IELTS Listening Practice Test 25 (with Answers)

Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear three friends talking about their partners and relationships.

Questions 1–6

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Talking about partners

Person	Detail
Pete	Showing pictures of his
Pete and his partner	Neither can
Ashley	Her family is
Ashley and her partner	Neither likes ball
Ashley's suggestion	all go out for together tonight
Anna	He is busy with his collection

Questions 7–10

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

What does Ashley say Anna needs to meet?

What job did Anna say her new boyfriend just got?

Where does Anna have to see him off?

What does Ashley say makes Anna really happy?

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a radio report about a famous tall building in New York City.

Questions 11–15

What does the speaker say about each of the following? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 11–15.

Features

A It was the tallest building in the world.
B It employed more than 15,000 people.
C It made building work cheaper than predicted.
D It was opened by the country's leader.
E It went up at about four and a half floors a week.
F It now contains mainly small businesses.
G It provides views in every direction.

the speed of the building workDrop or choose answer

the height of the finished buildingDrop or choose answer

the opening ceremonyDrop or choose answer

the building in 1946Drop or choose answer

the effect of the Great DepressionDrop or choose answer

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear three people talking about how the human body copes with life on the International Space Station.

Questions 21–22

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO things does Sharmi say about the first few days of a mission?

ACrew members may feel unwell at first.BThe problems usually last for several weeks.CMost crew members adjust quickly.DBone and muscle loss begins immediately.EFluid moves from the head towards the feet.

Questions 23–24

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO qualities does Sharmi say NASA looks for when choosing crew members?

Aexperience of living in remote places such as AntarcticaBa positive attitude towards learningCthe ability to work alone for long periodsDwillingness to accept changes to the scheduleEa high level of physical fitness

Questions 25–30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Preparing people for long missions

Astronauts may have to work outside the station in
They also carry out tasks that were not planned
NASA selects people with the right attitude, then decides how to them
Countermeasures deal with problems such as weakened bone and
Exercise technology also determines the of the sessions
Future missions will depend on the that are available

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a science report about an investigation into the crash of NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity.

Questions 31–35

Label the diagram below.

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

Ingenuity's last flight

Questions 36–40

Complete the sentences below.

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

At the time, Ingenuity was working together with NASA's Perseverance .

The navigation system could not find enough surface features, so the helicopter descended too .

The hard landing on a is believed to have caused Ingenuity to turn over and roll.

Images showed that all four rotor blades broke at their .

NASA says Ingenuity can still send back information.

Part	Recording	Questions	Question types
1	Made for each other	1–10	Table completion, Short-answer questions
2	The Empire State Building	11–20	Matching features, Multiple choice
3	Living and working in space	21–30	Multiple choice (choose more than one), Note completion
4	The Mars helicopter's last flight	31–40	Diagram label completion, Sentence completion

IELTS Listening Practice Test 25