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TOEFL iBT Practice Test 9

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.

Stoicism was a school of philosophy founded in Athens around 300 BCE. Its followers beli that we cannot control events, only our reactions to them. The Stoics tau that anger and fear come from our judge rather than from the events themselves. Practical exerc included imagining possible misfortunes in adva and reflecting each evening on the day's mist. Empe Marcus Aurelius recorded such thou in a private journal. Modern psychologists have found that these meth resemble some techn used in cognitive therapy.

Read in Daily Life

Read the text and answer the questions.

Listings: Star Cinema — this weekend Saturday 1:00 p.m. Paddington's Big Day (U) — family 4:15 p.m. The Last Lighthouse (12A) — drama 8:00 p.m. Midnight Chase (15) — thriller Sunday 2:30 p.m. Paddington's Big Day (U) — family 6:00 p.m. The Last Lighthouse (12A) — drama Tickets: adults $11, children $7. Every Sunday screening is discounted by $2.

1. How much would an adult pay to see The Last Lighthouse on Sunday?

2. Which film is shown only once during the weekend?

Instructions: Using the audio guide 1. Enter the number shown beside each exhibit on the keypad and press the green button. 2. Press the red button to stop or pause. 3. Use the + and − buttons to change the volume. 4. Headphones must be returned to the desk when you leave. A $20 deposit is needed, which will be refunded on return. 5. Guides are available in seven languages; ask staff to change the setting.

3. How can a visitor hear about a particular exhibit?

4. What happens to the deposit?

Read an Academic Passage

Read the passage and answer the questions.

In 1911, the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was measuring the electrical resistance of mercury cooled to near absolute zero when he observed something startling: at 4.2 kelvin, the resistance did not merely decrease but vanished entirely, allowing an electric current to flow without any energy loss. This phenomenon, superconductivity, remained a laboratory curiosity confined to extremely low temperatures for decades, since maintaining such cold required expensive liquid helium. A full theoretical explanation did not arrive until 1957, when physicists Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer showed that at low temperatures, electrons can form loosely bound pairs, now called Cooper pairs, that move through a material's lattice without scattering off obstacles that would normally cause resistance. The 1986 discovery of "high-temperature" superconductors—materials that superconduct at temperatures reachable with cheaper liquid nitrogen rather than liquid helium—reignited excitement, even though "high temperature" here still means roughly minus 180 degrees Celsius, far colder than any everyday environment. Notably, the mechanism behind these newer materials, mostly copper-oxide compounds, does not fit neatly into the original Cooper-pair theory, and explaining it remains one of condensed matter physics' most persistent open problems. Practical applications already exist, including powerful magnets in MRI scanners and experimental maglev trains, but a room-temperature superconductor, which would revolutionise electrical transmission by eliminating energy losses, remains an aspiration rather than a reality.

5. According to the passage, what did Kamerlingh Onnes observe in 1911?

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

7. What can be inferred about the 1986 high-temperature superconductors?

8. Why does the author mention MRI scanners and maglev trains?

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 happened to Isla and Frank?

10. How does Frank realize the mix-up?

11. Where and when will they meet to trade back?

Listen to an Announcement

Listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

12. How many student organizations are participating?

13. What happens if it starts raining?

Listen to an Academic Talk

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

14. What role do living forests play in the carbon cycle?

15. What happens to stored carbon when forests are cleared by burning?

16. What second consequence of deforestation does the professor emphasize?

17. Why are tropical rainforests particularly significant in this discussion?

Writing

Build a Sentence

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

1. How was the food at the restaurant?

2. Shall we take a taxi?

3. What did the receptionist ask you?

4. Is it hard to learn the piano?

5. Can you recommend a good textbook?

Write an Email

Write an email that responds to the situation.

Your neighbour's dog barks loudly every evening and you cannot concentrate on your studies. Write a polite email to your neighbour, Mrs. Green. In your email, do the following: - Explain the problem clearly. - Say how it affects you. - Suggest something she could do.
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Model answer: Dear Mrs. Green, I hope you don't mind me writing to you. I live in the flat next to yours, and I wanted to mention something that has been troubling me. Over the past two weeks, your dog has been barking loudly between six and nine in the evening. I understand that it may be lonely when you are out, and I don't blame either of you. However, I am preparing for final exams and find it very hard to concentrate at that time. Would it be possible to leave the radio on for the dog, or perhaps ask a neighbour to walk it before you go out? I would be very grateful for any help. Best wishes, Jonas Weber

Write for an Academic Discussion

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

Dr. Alvear: In consumer sociology, we're examining tipping culture. Should tipping in restaurants be replaced by simply paying staff a proper wage and charging fair prices, as many countries already do? Give your view. Odette: Yes, get rid of tipping. It puts workers' income at the mercy of customer mood and unconscious bias, and studies show servers of certain backgrounds are tipped less for identical service. Hassan: I actually prefer tipping. It rewards genuinely excellent service and lets me express appreciation directly, whereas a fixed wage removes any incentive for a server to go the extra mile. Write a post that contributes to the discussion (at least 100 words).
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Model answer: I find Odette's argument about unconscious bias particularly hard to dismiss, since research really has shown that tips can depend more on a server's appearance or accent than their actual service quality, which seems deeply unfair as a way to determine someone's income. Hassan's point about motivation is worth keeping in some form, but I don't think it requires the current system. Restaurants could pay a proper base wage while still allowing optional tips for exceptional service, rather than making tips the main source of income, which is closer to how many countries outside the tipping-heavy model already operate. That would remove the precarious dependence on customer mood that concerns Odette while still leaving room for the personal appreciation Hassan values.

Speaking

Listen and Repeat

Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly.

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Model answer: Have you seen my keys anywhere?
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Model answer: Try to get more sleep this week.
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Model answer: This soup needs a bit more salt.
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Model answer: The registrar's office is closed for renovations until next month.
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Model answer: Restart the router if the connection keeps dropping like that.

Take an Interview

Answer each interview question. Speak for about 45 seconds.

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Model answer: My hometown is a small coastal town called Ainsworth, about two hours from the nearest big city. It has fewer than ten thousand people but a beautiful harbour.
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Model answer: What I like most is how quiet and close-knit it is. Everyone knows everyone, and there's a strong sense of community, especially during the annual summer festival.
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Model answer: Yes, quite a bit. Several new apartment buildings have gone up near the harbour, and tourism has grown a lot, which has brought more restaurants but also higher prices for locals.
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Model answer: I think I would, eventually, though not right away. I'd like to gain more work experience in a city first, but the slower pace and familiar faces are appealing for later in life.
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