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SIMULASI TOEFL

Section 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to
understand conversations and talk in English. There are three parts to this section.
Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers that
you hear. Do not take notes or write in your test book at anytime. Do not turn the pages
until you are told to do so.

PART A

Directions:
In Part A you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation,
you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will
not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test
book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of
the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have
chosen.

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Listen to an example.

EXAMPLE
On the recording, you hear
Man : We must go now. We are going to be late.
Woman : I don’t think so. We have much time.
Narrator : What does the woman mean?

In your test book, you read

A. She agrees with the man.
B. She disagree with the man.
C. She doesn’t want to go.
D. She leaves the man alone.

You learn from the conversation that the man tells the woman that they must go
somewhere and they must to go soon but she says that they still have a lot of time. It
means the woman disagree to the man. Therefore the best answer is B.

Now begin to work on the questions. 4. (man) : I haven’t seen you

wear that lovely
1. (woman) : Mark can’t stand rare necklace before.
meat (woman) : It was packed away
(man) : I know. I ordered until last week. It’s a
medium well. We’ll family heirloom.
send it back. (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
(narrator) : WHAT DO THE WOMAN SAY ABOUT
SPEAKERS MEAN? THE BECKLACE?

2. (man) : Ugh, this milk is sour! 5. (woman) : The neighborhood

(woman) : It should be good. The convenience store was
expiration date is five held up last night.
days away. (man) : Yes, I heard it on the
(narrator) : WHAT ARE THE radio this morning.
MAN AND WOMAN (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
TALKING ABOUT? WOMAN SAY
HAPPENED AT THE
3. (woman) : Have you seen CONVENIENCE
that movie about STORE LAST NIGHT?
the girl who had
sixteen different 6. (woman) : Do you think this skirt
personalities? goes well with this
(man) : No, and I don’t plan to. blouse?
It sounds scary. (man) : Yes, but I think your
(narrator) : Why does the man say red dress would be
he doesn’t want to see more elegant for the
the movie? reception.

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 (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE (woman) : You’ll have to decide
MAN SAY ABOUT THE that for yourself.
WOMAN’S CHOICE (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
OF CLOTHING? WOMAN MEAN?

7. (woman) : I wish Jack were 12. (woman) : I hear your son is

coming to visit us. working part-time at the
(man) : He won’t be able to department store.
because it’s out of his (man) : Yes, He works Monday,
way Wednesday, and
(narrator) : WHAT DO THE Fryday from three
SPEAKERS MEAN? to seven and all day
Saturday.
8. (man) : I hope you will back (narrator) : WHICH DAYS DOES
me up on this new THE MAN IMPLY THAT
curriculum proposal. HIS SON DOES NOT
(woman) : You can count on me! WORK?
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
WOMAN MEAN? 13. (man) : Are you prepared for
the test, Cindy?
9. (man) Miss, can you give me (woman) : I found it extremely
change for a dollar? difficult to learn all that
(woman) : I’m sorry, sir. I’m not material.
allowed to give change (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
without a purchase. If WOMAN SAY ABOUT
you do across the hall, HER PREPARATION
you’ll find a change FOR THE TEST?
machine in front of the
jewelry store. 14. (woman) : Did Bob study
(narrator) : WHERE DOES THE yesterday?
WOMAN SUGGEST (man) : He would have if it
THAT THE MAN GET hadn’t been such a
CHANGE? nice day.
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
10. (man) : It wasn’t supposed to MAN SAY BOB DID
rain today. YESTERDAY?
(woman) : It’ll let up, won’t it?
(narrator) : WHAT CAN BE 15. (woman) : Why was Susan so late
INFERRED ABOUT the other night?
THE WEATHER? (man) : She could hardly find a
seat in the dark theater.
11. (man) : I should submit an offer (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
on the house today, MAN SAY HAPPENED
shouldn’t I? TO SUSAN?

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16. (woman) : Were there a lot of (narrator) : WHEN DOES
students in the class? THE WOMAN SAY
(man) : Before the class ASIMOV’S NOOK
began. A dozen WILL BE PUBLISHED?
students were in the
room, but soon the 21. (man) : Where’s Katie?
number doubled. (woman) : I don’t know, but if she
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE doesn’t get here soon,
MAN MEAN? we will probably be
late.
17. (woman) : How was your class? (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
(man) : Contrary to what I had WOMAN SAY ABOUT
expected, the professor KATIE?
cancelled it.
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE 22. (man) : What are you doing this
MAN MEAN? weekend?
(woman) : I can’t remember
18. (man) : How would you like whether Tony and I
your two pounds of are going to a party
pork chops sliced? on Friday or Saturday
(woman) : Medium thin will be fine night.
(narrator) : WHERE DOES THIS (narrator) : WHAT ARE THE
CONVERSATION WOMAN AND TONY
PROBABLY TAKE PLANNING TO DO?
PLACE? 23. (woman) : Do Helen and her
husband go fishing
19. (man) : Which of the boys is together?
Henry Adams? (man) : Helen dislikes going
(woman) : The one with the green fishing with her
sweater, using the husband, even though
crutches she goes quite often.
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
WOMAN IMPLY MAN MEAN?
ABOUT HENRY 24. (man) : Have you seen Karl?
ADAMS? (woman) : Yes, I was puzzled by
the expression on his
20. (woman) : That famous science face.
fiction writer Isaac (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
Asimov’s new book is WOMAN MEAN?
coming out in July.
(man) : We probably won’t be 25. (man) : Clint looked worn out.
able to find a library (woman) : He must have been
copy until September. exhausted after that
run.

