress

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disturbance • Increase in amount of stress • Effect on the (33) of school children Different types of noise Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a (3

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Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a (34) in a town To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35) sciences What people want Plenty of

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town To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35) sciences What people want Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36) but also allow people t

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ple want Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36) but also allow people to relax But architects and town planners • Do not get much (37) in acoustics • Reg

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to relax But architects and town planners • Do not get much (37) in acoustics • Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers Understanding sound as an art form We nee

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sound as an art form We need to know • How sound relates to (38) • What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound • Whether physics can help us understand

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fects of sound • Whether physics can help us understand the (39) of sound Virtual reality programs • Advantage: predict the effect of buildings • Current disadvantage: th

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Questions 31-40 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Noise in Cities Past research focused on noi