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2 Maintaining stock and organizing (9) ____________ No work on (10) ____________ once a month (IELTS practice test 18 – Test 2) PART 2: Questions 11-20 (2.0 points) You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television weather forecaster. For each question, circle the correct answer A, B or C. Question 11. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster? A. two years B. seven years C. eleven years Question 12. Which is true about her job at the weather department? A. The department has thirty staff. B. She is the youngest at the department. C. She is the first woman to do the job. Question 13. What does Sarah say about her job? A. She sometimes has to work at night. B. She enjoys doing the show most. C. She works ten or twelve hours a day. Question 14. When Sarah does a weather forecast, she ____________. A. prepares it in advance B. sometimes forgets her words C. worries about making a mistake Question 15. Sarah’s husband ____________. A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work C. has more spare time than her Question 16. When did they move to the present house? A. 5 years ago B. one year ago C. this year Question 17. Which is true about Sarah? A. She enjoys painting their house. B. She never skis or swims. C. She flies as a hobby. Question 18. Why hasn’t Sarah finished her pilot training? A. She lost interest in flying. B. She has been too busy with her job.
3 C. The weather has not been suitable for flying. Question 19. Sarah is pleased because she ____________. A. has got her pilot’s license B. taught her husband to play tennis C. took part in a long race Question 20. A man in India wanted ____________. A. to meet Sarah’s family B. to have a photo of Sarah taken with his family C. to receive a letter from Sarah (From B1 Preliminary Listening) PART 3: Questions 21-25 (1.0 point) Listen to the presentation about a new product design and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Question 21. The product is aimed at men and women aged 18–40. Question 22. The new design means you don’t need two hands to use it. Question 23. There’s only one size now. Another one will follow in a few months. Question 24. They will make a Gantt chart for the project next month. Question 25. He finished the presentation with enough time to take some questions. (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/b2-listening/a-design-presentation)   B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5.0 POINTS) I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) Question 1. ____________ the outcome, we were proud of Ky Duyen’s efforts in such a highly competitive beauty pageant. A. Instead of B. In addition C. Thanks to D. Regardless of Question 2. Air Link has introduced a groundbreaking feature ____________ passengers to browse profiles and select their seatmates based on shared interests. A. allowed B. allows C. allowing D. being allowed Question 3. I met ____________ one-eyed man at the school gate this morning. A. a B. an C. the D. no article Question 4. Two students, Kate and Jim, are talking in a Math lesson. - Jim: “Do you mind if I use your calculator for a while?”