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 (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE (woman) : Houses are so
WOMAN SAY ABOUT expensive now that we
CLINT? simply can’t afford to
buy one.
26. (man) : When can I see Dr. (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
Jones? WOMAN SAY ABOUT
(woman) : She should be free THE COST OF
to see you after noon HOUSES?
tomorrow.
(narrator) : WHEN DOES THE 29. (woman) : Can I still register for
WOMAN SAY THE the economics class?
MAN CAN HAVE AN (man) : It’s too late.
APPOINTMENT? Registration closed the
day before yesterday.
27. (woman ) : Sally’s not very (narrator) : WHAT DOES THE
sociable, is she? MAN SAY ABOUT
(man) : In spite of her bad REGISTRATION FOR
habits, she has a lot of CLASSES?
friends.
(narrator) : WHAT DOES THE 30. (man) : Why isn’t Elaine going
MAN SAY ABOUT to the country with us/
SALLY? (woman) : I forgot to tell her about
28. (man) : Ramona, are you and our change in plans.
your husband going to (narrator) : WHAT DO THE
buy a new house this SPEAKERS SAY
year? ABOUT ELAINE?

PART B
Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversation. After each conversation, you will
hear several questions. Neither the conversations nor the questions will be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose
the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in
the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Remember,
you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.

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Now begin work on the questions.

Questions 31 through 34. Listen to a conversation about a research project.

(woman) : Have you started your research project for management class?

(man) : Well, I’ve decided on a topic. I want to write about motivation. But I haven’t
actually started the research yet.
(woman) : When are you going to begin the research? You don’t have that much time
to complete the paper.
(man) : I went to the library, but I wasn’t sure where to look.
(woman) : Well, you can try the card catalogue if you want to find books about
motivation.
(man) : The professor said that we shouldn’t use just books as references for our
papers. We should also use journal articles as references. Would I find
those in the card catalogue also?
(woman) : No, for journal articles you should look in an index. There’s an index for
almost every subject; I’m sure there’s an index for management topics.
(man) : Well, I guess I should get started today. I think I’ll head to the library now.
Thanks for your help.

(narrator)

31. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THE CONVERSATION

32. WHY HAS THE MAN NOT COMPLETED THE RESEARCH?

33. WHAT TYOES OF RESOURCES SHOULD THE MAN USE IN HIS RESEARCH
PROJECT?

34. WHAT WILL THE MAN PROBABBLY DO NEXT?

Questions 35 through 38. Listen to a conversation about a trip.

(man) : This trip next week to Crested Butte is going to be fantastic!
(woman) : I just can’t believe we’re going to Colorado, of all places.
(man) : Well, why not?
(woman) : It’s summertime. I thought people only took trips to Crested Butte in the
winter, for skiing.
(man) : Oh, it’s a great place to go in the summer, too. There’s lots to do.
(woman) : Like what?
(man) It’s a beautiful outdoor area, and it’s great for hiking. Or, if you don’t feel
like traveling on foot, you can rent horses or mountain bikes for some trips
through the wilderness areas.
(woman) : Oh, I don’t think I could get vary far on a mountain bike if the hills are very steep.
(man) : They can be!
(woman) : Maybe a horseback ride sounds pretty good, except that the horse might
get a little wild. I guess I’d better stick to hiking.

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(man) : You can’t go wrong. You’ll love the hiking in the beautiful weather we’re
going to find there.
(woman) : What is the weather like in July?
(man) : You know, the snow often doesn’t melt until June since the elevation of the
area is so high. The days are warm, but not too hot, and the nights can be
rather cool.
(woman) : I guess I understand why we’re going now. This actually does sound like a
great trip.
(man) : Trust me. It is

(narrator)

35. WHEN IS THE TRIP?

36. WHAT SEASON IS IT?

37. HOW WILL THE WOMAN PROBABLY GET AROUND THE CRESTED BUTTE
AREA?

38. WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER WILL THE PROBABLY ENCOUNTER?

PART C
Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear several narrations. After each narration, you will hear
some questions. Neither the narration nor the questions will be repeated.

