IELTS Listening Practice Test 167
4 parts · 40 questions · about 33 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.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear a researcher discussing a parasite found in rats.
Questions 1–10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Parasite Biology and Transmission
| Biological aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
Scientist who first found it in Hawaiian rats | a |
Probable route of introduction | |
Definitive host's contribution | |
What the intermediate host nurtures | |
Function of a paratenic host | |
Bridging host examples | |
Site of a slug's hidden shell | |
Infective stage consumed by rats | |
Organ where adults ultimately reside | |
Exit material from the rat |
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear part of a podcast in which a specialist discusses approaches to emerging infectious diseases.
Questions 11–15
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 16–20
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Recent Global Health Measures
Ebola response
- Location of the ongoing outbreak:
- Designation given to the outbreak: a matter of
International regulations
- Year the rules were updated and issued:
- Year the rules became operative:
- Number of member states that signed the treaty: over
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast discussion between a researcher and a presenter about chronic wasting disease and other prion illnesses.
Questions 21–25
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–I, below. Write the correct letter, A–I, in boxes 21–25 on your answer sheet.
Summary: Transmission of Prion Disease
Research suggests that dogs are largely resistant to prion infection, possibly because of the Drop or choose answer of their prion protein. In contrast, cattle in intensive farming contracted BSE after receiving a feed supplement termed Drop or choose answer. In chronic wasting disease, infectivity is not confined to the brain but extends to the Drop or choose answer, from which agents are released into the surroundings via Drop or choose answer and other excretions. A further factor in the disease's distinctive epidemiology is the agents' Drop or choose answer in contaminated habitats.
- A molecular composition
- B rendering process
- C lymphatic system
- D urine
- E environmental persistence
- F meat-and-bone meal
- G central nervous system
- H saliva
- I natural degradation
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast interview about research into illness following severe storms.
Questions 31–35
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 36–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parasite Lifecycle in Rodents | 1–10 | Table completion |
| 2 | Responding to Emerging Infections | 11–20 | Short-answer questions, Note completion |
| 3 | Prion Disease in Wild Animals | 21–30 | Summary completion (word list), Multiple choice |
| 4 | Waterborne Infections After Storms | 31–40 | Multiple choice, Sentence 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: Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019-2022 (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 2: A History of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 3: Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: Waterborne Infectious Diseases Associated with Exposure to Tropical Cyclonic Storms, United States, 1996-2018 (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)