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IELTS9Test1LISTENINGSECTION1Questions1-10Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.JOBENQUIRYExample•Workat:arestaurant•Typeofwork:1•Numberofhoursperweek:12hours•Wouldneedworkpermit•Workinthe:2branch•Nearestbusstop:nextto3•Pay:4£anhour•Extrabenefits:-afreedinner-extrapaywhenyouworkon5-transporthomewhenyouwork6•Qualitiesrequired:-7-abilityto8•Interviewarrangedfor:Thursday9at6p.m.•Bringthenamesoftworeferees•Askfor:Samira10............................................SECTION2Questions11-20Questions11-16Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.SPORTSWORLD•anew11ofaninternationalsportsgoodscompany•locatedintheshoppingcentretothe12ofBradcaster•hassports13andequipmentonfloors1-3•cangetyouanyitemwithin14days•shopspecialisesinequipmentfor15•hasaspecialsectionwhichjustsells16SECTION2Questions17-18Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.17AchampionathletewillbeintheshopAonSaturdaymorningonly.BalldaySaturday.Cforthewholeweekend.18Thefirstpersontoanswer20quizquestionscorrectlywillwinAgymmembership.Bavideo.Cacalendar.Questions19and20ChooseTWOletters,A-E.WhichTWOpiecesofinformationdoesthespeakergiveaboutthefitnesstest?AYouneedtoreserveaplace.BItisfreetoaccountholders.CYougetadviceonhowtoimproveyourhealth.DIttakesplaceinaspecialclinic.EItischeaperthismonth.SECTION3Questions21-30Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.CourseFeedback21OnereasonwhySpirosfelthappyabouthismarketingpresentationwasthatAhewasnotnervous.Bhisstylewasgood.Cthepresentationwasthebestinhisgroup.22WhatsurprisedHirokoabouttheotherstudents’presentations?ATheirpresentationswerenotinteresting.BTheyfoundtheirpresentationsstressful.CTheydidn’tlookattheaudienceenough.23Aftershegaveherpresentation,HirokofeltAdelighted.Bdissatisfied.Cembarrassed.24HowdoesSpirosfeelabouthisperformanceintutorials?AnotveryhappyBreallypleasedCfairlyconfident25Whycantheotherstudentsparticipatesoeasilyindiscussions?ATheyarepolitetoeachother.BTheyagreetotaketurnsinspeaking.CTheyknoweachotherwell.26WhyisHirokofeelingmorepositiveabouttutorialsnow?AShefindstheotherstudents’opinionsmoreinteresting.BSheismakingmoreofacontribution.CThetutorincludesherinthediscussion.27Tohelpherunderstandlectures,HirokoAconsultedreferencematerials.Bhadextratutorialswithherlecturers.Cborrowedlecturenotesfromotherstudents.28WhatdoesSpirosthinkofhisreadingskills?AHereadsfasterthanheusedto.BItstilltakeshimalongtimetoread.CHetendstostrugglewithnewvocabulary.29WhatisHiroko’ssubjectarea?AenvironmentalstudiesBhealtheducationCengineering30HirokothinksthatinthereadingclassesthestudentsshouldAlearnmorevocabulary.Breadmoreintheirownsubjectareas.Cdevelopbetterreadingstrategies.SECTION4Questions31-40Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.MassStrandingsofWhalesandDolphinsMassstrandings:situationswheregroupsofwhales,dolphins,etc.swimontothebeachanddieCommoninareaswherethe31canchangequicklySeveralothertheories:Parasitese.g.someparasitescanaffectmarineanimals’32,whichtheydependonfornavigationToxinsPoisonsfrom33orarecommonlyconsumedbywhalese.g.CapeCod(1988)-whaleswerekilledbysaxitoxinAccidentalStrandingsAnimalsmayfollowpreyashore,e.g.Thurston(1995)Unlikelybecausethemajorityofanimalswerenot34whentheystrandedHumanActivity35frommilitarytestsarelinkedtosomerecentstrandingsTheBahamas(2000)strandingwasunusualbecausethewhales•wereall36•werenotina37GroupBehaviour•Morestrandingsinthemost38............................................speciesofwhales•1994dolphinstranding-onlythe39............................................wasillFurtherReadingMarineMammalsAshore(Connor)—givesinformationaboutstranding40READINGREADINGPASSAGE1Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.WilliamHenryPerkinThemanwhoinventedsyntheticdyesWilliamHenryPerkinwasbornonMarch12,1838,inLondon,England.Asaboy,Perkin’scuriositypromptedearlyinterestsinthearts,sciences,photography,andengineering.Butitwasachancestumblinguponarun-down,yetfunctional,laboratoryinhislategrandfather’shomethatsolidifiedtheyoungman’senthusiasmforchemistry.AsastudentattheCityofLondonSchool,Perkinbecameimmersedinthestudyofchemistry.Histalentanddevotiontothesubjectwereperceivedbyhisteacher,ThomasHall,whoencouragedhimtoattendaseriesoflecturesgivenbytheeminentscientistMichaelFaradayattheRoyalInstitution.Thosespeechesfiredtheyoungchemist’senthusiasmfurther,andhelaterwentontoattendtheRoyalCollegeofChemistry,whichhesucceededinenteringin1853,attheageof15.AtthetimeofPerkin’senrolment,theRoyalCollegeofChemistrywasheadedbythenotedGermanchemistAugustWilhelmHofmann.Perkin’sscientificgiftssooncaughtHofmann’sattentionand,withintwoyears,hebecameHofmann’syoungestassistant.Notlongafterthat,Perkinmadethescientificbreakthroughthatwouldbringhimbothfameandfortune.Atthetime,quininewastheonlyviablemedicaltreatmentformalaria.Thedrugisderivedfromthebarkofthecinchonatree,nativetoSouthAmerica,andby1856demandforthedrugwassurpassingtheavailablesupply.Thus,whenHofmannmadesomepassingcommentsaboutthedesirabilityofasyntheticsubstituteforquinine,itwas