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