IELTS 1 Listening test 2

There are many kinds of bicycles available: • racing • touring • (11)  (mountain) • ordinary

They vary in price and (12) (quality)

Prices range from $50.00 to $(13) (2,000, 2000)

Single speed cycles are suitable for (14)  (short rides)

Three speed cycles are suitable for (15) (town riding, shopping, town shopping)

Five and ten speed cycles are suitable for longer distances, hills and (16)  (serious touring)

Ten speed bikes are better because they are (17) (similar, almost the same)  in price but (18)  (better in quality, better in components)

Buying a cycle is like (19)  (buying clothes)

The size of the bicycle is determined by the size of the (20)  (frame)

Commercially grown banana plant                    

Each banana tree produces (25) (one bunch)of bananas. On modern plantations in tropical conditions a tree can bear fruit after (26) (15 months, fifteen months) Banana trees prefer to grow (27) (uphill, on hillsides) and they require rich soil and (28) (lots of water, plenty of water).

The fruit is often protected by (29) (plastic bags) Ripe bananas emit a gas which helps other (30)  (bananas to ripen, ones to ripen, ones ripen).

A balanced diet
 A balanced diet will give you enough vitamins for normal daily living.
 Vitamins in food can be lost through (36) (cooking)

Types of vitamins:
 (a) Fat soluble vitamins are stored by the body.
 (b) Water soluble vitamins - not stored, 
so you need  a (37)  (regular daily intake, daily intake)

Getting enough vitamins
 Eat (38) (a variety, variety)  of foods.
 Buy plenty of vegetables and store them 
in (39) (the dark, the fridge, a cool place, a dark place)