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    MEETING 12

    TOEFL SIMULATION : LISTENING


    Section 1
    Listening Comprehension

    QUESTION DIRECTIONS – Part A


    In Part A of the Listening Section, you will hear short conversation
    between two people. In some of the conversations, each person speaks
    only once. In other conversations, one or both of the people speak more
    than once. Each conversation is followed by one question about it.

    Each question in this part has four answer choices. You should cross the
    best answer to each question. Answer the questions on the basis of what is
    stated or implied by the speakers.
    1. (A) Watching a movie
    (B) Hunting
    (C) Buying film
    (D) Taking photos

    2. (A) It’s a good idea to be thrifty


    (B) He’s a feeling a little dirty
    (C) He’d like something to drink
    (D) Stopping for thirty minutes is a good

    3. (A) The flight is departing in the near future


    (B) The plane is taking off early
    (C) The man needs to make plans soon
    (D) The plane is taking up space
    4. (A) He has never gone to any games
    (B) It is rare for the football team to win
    (C) He doesn’t go to games often
    (D) It is rare for the university team to have a game

    5. (A) They should call out to their neighbors


    (B) They should visit their neighbors
    (C) They should phone their neighbors
    (D) They should look over their neighbors

    6. (A) It’s not done yet


    (B) It was done carelessly
    (C) It doesn’t seem to have been done by the accountant
    (D) It contain a lot of errors
    7. (A) He will be far from the conference tonight
    (B) He is quite sure who the speaker will be
    (C) He knows the Dr. Bruton well
    (D) He knows that Dr. Bruton will be speaking

    8. (A) Take a short nap


    (B) Go out now
    (C) Enjoy the rest of the evening
    (D) Have a little snack before going out

    9. (A) He is going to say something in the theatre


    (B) What the woman said was magnified out of proportion
    (C) The size of the theatre was magnificent
    (D) He shares the woman’s opinion
    10. (A) They are unconfirmed
    (B) They are dependent on future research
    (C) They are most probably correct
    (D) They are independent of the of the researchers’ ideas

    11. (A) She was less than delighted


    (B) She was quite please
    (C) She was unable to accept it
    (D) She wished she could have been more delighted

    12. (A) The lawyer delivered the letter this morning


    (B) The courier has already made the delivery
    (C) The letter to the courier has already been received
    (D) The lawyer’s office does not have the latter.
    13. (A) The phone is off the hook
    (B) The man will head to the committee
    (C) The man is no longer responsible
    (D) The committee meeting has been put off

    14. (A) She must work tonight


    (B) The shift in her planes is unlucky
    (C) Her roommate is persuasive
    (D) Her roommate will work in her place

    15. (A) Put it away


    (B) Put it off
    (C) Put it out
    (D) Put it down
    16. (A) That the man should not reach out so far
    (B) That the man can accomplish what he wants
    (C) That the man will be unable to graduate
    (D) That the man can’t score a goal

    17. (A) She couldn’t afford a new computer


    (B) The computer were not on sale
    (C) She was unable to get a new computer
    (D) She bought a new computer

    18. (A) Visiting a doctor


    (B) Attending a reception
    (C) Applying to medical school
    (D) Interviewing for a job
    19. (A) it met her expectation
    (B) It was rather mediocre
    (C) It was what she had hoped to see
    (D) It was the last performance

    20. (A) Going home on the bus


    (B) Sleeping on the bus
    (C) Taking a quick walk
    (D) Getting some sleep before going home

    21.(A) The course is free


    (B) The course cost $ 100 more this semester
    (C) The course was cheaper last semester
    (D) She thinks the cost of the course is too low
    22. (A) That he would be at work
    (B) That he knew a lot about architecture
    (C) That he didn’t get the job
    (D) That he would not be at home

    23. (A) The rider took the road to the hospital


    (B) An ambulance took the rider to the hospital
    (C) The ambulance left the hospital with the rider
    (D) The motorcyclist followed the ambulance to the hospital

    24. (A) he can’t work on the assignment because of the headache


    (B) He thinks the assignment will take about two hours
    (C) It would be better to prepare two assignment
    (D) He prefers not to work on it by himself
    25. (A) The project that the woman wants is impossible
    (B) Two hours is not long enough to complete the project
    (C) The woman’s request can be accomplished
    (D) The woman should not ask for such a thing

    26. (A) He is not very impressed with it


    (B) He thinks it is fantastic
    (C) He doesn’t want more pressure on it.
    (D) It is less impressive than expected.

