TOEFL LISTENING EXERCISE (FOR SKILL 1-13)

TOEFL EXERCISE (1-13)

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question.

1.      a. Write a massage to the man

b. make some phone calls

c. respond to the man’s question

d. get a new phone installed

2.      a. She is not sure if she’s free

b. she’s marked it on her calendar

c. she’ll write a check for the calendar

d. her calendar says she has to have a meeting at 3.00

3.      a. He barely rodethe bicycle

b. he didn’t have enough money

c. the bicycle didn’t need to be paid for

d. he paid for the bicycle

4.      a. She fixed the television

b. bob made the television work

c. the woman looked at bob at TV

d. bob works for thewoman

5.        a. He helped her say what she couldn’t say

b. she was unable to say anything about him

d. what he said was very helpful

6.      a. The man should spend more time on registration

b. the man should walk more quickly through registration

c. the man should send in his registration materials

7.      a. He couldn’t find Paula’s phone number

b. he couldn’t give paula the list over the phone

c. when he went to call paula, he couldn’t find the list

d. he couldn’t recollect the number that was on the list

8.      a. She couldn’t take her luggage to the store

b. she stored her luggage at thetrain station

c. she carried her luggage from the train station to the store

d. there were no lockers for her bags

9.      a. The woman had taken a different major

b. the woman had chosen psychology as a major

c. the woman was uniformed

d. the woman needed to see a psychiatrist

10.  a. She would like the man to repeat what he said

b. she thinks the exam could have been a little more difficult

c. she shares the same opinion of the exam as the man

d. she believes that the exam was easy

TOEFL LISTENING EXERCISE SKILL 11-13

TOEFL EXERCISE 11

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. Remember that the best answer is one that shows agreement.

1.      a. The trip would cost too much

b. she doesn’t think that a trip would be a good idea

c. she would like to take two trips rather than one

d. she would also like to take a trip

2.      a. He would like to see the elections for town council

b.he agrees that Matt should be elected

c. he thinks the elections should take place next month

d. he disagrees with the woman

3.      a. She is not sure which course she should take

b. she’s not sure if she should take a trip to France

c. she knows that she is not ready for intermediate French

d. she wants to take neither beginning nor intermediate French

4.      a. The man should repeat what he said

b. the man said something foolish

c. she thinks that the food is the best she has ever tasted

d. she agrees that the food is pretty bad

5.      a. This party hasn’t been any fun at all

b. he wonders if the woman enjoyed herself

c. he wants to know what she said

d. he’s enjoyed himself tremendously

6.      a. She condones what happened

b. she doesn not like what the man said

c. she agrees with the man about what happened

d. she says that she did not do it

7.      a. He thinks the parties aren’t loud

b. he says that the neighbors don’t have many parties

c. he agrees that the upstairs  neighbors are noisy

d. the loud parties don’t bother him

8.      a. She doesn’t like this meal too much

b. this food tastes wonderful to her

c. she’s not sure if she likes it

d. she can’t stand this meal

9.      a. she agrees that getting the car was not a good idea

b. she imagines that she would like to have a similar car

c. she thinks that the man is mistaken about the car

d. she thinks the man has no imagination

10.  a. He would like the woman to repeat what she said

b. he thinks that one semester is enough time for the course

c. he also thinks that the course should be extended

d. he would like to take the course two semester

TOEFL EXERCISE 12

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly careful of expressions of uncertainty and suggestion.

1.      a. He’s sure about which chapters they are to read

b. he thinks he knows what the assignment is

c. he has to tell her how far she should go

d. the professor told them to read the chapters after the exam,

2.      a.the man should take the pie out

b. the man should try something else

c. the man should’t try cherry pie

d. the man should feel sorry

3.      a. He knows the movie starts at 08.00

b. he is not quite sure when the movie begins

c. he thinks the start of the movie has been changed

d. he will start the movie himself at 08.00

4.      a. Not doing the dishes now

b. leaving the house with the dishes

c. leaving later so that they can do the dishes now

d. washing the dishes before they leave

5.      a. she’s told Matt he’ll go far

b. Matt has far from enough talent

c. she told Matt to roll farther

d. she believes Matt has the ability for the part

6.      a. They should go to the hospital

b. mary should visit the man

c. the woman should try not to break her leg

d. they should go on a trip with Mary

7.      a. She knows where the children are

b. the children have finished playing ball

c. she’s going to the park to find the children

d. she believes that the children are in the park

8.      a. The man should try to borrow some from a neighbor

b. the man should take a check to Tom

c. the man should work on his math assignment with tom

d. the man should check behind the door

9.      a. He thinks the bill is due in the middle of the month

b. the bill is approximately fiteen dollars

c. he knows when they should pay the bill

d. the bill is going to be fifteen days late

10.  a. They should postpone their decision until morning

b. they should go to sleep in the new house

c. they should not buy sucha big house

d. they should decide where to go to sleep

TOEFL EXERCISE 13

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly careful of expression of emphatic surprise.

