IELTS Listening Practice Test 70
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.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear an interview with a NASA astronaut about her early life and career.
Questions 1–6
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Early Life and Education
Early Life and Education
- Winter pursuits included and sledding.
- She began playing rugby at the age of .
- She was drawn to from an early age, alongside mathematics.
- She requested a as a birthday gift from each friend.
- At West Point, her primary goal was to attend school.
- The Marshall Scholarship funded years of postgraduate study.
Questions 7–10
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a science report about a newly launched NASA satellite that will observe Earth's oceans and atmosphere.
Questions 11–15
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The new satellite
- Orbit altitude above Earth in kilometers:
- Number of devices providing daily worldwide coverage:
- Instrument that records measurements once a month:
- Maximum wait for initial data, in months:
- Number of color bands the satellite can observe:
Questions 16–20
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 16–20.
- A It measures changes in sea levels and bodies of water over time.
- B It will use radar to assess melting glaciers.
- C It partnered with NASA on a sea-level mission.
- D It is a country cooperating with NASA on a satellite due this year.
- E It is reported to cost approximately $950 million.
- F It took place in December 2022.
- G It aims to improve forecasts of hurricanes.
- H It offers an unprecedented view of Earth.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear part of a podcast in which engineers discuss how a spacecraft is constructed.
Questions 21–26
Complete the flow-chart below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 27–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a report about a regulatory decision regarding a health claim for a dairy product in the United States.
Questions 31–35
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Summary: FDA approval
Recently, American regulators allowed yogurt manufacturers to place a health-related assertion on packaging. Yogurt itself is produced from milk together with specific . The permitted wording suggests consumption may lower the likelihood of type 2 diabetes, a condition associated with the body's utilisation of . The U.S. branch of a French firm sought official approval in . In , the agency indicated it would not oppose the request, citing evidence that weekly intake of at least grams could be beneficial.
Questions 36–40
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–H, below. Write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 36–40.
Summary: qualified claims
Because the evidence lacks broad Drop or choose answer, the FDA classifies the yogurt assertion as a “qualified” rather than an authorized claim. Such conditional statements were first accepted for dietary supplements in 2000 and for foods two years later, a policy that emerged after litigation concerning Drop or choose answer rights. The agency has also allowed comparable wording for certain foods, such as cocoa in relation to Drop or choose answer disease and cranberry juice in connection with recurring Drop or choose answer infections. Nevertheless, advocacy groups argue that no individual food can lower illness risk determined by one's Drop or choose answer diet, and they caution that consumers might increase intake of products containing added sugars.
- A dietary supplements
- B scientific agreement
- C legal action
- D free speech
- E added sugars
- F heart
- G overall
- H urinary tract
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becoming a Professional Pilot | 1–10 | Note completion, Multiple choice |
| 2 | Monitoring Oceans and Atmosphere | 11–20 | Note completion, Matching features |
| 3 | Engineering a Complex Machine | 21–30 | Flow-chart completion, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Regulating a Food Health Claim | 31–40 | Summary completion, Summary completion (word list) |
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: Fly 'Em All (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
- Part 2: NASA Launches New Satellite to Study Oceans, Atmosphere. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: How to Build Orion (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
- Part 4: US Agency Permits Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain