TOEFL INTRODUCTORY_TEST 1

LISTENING PART A 8. (A) The letters were sent.

(B) She picked up some mail form the post office.
1. (A) Her trip will last only a few days. (C) She spent a lot of time at the post office.
(B) She departs in several days. (D) The post office delivered some letters.
(C) She’s leaving in a few hours.
(D) Her trip began a few days ago. 9. (A) He has a problem understanding a certain book.
(B) He never browses through books.
2. (A) A salesclerk. (C) He needs to return to the library.
(B) A lawyer. (D) He’ll give the book back soon.
(C) A painter.
(D) An apartment manager. 10.(A) The chair is not soft enough.
(B) The set of jars is unaffordable.
3. (A) His paper was on the top of the pile. (C) It’s hard to find a comfortable chair.
(B) He received the highest mark. (D) He hardly has time to sit.
(C) He’s a graduate student in math.
(D) He has tough math math exam. 11.(A) At a ball game.
(B) At an exam.
4. (A) He’s upset. (C) At a dance.
(B) He’s not present. (D) At a concert.
(C) He’s seated in his chair.
(D) He’s where he should be. 12.(A) She’s like most people.
(B) She reaches out to most people.
5. (A) A rainstorm is coming. (C) She’s nice to almost everyone.
(B) He’d like to tell the woman about the storm. (D) She has a lot of money.
(C) He agrees with the woman. 13.(A) Helping him solve a personal problem.
(D) The storm damage was minimal. (B) Only working on the harder problems.
(C) Getting some assistance.
6. (A) He said he was sorry. (D) Solving the problem herself.
(B) He was temporarily lost.
(C) He finally polished the silver. 14.(A) The apartment has a nice closet.
(D) He was the last to appear. (B) It’s not far to the school from his apartment.
(C) He was able to find the university from his apartment.
7. (A) Marking the pages in red. (D) The university apartments are closed.
(B) Buying some bread.
(C) Reading more often. 15.(A) She was certain about the time of the party.
(D) Jogging to the market. (B) She traveled several miles to the party.
(C) She planned the surprise party.
(D) She looked happy.
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16.(A) The rain is really heavy. 24.(A) His weekend was relaxing.
(B) She shares the man’s opinion. (B) He spent the weekend on the beach.
(C) The heavy traffic was expected. (C) He needed a piece of paper.
(D) The man should repeat what he said. (D) He preferred a more relaxing weekend.

17.(A) A general. 25.(A) In the dining room.

(B) A runner. (B) At school.
(C) A police officer. (C) In a hospital.
(D) A truck driver. (D) At a concert.

18.(A) Recopy her paper. 26.(A) Sitting up in bed.

(B) Check the spelling on her homework. (B) Waking up without an alarm.
(C) Give the right answers. (C) Turning on the alarm clock.
(D) Have another cup of coffee. (D) Setting the alarm clock on the floor.

19.(A) He doesn’t like warm water. 27.(A) Additional writing supplies are necessary.
(B) The weather is not very warm. (B) The man needs to bring the test.
(C) He’s going swimming anyway. (C) Pencils and paper are not necessary.
(D) The water’s too cool. (D) The man needs to take an extra test.

20.(A) Visiting a different store. 28.(A) It is unusual to play hide-and-seek.

