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TOEFL iBT Practice Test 24

AI-generated practice paper in the style of TOEFL iBT — original material, not a reproduction of any real exam paper, following the official task types. Listening audio is read aloud by your browser's voice. For Speaking you can record yourself and compare with a model answer, and Writing tasks include a model answer — neither is scored automatically, since that needs real speech and writing evaluation this site does not offer for this exam.

Reading

Complete the Words

Type the missing letters to complete the words in the paragraph.

Many islands in the Pacific Ocean were built by volcanoes rising from the seabed. Each erup adds lay of hardened lava until the peak finally breaks the surf. Newly formed land is bare rock, yet life arri surprisingly fast. Seeds are carried by win, ocean currents, and birds, and some pla establish themselves within decades. Over thous of years, isolation produces unus species found nowhere else. Biologists therefore tre such islands as natural laboratories for studying evolu.

Read in Daily Life

Read the text and answer the questions.

Message: RideNow Your driver, Carlos, is arriving in 3 minutes in a white Toyota, license plate KX 58 LMN. He will meet you at the north entrance of Central Station, not the main hall. The estimated fare is $14 to $18. If you need to change your pick-up point, please do so within two minutes; after that the driver will not be able to make changes. Safe travels!

1. Where will the driver wait?

2. What is the passenger told about the price?

Coupon: BookNest Spring Sale Save 25 percent on all paperback novels and 15 percent on children's books when you spend $30 or more. Show this coupon at the till or enter code SPRING25 online. Not valid on textbooks, gift cards or items already on sale. Offer ends Sunday 27 April. One coupon per customer.

3. Which purchase would NOT qualify for the discount?

4. What is required to get the discount?

Read an Academic Passage

Read the passage and answer the questions.

For much of the twentieth century, nostalgia was regarded by psychologists as a mildly pathological condition, a term originally coined in the seventeenth century to describe a form of homesickness so severe among soldiers that it was treated almost as a medical illness. Contemporary research has substantially revised this view, generally finding that nostalgic reflection, triggered by music, smells, photographs, or simply unstructured thought, tends to improve mood, strengthen a sense of meaning in life, and increase feelings of social connectedness, rather than producing the sadness or dysfunction earlier researchers assumed. Experiments in which participants are prompted to recall a nostalgic memory in detail, compared with control groups recalling an ordinary recent event, consistently show the nostalgic group reporting higher self-esteem and reduced loneliness afterward, even though the memories recalled often include bittersweet elements, such as missing a person no longer present. Researchers interpret this apparent contradiction by noting that nostalgia typically blends genuine sadness about loss with a comforting sense of continuity, reminding a person that they have been loved, valued, or connected before, which can be reassuring even amid difficulty. Interestingly, nostalgia appears to increase during periods of loneliness or life transition, suggesting it may function as a psychological resource the mind draws upon specifically when reassurance is needed, rather than an accidental or purely negative emotional state.

5. According to the passage, how did earlier psychologists generally view nostalgia?

6. As used in the passage, "bittersweet" most nearly describes

7. What can be inferred about people experiencing loneliness or a major life transition?

8. Why does the author mention the seventeenth-century origin of the term "nostalgia"?

9. What is the main idea of the passage?

Listening

Listen and Choose a Response

Listen to each speaker, then choose the best response.

1. Choose the best response.

2. Choose the best response.

3. Choose the best response.

4. Choose the best response.

5. Choose the best response.

6. Choose the best response.

7. Choose the best response.

8. Choose the best response.

Listen to a Conversation

Listen to the conversation, then answer the questions.

9. Why is Isla especially busy this week?

10. How do Isla and Jack decide to split the report?

11. When and where will they meet?

Listen to an Announcement

Listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

12. Why is traffic moving slowly near the science building?

13. What does the announcer recommend for the evening?

Listen to an Academic Talk

Listen to part of a lecture, then answer the questions.

14. What is the basic mechanism behind antibiotic resistance?

15. What effect does not finishing a prescribed antibiotic course have?

16. How does livestock farming contribute to resistance, according to the lecture?

17. What concern does the professor raise about new antibiotics?

Writing

Build a Sentence

Click the words and phrases to put them in the correct order.

1. Tell me about your hometown.

2. What is the best way to learn vocabulary?

3. What would you like to do after you graduate?

4. Could I speak to the manager, please?

5. What's the plan for the project?

Write an Email

Write an email that responds to the situation.

You are asking a former teacher for advice about choosing a university course. Write an email to your teacher, Mrs. Baker. In your email, do the following: - Explain the options you are considering. - Say what worries you. - Ask her opinion.
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Model answer: Dear Mrs. Baker, I hope you are well and that the new school year is going smoothly. I am writing because I need some advice. I have finished school, and I am trying to decide between studying nursing and studying business. I have always wanted to help people, so nursing appeals to me, but I worry that the work is exhausting and that I might not cope with the pressure. Business, on the other hand, seems safer and offers more choice, though I am not sure I would enjoy it. You know me well, so I would really value your opinion. Which do you think would suit me better? I would also be happy to visit the school if you have time to talk. Thank you so much. With best wishes, Grace Mwangi

Write for an Academic Discussion

Read the discussion and write a post that contributes to it.

Professor Osei: This week we discuss commercial space travel. Companies now sell short trips to the edge of space for enormous fees. Is this a positive development for humanity, or a wasteful indulgence for the wealthy? Beatriz: It's wasteful. That money and fuel could fund clean water projects or hospitals for millions of people who actually need help right now. Callum: I disagree. Early aviation was also expensive and elite at first, and space tourism funds the research that will eventually make space travel useful for everyone, including satellites that improve weather forecasting. Write a post that contributes to the discussion (at least 100 words).
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Model answer: I understand Callum's historical comparison, but I lean towards Beatriz's concern about priorities. Early commercial flight did eventually become accessible to ordinary people, but that took decades, and in the meantime, urgent problems like clean water and basic healthcare cannot simply wait for a trickle-down effect that isn't guaranteed to happen the same way. At the same time, I don't think all space spending is wasteful, since satellite technology genuinely does improve daily life through communication and climate monitoring. My concern is specifically with joyrides for wealthy tourists, which seem to offer little benefit beyond personal bragging rights. I would rather see private space companies redirect that particular revenue stream toward scientific missions with a clearer public benefit.

Speaking

Listen and Repeat

Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly.

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Model answer: The new dining hall serves food until midnight on Fridays.
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Model answer: The union and management are still negotiating over proposed changes to overtime pay.
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Model answer: Even though she had prepared thoroughly, she still felt nervous walking into the interview room.
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Model answer: Scientists warn that plastic waste in the ocean is harming marine life at an alarming rate.
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Model answer: Because peer review can take several months, many researchers now share early findings on preprint servers.

Take an Interview

Answer each interview question. Speak for about 45 seconds.

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Model answer: Yes, I would really love to visit Kyoto in Japan. I've seen so many photographs of its temples and gardens, and I'm curious how it feels to actually walk through them.
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Model answer: It interests me because of the contrast between very old traditions, like tea ceremonies and historic shrines, and modern Japanese city life happening right alongside them, which seems like a fascinating mix to experience.
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Model answer: I would most want to visit a traditional garden early in the morning before it gets crowded, and try as much local food as possible, especially the kind that isn't easily found outside Japan.
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Model answer: Mostly cost and time. Flights there are expensive from where I live, and I'd want to stay for at least two weeks to make the long journey feel worthwhile, which is hard to fit around studies.
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