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TOEFL iBT Practice Test 47

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.

Coffee is one of the most widely traded commodities in the world. The plant originated in Ethiopia, and by the fifteenth century people in Yemen were cultiv it for a dri. Coffeehouses soon appe across the Middle East, where customers gath to talk, play chess, and hear the lat news. European traders carr the beans home, and cafes became cent of political debate. Today, most coffee gro in tropical highlands, and millions of small farm depend on a crop whose price can change dramat.

Read in Daily Life

Read the text and answer the questions.

Notice: Join this month and get a bonus New members who sign up in September receive a free tote bag and priority access to reserve the study pods, normally limited to staff. Membership itself remains free for local residents; only non-residents pay the standard $20 annual fee. Bring proof of address or student enrolment to sign up at the front desk.

1. What bonus is offered to new members this month?

2. Who is required to pay the $20 fee?

Ticket #4471 — Clearview Dry Cleaners Item: 1 wool coat, 2 shirts Service: Dry clean + press Ready for collection: Thursday after 3:00 p.m. Total due at collection: $24.50 Please bring this ticket. Items not collected within 30 days may be donated to charity.

3. When can the customer collect the items?

4. What might happen if the items are left too long?

Read an Academic Passage

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Announced in 1947 and formally titled the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan provided the United States government's assistance, roughly thirteen billion dollars over four years, to help rebuild the economies of Western European nations devastated by the Second World War. Unlike earlier postwar loans that individual countries negotiated separately, the plan required participating nations to cooperate on a joint recovery plan and coordinate how funds were allocated across the region, an unusual condition intended to encourage economic integration and reduce the destructive economic rivalries many historians blamed for contributing to the conditions that led to war in the first place. Secretary of State George Marshall, after whom the plan is named, framed the aid explicitly as directed against hunger, poverty, and desperation rather than against any specific country, and the plan was in fact offered to the Soviet Union and Eastern European states as well, though Soviet leadership rejected participation and pressured allied Eastern Bloc governments to decline, deepening the emerging Cold War divide between East and West. Historians continue to debate how decisive the plan actually was in Western Europe's rapid economic recovery, since some economies had already begun rebounding before large-scale funds arrived; most now argue its greatest contribution was less the raw money itself than the political stability and cooperative institutions it fostered among recipient nations.

5. According to the passage, what condition did the Marshall Plan require of participating nations?

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

7. What can be inferred about the Soviet Union's decision to reject the plan?

8. Why does the author mention that some economies had already begun recovering before Marshall Plan funds arrived?

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 the conflict between Henry and Jack?

10. How do they resolve the scheduling conflict?

11. What does Jack plan to do afterward?

Listen to an Announcement

Listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

12. How long is the planetarium expected to be closed?

13. What happens to advance ticket holders?

Listen to an Academic Talk

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

14. What are the adjustable connections in a neural network called?

15. What does a loss function measure?

16. What does backpropagation do?

17. What point does the professor emphasize about how the network learns rules?

Writing

Build a Sentence

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

1. What time does the train leave?

2. My neighbour plays the drums every night.

3. What's she like as a teacher?

4. How are glaciers formed?

5. Our group project is due on Friday.

Write an Email

Write an email that responds to the situation.

You work in a hotel and a guest has left a valuable item in a room. Write an email to the guest, Mr. Chen. In your email, do the following: - Tell him what was found. - Ask him to confirm that it is his. - Explain how it can be returned.
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Model answer: Dear Mr. Chen, I am writing from the Lakeside Hotel to let you know that a member of our cleaning staff found a black leather wallet in Room 312 after you checked out on Sunday. It contains some cash and two bank cards. We would like to make sure that it belongs to you. Could you please reply with a description of the wallet and tell us what bank cards are inside? Once we have confirmed this, we can post the wallet to your home address by registered mail, free of charge, or you can collect it from the reception desk at any time. We are open twenty-four hours a day. I hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, Linda Ho

Write for an Academic Discussion

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

Dr. Romano: Today's topic in business studies is remote work. Since the pandemic, many companies allow employees to work from home. Is it better for workers and companies to work remotely, or in an office? Support your answer. Hannah: Remote work is better. I save two hours of commuting a day and I get more done at home without interruptions. Victor: I disagree. New employees learn much faster in an office, and teams develop better ideas when they are in the same room. Write a post that contributes to the discussion (at least 100 words).
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Model answer: In my opinion, a hybrid model works best. Hannah is right that working from home saves time and money and can improve concentration. For tasks such as writing reports or analysing data, being alone at home can be more productive than a noisy office. However, Victor makes a convincing point about learning and creativity. Younger employees benefit from watching how experienced colleagues solve problems, and spontaneous conversations at the coffee machine often lead to new ideas. I would therefore suggest that companies ask employees to come in two or three days a week for meetings and teamwork, and let them work from home for the rest. This gives workers flexibility while keeping the sense of belonging to a team.

Speaking

Listen and Repeat

Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly.

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Model answer: The bakery on Main Street closes early.
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Model answer: Ancient trade routes connected distant civilisations across continents.
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Model answer: Could you recommend a good restaurant near the station?
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Model answer: He missed the deadline because his computer crashed unexpectedly.
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Model answer: The department is offering a new scholarship for students studying environmental science.

Take an Interview

Answer each interview question. Speak for about 45 seconds.

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Model answer: Yes, I work part-time at a bookshop near campus, usually about twelve hours a week on weekends. I've been there for almost a year now.
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Model answer: My main responsibilities include organising the shelves, helping customers find books, and running the till. Occasionally I also help set up small author events that the shop hosts in the evenings.
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Model answer: The most difficult part is staying patient during busy holiday periods, when the shop gets crowded and customers sometimes get impatient waiting in the queue for the till.
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Model answer: It's improved my communication skills a lot, since I talk to dozens of strangers every shift. It's also taught me time management, because I have to balance the hours with my coursework.
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