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose
the best answer. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in
the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Example
In the recording, you hear:
(narrator) : question 39 – 42. Listen to the talk about the Bermuda Triangle.
(man) :

The Bermuda Triangle occupies a disturbing and almost unbelievable place in the
world’s catalog of unexplained mysteries. More than a hundred planes and ships have
vanished here since 1945, and more than a thousand lives have been lost, without a
single body or even a piece of wreckage from the vanishing planes or ships having
been found. Many of the planes vanished while in normal radio contact with their base
until the very moment of their disappearance. Others radioed the most extraordinary
messages, implying that they could

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not get their instruments to function, and that their compasses were spinning, that the
sky had turned yellow and hazy on a clear day, and the ocean, which was calm nearby,
didn’t look right without further clarification of what was wrong.

Now, listen to a sample question.

(Narrator) : what is the speaker mainly discussing?
In your test book you read:
(A) The reason why many planes and ships disappear in the bermuda triangle.
(B) The location of the Bermuda Triangle
(C) The misterious disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle
(D) The frequency of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle

The best answer to the question, What is the speaker mainly discussing? is (C) The
misterious disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle. Therefore, you
should choose (C).

Now begin to work on the questions.

Questions 39 through 42. Listen to a talk to university students.

(woman) : Welcome to the orientation meeting for dance majors. All of you in the
room should be students who want to be dance majors. Oh, please let me
introduce myself- I am Dean Peterson, the head of the dance department. If
you are majoring in dance, the most important decision you have to make is
which degree you will get. Let me explain. There are two possible degrees
for dance majors, and the programs are quite different; one is geared
toward performance and one is not. The first possible major in dance is
the Bachelor of Performance Arts. This is a performance-oriented degree.
It is intended for students who wish to pursue a professional performance
career in dance, or in choreography. The second possible major in dance
is the Bachelor of art Studies. This major is intended for those of you who
are interested in nonperformance dance careers, in areas such as dance
therapy, dance history, dance administration, or dance education. Either
major is a four-year program, but many of the courses that you take along
the way are different, so you will have to specify your degree choice early. I
hope this information will help you to decide.

(narrator)

39. WHO IS THE SPEAKER?

40. WHAT DECISION DO THE STUDENTS HAVE TO MAKE?

41. A DANCE MAJOR WITH A BACHELOR OF PERFORMANCE ARTS DEGREE

MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WHICH AREA OF WORK?

42. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE DANCE DEGREES DISCUSSED IN THE TALK?

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Questions 43 through 46. Listen to a talk about Cajun country.

(man) : Now that we’re all on the bus, I’d like to tell you a little bit about what we’re
going to be seeing today. The area that we’re visiting is called Cajun country.
The Cajuns are descended from the Acadians, French settlers who came
from the Acadia region of present-day Canada. They came. in the eighteenth
century, during the French and Indian War, when they were driven from
Acadia by the British. They brought their French culture with them, and today
approximately a quarter of a million people in Louisiana still speak French as
a result.

We’ll be driving by some sugar plantations and alligator farms, and then we’ll
be stopping at Avery Island. There is a factory there that has been producing
Tabasco since 1868. Are you familiar with Tabasco? It’s one of the best-
known spicy sauces in Cajun cooking, and it’s very hot. I hope you like spicy
food, because any Cajun food that you eat on this trip is going to be spicy.

After Avery Island, we’ll continue on to Lafayette, which is the largest city
in Cajun country. When we arrive in Lafayette, we’re going to visit Acadian
Village, which is a Cajun theme park. This theme park offers rides, exhibits,
shopping, and restaurants, all with a Cajun theme.

Now settle back, relax, and enjoy the ride. I’ll point out the interesting sights as we come
to them.

43. WHO IS THE SPEAKER?

44. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE CAJUNS?

45. WHAT IS CAJUN FOOD LIKE/

46. WHAT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN NEXT?

Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a lecture give in a college course.

(woman) : The development of the radio into a worldwide force occurred relatively
quickly. In 1920, only nineteen years after Marconi sent the first wireless
signal across the Atlantic, the world’s first radio station was established
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by 1923 nationwide broadcasting was
possible in the United States. Radio broadcasting was initially totally
uncontrolled, and each of the dozens of existing stations broadcasted its
programs whenever and on whatever wavelength it wanted. The result for
listeners, as you can imagine, was often a garbled mess. This confused
situation in radio broadcasting lasted until the Federal Communications
Commission, which is often referred to as the FCC, was created
in 1930 by the United States government. The initial purpose of the

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 FCC was to regulate radio broadcasting; each station was assigned a
wavelength for its broadcasts to minimize interference from other radio
stations.

(narrator)

47. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THIS TALK?

48. THIS LECTURE WOULD PROBABLY BE GIVEN IN WHICH COURSE?

49. HOW COULD THE SITUATION IN EARLY RADIO BROADCASTING BEST BE

DESCRIBED?

50. WHAT DO THE INITIALS FCC STAND FOR?

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