TOEFL Listening Practice Test 2024

Question: Audio 
 

Question Type: Lecture
 

Direction: Tick the correct answer
 

Q1. Why does the man go to see the professor?

• To hand in a late assignment
• To find out about jobs in the department
• To discuss Dean Adams' current research
• To volunteer to help organise an event
   

Q2. How did the man learn about Dean Adams' retirement?

• He read about it in an e-mail message.
• It was posted on a bulletin board.
• He heard other students discussing it.
• Dean Adams announced it in her class.
  
   

Q3. Why does the professor refuse the man’s offer to help with a party? (Click on two answers)

• Two people already working on it.
• She prefers that he spend his time on another project
• The party does not require much preparation
• Deam Adams is not permanently leaving the department.
   

Q4. Why does the professor talk about speciation?

• To describe the main focus of the work she needs help with
• To tell the man about a new research area in ethnology
• To explain what Dean Adams chose to work on in Indonesia
• To demonstrate how varied Dean Adam’s research has been

2nd part audio

Question Type: Lecture

Q5. Why does the professor say this:

• To express doubt about the man’s qualifications for the project
• To ask the man if he would be willing to work on the project 
• To ask the man to recommend someone for the project 
• To apologise for not being able to offer the project to the man

Topic: Biology 

Audio

Question Type: Lecture

Q1. What is the lecture mainly about?

• How animals emit ultrasonic pulses
• How bats use acoustical signals
• A comparison of echolocation and radar 
• Variations among bats in the use of ultrasound

Q2. Why does the professor decide NOT to add more information to the diagram on the board?

• She wants students to complete the diagram themselves as an assignment
• She needs to look up some information in order to complete the diagram accurately 
• The additional information is not relevant to the topic that she wants to discuss next
• Students already have the additional information in their textbook

Q3. According to the professor, what are two ways in which a moth might react when it detects the presence of a bat? (Click on 2 answers)

• The moth might stop beating its wings 
• The moth might emit high-frequency sounds
• The moth might leave the area
• The moth might change its colour to match its surroundings

Q4. What surprising information did a recent experiment reveal about lesser spear-nosed bats?

• They filter out echoes from some types of trees
• They can analyse echoes from stationary objects with complex surfaces
• They cannot analyse “jagged” echoes
• They cannot analyse echoes from certain types of small moving objects

Q5. According to the professor, why does a pine tree produce a “smooth” echo?

• Because it has a smooth trunk 
• Because it has large branches spaced at regular intervals
• Because it has many small, densely packed needles
• Because it remains stationary in all types of weather

Audio- part two (Again listen to the Lecture)
 

Question Type: Lecture

Q5. Why does the professor say this:

• To answer a question that Carol asked
• To correct a statement that Carol made 
• To praise Carol for an example that she gave 
• To give an example of a principle that Carol stated

Audio

Audio Type: Conversation

Q1. Why does the man go to see the registrar?

• To find out why he is not on the list of graduating students
• To explain why he has not fulfilled his graduation requirements 
• To find out the exact requirements for graduation 
• To submit a document required for graduation

Q2. According to a registrar, what step is currently taken to ensure students fulfil their graduation requirements?

• Academic records are regularly checked by the registrar’s office.
• Students meet with a department chairperson to plan their coursework.
• Students receive letters listing the courses that they still need to take.
• Warning letters are sent to students who have fallen behind in their coursework.

Q3. Why does the man mention his classmates?

• To explain how he obtained information about field research
• To point out that many students like to do field research
• To show that it is difficult to get intermediate-level credits
• To emphasise his motivation to do field research in two of his courses

Q4. Why does the registrar tell the man to contact his chairperson immediately?

• A deadline has already passed 
• The man has a limited time to resolve his problem
• The man first needs to find out if the chairperson will help him 
• Issuing a new grade may take longer than expected

Audio- (Again listen to the conversation)

Q5. What does the registrar imply when she says this:

• She is uncertain about the reliability of the computer
• She will approve the man’s form despite her doubts about it.
• She needs more information about the man’s credits
• She needs to call someone to help her fix computer errors