IELTS Listening
Multiple-choice Questions
Teacher: Brian Lai Vocabulary Focus
Never, Often, Sometimes, Always
Only, Except, If, When, An exception is, Can/ May only
Before, After
Women, Men, Male, Female
Non-, Un-
Over, Under
And, But, Yet, However, On the other hand
Should, Can, Could, Will, May/ Might
Should not, Cannot(Can’t), Won’t
Must, Certainly, Essential
Must not, Don’t have to, Not required to
Necessary to, Need to, Ought to, Have to
Optional, Possible
(longer, shorter, faster, bigger, smaller, etc.) than...
Practice Exercises
1.1 Question 1-4
Listen to recording 1.1 and answer the questions below.
Choose one answer A-E
1 What was the main reason Karen went to the employment agency?
A She had trouble finding a job by herself.
B She wanted to increase her chances of finding a job.
C She hoped to meet other unemployed people.
D She heard the staff was very helpful.
E She wanted to get out of the house.
2 What kind of job is Karen looking for?
A Teaching
B Administrative
C Waitress
D Marketing
E Sales
3 Karen is looking for a job with
A flexible hours.
B a high salary.
C travel.
D the opportunity to be promoted.
E lots of team work.
4 Karen has had a lot of experience
A dealing with questions and complaints.
B writing proposals and reports.
C working without constant supervision.
D communicating with people from other countries.
E giving presentations.
1.2 Questions 5-8
Listen to recording 1.2 and answer the questions below.
Choose TWO letters A-E
5&6 What are the TWO of the biggest mistakes women make at work?
A Not doing extra work
B Asking for what they want
C Behaving like men
D Avoiding office politics
E Taking long breaks
7&8 In which TWO ways are women different from men in relation to work?
A Quality of work
B Type of skills
C Number of work hours
D Level of commitment
E Values
1.3 Questions 9-12
Listen to recording 1.3 and answer the questions below.
Choose TWO letters A-E
9&10 What are the TWO main reason people put on weight?
A psychology
B meal size
C lack of exercise
D drugs
E stress
11&12 What are the TWO links between television and weight?
A People who watch comedies are more likely to put on weight.
B People who watch less television consume less fast food.
C The more people see foods advertised, the more likely they are to cook.
D People who watch an extremely high amount of television eat high calorie food.
E Australians see more food advertisements on TV than people in other countries.
1.4 Question 13-16
Listen to recording 1.4 and answer the questions below.
Choose one answer A-D
13 Which of the following is a feature of Australian Airlines?
A over 400 Australian tourism awards
B the best Australian red wines
C an abundance of entertainment options
D 600 entertaining games
14 What is luggage limit in First Class?
A 20 kilograms
B 30 kilograms
C 40 kilograms
D 50 kilograms
15 Australian Airlines flies from Melbourne to London
A twice daily
B three times daily
C once a week
D twice a week
16 What kind of free products or services does the airline offer to First Class passengers this month?
A free accommodation
B free shopping
C free flights
D free hotel transfers。