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TOEFL TEST
The Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use
and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in
college and university settings.
Most people who take the TOEFL test
are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in
English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and
licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English
proficiency.
The TOEFL ITP test has three
sections:
1. Listening
Section 1: Listening
The Listening section of the test
measures the ability to understand conversations and
talks in English. Answer all the
questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the
speakers you hear. Do not take
notes.
Listening: Part A
In this part you will see short
conversations between two people. Choose the best answer
to each question. Answer the
questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the
speakers.
1. Woman: Pardon me. Do you know
what time that this store opens?
Man: I do not, but I believe that
it is written on the door.
Narrator: What does the man imply
that the woman should do?
a. Look on the door
b. Open the door
c. Ask someone else
d. Come back later
Listening: Part B
In this part you will see several
longer conversations and talks. You should answer each
question on the basis of what is
stated or implied by the speakers in the conversation or
talks.
Narrator: Listen to a lecture by a
biology instructor.
Many people think of gorillas as
dangerous killers. One reason for this is that television and movies often show
these animals this way. But gorillas are really gentle animals. The gorilla is
a vegetarian. It lives in the African rain forests where it finds the fruits
and plants it needs to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds
of leaves and fruit in one day. Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in
danger of becoming extinct. Each year, large areas of the rain forests are
being cut down. Because there is less and less food from these forests, the
number of wild gorillas is becoming smaller and smaller.
1. The passage describes gorillas
as being:
a. Dangerous killers
b. Carnivores
c. TV and movie stars
d. Gentle animals
2. According to the passage, why
are gorillas in danger?
a. Because people keep hunting
them.
b. Because they eat too much.
c. Because forests get too much
rain.
d. Because their food supply is
being destroyed.
3. If something is becoming
extinct, it is:
a. Becoming lively.
b. Dying out.
c. Growing wild.
d. Getting sick.
1. Structure
Section 2: Structure
This section is
designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate
for standard
written English.
1. The Eiffel
Tower ___________ Paris, France.
a. landmarks
b. is landmarked
in
c. is a landmark
in
d. is in a
landmark
2. The Treasury
Department a.is take a new look at regulations limiting the b.number
of interest that
bank and c.savings, and loan associations d.can pay on deposits.
Section 3: Reading
This section is
designed to measure your ability to read and understand short passages
similar in topic
and style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American
universities and
colleges. This section contains reading passages and questions about the
passages.
Examples:
Leonardo da Vinci was born on
April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero, a
Florentine notary and landlord, but lived on the estate and was treated as a
legitimate son.
In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew
the first model of a helicopter. It did not look very much like our modern day
“copter,” but the idea of what it could do was about the same.
Leonardo was an artist and
sculptor. He was very interested in motion and movement and tried to show it in
his art. In order to show movement, he found it helpful to study the way things
moved. One subject he liked to study was birds and how they flew. He spent many
hours watching the birds and examining the structure of their wings. He noticed
how they cupped air with their wings and how the feathers helped hold the air.
Through these studies, Leonardo began to understand how birds were able to fly.
Like many other men, Leonardo
began to dream of the day when people would be able to fly. He designed a machine
that used all the things he had learned about flight, and thus became the first
model of a helicopter.
Poor Leonardo had only one
problem, however. He had no way to give the necessary speed to his invention.
You see, motors had not yet been invented and speed 19 was an important part of the flying
process. It would be another four hundred years before the engine was invented
and another fifty years before it was put to the test in an airplane.
Leonardo’s dream of a helicopter finally came to pass in 1936. The Italian
painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo died on May 2,
1519, and was buried in the cloister of San Fiorentino in Amboise.
1. What is the
author’s main point?
a. The invention
of the helicopter.
b. Birds cup air
with their wings and use feathers to help hold the air.
c. An overview of
one of Leonardo da Vinci’s many skills.
d. Leonardo da
Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519.
