MUROD KAMILOV | IELTS
ACADEMIC LISTENING · MKL039
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PART 1 · QUESTIONS 1–13

Home Maintenance Services

Questions 1–13

Complete the form below.

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

Home Maintenance Services

Personal details

  • Name: Jenny Smith
  • Address: 21 Street, West Hill
  • Telephone number:

Outside job

  • Type of job: building a
  • Location: at the of the property
  • Building material required:

Inside jobs

  • Replacing tiles in the
  • Home office: fixing the
  • several rooms – start with the
  • Building some in the living room

Other details

  • Client is happy to work to start from early
  • Client heard about the service from a
  • Client is willing to provide a
PART 2 · QUESTIONS 14–23

Desert Holidays

Questions 14–16
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Desert Holidays

14 What first attracted Naomi to deserts?

15 What does Naomi advise about travelling in the desert?

16 Naomi thinks the best thing about travelling in the same group for a long time is

Questions 17–23

What can you do on holiday in the following deserts?

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to questions 17–23.

A  stay in tented accommodation

B  go horseback riding

C  go mountain climbing

D  take trips to see wildlife

Deserts A B C D
17  Atacama
18  Skeleton Coast
19  Moroccan Sahara
20  Almeria
21  Gobi
22  Thar
23  Uluru-Kata
PART 3 · QUESTIONS 24–36

Sports Stadiums Research

Questions 24–30

What impact do the speakers say each of the following sports stadiums had on the local area?

Choose SEVEN answers from the box and select the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 24–30.

Sports stadiums
24 Westway
25 Crenley
26 Stockfield
27 Thornton
28 Banford
29 Greydon
30 Ravenswood
Impact on the local area
A The crime rate fell
B It helped create jobs for locals
C People had to move away
D House prices increased
E Tourism increased
F Local businesses suffered
G Traffic congestion became a problem
H Public transportation improved
I Its economic benefits were temporary

Questions 31 and 32

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

What do the speakers agree are TWO factors that help make a stadium profitable?

A  the frequency of public transport
B  the capacity of the stadium
C  the location of the stadium
D  the state of repair of the stadium
E  the kind of sport played there

Questions 33 and 34

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO sections do the speakers agree should be included in the assignment?

A  an examination of how stadiums are funded
B  the impact of international sporting events on stadiums
C  an evaluation of sports stadiums in different cities
D  the environmental impact of stadiums
E  how stadium designs have changed over time

Questions 35 and 36

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO things do the speakers say about published research on stadiums?

A  It may be out of date
B  The focus is too general
C  It has been gathered over a long period
D  It is paid for by big businesses
E  There is not enough available
PART 4 · QUESTIONS 37–49

Queensland Fruit Fly

Questions 37–49

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Queensland fruit fly

Introduction

  • •  The Queensland fruit fly is the most serious pest in Australia
  • •  It can spread across the country through of fruit, or by flying
  • •  It attacks soft crops, but not hard-skinned fruit or

Life cycle

  • •  The four-stage life cycle takes about two weeks during
  • •  Eggs are laid in the fruit, and larvae make their way to the
  • •  After the fruit falls, the larvae make cocoons in the

Older management strategies

  • •  Spraying was common (now fewer chemicals are used for health reasons and to protect )
  • •  At home, people make traps using a mix of yeast, and water

Newer techniques

  • •  In the MAT technique, male fruit flies are attracted to a in a trap
  • •  Males and females can both be killed in traps that contain a poisonous
  • •  Organic farmers use a made of natural materials to protect fruit
  • •  These methods require integration and grower in a particular area

Future developments

  • •  Research is taking place in South Australia to breed sterile male fruit flies
  • •  To breed males only, researchers will use a gene that makes the female fly die at a certain
  • •  Another plan is to breed flies where the young males and females can be separated because they are a different