    27. (A) She spent her normal amount of time on it


    (B) It is rare for her to finish an assignment
    (C) It is rare for her to put any effort into assignment
    (D) She spent more time than usual on it
    28. (A) It was not cold enough
    (B) The snowball struck him forcefully
    (C) The snow stayed around too long
    (D) It was too cold

    29. (A) That she couldn’t get into the lab


    (B) That she wouldn’t do the assignment
    (C) That her lab assignment was already done
    (D) That she would start working in a couple of hours

    30. (A) She took the stairs out of necessity


    (B) She didn’t take the elevator
    (C) It was only a few flights of stairs
    (D) She preferred to climb the stairs
    PART B

    31. (A) The price of the text book


    (B) History 101
    (C) The university bookstore
    (D) Ways to sell used books

    32. (A) He desperately needs the money


    (B) Reading doesn’t interest him
    (C) He’s finished using them
    (D) He’d rather have cheaper books

    33. (A) The bookstore doesn’t want to buy them


    (B) He wouldn’t get enough money
    (C) He doesn’t like the bookstore’s advertisements
    (D) It’s too late to sell them to the bookstore
    34. (A) Post some advertisement
    (B) Take history 101
    (C) Give the book to the bookstore for nothing
    (D) Keep the books

    35. (A) that babies sleep thirteen hours day


    (B) That the woman was taking a psychology class
    (C) That more mature people required so mush sleep
    (D) That the need for sleep decreases with age

    36. (A) in psychology class


    (B) In a discussion with the man
    (C) From an article that she read
    (D) From the class text book
    37. (A) teens
    (B) Twenties
    (C) Thirties
    (D) Fifties

    38. (A) Thirteen hours


    (B) nine hours
    (C) Eight hours
    (D) Six hours
    PART C

    39. (A) How to get a professor signature


    (B) The procedure for dropping courses
    (C) When to come and see the advisor
    (D) The effect of officially dropping a course

    40. (A) any time if the professor is willing to sign


    (B) Only on the day of the talk
    (C) During the first three weeks of the semester
    (D) Up to three weeks before the end of the semester

    41. (A) None


    (B) One
    (C) Two
    (D) Three
    42. (A) The student fails the course
    (B) The course is removed from the student’s schedule
    (C) The student needs to get the advisor’s signature
    (D) The student receives a warning

    43. (A) A woodcarving business


    (B) A lumber business
    (C) A construction business
    (D) A jewelry business

    44. (A) During the construction of a sawmill


    (B) After prospectors had arrived
    (C) Sometimes after Sutter’s death
    (D) Before Sutter had the rights to the land
    45. (A) Increase prosperity
    (B) A large share of gold
    (C) A healthier lumber business
    (D) Little or nothing

    46. (A) To show what a terrible life John Sutter had led
    (B) To show the folly of trying to develop a business
    (C) To show the effect that the discovery of gold has on individuals
    (D) To show that the development of the west happened partly by chance

    47. (A) Becoming a university student


    (B) Managing time
    (C) Majoring in management
    (D) Spending a week in a management
    48. (A) Relaxation techniques
    (B) Homework assignment
    (C) A personal time management study
    (D) Keeping an appointment calendar

    49. (A) Ninety-six days


    (B) Twenty-four days
    (C) Seven days
    (D) Fifteen minutes

    50. (A) Make an appointment


    (B) Begin the time study
    (C) Write down how they spend their time
    (D) Attend another seminar

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