(B) Closing the door. (B) The baby’s temperature is not normal.
(C) Storing things in a closet. (C) She is taking care of the baby temporarily.
(D) Buying something else. (D) The baby is not sick.
21.(A) There are three new buildings at the university.
29.(A) Only Alex went to the trip.
(B) The theater is under construction.
(B) He was given the chance to go.
(C) The university is accepting bids on a theater.
(C) The trip was a good opportunity.
(D) The university has to pay the bill for the theater.
(D) No one went on the trip.
22.(A) She also thinks they should not leave now.
(B) They will both live until tomorrow. 30.(A) She has several children.
(C) The leaves will be falling tomorrow. (B) She doesn’t believe what he says.
(D) She thinks they should leave today. (C) She is only a child.
(D) She behaves immaturely.
23.(A) The teacher assigned the work carefully.
(B) The grade was not really low.
(C) She didn’t do her homework.
(D) Her homework contained a lot of errors.
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PART B 38.(A) Write a letter to a friend.
(B) Go to the administration building.
31.(A) A boat trip. (C) Stand in line.
(B) A bus trip. (D) Register by mail.
(C) A plane trip.
(D) A train trip. 39.(A) A professor.
(B) A tour guide.
32.(A) Spring. (C) A furniture salesman.
(B) Summer. (D) An apartment manager.
(C) Autumn.
(D) Winter. 40.(A) One.
(B) Two
33.(A) They are heading north. (C) Three.
(B) They are looking for warmer water. (D) Four.
(C) They are returning to their home.
(D) They are heading toward Alaska. 41.(A) It is not large.
(B) It has a fireplace.
34.(A) One hour. (C) It has some windows.
(B) Two hours. (D) It does not have a refrigerator.
(C) Three hours.
(D) Four hours. 42.(A) There is none.
(B) It has already been rented.
35.(A) How to enroll in university classes. (C) The apartment owner will give them some.
(B) What is bad about mail service. (D) The apartment has great furniture.
(C) How to fill out university applications.
43.(A) The New York City subway system.
(D) The location of a campus building.
(B) The development of the subway.
(C) The history of the railroad system.
36.(A) It is a long process.
(D) The IRT.
(B) It is the only way to enroll.
(C) It is easy to complete. 44.(A) The railroads.
(D) It begins in the administration building. (B) Private businesses in New York City.
(C) The mayor of New York.
37.(A) It takes place in one office. (D) The subway in New York City.
(B) It involves many hours in line.
(C) It is very efficient. 45.(A) It was more important than the railroads.
(D) It takes almost no time. (B) It took a long time to develop.
(C) It was developed by the government of New York.
(D) It was quite easy to accomplish.
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46.(A) In 1870. (C) that unleash
(B) In 1874. (D) that unleashing
(C) In 1900.
(D) In 1904. 4. Since the eighteenth century, …. the major genre of literature in most literate
societies.
47.(A) Studying animals in the wild. (A) becoming the novel
(B) Animal songs on the radio. (B) has the novel become
(C) Problems with radio signals. (C) a becoming novel
(D) Weather satellites. (D) the novel has become
48.(A) By using radio transmitters. 5. Under a microscope, …. of a computer chip looks like a network of aluminum
(B) By following their tracks. tracks.
(C) With weather balloons. (A) the circuitry
(D) With satellites. (B) with the circuitry
(C) after the circuitry
49.(A) With radio collars.
(D) it circulates
(B) With atmospheric pressure.
(C) With radio receivers.
6. Dinosaurs became extinct 64 million years …. first people ever appeared on
(D) With satellites.
Earth.
50.(A) Geography. (A) prior to the
(B) Botany. (B) the preceding time
(C) Zoology. (C) before the
(D) Communication. (D) the

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION 7. Venus is almost the same size as the Earth, …. mountain ranges are much
higher.
1. The Arctic Circle …. through northern North America, Europe, and Asia. (A) they (C) its
(A) the pass (C) it passes (B) but they (D) but its
(B) passing (D) passes
8. In concrete poetry the primary consideration is the way that …. in the poem.
2. Earth’s gravity pulls everything toward …. the Earth. (A) words are arranged (C) arranging the words
(A) it centers (C) centered it (B) the arrangements of words (D) words in an arrangement
(B) the center of (D) the center
9. Scientists are now only beginning to understand the factors …. cigarette
3. The forces …. earthquakes are the same ones that build mountains. addiction.
(A) unleash (A) cause (C) they cause
(B) unleashes (B) causing (D) causes
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10.Agricultural …. largely responsible for the unfolding of nutritional knowledge 19.Armies of laborers toiled for eight year to build the Erie Canal.
of vitamins and minerals early in the last century. A B C D
(A) was (C) with chemists 20.Some of the stars in the closing stages of their lives becomes white dwarfs.
(B) chemists (D) chemists were A B C D
21.The normally force of gravity at the Earth’s surface is called 1g.
11.Each summer the Roanoke Historical Association sponsors a play that shows …. A B C D
about the fate of early colony. 22.Edward McDowell is remember as the composer of such perennial favorite as
(A) known (C) what knowing A B C D
(B) what is known (D) is known “To a Wild Rose.”
23.Because he is gravitationally bound to the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy is
12.Agriculture requires a steady supply of water to keep the plants alive, so …. in A B C
areas with a lot of rainfall. currently approaching Earth.
(A) naturally started (C) it naturally started D
(B) starting nature (D) its natural start 24.CAT scanners are used not only for detecting conditions but also for
A B
13.Even though …. about $4,000 to fully train a hearing dog, these dogs are observation the effects of therapy.
generally given without charge to qualified candidates. C E
(A) it costs (C) the cost 25.The chain of rider stations along the way were crucial to the success of Pony
(B) the cost of it (D) costs A B C D
Express.
14.The reactor of a nuclear reactor is housed in a steel vessel …. by a thick layer of 26.The functional relationship between the brain’s two hemispheres has been a
concrete. A B C
(A) is surrounded (C) surrounds major focus of much studies in neuropsychology.
(B) it surrounds (D) surrounded D
27.The Great Salt Lake is the remnant of a vast inland seas.
15.The properties of every protein depend on how …. are arranged in the A B C D
molecular chain. 28.A desire to eradicate irregular spellings in English can being traced back to the
(A) all the amino acids (C) all of the amino acidify A B C D
(B) all of the amino acid (D) off all the amino acids sixteenth century.
29.Jade can actually refer to either the less common and more valuable jadeite
16.Polar winters are length, dark, and cold enough to kill most plants. A B
A B C D and the more common and less valuable nephrite.
17.The remains of very ancient wood have turn into coal. C D
A B C D 30.The number of electrons in an atom match the number of charged particles, or
18.In 1893, Henry Ford built his first car engine in he home workshop in Detroit. A B C D
A B C D protons.
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31.The neocortex becomes progressive more developed in the more advanced Native Americans who farmed the green plateau.
A B C D C D
mammals. 37.The poet Walt Whitman was an easy recognized figure with his long, white
A B C D
32.During their first attempts as a songwriter; George Gershwin diligently beard and wide-brimmed hat.
A B 38.The sand dollars are a distinctive group of sea urchins that have adapt
continued to study the piano, harmony, theory, and orchestration. A B C D
C D especially to lie on sandy shores.
33.Alexander Graham Bell was twenty-nine when him was granted a telephone 39.Someone who personifies the “American Dream” are Andrew Carnegie, who
A B C A B
patent in 1876. immigrated to the United States from Scotland without money and made
D C D
34.Early television sets such as the RCA Victor model had small screens but millions in the steel industry.
A B
containing a mass of additional components.
C D 40.The Nez Perce lived peacefully with the trappers and traders who traveled
35.A huge amount of immigrants passed through the Great Hall on Ellis Island A B
A B C theirs lands until the discovery of gold in 1860 brought miners and settlers into
between 1892 and 1954. C D
D the region.
36.The cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde were build in the thirteenth century by
A B
READING COMPREHENSION

