IELTS STELLAR
By: Mr. Le Trung – 0835127290 – FB: Trung Batmon
Midterm Test 2
I.LISTENING
SECTION 1
Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Employment Agency: Possible Jobs
First Job
Administrative assistant in a company that produces 1…………….. (North London)
Responsibilities
● data entry
● go to 2……………. and take notes
● general admin
● management of 3……………..
Requirements
● good computer skills including spreadsheets
● good interpersonal skills
● attention to 4……………..
Experience
● need a minimum of 5…………… of experience of teleconferencing
Second Job
Warehouse assistant in South London
Responsibilities
● stock management
● managing 6…………….
Requirements
● ability to work with numbers
● good computer skills
● very organised and 7……………
● good communication skills
● used to working in a 8…………….
● able to cope with items that are 9……………..
Need experience of
● driving in London
● warehouse work
● 10…………… service
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IELTS STELLAR
By: Mr. Le Trung – 0835127290 – FB: Trung Batmon
SECTION 2
Questions 11 – 16
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Street Play Scheme
11 When did the Street Play Scheme first take place?
A two years ago
B three years ago
C six years ago
12 How often is Beechwood Road closed to traffic now?
A once a week
B on Saturdays and Sundays
C once a month
13 Who is responsible for closing the road?
A a council official
B the police
C local wardens
14 Residents who want to use their cars
A have to park in another street.
B must drive very slowly
C need permission from a warden.
15 Alice says that Street Play Schemes are most needed in
A wealthy areas
B quiet suburban areas.
C areas with heavy traffic.
16 What has been the reaction of residents who are not parents?
A Many of them were unhappy at first.
B They like seeing children play in the street.
C They are surprised by the lack of noise.
Questions 17 and 18
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO benefits for children does Alice think are the most important?
A increased physical activity
B increased sense of independence
C opportunity to learn new games
D opportunity to be part of a community
E opportunity to make new friends
Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO results of the King Street experiment surprised Alice?
A more shoppers
B improved safety
C less air pollution
D more relaxed atmosphere
E less noise pollution
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IELTS STELLAR
By: Mr. Le Trung – 0835127290 – FB: Trung Batmon
SECTION 3
Questions 21 – 26
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
What Hazel should analyse about items in newspapers:
● what 21……………… the item is on
● the 22……………… of the item, including the headline
● any 23…………….. accompanying the item
● the 24……………… of the item, e.g. what’s made prominent
● the writer’s main 25………………
● the 26……………… the writer may make about the reader
Questions 27-30
What does Hazel decide to do about each of the following types of articles?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 27-30
A She will definitely look for a suitable article.
B She may look for a suitable article.
C She definitely won’t look for an article.
Types of articles
27 national news item ……………
28 editorial ……………
29 human interest ……………
30 arts ……………
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IELTS STELLAR
By: Mr. Le Trung – 0835127290 – FB: Trung Batmon
SECTION 4
Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Early history of keeping clean
Prehistoric times:
● water was used to wash off 31……………..
Ancient Babylon
● soap-like material found in 32…………… cylinders
Ancient Greece:
● people cleaned themselves with sand and other substances
● used a strigil – scraper made of 33………………
● washed clothes in streams
Ancient Germany and Gaul:
● used soap to colour their 34………………
Ancient Rome:
● animal fat, ashes and clay mixed through action of rain, used for washing clothes
● from about 312 BC, water carried to Roman 35……………… by aqueducts
Europe in Middle Ages:
● decline in bathing contributed to occurrence of 36……………….
● 37………………. began to be added to soap
Europe from 17th century:
● 1600s: cleanliness and bathing started becoming usual
● 1791: Leblanc invented a way of making soda ash from 38………………
● early 1800s: Chevreul turned soapmaking into a 39………………
● from 1800s, there was no longer a 40……………… on soap.
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