IELTS Listening Practice Test 190
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 discussion about a rare bacterial infection detected in a pet cat.
Questions 1–6
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Bacterial Infection Notes
How it spreads
- Natural reservoir:
- Spread by respiratory droplets, for example coughing or
- Can also be caught by touching an infected open
Disease in people
- Rare in the US because immunisation has been so
- Most notable symptom: a thick grey at the back of the throat
- Fatality rate: about 5 to per cent
Questions 7–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a talk about a nineteenth-century artist and the prevention of insect-borne disease.
Questions 11–15
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear an interview with a researcher discussing antibiotic resistance and his professional and personal interests.
Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 26–30
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Researcher’s Work and Interests
Bruno does not keep poultry himself because he lives in a . His grandmother looked after chickens during his childhood. In his research post, he examines numerous belonging to foodborne pathogens. He also investigates a microbe linked to hospital-acquired . One long-term objective is to inform and assist with drafting new policies. Away from his work, he enjoys walking and hiking, and in Aberdeen he explores the surrounding area with .
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a talk about strategies to control a parasitic disease in rural communities.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Control Strategies
Background
- Research draws on three decades of collaborative work.
- Long-term aims: improved infrastructure and reduced .
- Interim measures can alleviate disease and .
Transmission Patterns
- Infection is not uniform; it appears in within villages.
- Heavily infected pigs can be detected by examining the while alive.
Targeting Treatment
- Tapeworms release large numbers of daily.
- In rural areas, veterinary are limited.
- Mass treatment provides drugs to everyone irrespective of .
- Mass treatment is repeated every months.
- Ring treatment uses to find infected pigs.
- Ring treatment covers people living within metres of an infected pig.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feline Bacterial Infection Investigation | 1–10 | Note completion, Short-answer questions |
| 2 | Painting Career and Mosquito Protection | 11–20 | Sentence completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Antibiotic Resistance in Food Production | 21–30 | Multiple choice, Summary completion |
| 4 | Controlling a Parasitic Disease | 31–40 | 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: Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in a Cat in 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 2: Musings on Sketches, Artists, and Mosquito Nets (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: Emergence of MDR Campylobacter jejuni bacterium (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: Control Strategies for Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Peru (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)