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TOEFL Listening 2022 past questions and answers

This 2022 TOEFL Listening set has 17 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2022 set with instant marking.

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1. Why does Maya visit Professor Chen? A. To ask for an extension on a research paper B. To reserve a room for a student club meeting C. To discuss an interview project and arrange access to recording equipment D. To request a recommendation for a summer internship
  1. To ask for an extension on a research paper
  2. To reserve a room for a student club meeting
  3. To discuss an interview project and arrange access to recording equipment
  4. To request a recommendation for a summer internship

Answer: C. To discuss an interview project and arrange access to recording equipment

Maya discusses her oral-history interview and asks about a suitable room and recorder for it.

2. What does Professor Chen suggest Maya do at the end of the interview? A. Ask Mrs. Alvarez to return for another appointment B. Submit the recording before making a transcript C. Listen for background noise and repeat a section if necessary D. Copy the file onto a library computer
  1. Ask Mrs. Alvarez to return for another appointment
  2. Submit the recording before making a transcript
  3. Listen for background noise and repeat a section if necessary
  4. Copy the file onto a library computer

Answer: C. Listen for background noise and repeat a section if necessary

Professor Chen recommends checking the audio while Mrs. Alvarez is still present so any problematic section can be recorded again.

3. Why does Professor Chen say, “People often need a little time to get comfortable before they start talking”? A. To explain why the interviewee should arrive early B. To justify booking the room for longer than an hour C. To suggest that Maya change her interview subject D. To remind Maya that she must return the recorder promptly
  1. To explain why the interviewee should arrive early
  2. To justify booking the room for longer than an hour
  3. To suggest that Maya change her interview subject
  4. To remind Maya that she must return the recorder promptly

Answer: B. To justify booking the room for longer than an hour

The professor gives this reason to support reserving ninety minutes rather than only an hour.

4. What is Professor Chen’s attitude toward Maya’s plan? A. She thinks Maya has chosen an unreliable interviewee. B. She is concerned Maya has left the project too late. C. She is doubtful that Maya can operate the recorder. D. She is supportive and offers practical help to make the recording successful.
  1. She thinks Maya has chosen an unreliable interviewee.
  2. She is concerned Maya has left the project too late.
  3. She is doubtful that Maya can operate the recorder.
  4. She is supportive and offers practical help to make the recording successful.

Answer: D. She is supportive and offers practical help to make the recording successful.

The professor approves of the plan, offers a recorder, and proposes helping Maya check its settings.

5. What can be inferred about Maya’s preparation for the interview? A. She has already arranged an interview and is planning how to capture usable audio. B. She has not yet chosen a person to interview. C. She intends to record the interview in the library media room. D. She plans to finish the entire project on Friday afternoon.
  1. She has already arranged an interview and is planning how to capture usable audio.
  2. She has not yet chosen a person to interview.
  3. She intends to record the interview in the library media room.
  4. She plans to finish the entire project on Friday afternoon.

Answer: A. She has already arranged an interview and is planning how to capture usable audio.

Maya has secured an interviewee and is now arranging the recording space, equipment, and audio check.

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