IELTS Listening Practice Test 174 (with Answers)

Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a researcher discussing tuberculosis treatment in captive elephants.

Questions 1–6

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Preventing Tuberculosis in Exposed Contacts

Human analogy

Everyone who has with the patient is tested
A positive result shows , not active disease

Elephant contact

Elephant B had been housed with Elephant A for a
Elephant B was given one drug for months

Resistance findings

Elephant A carried separate strains
The drug-resistant strain was not the strain

Questions 7–10

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Which animals does the speaker say elephants are like when it comes to taking pills?

What was Elephant A's favourite food?

What did the elephant use to pick apart the fruit?

For how many months were the drugs given every day?

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a podcast episode about a famous drawing and the history of horse domestication.

Questions 11–12

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO statements about Picasso’s drawing of Don Quixote does the speaker make?

AIt was a typical example of his cubist approach.BIt represented a significant departure from his established artistic methods.CIt gave equal prominence to both main figures.DIt was first made available to the public through a periodical.EIt was a detailed and realistic portrayal of the characters.

Questions 13–14

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO features of Picasso’s drawing does the speaker highlight?

AIt shows Sancho Panza directing his gaze downward.BIt assigns equal visual weight to the two main characters.CIt underscores the interdependence of the riders and their mounts.DIt omits one of the animals accompanying the characters.EIt portrays the human figures in a stylized, distorted manner.

Questions 15–20

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Horse Domestication

Earliest evidence of taming: the middle of the millennium BCE
Original purpose:
Domestication enhanced transportation, farming, , and
Competitive riding often takes place at
Contemporary roles include riders, caretakers, veterinarians, and

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear a researcher discussing the development and distribution of biological reference materials with a podcast host.

Questions 27–28

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO factors does Tommy identify as complicating the logistics of handling samples from high-consequence infectious diseases?

Athe harmonisation of practices among laboratoriesBthe limited availability of maximum-containment laboratoriesCthe rapid increase in high-containment facilities worldwideDthe difficulty of collecting suitable source materialEthe scarcity of accurate medical records in remote locations

Questions 29–30

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO benefits does Tommy associate with the development of international reference preparations?

Areduced costs of shipping reference materialsBincreased number of biosafety level 4 laboratoriesCaccelerated development of vaccines and diagnosticsDstrengthened global health securityEresolution of intellectual property disputes

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a researcher talking about studies of a fungus found in North America.

Questions 31–35

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

By tallying the genetic alterations that accumulate over a known period, the team was able to construct a so-called .

Samples from British Columbia were estimated to have been present for up to about years.

The isolates from Oregon were found to be somewhat more , at roughly six decades old.

The deaths in Joplin, Missouri, were later attributed to a different organism, namely a .

Estimates for the southeastern population ran to between ten and twenty .

Questions 36–40

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Aspect	Detail
Current classification	a rather than one species
Number of species involved	at least
Goods shipped in quantity at the time	large consignments of
Liquid taken on board and later released	emptied at port
Conditions under which it remains viable	persists in

Part	Recording	Questions	Question types
1	Treating Tuberculosis in Captive Elephants	1–10	Note completion, Short-answer questions
2	Analysing a Sketch and Horse Domestication	11–20	Multiple choice (choose more than one), Note completion
3	Preparing Biological Reference Materials	21–30	Multiple choice, Multiple choice (choose more than one)
4	Dating a Fungal Pathogen	31–40	Sentence completion, Table completion

IELTS Listening Practice Test 174

Part 1: Questions 1–10

Questions 1–6

Preventing Tuberculosis in Exposed Contacts

Human analogy

Elephant contact

Resistance findings

Questions 7–10

Part 2: Questions 11–20

Questions 11–12

Questions 13–14

Questions 15–20

Horse Domestication

Horse Domestication

Part 3: Questions 21–30

Questions 21–26

Questions 27–28

Questions 29–30

Part 4: Questions 31–40

Questions 31–35

Questions 36–40

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