IELTS Listening Practice Test 180
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.
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You will hear an interview about canine influenza and its transmission.
Questions 1–7
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Canine Influenza: Diagnosis and Prevention
Diagnosis and Transmission
- Preferred specimen for laboratory analysis:
- People catching flu from dogs: there is
- Dogs can sometimes catch flu viruses.
- After an outbreak among cats, the virus eventually within that species.
Vaccination
- Percentage of vaccinated animals protected:
- The vaccine is produced using an virus.
- Vaccination may be required before a dog stays in a boarding
Questions 8–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
According to current guidance, what form of booster is advisable?
What kind of immunity do inactivated vaccines fail to give?
How does the speaker describe the probability of extensive spread among coyotes?
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a speaker describing the life and later work of an early twentieth-century painter.
Questions 11–15
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Before the picture could be reproduced, the rights organisation was sent a showing how it would appear in print.
As well as law and economics, his studies at university encompassed .
The academy he helped to found turned its back on practice.
In synesthesia, a stimulus in one sense produces a reaction in another both simultaneously and .
Kandinsky adopted musical terminology, titling works compositions, impressions or .
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
According to the neurologist quoted in the talk, what was Kandinsky's main contribution?
What does the speaker say unifies the output of Kandinsky's final period in Paris?
How does the art historian Düchting characterise the change visible in the later paintings?
What does the speaker identify as the overall effect of the painting?
What is uncertain about the small jewelled forms along the edge of the picture?
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a conversation between a podcast host and a public-health investigator about the challenges of tracing a foodborne outbreak.
Questions 21–26
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 21–26.
What the speaker says about each aspect of the investigation
- A It gathers standardised information across all cases.
- B It did not cover the food type eventually identified.
- C It offered scope to enquire about further food items.
- D It is made harder by the time elapsed before questioning.
- E It leaves the moment of exposure unclear.
- F It was shaped by information from earlier cases.
- G It records where fresh produce was bought.
Recalling patients' dietsDrop or choose answer
The long incubation periodDrop or choose answer
The standard questionnaireDrop or choose answer
Questions on produceDrop or choose answer
Open-ended interviewingDrop or choose answer
Adapting later interviewsDrop or choose answer
Questions 27–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Why did the investigation identify cases in Canada?
What explanation is offered for the relatively small number of severe illnesses?
Which patients were followed up by the investigators?
Why were some cases omitted from the investigation?
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a public-health researcher talking about a review of infectious disease cases in workplaces.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Workplace Infection Review
Background
- Initial method: a of published infection investigations.
- Scope: reports covering investigations.
Transmission and risk
- Tuberculosis: spread through the .
- Construction: workers in central California may meet a fungus when they dig up or move .
- Worker vulnerability: reduced plus socioeconomic or language barriers.
Detection and findings
- Case recognition: requires a and a clinician’s link to work.
- Cluster detection: occupational data entered on personal in notifiable disease databases.
- High-risk groups: healthcare, laboratory and public service staff, as well as employees who look after .
Implications
- Prevention: should be part of exposure control.
- Future work: routine collection of by notifiable disease systems.
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| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canine Influenza Investigation | 1–10 | Note completion, Short-answer questions |
| 2 | A Painter's Shift from Geometry to Biology | 11–20 | Sentence completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Tracing a Foodborne Outbreak | 21–30 | Matching features, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Workplace Infection Risks | 31–40 | Note completion |
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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: Spread of Canine Flu (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: Chaos in Form and Color Yields to Harmony (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: Listeriosis in Leafy Greens (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: Infectious Diseases in the Workplace (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)