IELTS Listening Practice Test 182
4 parts · 40 questions · about 34 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 about plague in the United States between an interviewer and a public health expert.
Questions 1–7
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Plague: Distribution, Symptoms and Treatment
Geographic distribution
- Within the US, infections are largely confined to areas of the west.
- Campers in Yosemite are alerted to dangerous zones by .
- The park’s allow flea-bearing animals to thrive.
Clinical features
- All three forms initially cause fever, chills, headache and .
- The bubonic type produces marked enlargement of the , called buboes.
- Pneumonic plague is the only form that can spread from one to another.
Management
- Standard therapy consists of .
Questions 8–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a podcast about a study of a rise in a bacterial infection in London.
Questions 11–15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16–20
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Although the historical comparison must be treated with , its limitations should be recognised. Because swab collection in England is not , the earlier samples could represent infections. By contrast, in 2014 medical staff were to provide swabs for scarlet fever patients. In addition, the number of strains available for analysis was .
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview with a researcher about a laboratory study of ticks and the virus they may carry.
Questions 21–25
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Heartland virus: treatment and research
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
Treatment | The infection does not respond to |
Hospital care | Some patients require hospital treatment and receive |
Protection | No is currently available |
Prevention | The emphasis is on avoiding |
Research objective | To establish whether the invasive tick represents a |
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast interview about a bacterial skin infection associated with an animal bite.
Questions 31–35
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Case Report: Animal Bite
Immediate care
- The injury was cleaned and disinfected, then .
Treatment outcome
- The antibiotic prescribed failed because the organism was naturally to it.
Animal host
- Before this case, the organism had never been from an iguana.
- Iguanas may become colonised after contact with an aquatic .
Occupational cases
- Infections have also occurred among people employed in fish .
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding Plague Transmission | 1–10 | Note completion, Short-answer questions |
| 2 | Monitoring a Disease Upsurge | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Summary completion |
| 3 | Investigating a Tick-Borne Virus | 21–30 | Table completion, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Skin Infection from an Animal Bite | 31–40 | Sentence 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: Animal Exposure and Human Plague (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: Scarlet Fever Upsurge in England and Molecular-Genetic Analysis in North-West London, 2014 (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: Laboratory Induced Heartland Virus from Asian Longhorn Ticks (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: Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)