IELTS Listening Practice Test 46 with Audio and Answer Key

Step up your preparation with the IELTS Listening Practice Test. Test your listening skills, then explore the transcript and answer key to understand your results.

In this test, you will listen to 4 Sections and answer Questions 1-40 based on the information you hear. Each section reflects a typical situation you may encounter in the actual IELTS Listening exam.

• Section 1: A travel agent helps a couple choose a Mediterranean cruise holiday based on their budget, interests, and travel dates. 

• Section 2: A charity representative explains a reading programme that helps parents encourage children to read. 

• Section 3: A university teacher discusses the economics essay progress and academic problems with three students. 

• Section 4: A lecture explains the history, importance, and development of handwritten and electronic signatures. 

By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, understand spoken English more effectively, and prepare yourself confidently for the IELTS exam.

IELTS Listening Practice Test 46

Section 1

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below. 

Sunshine Tours

Type of holiday: Cruise

Customers’ Names: Keith Waters       Age: 32

1. .................  Waters                     Age: 2. ................. 

Interests And Hobbies: Travelling, swimming, jogging, 3.  history, reading

Budget: $7000 – $ 4. ............. 

Dates: 1st July - 16th July

Cruise duration: at least 5. ................ 

Questions 6-10

Complete the notes below.

Maria Cristina

• Spanish boat
• Starts in Barcelona
• Cost - $10,500 (not including 6. ................. )
• All foods and drinks included
• Inside cabin (upgrade to sea view for $800)
• On board cinema (different films every night)
• 7. ................ on destinations
• Classes (ie, Painting, cooking, art appreciation and others)
• 8. .............. included

Sea Queen

• Spanish boat
• Starts in Marseille
• Length - 2.5 week cruise
• Cost - $ 9. ...............(including flights)
• Sea view cabin
• Food included, but not drinks
• Cinema
• 10. ..............  + gym

Section 2

Questions 11-15

Complete the sentences below. 

11. The Read for All charity especially targets…………  parents.

12. The Read for All charity mainly tries to contact parents at………….. 

13. Parents who want help with finding books can go to the Read for All charity’s centre or visit their………….. 

14. The Read for All charity’s app costs………….  to download to a smartphone.

15. .…………….. families can also benefit from the Read for All charity in terms of improving English for the whole family.

Questions 16-18

16. The Read for All charity gets most of its operating funds from

A. The government

B. One individual

C. The general public

17. Jake suggests radio listeners can make a donation to the Read for All charity

A. Online

B. By dropping into one of the charity’s centres

C. By post

18. The Read for All charity can sometimes pay

A. A modest hourly rate for people who work for them

B. For some overnight accommodation if volunteers live far from a centre

C. For workers’ expenses if they provide a receipt

Questions 19 and 20

Below is a basic map showing the Read For All Charity’s offices.

The map has 12 locations marked A-L. 

19. Cinema…………

20. Main town post office………… 

Section 3

Questions 21-25

Complete the table below.

Questions 26-30

26. Why was Anna delayed in starting her essay this month?

A. She was sick

B. She had other work to prepare

C. Her parents were visiting

27. Where does Mr Stevenson recommend that Anna study?

A. Library

B. Mr Stevenson’s dedicated study periods

C. Quietly at home

28. What does Mr Stevenson ask Anna to provide him with for an extension?

A. A copy of the department rules

B. A paper from her doctor

C. An application form for the extension

29. What was Anna’s first possible topic to write about?

A. Foreign investment helped by reducing the tax deals offered by the Australian government

B. Australian taxes invested in overseas investment

C. How foreign governments’ tax deals help Australian business investment overseas

30. What was Anna’s second possible topic to write about?

A. The travel business in Australia and New Zealand

B. Taxation issues between Australia and New Zealand

C. A history of trade between Australia and New Zealand

Section 4

Questions 31-35

Match the person with their actions (A-G).

31. The Sumerians ……….

32. The Roman Emperor Valentinian……….. 

33. Camilo Baldi…………. 

34. Jean Michon………… 

35. Wilheim Preyer ……………

A. Stressed the importance of the link between handwriting and brain functions

B. Was the first to be paid for his autograph

C. Wrote the first signature in handwriting that we still have

D. Used seals to identify ownership

E. Started a social graphology

F. First wrote about the science that was to be called graphology

G. Interpreted handwriting for the police

Questions 36-40

Complete the summary below.

The Development Of E-Signature

E-signatures have made the handwritten signature 36. ...........  Technologies such as fax and the internet created a need for contracts and agreements to be signed without the presence of the signer. E-signatures did not satisfy previous basic law requirements for handwritten signatures, as they did not create a 37. .............  The UN created a 38. ............  in 1996 that set out rules that allowed electronic business to go ahead as e-contracts and paper contracts would meet with 39. ................  in law. Although online businesses can use click-to-agree, there is still demand for an electronic handwritten signature as it can help 40 .............  in law and create a human touch. This kind of handwritten signature is available on software used to create electronic signatures.

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