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TOEFL iBT Practice Test 28

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.

English spelling often seems illogical, and history explains much of the confusion. Between about 1400 and 1700, the long vowels of English changed their sounds in a process called the Great Vowel Shift. The word "name", for exam, was once pronounced something like "nah-muh". Prin, however, were alre standardising spelling, so written forms rema fixed while speech kept mov. As a res, letters no longer mat pronunciation consistently. Fore words borrowed from French and Latin add further irregularities that learners still stru with today.

Read in Daily Life

Read the text and answer the questions.

Poster: Give blood, save lives The Campus Blood Drive is back! Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 November, Student Union, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The process takes about an hour, including a short health check and time to rest with a snack afterwards. Eat a good meal and drink plenty of water beforehand. You cannot donate if you have had a tattoo in the last four months or if you are feeling unwell. Book a slot at the front desk.

1. Who should NOT give blood?

2. How long does the whole visit take?

Weather Alert: Heavy snow expected The city weather service has issued a snow warning for Thursday evening through Friday morning. Between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow may fall, and strong winds could cause drifting. Drivers should avoid unnecessary travel. Schools will announce any closures by 6:30 a.m. on Friday. Residents are asked to clear snow from the pavement outside their homes and to check on elderly neighbours.

3. What are drivers advised to do?

4. How will people learn whether schools are closed?

Read an Academic Passage

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Most of the world's large cave systems form through a slow chemical process rather than mechanical erosion alone. Limestone, composed largely of calcium carbonate, is only mildly soluble in pure water, but rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide as it filters through soil and decaying vegetation, forming a weak carbonic acid capable of gradually dissolving the rock along cracks and joints. Over tens of thousands of years, this slow dissolution widens narrow fractures into passages and eventually into large chambers, a process geologists call karstification. Once a passage lies above the water table, dripping water saturated with dissolved minerals can deposit some of that mineral content as it evaporates, building the familiar formations known as speleothems: stalactites hanging from ceilings, stalagmites rising from floors, and, where the two eventually meet, continuous columns. The rate of growth varies enormously depending on local conditions, but many stalactites grow only a few centimetres per century, meaning that even modest formations found in accessible caves may represent tens of thousands of years of slow, continuous mineral deposition. Because cave environments remain remarkably stable in temperature and humidity compared to the surface, and because they are largely sealed off from surface erosion, they often preserve fossils, ancient pollen, and even prehistoric artwork with unusual fidelity, making limestone caves valuable not only to geologists studying rock formation but to archaeologists and paleoclimatologists reconstructing past environments.

5. According to the passage, what specifically dissolves limestone to form caves?

6. As used in the passage, "fidelity" most nearly means

7. What can be inferred about a stalactite that is unusually large?

8. Why does the author mention that cave environments remain stable in temperature and humidity?

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 are Carla and Grace concerned about the new student?

10. What does Carla offer to do?

11. What do they plan for tomorrow?

Listen to an Announcement

Listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

12. Where is the voter registration drive located?

13. Is an appointment needed to register?

Listen to an Academic Talk

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

14. What is the main finding about loss aversion described in the lecture?

15. Why do investors often hold onto losing stocks, according to the professor?

16. What does the subscription example illustrate?

17. What is the professor's main point about loss aversion?

Writing

Build a Sentence

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

1. Why did the team win?

2. I can't decide between these two courses.

3. Are you coming to the seminar?

4. Do you know when the exam starts?

5. Why don't we ask the receptionist?

Write an Email

Write an email that responds to the situation.

You are a volunteer at a local animal shelter and want to recruit more helpers among students. Write an email to the student volunteering office. In your email, do the following: - Describe what the shelter does. - Explain what volunteers would have to do. - Ask if the office could advertise the opportunity.
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Model answer: Dear Volunteering Office, I have been volunteering at Hillside Animal Shelter for a year, and we are now looking for more helpers. The shelter takes in stray and abandoned cats and dogs, cares for them and finds them new homes. Volunteers would be needed for two hours a week, usually at weekends. Their tasks would include feeding the animals, cleaning the cages and taking the dogs for walks. No experience is necessary, because we provide training on the first day. Would it be possible for your office to advertise this opportunity on your website and noticeboards? I could send you a poster and a short description if that would help. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Chloe Martin

Write for an Academic Discussion

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

Professor Alvarez: Many universities are considering making all lectures available online and reducing in-person classes. Would this be a good idea? Think about the effects on learning, cost and student life, and say whether you support the change. Chloe: I would love it. I could learn at my own pace, pause when I don't understand, and save money on rent by living at home. Marcus: I think it would be a mistake. In class I can ask questions immediately, and I make friends and study partners. Online, I would feel isolated. Write a post that contributes to the discussion (at least 100 words).
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Model answer: Both Chloe and Marcus make strong points, but I think a mixed approach is best. Recording lectures and putting them online is very useful, because students can review difficult sections and catch up if they are ill. It also helps students who work part-time or live far away. However, I agree with Marcus that a lot of learning happens through discussion, and it is hard to reproduce that on a screen. I would therefore keep in-person classes for seminars, labs and group work, where interaction matters most, and use online material for the parts that are mainly information. That way, universities could save some money without losing the social side of student life, which is also an important part of a university education.

Speaking

Listen and Repeat

Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly.

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Model answer: I'll email you the invoice tomorrow.
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Model answer: The company is hiring three new engineers this month.
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Model answer: The advisor suggested that I take a lighter course load next term.
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Model answer: Our manager asked us to prioritise the project that affects the most customers.
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Model answer: A growing number of hospitals are using virtual reality to help patients manage chronic pain.

Take an Interview

Answer each interview question. Speak for about 45 seconds.

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Model answer: Yes, I share a three-bedroom apartment with two other students. We've been living together for almost a year now, since the start of the academic year.
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Model answer: The best part is having company, especially during stressful exam periods. We often cook together and take turns choosing what to watch on movie nights, which makes the apartment feel less lonely.
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Model answer: Yes, we disagreed early on about how to split cleaning duties fairly. We eventually solved it by making a rotating chart, which has actually worked well and avoided most arguments since then.
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Model answer: I've learned that I'm more particular about tidiness than I realised, and also that clear, early communication about expectations prevents most conflicts before they even start.
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