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TOEFL iBT Practice Test 44

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.

The telescope transformed humanity's view of the universe. Galileo did not invent it, but in 1609 he built an improved version and pointed it at the sky. He obse mountains on the Moon, four moo circling Jupiter, and countless sta invisible to the nak eye. These discoveries chall the belief that everything revolved around the Earth. Later astronomers built lar instruments with mirr instead of lenses, which coll more light. Today, orbiting telescopes avo the blurring effect of the atmos altogether.

Read in Daily Life

Read the text and answer the questions.

Timetable: Lotus Yoga Studio Mon: 7:00 a.m. Gentle flow | 6:30 p.m. Power yoga Tues: 12:15 p.m. Lunchtime stretch | 7:30 p.m. Yin yoga Wed: 7:00 a.m. Gentle flow | 6:30 p.m. Beginners Thurs: 6:00 p.m. Prenatal Fri: 12:15 p.m. Lunchtime stretch Sat: 10:00 a.m. Family yoga First class free for new members. Bring your own mat, or rent one for $2.

1. Which class would suit someone in their lunch break?

2. What is offered to people trying the studio for the first time?

Notice: Room change for Thursday's exam The Introduction to Psychology exam has been moved from Hall B to the Sports Centre due to a scheduling conflict. The date and start time (9:00 a.m.) remain the same. Students should arrive 15 minutes early to find their seat number on the list posted at the entrance.

3. What has changed about the exam?

4. Why should students arrive 15 minutes early?

Read an Academic Passage

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Bacteriophages, or "phages," are viruses that infect and kill bacteria, and interest in using them as a medical treatment predates antibiotics by over a decade, having been explored in the 1920s and 1930s before falling out of favour in most of the world once penicillin and other antibiotics proved easier to mass-produce and standardise. Phage therapy never disappeared everywhere, however; research institutes in Georgia and Poland maintained active phage treatment programs throughout the twentieth century, developing extensive practical experience largely unknown to Western medicine until relatively recently. Renewed interest in phage therapy has accelerated as antibiotic resistance has become a pressing global health concern, since phages offer a fundamentally different mechanism of action that resistant bacteria have not evolved to counter. Unlike broad-spectrum antibiotics, which often kill beneficial bacteria alongside the harmful ones, phages are typically highly specific, infecting only one bacterial species or even particular strains within that species, a precision that can be an advantage in avoiding disruption to a patient's broader microbiome but that also complicates treatment, since clinicians must first correctly identify the exact bacterial strain causing an infection before selecting an effective phage or combination of phages. Several documented cases in Western countries, in which physicians secured emergency approval to use phage cocktails against otherwise untreatable multidrug-resistant infections, have generated cautious optimism, though large-scale, rigorously controlled clinical trials, the standard required for widespread regulatory approval, remain limited, and phage therapy has not yet been approved as a mainstream treatment in most Western healthcare systems.

5. According to the passage, why did phage therapy fall out of favour in most of the world in the twentieth century?

6. As used in the passage, "specific" in reference to phages most nearly means

7. What can be inferred about identifying the correct phage for a patient's infection?

8. Why does the author mention research programs in Georgia and Poland?

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. What is Anna's initial suggestion?

10. How does Ben feel about memorizing alone?

11. What do they agree to do first?

Listen to an Announcement

Listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

12. What has been postponed because of the storm?

13. What are people advised to do?

Listen to an Academic Talk

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

14. Who is credited with articulating comparative advantage?

15. What does comparative advantage focus on, according to the professor?

16. What happens when both countries specialize and trade, according to the example?

17. What does the professor say is counterintuitive about this idea?

Writing

Build a Sentence

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

1. How did the town change after the factory closed?

2. What did the judge conclude?

3. Have you ever been to Scotland?

4. I need a quiet place to study.

5. I'm worried about tomorrow's test.

Write an Email

Write an email that responds to the situation.

You have just returned from a language exchange programme and want to give feedback. Write an email to the programme coordinator, Mr. Dubois. In your email, do the following: - Say what you liked most. - Describe one thing that could be improved. - Offer to help future participants.
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Model answer: Dear Mr. Dubois, I have just returned from the exchange programme in Lyon, and I wanted to thank you for organising such a valuable experience. What I enjoyed most was living with a host family, because I had to speak French every day, and my confidence improved enormously. One thing that could be improved is the information we received before departure. The instructions about transport from the airport were unclear, and several of us waited for more than an hour. If it would be useful, I would be glad to talk to next year's participants about my experience or help write a short guide for them. Thank you again. Kind regards, Kevin Park

Write for an Academic Discussion

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

Dr. Halonen: In environmental science, meat production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Should governments tax meat consumption to reduce its climate impact, similar to sugar or tobacco taxes? Share your view. Xiomara: Yes, tax it. A modest tax on high-emission meat like beef, with the revenue funding plant-based alternatives, could meaningfully cut emissions without banning anything outright. Bartek: I'm against it. It would disproportionately hurt lower-income families who rely on cheap meat for protein, while wealthier people barely notice the price change and keep eating exactly as before. Write a post that contributes to the discussion (at least 100 words).
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Model answer: I understand Bartek's fairness concern, and it's a real weakness of a flat meat tax, but I still lean towards Xiomara's position provided the policy is designed carefully rather than applied bluntly. A tax targeted specifically at the highest-emission products, like beef and lamb, rather than all meat equally, would concentrate the impact where the environmental cost is greatest. To address Bartek's fairness point directly, I'd pair the tax with subsidies that make chicken, beans, lentils and other lower-emission protein sources cheaper for low-income households, so the policy pushes toward lower-emission choices rather than simply taxing the poor for eating protein at all. Done this way, it could achieve Xiomara's climate goal while avoiding the unfair burden Bartek is right to worry about.

Speaking

Listen and Repeat

Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly.

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Model answer: Regular stretching can help prevent muscle injuries during exercise.
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Model answer: The new supermarket has much better prices than the old one.
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Model answer: How has social media changed the way young people communicate with each other?
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Model answer: Whenever the wifi disconnects, try switching the router off and on again first.
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Model answer: A growing number of companies are adopting four-day work weeks to improve employee wellbeing.

Take an Interview

Answer each interview question. Speak for about 45 seconds.

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Model answer: On a typical Saturday, I sleep in a little, then go for a run before doing chores like laundry and grocery shopping. Sundays are usually more relaxed, often spent with friends or family.
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Model answer: It really depends on the week. If I've had a busy week, I prefer staying home to recharge, but if I've been stuck indoors studying, I try to get out and see people instead.
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Model answer: Yes, quite a lot. In school my weekends were mostly free, but now I often spend part of Saturday or Sunday catching up on readings or assignments that I couldn't finish during the week.
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Model answer: Weekends give people a chance to rest and pursue their own interests outside of obligations. Without that time, I think people would burn out much faster, both mentally and physically.
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