2. The word
problem in paragraph five could best be replaced by the word:
a. dilemma
b. mistake
c. danger
d. pain
3. The word it in
paragraph two refers to:
a. Leonardo da
Vinci
b. The first model
helicopter
c. 1483
d. motion and
movement
4. Which paragraph
explains why Leonardo’s helicopter was not successful in his
lifetime:
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 4
d. paragraph 5
5. The word
illegitimate in paragraph one is closest in meaning to:
a. against the law
or illegal
b. not in correct
usage
c. incorrectly
deduced; illogical
d. born out of
wedlock
6. The following
sentence would best complete which paragraph? “Since then
people have been
living out Leonardo’s dream of flying.”
a. paragraph 3
b. paragraph 4
c. paragraph 5
d. paragraph 2
7. What was the
main problem with Leonardo’s invention?
a. motors were not
yet invented
b. the birds lost
their feathers
c. he was
illegitimate
d. he couldn’t
draw
8. The word they
in the third paragraph refers to:
a. the feathers
b. the birds
c. the studies
d. the wings
9. In what year
was the first helicopter flown
a. 1483
b. 1452
c. 1519
d. 1936
10. What two
things did birds have that Leonardo da Vinci noticed helped them to fly?
a. wings and beaks
b. feathers and
talons
c. wings and
feathers
d. cups and
feathers
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT LISTENING TEST
1.1 Listening on the paper TOEFL test
On the paper TOEFL test, first section is called
listening comprehension . this section consists of fifty question (thought some
tests may be longer)
1. SHORT DIALOGUES
short dialogues are
two-line dialogues between two speakers. The 30 short dialogues and 30 question
about them make up part A of the paper TOEFL test
2.LONG CONVERSATIONS
Long conversations
are 60-90 second conversation on casual toics between students. The two
conversations and the seven to nine question that accompany them make up Part B
of the paper TOEFL test
3. TALKS
Talks Are 60-90 second talks about school life or on academic
subjects. The three lectures and the 11-13 question that accompany them make up
Part C of the TOEFL test.
1.2
General strategies for listening comprehension
(paper toefl test)
- BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIRECTIONS
The directions on every TOEFL test are the same, so it is
necessary to send time reading the directions careffuly when you take the test.
You should be completely familiar with the directions before the day of the
test.
- LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE PASSAGES
You should concentrate fully on what the speaker are saying
on the recording because you will hear the recording one time only
- KNOW WHERE THE EASIER AND THE MORE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS GENERALLY FOUND.
Within each part of the listening comprehension section on
the paper test, the question generally progress from easy to difficult.
- BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PACING OF THE TEST
You have 12 seconds between each question on the recording,
so you must answer each question within 12 seconds and then be prepared for the
next question on the recording.
- NEVER LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET
Even if you are not
sure of the correct response, you should answer each questions . there is no
penalty for guessing.
- USE ANY REMAINING TIME TO LOOK AHEAD AT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOW
When you finish with one question, you may have time to look
ahead at the answers to the next questions.
- USE ANY REMAINING TIME TO LOOK AHEAD AT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOW
When you finish with one question, you may have time to look
ahead at the answers to the next questions.
1.3 LISTENING
ON THE COMPUTER TOEFL TEST
On the ccomuter test ,
first section is called listening section. This sectionconsist of 30-50
question . four types passages may appear in the listening section of the
comuter TOEFL test
SHORT DIALOGUES
Consist of two-to four- line dialogues between teo speakers.
The 11-17 dialogues and questions about them make up Part A on the computer
TOEFL test
CASUAL CONVERSATIONS
Consist of five –to seven- line conversations are casual topics
between students. The two to four conversations question that accompany them
are found in Part B on the computer TOEFL test.
ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONS
Consist of 120-150 second discussions on academic topics
by two to five seakers. The one or two academic discussions and the questions
that accompany them are found in Part B on the computer TOEFL test.
REFERENCES:
http://www.stuff.co.uk/toefl.htm