1.      a. Greg always comes to parties

b. greg would come to the party later

c. greg was unable to attend the party

d. greg would stay at the party for only a moment

2.      a. The woman always rode her motorcycle to school

b. the woman was not coming to school today

c. the woman was an expert motorcycle rider

d. the woman did not know how to ride a motorcycle

3.      a. The man was not a very good cook

b. the man never invited friends over for dinner

c. the man would never invite him over for dinner

d. the man was an excellent cook

4.      a. The woman had run more than three miles

b.the woman always got losts of exercise

c. the woman ran for three hours in the morning

d. the woman had not gotten much exercise

5.      a. He had been somewhere else

b. he had been in the library

c. he had been working on his research project

d. he would start working on his project in five hours

6.      a. He had changed apartments

b. he did not like his new apartment.

c. he was still in his old apartment

d. he had moved from a house to an apartment

7.      a. The woman did not like desserts

b. the woman ate sweets regularly

c. the woman would not share her chocolate cake

d. the woman had eaten his piece of cake

8.      a. The man was going to study hard

b. the man already had a driver’s lisence

c. the man would not take  the test

d. the man had already taken the test

9.      a. She had registered in physics.

b. she would go to physic class later

c. she had already taken a physics class

d. she had not enrolled in physics

10.  a. The pipes were not clear

b. the plumber would be late

c. the plumber had already cleared  the pipes

d. the pipes did not need to be cleared.

TOEFL EXERCISE (11-13)

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question.

1.      a. She plans to talk a lot this month

b. she has a lot to say about the phone bill

c. the bill is high because she has a lot to say

d. she agrees with theman

2.      a. Bill had never really been sick

b. bill was too sick to come to class

c. bill was sick of calculus class

d. bill had forgotten about the calculus class thatb morning

3.      a. The man should go out tonight

b. the man shouldstay home and relax

c. the man should work on the paper tonight

d. the man should go out Monday instead

4.      a. The cafetaria was open in the morning

b. the cafetaria did not serve breakfast

c. the breakfast in the cafetaria was not very tasty

d. thewoman neverate breakfast in the cafetaria

5.      a. He believes that it is acceptable to park there

b. the parking lot is too far from their destination

c. he knows that they won’t get a ticket

d. he knows where the parking lot is

6.      a. He would be glad to say itover again

b. hewould like the woman to repeat what she said

c. he says that he would like to take the class again

d. he’s happy the class is over, too

7.      a. He finished all the problems

b. he doesn’t believe what the woman said

c. he was able to finish some of the problems

d. both he and the woman were unsuccesful on the math problems

8.      a. The man had mailed the package

b. the man had forgotten to go to the post office

c. the man had given the package

d. the man remembered the package after he went to the postoffice

9.      a. They should take both cars

b. the woman should try not to be afraid

c. the woman should buy a bigger car

d. they should go together in his car

10.  a. He wants to know if the muffins taste good

b. he thinks the muffins were recently prepared

c. the muffins are notreally fresh

d. he’sure that themuffins were just made

TOEFL LISTENING EXERCISE 7 FOR SKILL 7-10

TOEFL EXERCISE 7

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should particularly careful of negative expressions.

