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    Selwyn: IELTS Listening practice test

    Joining a running club, a charity race briefing, a sports science study and a lecture on standard time.

    • 4 parts
    • 40 questions
    • About 35 minutes
    Sit this test with the recording

    Part 1 · Questions 1–10

    Joining a running club

    You will hear a conversation between a man and the secretary of a running club.

    Questions 1–5

    Complete the form below.

    Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

    New Member

    Name
    Matt 1
    Current pace
    about 2 minutes per kilometre
    Training group
    3
    Will start with the 4 evening road run
    Membership
    £5 a year, including national affiliation

    Questions 6–10

    Complete the notes below.

    Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

    The first evening

    Arrive at 6, ten minutes before the group sets off
    Wear something 7; a bright top is not enough in winter
    Bring an 8 contact number for the form
    Do not try to keep up with the 9 in front
    Most members go to the 10 afterwards on Thursdays

    Part 2 · Questions 11–20

    A charity race briefing

    You will hear a race director briefing runners the evening before a charity race.

    Questions 11–16

    Complete the notes below.

    Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

    Race information

    The start has been moved to 11, because of the tide
    Numbers are collected from the 12 in the morning, from 7 a.m.
    The number carries a timing 13, so it must not be folded
    There are 14 water stations; water is served in cups this year
    Runners who drop out must tell a 15
    It will be 16 degrees by 11 a.m., so runners should start slowly

    Questions 17–20

    What does the speaker say about each of the following? Choose the correct letter, A–F, next to questions 17–20.

    Comments

    • AYou cannot use it unless you booked in advance.
    • BYou must keep something you are given.
    • CIt is better to go there early.
    • DIt is free this year for the first time.
    • EIt has been moved to a new location.
    • FIt is only for runners who finish.
    1. 17the baggage tent
    2. 18the bus back to the start
    3. 19the massage tent
    4. 20the photographs

    Part 3 · Questions 21–30

    A sports science study

    You will hear two sports science students, Rosa and Dan, discussing a study with their supervisor.

    Questions 21–24

    Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

    1. 21Why must the students change their control condition?
      • AIt would not be approved on safety grounds.
      • BIt would take too long to administer.
      • CIt has already been studied.
    2. 22What is the advantage of having everyone do all three conditions?
      • AIt removes differences between individuals.
      • BIt needs fewer testing sessions.
      • CIt makes the study quicker to organise.
    3. 23What must they do when using that design?
      • Avary the order of the conditions
      • Btest everybody on the same day
      • Cexclude anyone who improves
    4. 24Why is a stopwatch unsuitable?
      • AIts error is larger than the effect being measured.
      • BIt cannot record to two decimal places.
      • CIt would distract the participants.

    Question 25

    Answer the question below.

    Write ONE NUMBER ONLY.

    1. 25How many hours must there be between one participant's sessions?

    Questions 26–29

    What does the supervisor say about each of the following? Choose the correct letter, A–F, next to questions 26–29.

    Advice

    • AIt would narrow the question too much.
    • BAdd it: it is quick and worth knowing.
    • CSave it for a later study.
    • DIt is for them to decide.
    • EThe department will not allow it.
    • FIt must be done before recruitment.
    1. 26recruiting from the university teams
    2. 27the sit-and-reach test
    3. 28using the force platform
    4. 29pre-registering the study

    Question 30

    Answer the question below.

    Write ONE WORD ONLY.

    1. 30What must the students redraft and send before Friday?

    Part 4 · Questions 31–40

    The invention of standard time

    You will hear part of a lecture about the history of standard time.

    Questions 31–40

    Complete the notes below.

    Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

    Standard time

    Before standard time

    noon was set by the 31, so every town differed slightly
    Bristol was about 32 minutes behind London, and nobody minded

    Why it changed

    the 33 made local time unworkable: timetables and safety both failed
    trains on one track are kept apart by the 34
    the Great Western adopted London time in 35

    Resistance

    it was felt as interference from London; 36 held out until 1852

    The international solution

    Sandford Fleming proposed 24 zones, each of 37 degrees of longitude
    the 1884 conference chose Greenwich because most 38 charts already used it
    39 abstained and kept its own reference for another 27 years

    Footnotes

    zone boundaries bend so that a 40 is not divided

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