IELTS Listening Practice Exam
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IELTS Listening Practice Exam
You will hear the recording and answer Questions 1-40.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Section 1
Questions 1 - 6
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Colvin Lettings — Office Notepad
Customer Requirements: Looking for a 2-bed flat
Preferred Locations:
• The East Side
• The Old (1)
Needs it by (2) at the latest
Budget: From £900 to (3) £
Customer’s Name: Miss (4) Russell
Telephone Number: (5)
Email Address: (6)
Questions 7 - 10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Flat 1: Old Port Area
• Size: 2 bedrooms
• Availability: From the 12th
• Features: Has a big (7)
• Rental Cost: £1,250 per month
Flat 2: Old Port Area
• Rental Cost: (8) £
• Size: 1 bedroom, but highly spacious
Flat 3: Suburban Option
• Location: In the (9) located down a side street
• Size: 2 bedrooms
• Rental Cost: £950 / month
• Availability: From the 11th
• Parking: Has an allocated space for (10)
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Section 2
Questions 11 - 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16 - 20
What should people do if they want to take each of the following items to a recycling centre? Write the correct letter, A, B, or C next to questions 16 to 20.
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Section 3
Questions 21 - 26
For each block, choose TWO correct options. Write them in any order in your answer spaces.
Questions 27 - 30
What comments do the students make about each of the following characters in Sunrise Lake? Choose four answers and write the correct letter, A - E, next to questions 27 - 30.
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Section 4
Questions 31 - 40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
SWOT Analysis Framework
Historical Background: SWOT analysis may have been the idea of Albert Humphrey, who wanted to explain why (31) planning was not working.
Definition of Elements:
• S = Strengths: elements which give a business an advantage over competitors.
• W = Weaknesses: internal traits which give it a disadvantage.
• O = Opportunities: internal or external vectors which a business could usefully (32)
• T = Threats: risks and marketplace pressures which may cause trouble.
Internal Factors (Strengths & Weaknesses)
Examples include corporate control components:
- What a firm sells & the price of its products/services
- All the firm's (33)
- The firm’s financial situation and production output possibilities
External Factors (Opportunities & Threats)
These forces are typically outside an organization's active control. Proper tracking can reduce exposure to (34)
Key determining variables include:
- Strategic activities of alternative marketplace businesses
- Macro shifts in society and consumer fashions
- New (35) that are passed/made
- Fluctuations occurring in the broader marketplace
Strategic Uses of SWOT Analysis:
• Highly functional for analyzing volatile micro-shifts in specific niche fields.
• Ideal for standard corporate strategy reviews conducted every (36)
• Specialized (37) departments within leading companies execute continuous matrix audits on core market rivals.
• The technique remains highly efficient for commercial profit-seeking corporations, as well as (38) development plans or neighborhood community non-profit groupings.
Advantages of SWOT Matrix Tools:
• Conducting a full structural audit is exceptionally (39) , meaning virtually any tier of stakeholder can implement it successfully.
• Directly improves internal structural operations and operational alignment.
Limitations of SWOT Analysis:
• Because an effective execution is designed to be quick, it lacks comprehensive detail.
• Highly exposed to subjective individual judgment, meaning outcomes may lack standard consistency.
• Fails entirely to consider abstract environmental components that are uniquely (40) under highly specified institutional circumstances.
