TOEFL iBT Listening practice test 1

Choose the best response.

1. Woman: Why does the lecture recording look so blurry?

A) Yes, the professor posted it this morning

B) I recorded it on Tuesday afternoon

C) The video quality might be set too low

D) I couldn't see the board from my seat either

2. Man: Has anyone signed up for the chemistry study group?

A) Only two people so far

B) Every Thursday evening

C) I studied chemistry in high school

D) It meets in Room 210

3. Woman: I'm afraid the printer in the lab is jammed again.

A) It's on the second floor

B) Black and white, please

C) Yes, the lab closes at nine

D) I'll let the lab assistant know

4. Man: Aren't you taking the shuttle to the game tonight?

A) The game starts at seven

B) My roommate offered me a ride

C) Yes, our team won last night

D) No, it isn't my ticket

5. Woman: Could you save me a seat at the meeting?

A) The meeting was very productive

B) Sure, I'll put my bag on the chair next to me

C) Yes, I saved the file already

D) Every other Wednesday

6. Man: Where can I renew my student ID card?

A) It expires at the end of June

B) Yes, I renewed mine last week

C) I left mine in my dorm room

D) At the front desk in the student center

7. Woman: The bookstore doesn't have the textbook in stock.

A) Maybe the library has a copy on reserve

B) Yes, it's a really useful textbook

C) It opens at nine on weekdays

D) She already returned the book

8. Man: How long is the walk to the science building?

A) It's the tallest one on campus

B) I walked there yesterday

C) I'm going that way, so I'll show you

D) Two more semesters

Answer questions about short conversations.

9. What is the conversation mainly about?

A) An invitation to a club event on the night of a full moon

B) A class assignment about moon folklore

C) A problem with a telescope on the science building roof

D) A disagreement about whether the full moon affects sleep

10. Why does the man say “I'm not exactly a night owl”?

A) He thinks the talk starts too late in the evening for him

B) He was up late last night and is already tired

C) He has to get up early and does not want to stay out late

D) He would rather come to an earlier observing session on another night

11. What does the woman say about the tech help desk?

A) It closes at five o'clock every day

B) It is open later than usual this week

C) It has moved out of the library

D) It sells replacement chargers at a discount

12. What will the man most likely do next?

A) Order a new charger and wait for it to arrive

B) Borrow a charger from the help desk

C) Use the woman's laptop to finish his paper

D) Buy a charger at the campus bookstore

Answer questions about announcements and academic talks.

13. What is the main purpose of the announcement?

A) To tell students that Thursday's lab will meet in the library

B) To announce that the lab will meet in the library for the rest of the term

C) To ask students to install a map program before Thursday's lab

D) To announce that Thursday's lab will start at a different time

14. What does the professor ask students to do before Thursday's session?

A) Bring their student ID cards

B) Read a chapter about radioactive waste storage

C) Reserve a computer online

D) Arrive early to get a computer

Answer questions about announcements and academic talks.

15. What is the main topic of the talk?

A) Two different effects a free trade agreement can have

B) Why trade agreements take many years to negotiate

C) How governments collect tariffs on imported goods

D) How free trade agreements lower prices for consumers

16. Why does the professor mention a bicycle shop owner?

A) To argue that small businesses gain the most from free trade

B) To illustrate how a buyer may switch suppliers once tariffs are removed

C) To explain why bicycles made in partner countries are of higher quality

D) To show that local shops often oppose trade agreements

17. What does the professor say about trade diversion?

A) It creates new trade that did not exist before the agreement

B) It allows the government to collect more tariff revenue than before

C) It causes buyers to choose a supplier that produces at a higher cost

D) It happens because the outside producer raises its prices

18. What will the professor most likely discuss next?

A) How tariff rates are decided in the first place

B) Why some countries choose not to join trade agreements

C) Examples of trade agreements that were later canceled

D) How economists judge whether a particular agreement does more good than harm

Choose the best response.

1. Man: Weren't you volunteering at the hospital's disaster drill this weekend?

A) Yes, the emergency room is on the second floor

B) I was, but they moved it to next month

C) Every semester, usually

D) Sure, I can help you move this weekend

2. Woman: Where can I print my lab report on campus?

A) It's due on Friday at noon

B) Yes, your report looks great

C) The library has printers

D) I printed mine last night

3. Man: I'm afraid the shuttle to the stadium is full.

A) Then let's just walk over together

B) No thanks, I've already eaten

C) The stadium holds fifty thousand people

D) She's driving the shuttle today

4. Woman: Want me to save you a seat at the lecture?

A) The lecture was really interesting

B) It starts at four in Room 210

C) No, I didn't save the file

D) That would be great. I'm running late

5. Man: Isn't the dining hall closed for spring break?

A) The pasta there is pretty good

B) Only until Wednesday, I think

C) Yes, it's really close to my dorm

D) He went home for the break

6. Woman: How did your job interview go yesterday?

A) I took the bus downtown

B) It's at ten tomorrow morning

C) They've already asked me back for a second one

D) She's interviewing three candidates

7. Man: My roommate keeps borrowing my bike without asking.

A) Have you talked to him about it?

B) I'd love to go riding with you

C) The bike shop opens at nine

D) No, I didn't ask him

8. Woman: Did you finish the reading for tomorrow's seminar?

A) The seminar room is upstairs

B) Tomorrow at three, I believe

C) Yes, she finished it last week

D) I still have two chapters left

Answer questions about short conversations.

9. Why does the woman ask the man to volunteer?

A) His floor still has no trained fire safety volunteer

B) Every resident must finish the fire safety training

C) The fire alarms on his floor are being replaced

D) He missed the last fire drill in the building

10. What will the man most likely do next?

A) Fill out the online sign-up form

B) Sign up in person at the housing office

C) Attend the Saturday training session

D) Ask his roommate to volunteer instead

Answer questions about announcements and academic talks.

11. What is the main purpose of the announcement?

A) To announce that a panel discussion has been postponed

B) To inform students that an event will be held in a different place

C) To invite students to speak on a panel about an election

D) To introduce a new course on European politics

12. What does the speaker ask students to do if they want the panel to answer their question?

A) Arrive early to sit near the front

B) Raise their hand during the discussion

C) Post it on the course discussion board

D) E-mail it directly to the panelists

Answer questions about announcements and academic talks.

13. What is the main topic of the talk?

A) How mystery novels have changed over time

B) Why readers trust some narrators more than others

C) A story device built around a missing character

D) How authors use letters to tell a whole story

14. Why does the professor mention a note left by a roommate?

A) To show how a person who is away can still hold someone's attention

B) To point out that short written messages are often misunderstood

C) To explain why many mystery novels begin with a disappearance

D) To suggest an activity for students to try before the next class

15. According to the professor, what makes an absent character effective?

A) The character finally appears in the last chapter

B) The other characters agree on what the person was like

C) The narrator explains the person's reasons early on

D) Readers build the person from clues that do not fully fit

16. What will the professor most likely discuss next?

A) Why readers often guess the endings of mystery stories

B) Whether a missing character should return in the story

C) How an absent character differs from an unreliable narrator

D) How films show characters who never appear on screen