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IELTS Listening TEST BOOKLET Tháng 7 / 2025

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PART 1: The Manor Farm

Questions 1–3
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Manor Farm
Application Form – Summer fruit picking

Example
Name: Ben Miller
Country of origin: the USA
Age: 20
Visa type: a 1. ____________________
Visa valid until: November
Availability for work:
from 2. ____________________ to October
from the 3. ____________________

Questions 4–10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Manor Farm
Important information for fruit pickers

Picking season:
Busiest month is 4. ____________________
Exact picking dates depend on the 5. ____________________

Payment:
Pickers over 18 will earn 6£ 6. ____________________ an hour

Accommodation:
None on the farm but there is a 7. ____________________ nearby

Transport:
Pickers are advised to travel around by 8. ____________________

Documentation:
Only pickers with a 9. ____________________ will be allowed to work

Meals:
Pickers must bring lunch and a day’s supply of 10. ____________________

PART 2: City in New Zealand

Questions 11–16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. The announcer says that the main topic of today’s talk will be Gisborne’s
A. economy
B. history
C. tourism

12. The Maori

name for the Gisborne region signifies
A. dangerous journey
B. east coast
C. sailing boat

13. Early exports from Gisborne came from its
A. farms
B. fisheries
C. forests

14. According to the speaker, what does Gisborne export to Asia nowadays?
A. oranges and lemons
B. red and white grapes
C. seafood and shellfish

15. The Gisborne Summer Concert takes place in
A. an opera house
B. a vineyard
C. a Maori meeting house

16. On wet days in Gisborne the announcer recommends
A. a cultural display in the museum
B. a fashion show in the town hall
C. a photography exhibition in the art gallery

Questions 17–20

Which group of people is each of the following attractions recommended for?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to questions 17–20.

Groups of people:
A. disabled people
B. elderly people
C. recently married couples
D. pregnant women
E. secondary school children
F. young school children
G. young adults

PART 3: Sports Utility Vehicles

Questions 21–30

Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles)

• Originally made for off-road driving (e.g. in remote areas)
• Now widely used in 21. ________________

Advantages

• Useful for 22. ________________ purposes
• Larger 23. ________________ capacity
• Suitable for towing large loads

Why popular in a wider market?

• Because of their image
  • Seen as 24. ________________ by mothers
  • Larger seating capacity
  • Drivers prefer the 25. ________________

Disadvantages

• SUVs can be 26. ________________ in urban centers because of their 27. ________________
• Bodywork doesn’t crumple in an accident
• Liable to 28. ________________ easily

How to limit use of SUVs

• Limit use to those people who need them (e.g. 29. ________________)
• Raise cost of 30. ________________ paid by SUV drivers

PART 4: Mangrove Regeneration

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The Mangrove Regeneration Project

Mangrove forests:

• protect coastal areas from 31. ________________ by the sea
• are an important habitat for wildlife

Problems:

• mangroves had been used by farmers as 32. ________________
• mangroves were poisoned by the use of 33. ________________
• local people used the mangroves as a place to put their 34. ________________

Actions taken to protect the mangroves:

• a barrier which was made of 35. ________________ was constructed – but it failed
• new mangroves had to be grown from seed
• the seeds of the 36. ________________ mangrove were used

First set of seedlings:

• kept in small pots in a 37. ________________
• watered with 38. ________________ water
• planted out on south side of a small island
• at risk from the large 39. ________________ population

Second set of seedlings:

• planted in the seabed near established mangrove roots
• the young plants were destroyed in a 40. ________________

Keys & Transcript

Part 1: The Manor Farm

Part 2: City in New Zealand

Part 3: Sports Utility Vehicles

Part 4: Mangrove Regeneration

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