IELTS Listening Practice Test 175
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 conversation between a researcher and a veterinary expert about a disease affecting wild antelope.
Questions 1–10
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Wild Antelope Disease Investigation
Reservoir and transmission
- Primary source of infection in wildlife: a event from farmed stock
- Species discussed: ibex and saiga
Ibex observations
- Movement: non-, staying in one area
- Mortality pattern: separate with no apparent links
Saiga vulnerability
- Immune condition: lacking prior exposure, therefore
- Body condition in Mongolia: notably , possibly from poor grazing
- Consequence: may have raised the case rate
Environmental factors
- Climate forecast: warming expected to reduce the
- Septicemia outbreak: coincided with an intense
Human threats
- Poaching motive: obtaining male
- Potential profit: a set may sell for
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a talk about an artist associated with industrial scenes and one of his paintings.
Questions 11–15
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Early Life and Work
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
Honours declined | |
Reason for relocation | difficulties |
Eventual response to new district | became by it |
Style introduced by teacher | |
Pre-retirement occupation | collector |
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a researcher discussing the discovery of unusual growths on wild mice.
Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 21–25.
- A Its main aim was to investigate a different kind of infection.
- B The site is located on land belonging to a university.
- C Growths were documented, but the creatures were then set free.
- D The lesions were roughly equivalent in size to a foot.
- E The animal was destroyed so that its tissues could be examined.
- F It is situated directly south of the other study area.
- G Its lesions were so slight that only a targeted search would reveal them.
Questions 26–30
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast interview about the emergence and study of a drug-resistant bacterium.
Questions 31–35
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Global Emergence of a Resistant Lineage
Investigations show that the global rise in antimicrobial resistance is chiefly caused by a single of the organism. This lineage is distinctive because it is both drug-resistant and unusually among infections. In contrast to other high-risk variants, it arose in several parts of the at the same time. Its ancestral clade A dates back to the late , and its multidrug-resistant clade C later became the most form worldwide.
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Research Design and Prior Evidence
Location and data source
- The research was based in a region with a single system.
- This system covers approximately 1.6 or 1.8 residents.
- A key advantage is that overall bias is reduced.
- The population serves as a real-world for studying infection patterns.
Earlier evidence
- A prior study in found the clone was the most resistant in bloodstream infections.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Antelope Disease Investigation | 1–10 | Form completion |
| 2 | Portraying Industrial Labour | 11–20 | Table completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Investigating Growths in Wild Rodents | 21–30 | Matching features, Sentence completion |
| 4 | Tracking a Drug-Resistant Microbe | 31–40 | Summary completion, Note 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: Mass Die-offs in Saiga Antelope Populations (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: Visions of Matchstick Men and Icons of Industrialization (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 Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas (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: Populations Dynamic Trends of E. coli (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)