IELTS Listening Mock Test 6

Bankside Recruitment Agency

•  Address of agency: 497 Eastside, Docklands
•  Name of agent: Becky 1. Fill in the blank 1 of 10
•  Phone number: 07866 510333
•  Best to call her in the 2. Fill in the blank 2 of 10

Typical jobs

•  Clerical and admin roles, mainly in the finance industry
•  Must have good 3. Fill in the blank 3 of 10 skills
•  Jobs are usually for at least one 4. Fill in the blank 4 of 10
•  Pay is usually 5. £ Fill in the blank 5 of 10  per hour

Registration process

•  Wear a 6. Fill in the blank 6 of 10 to the interview
•  Must bring your 7. Fill in the blank 7 of 10 to the interview
•  They will ask questions about each applicant’s 8. Fill in the blank 8 of 10

Advantages of using an agency

•  The 9. Fill in the blank 9 of 10 you receive at interview will benefit you
•  Will get access to vacancies which are not advertised
•  Less 10. Fill in the blank 10 of 10 is involved in applying for jobs

Timetable for Isle of Man holiday

Position in family

21.   the eldest child                        Fill in the blank 1 of 6
22.   a middle child                         Fill in the blank 2 of 6
23.   the youngest child                 Fill in the blank 3 of 6
24.   a twin                                       Fill in the blank 4 of 6
25.   an only child                           Fill in the blank 5 of 6
26.   a child with much older siblings      Fill in the blank 6 of 6

The Eucalyptus Tree in Australia

Importance

•  it provides 31. Fill in the blank 1 of 10 and food for a wide range of species
•  its leaves provide 32. Fill in the blank 2 of 10 which is used to make a disinfectant

Reasons for present decline in number

A) Diseases

(i)   ‘Mundulla Yellows’

•  Cause:
  • lime used for making 33. Fill in the blank 3 of 10 was absorbed
  • trees were unable to take in necessary iron through their roots

(ii)   ‘Bell-miner Associated Die-back’

•  Cause:
  • 34. Fill in the blank 4 of 10 feed on eucalyptus leaves
  • they secrete a substance containing sugar
  • bell-miner birds are attracted by this and keep away other species

B) Bushfires

William Jackson’s theory:

•  high-frequency bushfires have impact on vegetation, resulting in the growth of 35. Fill in the blank 5 of 10
•  mid-frequency bushfires result in the growth of eucalyptus forests, because they:
  • make more 36. Fill in the blank 6 of 10 available to the trees
  • maintain the quality of the 37. Fill in the blank 7 of 10

•  low-frequency bushfires result in the growth of 38. Fill in the blank 8 of 10 rainforest’, which is:
  • a 39. Fill in the blank 9 of 10 Ecosystem
  • an ideal environment for the 40. Fill in the blank 10 of 10 of the bell-miner