LISTENING COMPREHENSION

COMPLETE TOEFL
TEST I

PART A

1. (A) The coffee is much better this morning.

(B) The coffee tastes extremely good. 14. (A) The agent was standing in line with his project.
(C) The coffee isn’t very good. (B) The line to get new passports is very long.
(D) This morning definitely wants some coffee. (C) The woman must wait her turn to get her passport
checked.
2. (A) The two classes meet in an hour and a half. (D) He can check her passport instead of the agent.
(B) The class meets three hours per week.
(C) Each half of the class is an hour long. 15. (A) He couldn’t finish closing the library book.
(D) Two times a week the class meets for an hour. (B) He hadn’t finished the library assignment, but he was
close.
3. (A) A few minutes ago, the flight departed. (C) He was working on the assignment when the library
(B) The fight will start in a while. closed.
(C) They are frightened about the departure. (D) His homework was incomplete because the library wasn’t
(D) The plane is going to take off soon. open.

4. (A) He hasn’t yet begun his project. 16. (A) All the lawyer's preparation did no good.
(B) He’s supposed to do his science project next week. (B) The lawyer prepared nothing for the case.
(C) He needs to start working on changing the due date. (C) It wasn't work for the lawyer to prepare for the case.
(D) He’s been working steadily on his science project. (D) The lawyer didn't work to prepare for the case.

5. (A) At the post office 17. (A) The history class begins next week.
(B) In a florist shop (B) He thinks the papers should be turned in next week.
(C) In a restaurant (C) He has already done the paper for next week.
(D) In a hospital delivery room (D) The papers are not due next week.

6. (A) The professor drowned the cells in a lab. 18. (A) He's not really happy.
(B) The lecture was long and boring. (B) The contractor's work was satisfactory.
(C) The professor divided the lecture into parts. (C) He would rather work with the contractor himself.
(D) The biologist tried to sell the results of the experiment. (D) He was already contacted about the work.

7. (A) She needs to get a driver’s license. 19. (A) The man should try another type of paper.
(B) Two pieces of identification are necessary. (B) The man should locate a typist tomorrow morning.
(C) The man should check to see if needs credit. (C) The man should make a tape in the morning.
(D) A credit card can be used to get a driver’s license. (D) The man should complete the paper without help.

8. (A) Housing within his budget is hard to locate. 20. (A) She'd like some pie.
(B) It’s hard to find his house in New York. (B) It's easy to buy it.
(C) He can’t afford to move his house to New York. (C) The task the man's working on isn't difficult.
(D) Housing in New York is unavailable. (D) It's easier to prepare pie than do what the man is doing.

9. (A) The boss was working on the reports. 21. (A) He reported that the time for the budget meeting had been
(B) He would have to finish the reports before the end of the set.
next month. (B) He is always late in submitting his accounting figure
(C) He was directed to stay late and finish some work. (C) He never manages to budget his time well.
(D) He could finish the reports at home. (D) He is never too late in turning in his reports.

10. (A) The boisterous students made the teacher mad. 22. (A) The repairs that the mechanic had indicated were already
(B) The teacher angered the students with exam results. made.
(C) The students were angry that the teacher was around (B) The car is going to need a lot of repairs.
(D) The angered students complained to the teacher. (C) Buying a new car would be quite expensive.
(D) The mechanic extended the repair warranty.
11. (A) The prices are reasonable.
(B) The store is too far out the town. 23. (A) Betty wrote the letter as directed.
(C) He would like the woman to repeat what she said. (B) The directions were given to Betty in a letter.
(D) He agrees with the women. (C) Betty will follow the instructions later.
(D) Betty worked exactly as instructed.
12. (A) It’s rained unusually hard this year.
(B) There hasn’t been any rain for many years. 24. (A) Walter had a lack of success with his business.
(C) It’s been many years since it rained. (B) Walter failed in business.
(D) He doesn’t like rain. (C) Walter's new company is doing rather well.
(D) Walter hoped to succeed in business.
13. (A) He needs to d a better job writing questions.
(B) He certainly must make his writing better. 25. (A) He should put the organ in the closet.
(C) Without the question, he cannot write the answers. (B) The closet has already been organized.
(D) He needs to understand the written questions better. (C) He needs to rearrange the closet.
 (D) He wishes the closet were closer. (B) It is greater than human intelligence.
(C) It is less than previously thought.
(D) We are beginning to learn how much they have.

26. (A) She didn't do the work. PART C

(B) She gave the assignment her best effort.
(C) She finished the assignment even though it was difficult. 39. (A) To protect its members
(D) She gave the man a signal. (B) To save the natural environment
(C) To honor the memory of John Muir
27. (A) She said some terrible things. (D) To improve San Francisco's natural beauty
(B) She didn't say anything nice.
(C) She didn't have any nice things. 40. (A) For less than a year
(D) She said really wonderful things. (B) Only for a decade
(C) For more than a century
28. (A) New employees are rarely initiated into the company. (D) For at least two centuries
(B) New workers don't generally undertake actions on their
own. 41. (A) San Francisco
(C) New employees are initially rated. (B) All fifty states
(D) It's rare for employees to make new suggestions. (C) The Sierra Nevadas
(D) The eastern United States
29. (A) The woman is more than a week late. 42. (A) All over the world
(B) The children would have wrecked the house later. (B) In the entire United States
(C) The woman was so late that she was a wreck. (C) Only in California
(D) He's glad that she was not any later. (D) Only in the Sierra Nevadas
30. (A) He had not gone to the store. 43. (A) Students signing up for athletic teams
(B) He was still at the market. (B) Students going on a tour of a university campus
(C) He was going to take care of the shopping. (C) Students playing various sports
(D) He always went to the market. (D) Students attending a university dedication ceremony

PART B 44. (A) Membership on an athletic team

(B) Enrollment in an exercise class
31. (A) She's a senior. (C) A valid student identification card
(B) She's a junior. (D) Permission from a faculty member
(C) She's a transfer student.
(D) She's a graduate student. 45. (A) To the tennis courts
(B) To the arena
32. (A) How to transfer to a junior college (C) To the gymnasium
(B) How to find his way around campus (D) To the Athletic Department office
(C) What courses are required for a literature major
(D) Who won the campus election 46. (A) Go to the Art Center
(B) Sign up for sports classes
33. (A) Three (C) Visit the exercise room
(B) Five (D) Watch a football game
(C) Eight
(D) Ten 47. (A) Science
(B) Art
34. (A) American literature (C) Literature
(B) World literature (D) Music
(C) Literary analysis
(D) Surveying 48. (A) They are completely different.
(B) They are somewhat similar but have an essential
35. (A) Ina book difference.
(B) From a television program (C) They are exactly the same in all respects.
(C) During a trip that she took (D) They are unrelated.
(D) From a lecture
49. (A) Objective
36. (A) To communicate with other dolphins (B) Idealistic
(B) To recognize objects in the water (C) Philosophical
(C) To learn human language (D) Environmental
(D) To express fear
50. (A) Heredity
37. (A) Five (B) Environment
(B) Fifteen (C) Idealism
(C) Fifty (D) Natural laws
(D) Five hundred

38. (A) It is limited.

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