IELTS Listening Practice Test 104

4 parts · 40 questions · about 32 minutes of audio. Below are all the questions. Take the test in your free dashboard to play the recordings, answer as you listen, and get your band score with the transcript of every answer.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a conversation between a host and a guest about the challenges of performing manual tasks in extreme conditions.

Questions 1–5

Complete the table below.

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

Suit Capabilities and Tasks

Aspect	Detail
Primary function	serves as a aircraft
Current orbital duties	mainly activities
Manual operations	involve turning and handling large batteries
Design requirements	must combine with protection
First American spacewalk	occurred in June

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a short language lesson about the words used to describe animals.

Questions 11–15

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The most straightforward element of an animal to put into words is its .

Tactile characteristics, such as the texture of an animal's coat or its , can also be included.

In addition to labels such as young, old and adult, an animal in later life may be termed .

In the usual order of adjectives, the first type describes .

In American usage, an age descriptor is sometimes placed ahead of an adjective expressing .

Questions 16–20

Complete the notes below.

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

Notes on one particular cat

Profile of a cat

Description of its overall build: rather
Recorded age: years old
Colour of the animal's irises:
Shade of the mark on its abdomen:
Position of that mark: on the cat's

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a talk about replacing an ageing technical network.

Questions 31–35

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Summary of the Transition

NASA has collaborated with a commercial firm renowned for its expertise in to adapt its systems for appropriate . A decision was taken that no of relay satellites would be constructed. New missions were prohibited from relying on the , and commercial capabilities were shown to outperform the existing system and ultimately be more for the organisation.

Questions 36–40

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Partnership Assessment Criteria

Consideration	Detail
Current industry climate	NASA evaluates the prevailing within the commercial sector.
Commercial justification	In some fields, there is no viable .
Partner motivations	NASA needs to comprehend and harmonise companies’ .
Formal agreement	The arrangement might be termed a relationship or a .
Technical consideration	The final decision also encompasses the dimension.

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About this listening test

Part	Recording	Questions	Question types
1	Designing Protective Workwear	1–10	Table completion, Multiple choice
2	Describing Animals with Adjectives	11–20	Sentence completion, Note completion
3	Measuring Heights and Gravity	21–30	Matching features, Multiple choice
4	Managing Infrastructure Retirement	31–40	Summary completion, Table completion

How to use it

Open the test in your dashboard. Each part has its own track with the spoken instructions and the time to read the questions, as in the real exam.
For exam practice, play each part once at 1× speed. To train your ear, slow it down or replay sections.
Select words in a question to highlight the keywords you are listening for.
After submitting, use “Show in transcript” to see exactly where each answer was said.

Audio sources

The recordings are real, copyright-free audio. The questions are written by Sprechify, and the spoken instructions use a synthetic voice.

Part 1: Spacesuits (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
Part 2: Describing Pets. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
Part 3: Height Modernization (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
Part 4: The Future of Deep Space Communications (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)

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