Key Highlights
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.
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Section 1: A woman arranges flights, accommodation, and sightseeing activities for an Outback holiday in Australia with her husband.
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Section 2: A charity organisation advertises volunteer positions and explains the eligibility requirements, duties, and application process.
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Section 3: Two students discuss environmental degradation in Mexico’s Yucatán region, focusing on deforestation, soil salinity, and desertification caused by intensive farming.
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Section 4: An introductory biology lecture examines the ecological importance of insects, the dangers posed by invasive species, and various methods for controlling insect populations.
By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, better understand spoken English, and confidently prepare for the IELTS exam.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 87
Section 1
This audio contains answers for questions 1-10.
Questions 1-3
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
Notes Of Customer Information
Information source: found in the brochure
Included services: 1. ............... and accommodation
Sydney arrival date: 15th of 2. ...............
Accommodation criteria: 3. ................
Questions 4-6
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Booking Information
Room type: 4. ............
Credit card holder: 5. .............
Total cost for one night: 6. ............
Questions 7-10
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
7. The …………… is within walking distance of the accommodation.
8. Hour customer books…………..
9. Aboriginal stone carvings are in the…………….
10. The Dreamtime can be experienced beneath the……………
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-15
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Public Service Broadcast
- Volunteer workers must be at least 11. ........... years old.
- Job applicants should not have 12. ...............
- Job applicants are asked to submit 13. .............. and 14. ..............
- The employee will pay the expenses of 15. ............. and phone calls.
Questions 16-18
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
|
Type Of People |
Duties |
Service Time |
|
Wheelchair User |
Drive them in volunteer’s 16. ……………….to view nature |
Tuesday |
|
The Blind |
Read books to them |
17. ……………….. |
|
Disabled Children |
Take care of them on holiday |
18. ……………….. |
Questions 19 and 20
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
If you are willing to become a volunteer, here is some information to help:
Contact person: Mary Smith
Post office box: 19. ................
Email address: 20. ..............
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-25
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Environmental Change Discussion
- In southeast Mexico, farmers did too much 21. ............. so the environment has been destroyed
- According to Dick, vegetation problems caused 22. ...................
- A back issue of the periodical reported interviews with 23. ................
- According to one of the articles in the periodical, land 24. ............... shows it is very tough for plant growth there
- In the past 10 years, almost 25. ............... kilometres of forest have disappeared
Questions 26-30
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
26. ‘Growing Area’ is about………… kilometers
27. Scientists have taken……….. of the soil in the Yucatán.
28. The university’s own geology department has also analysed the………… at the site.
29. The………….. in Dr. Horst’s books are very useful and worth studying.
30. The student needs a……………. to do presentation.
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31 and 32
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
31. Bees that help with pollination benefit flowers and
A. Female plants
B. Pollen
C. Fruit trees
32. Bees produce wax that can be made into candles and
A. Honey
B. Polish
C. Pollen
Questions 33-35
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
33. Dragonflies eat…………
34. Insects in summer can be harmful because they can carry such deadly diseases as malaria, yellow fever, and…………
35. Harmful insects may destroy crops, clothes, furniture and even the…………
Questions 36-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
How To Kill Bad Insects
Chemical Method
These solutions to insect problems are often not worthwhile because:
a) They are effective on a 36. ..............
b) They can bring harm to 37. .............
c) Insects become 38. ............ to the chemicals quickly
Biological Methods
These methods are 39. .............. than chemical methods of eliminating harmful insects.
Breeding Control Method
To control insect breeding, one needs to understand the insects’ 40. ............
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