1.      a. She is very busy

b. she has a lots of free time

c. it is not necessary to take out the trash

d. she will do it if she has time

2.      a. The interview is very important

b. he is worried about the interview

c. what he is wearing to the interview is important

d. he is not concerned about the interview

3.      a. He has almost all the notes

b. his attendance was perfect

c. he went to all the lectures but one

d. he missed more than one psychology class

4.      a. They passed the library at 6.00

b. the library opens at 6.00 in the summer

c. the library closes at 6.00

d. you can’t check out more than six books in the summer

5.      a. Water the plants once a day

b. give the plants no more water

c. water the plants often while the man is gone

d. give the plants a limited amount of water

6.      a. The service satisfied her

b. the food was worsed than the service

c. she thought the service was bad

d. neither the food nor the service was satisfying

7.      a. He told his kids to leave

b. he seriously wanted the woman to go

c. he was joking when he told the woman to leave

d. he left with the woman

8.      a. The project will take all their effort

b. they have no other work to do

c. it is impossible to finish

d. they aren’t even close to finishing the project

9.      a. She doesn’t mind an hour more

b. she would rather stay more than an hour

c. it’s better to stay than go

d. she prefers to leave

10.  a. The service at the hotel wasn’t too good

b. this hotel gave excellent service

c. the service at the hotel could have been improved

d. this hotel’s service was the same as the service at other

TOEFL EXERCISE 8

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should particularly careful of double negative expressions.

1.      a. He’ll definitely be elected.

b. the election is now complete

c. she has high hopes for his chances

d. it may happen

2.      a. Both parts of his game were bad

b. he served better than he volleyed

c. some parts of his games were better than others

d. he played rather well

3.      a. It is a surprise that he was prepared

b. he was not ready, as usual

c. he prepare a really big surprise

d. his strong preparation came as no surprise

4.      a. she felt good enough to go out

b. she went out to get some medicine

c. she felt like dancing, so she went out with everyone

d. she stayed home because she was sick

5.      a. she has problems that others aren’t aware of

b. others aren’t aware of her problems

c. she knows she’s been a problem

d. she doesn’t have a care in the world

6.      a. Steve wanted to finish his paper

b. both steve’s and paul’s papers were incomplete

c. steve and paul were busy doing their term papers

d. when steve wasn’t able to finish his paper, paul couldn’t help

7.    a. It wasn’t george’s responsibility to pay the bill

b. bill was irresponsible about paying george’s rent

c. george acted carelessly by not taking care of the bill

d. george took responsibility for the unpaid bill

8.      a. It’s fortunate that he was accepted

b. it’s good that he wasn’t admitted

c. fortunately, the university didn’t admit him

d. it’s too bad he was rejected

9.      a. The first essay was better than the second

b. the first and the second drafts couldn’t be better

c. the second draft of the essay was much better than the first.

d. both versions were poorly written

10.  a. Roger has been bothered

b. roger wasn’t the least bit disturbed

c. the problems have had little effect on roger

d. roger hasn’t been disturbed

TOEFL EXERCISE 9

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should particularly careful of almost negative expressions.

1.      a. There’s little rain in July

b. in July it never rains

c. it rains hard in July

d. when it rains in July, it rains hard

2.      a. The university accepted three students

b. none of the students is going to university

c. John was not accepted

d. two were not admitted

3.      a. Although he did pass, Mark’s exam grade wasn’t too good

b. mark failed his history exam

c. the highest grade on the history exam went to mark

d. professor Franks did’t pass Mark on the history exam

4.      a. He often has long waits in Dr. Roberts’ office

b. he must wait patiently for robert

c. Dr. Roberts is generally punctual

d. he doesn’t mind waiting for Dr. Robesrts

5.      a. Betty often takes a vacations in winter

b. betty prefers to take vacations in winter

c. occassionally betty works one week during vacation

d. a winter vacation is unusual for betty

6.      a. He rarely spends time on his courses

b. he’s an excellent student

c. he never studies

d. his books are always open

7.      a. He finished the exam in plenty of time

b. he was scared he wouldn’t finish

c. he used every possible minutes to finish

d. he was unable to complete the exam

8.      a. This was a very long staff meeting

b. this was the only staff meeting in a long time

c. the meeting lasted only until one o’clock

d. the one staff meeting should’ve lasted longer

9.      a. Meat tastes delicious to him when it’s cooked rare

b. he isn’t sure if the meal is delicious

c. this meat is the best he’s tasted in a long time

d. he’d like to eat some meat from this delcatessen

10.  a. He broke his arm trying to move it

b. he only hurt the broken arm

c. he only tries to move the broken arm

d. there’s no pain if he rests quietly

TOEFL EXERCISE 10

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should particularly careful of comparatives with negatives.

