ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。
ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。

IELTS Listening Practice Test 177

4 parts · 40 questions · about 36 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 podcast interview about the transmission and spread of a mosquito-borne virus in the United States.

Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below.

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

Research Findings

Historical background
  • First identification of the pathogen: during the
  • European incidences in the early 1990s included
  • First recorded appearance in New York City:
  • Each resurgence produces about 2,000
Transmission and hosts
  • Scientific category: a virus spread by arthropods, also termed an
  • In humans and horses, blood virus levels are too low to infect a
  • Human outbreaks are thought to result from
  • Avian function: birds are classified as
  • Unlike influenza, this virus is not carried by
  • The relevant migrating birds are mainly birds

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear an extract from a public-health podcast about a nineteenth-century American book and the people connected with it.

Questions 11–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does the speaker say about the book's early commercial performance?
What reservation does the critic express about the book's current standing?
When did the author's illness first become evident?
What did the author claim about supporting himself?
What does the speaker suggest about the sister's standing as an artist?

Questions 16–20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The sketch has achieved global recognition as an emblem of individuality and .
The track leading from the door marked both the outset and the conclusion of the author's lengthy in the surrounding area.
Of the three chairs he kept, a pair were set aside for .
Fatality rates fell following improved sanitation, the introduction of vaccines and the arrival of .
The ailments that proved so lethal in that era were those triggered by pathogens.

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear an interview with a researcher about a study of tick-borne disease surveillance.

Questions 21–26

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The laboratory first breaks down individual ticks in order to extract their .
The second step detects a unique belonging to the bacterium.
The risk measure reflects the concentration of infected ticks within a particular .
Separate figures were given for young and mature ticks because the former have had fewer chances to acquire the .
The greatest relative rise was recorded in the .
The area may sit at the centre of a local for the disease in the north-east.

Questions 27–28

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO functions of the ultra-low-temperature archive does the researcher describe?

Questions 29–30

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO associations between tick-derived risk and human disease does the researcher report?

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a podcast interview about a study on dengue and Zika viruses.

Questions 31–35

Complete the notes below.

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

Zika outbreak investigation

Investigating the Zika outbreak
  • Proportion of microcephaly cases from the region:
  • Hypothesised effect modifiers:

- Prior vaccination

- Substances added to stored water:

  • Dengue antibodies may Zika infection
  • Enhancement shown in mouse models but not in models

Questions 36–40

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What was the main aim of the research?
Which group was recruited for the investigation?
What did the laboratory analysis of maternal blood focus on?
How did the researchers determine the origin of dengue genomes?
What additional analytical step did the researchers take?
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1Mosquito-Borne Virus Transmission1–10Note completion
2Preserving a Literary Legacy11–20Multiple choice, Sentence completion
3Tracking Tick-Borne Infection21–30Sentence completion, Multiple choice (choose more than one)
4Dengue and Zika Research31–40Note completion, Multiple choice

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  • For exam practice, play each part once at 1× speed. To train your ear, slow it down or replay sections.
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