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1 37 IELTS Essential Guide37 IELTS Essential GuideACADEMIC PRACTICE TEST 2 IELTS Essential GuideELTS Brochure with 379/16/2015 13:46:00 ACADEMIC PRACTICE Test 2 ListeningListening Section 1 Questions 1 10 Questions 1 8 Complete the form NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each HOTELE xample AnswerGuest Name: Sandra MacKayDate of arrival: Date of departure: Room number: Room rate: Deposit:Receipt In name of: Contact details Address: Phone: Booking number:Questions 9 and 10 Choose the correct letter, A, B or The room will be cleaned at around A 11 B 1 C 2 Room service for dinner is available from A 6 to 2 B 6 to C 9 to 11 Section 2 Questions 11 20 Questions 11 16 Complete the table NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

2 Regional Art exhibition all works for saleQuestions 17 and 18 Choose the correct letter, A, B or Michael s home country is A Canada B Ireland C the USA18 Michael has been singing for A 15 years B 18 years C 20 years1 .. December 2 .. December 3 502 and .. 4 $ ..5 Paid ..6 Zoe ..7 .., Morning Town 439 48298 ..VenueEventDateTimeAdmissionPrice4 March 10 April11 to 4.

3 No charge10 March 4 April12 ..of the 21st Century exhibition by studentsGallery 2 Gallery 110 to 3 Mon, Wed, Fri & weekendsNo charge5 March 3 AprilShakespeare sRomeo & JulietTheatre 1 Daily at 8 $ ..Senior $201 AprilShannon Keel folk/pop/countryThe14 ..15 .. $ 30 AprilClass Act 16 ..music& cabaretThe Showroom11 Fridays only$14 Concession $12 PBIELTS Essential Guide38 IELTS Essential GuideELTS Brochure with 389/16/2015 13:46:00 ACADEMIC PRACTICE Test 2 ListeningQuestions 19 and 20 Complete the sentences ONE WORD ONLY for each Michael s father went.

4 To Michael s .. was also a singer, and was an inspiration for Section 3 Questions 21 30 Questions 21 25 Complete the sentences NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each Jan suggests doing their joint .. on copyright or IP Steve s suggested topic is .. 23 A database may collect statistics on your date of birth, income, legal history, previousjobs, .. or health Inaccurate facts may be recorded by data company ..25 Incorrect information about a.

5 Led to his unfair 26 30 Complete the table NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each Section 4 Questions 31 40 Questions 31 35 Choose the correct letter, A, B or Which place has been termed a living laboratory ? A The Ross Sea B The Antarctic Sea C The Southern Ocean32 What is said to be the worst form of pollution that fishing boats might cause? A Rubbish dropped overboard B Fuel leaked overboard C Sewage leaked overboardJan s commentsSteve s commentsSearch engines collect data by analysing people s internet 26.

6 Data collecting companies want to collect extra data to expand business and increase their Jan s commentsSteve s commentsGetting consent could be the main 28 .. in the presentationAnnoying to have to buy your own credit reports to ensure accuracyThe free information nature of the internet has led to this problem27 ..Not legal in Europe to make money from using someone s private details without their direct consentPeople writing blogs and Twitter comments should be careful or they may face 29.

7 Browser companies may solve the problem by introducing a 30 .. system39 IELTS Essential Guide39 IELTS Essential GuideELTS Brochure with 399/16/2015 13:46:00 ACADEMIC PRACTICE Test 2 Listening33 What was the country of registration of the boat which was stuck in thick ice? A Korea B New Zealand C Russia34 In the case of the Sparta repair mission, what does the speaker term a miracle ? A No fishermen died B The weather was not stormy C An oil spill was avoided35 What does the term total allowable catch refer to?

8 A The amount any boat in the Antarctic can catch B The amount all the legal boats can catch C The amount all the boats (legal and illegal) can catchQuestions 36 40 Complete the summary NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. THE ANTARCTIC TOOTHFISHT hese are big fish, which live in freezing Antarctic waters at depths of 200 to 2,000 metres. They have a life span of roughly 36 .. years, and develop only slowly.

9 Little is known about the early stages of life for this fish including the kinds of 37 .. that feed on the young. Since 1996, the December February fishing season has resulted in catches of about 100,000 fish per year although recent catches have declined because of 38 .. Industry spokesmen claim that the Antarctic toothfish industry is 39 .. but it has been esti-mated that fish numbers in the Ross Sea have already been reduced by at least a fifth, if not more. A plea has been made by several well-known marine scientists for a 40.

10 On catching fish in the Ross Essential Guide40 IELTS Essential GuideELTS Brochure with 409/16/2015 13:46:00 ACADEMIC PRACTICE Test 2 ReadingReading Passage 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 BAR AT THE FOLIES(Un bar aux folies)A One of the most critically renowned paintings of the 19th-century modernist movement is the French painter Edouard Manet s masterwork, A Bar at the Folies. Originally belonging to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, it is now in the possession of The Courtauld Gallery in London, where it has also become a favourite with the The painting is set late at night in a nineteenth-century Parisian nightclub.