1.      a. She’s not very happy

b.she didn’t do very well on the exam

c. she could be somewhat happier

d.she’s delighted with the results

2.      a. Paula is always lazy

b. paula didn’t work very hard this semester

c.paula made a strong effort

d. paula could have worked harder

3.      a. The prices were great

b.the prices were too high

c. shedidn’tbuy much because of the prices

d. the prices could have been lower

4.      a.she is not very smart

b. she always tells him everything

c.  he doesn’t know her very well

d. she’s extremely intelligent

5.      a. The patient absolutely didn’t need the surgery

b. the necessity for the surgery was unquestionable

c. the surgeon felt that the operation was necessary

d. it was essential that the surgery be performed immediately

6.      a. They were not very lucky

b. no one was hurt

c. the accident was unfortunate

d. she wanted to have better luck

7.      a. Nothing was very difficult

b. the exam wasn’t at all easy

c. the exam couldn’t have been easier

d. the exam had nothing difficult on it

8.      a. She wants that job very much

b. noone is going to get the job

c. everybody else wants that job as much as she does

d. she is not sure about taking the job

9.      a. She was second in the race

b. she was almost the slowest person in the race

c. she won the race

d. she was not faster than anyone else

10.  a. This math project was extremely complex

b. this math project was less complicated than the last

c. they seldom complete their math projects

d. complicated math projects are often assigned

TOEFL EXERCISE (1-10)

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question.

1.      a. She can try a little harder

b. there is a lot more than she can do

c. she is doing the best that she can

d. it is impossible for her to do anything

2.      a.  She’s always been late for the bus

b. the bus has always been late

c. the bus only left on time once

d. only in this trip has the bus been on time

3.      a. There wasn’t enough soup to go around

b. we had so much soup that we couldn’t finish it

c. everyone got one serving of soup, but there wasn’t enough for seconds.

d. everyone around the table had a lot of soup.

4.      a. She doesn’t want to see the movie

b. it’s extremely important to her to go

c. she doesn’t want to go there anymore

d. she really couldn’t move there

5.      a. She handed the paper in on time

b. she was able to complete the paper, but she didn’t turn it in

c. the paper was a complete mess, so she didn’t turn it in

d. the paper was unfinished

6.      a. Neither Tim nor Sylvia is taking care of Art

b. sylvia like modern art even less than Tim does

c. Sylvia doesn’t care for anything Tim does

d. Sylvia and Tim agree in their opinion of modern art

7.      a. They always work hard in the afternoon

b. they don’t do much after lunch

c. after noon they never work

d. it’s never hard for them to work in the afternoon

8.      a. It’s hard for him to work when it gets warm

b. whenever it gets warm, he turns on the air conditioner

c. the air conditioner only works when it isn’t needed

d. he likes to use the air conditioner when it is warm

9.      a. He did really poorly

b. he’s felt worse before

c. the results could not have been better

d. he’s not too unhappy with the results

10.  a. With so many members present, the committee couldn’t reach a decision.

b. the committee should’ve waited until more members were present

c. the issue shouldn’t have been decided by all the committed members.

d. the issue wasn’t decided because so many members were absent.

11.  a. In a doctor’s office

b. at a bar

c. in a travel agency

d. in a business office

12.  a. She bought some sheets

b. she got a new piece of clothing

c. she couldn’t find anything because she’s too short

d. she was sure to greet her boss

13.  a. The hotel was all right, except for the poor view

b. the view from the hotel room was spectacular

c. she would have preferred a better hotel

d. only a few hotels would have been better

14.  a. Take a nap

b. try the rest of the work

c. see a doctor

d. have a bite to eat

15.  a. She is an exacting person

b. she can’t be expected to give you four of them

c. she generally forgives others

d. she isn’t exact about what she givesto others

16.  a. She’s unable to take her vacation

b. her vacation next week has been postponed

c. she will go on vacation next week

d. she will return from vacation in a week

17.  a. The waitress was sitting in the back of the restaurant

b. they were waiting for a seat in the restaurant

c. the customers had a table in the back

d. the waitress sat down behind the table

18.  a. It’s hard for the market to sell its fruit

b. all of the fresh fruit at the market is hard

c. she hardly ever goes to market to buy fresh fruit

d. there was a scarcity of fresh fruit at the market

19.  a. The man should never be late for school

b. the man can always return to school

c. the man should go back to school

d. if the man’s late to school, he should go through the back door

20.  a. She can’t bear to try

b. she is daring person

c. she doesn’t want the man even try

d. she is challenging the man to make the effort