Question 1-9

Romantic music of the nineteenth century differed greatly from the classical music of the
eighteenth century. Classical music was primarily concerned with strict form and style. Romantic
composers, however, wanted to express their feelings and thoughts through music. Their music
Line was less structured than the music of the classicists; its goal was to fill the listener with emotion,
(5) with thoughts of beauty, wonder, and nature, and with poetry.

1. What is the topic of this passage? 2. The word “greatly” in line 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?
(A) The characteristics of romantic music. (A) Famously
(B) Various type of music. (B) Tremendously
(C) Popular music in the eighteenth century. (C) Structurally
(D) A comparison of romantic and classical music. (D) Slightly
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3. According to the passage, classical music 7. The word “emotion” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
(A) expresses feelings and thoughts (A) Feeling
(B) was popular in the nineteenth century (B) Logic
(C) has rigid forms (C) Sound
(D) is less structured than romantic music (D) Movement

4. The word “form” in line 2 is closest in meaning to 8. According to the passage, romantic music filled the listener with all of the
(A) structure following EXCEPT
(B) meter (A) Thoughts of poetry
(C) meaning (B) Thoughts of wonder
(D) use (C) Thoughts of loveliness
(D) Thoughts of strictness
5. It can be inferred from the passage that romantic music
(A) developed prior to the eighteenth century 9. Where in the passage does the author mention when different types music
(B) did not have a strict form were popular?
(C) came before classical music (A) Lines 1-2
(D) was more concerned with form than feeling (B) Line 3
(C) Line 4
6. The word “goal” in line 4 is NOT close in meaning to which of the following? (D) Line 5
(A) Aim
(B) Objective
(C) Result
(D) Purpose
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Question 10-19

In the American colonies, Benjamin Franklin worked as a printer; from his work, he clearly
understood how difficult and costly it was to make books. However, he and his friends really enjoyed
reading and wanted to get hold of as many as they could.
Line One of Franklin’s good ideas, and he had many good ideas, was to set up a club where people
(5) could share their books. The 50 members who joined the club when it was started in 1732 donated
books and also pooled their money to buy additional books. Anyone who wanted to could stop in and
read the books; club members were also allowed to take the books home with them, provided they
returned them on time. This ‘club’ became America’s first circulating library.

10.The passage mainly discusses 14.The word “pooled” in line 6 could best be replaced by
(A) The American colonies (A) watered
(B) Benjamin Franklin’s work as printer (B) swam
(C) Franklin’s many good ideas (C) earned
(D) America’s first circulating library (D) shared

11.A “printer” in line 1 is a person who 15.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as something that
(A) works in library club members did?
(B) runs a book club (A) They gave books to the club.
(C) reads a lot of books (B) They started new clubs.
(D) produces books and pamphlets (C) They took books home.
(D) They helped buy additional books.
12.The passage indicates that Franklin had
(A) no good ideas 16.It can be inferred from the passage that nonmembers of Franklin’s club could
(B) one good ideas NOT
(C) few good ideas (A) enter the club
(D) numerous good ideas (B) look at the club’s books
(C) read
13.According to the passage, how many people were in the original club? (D) take books out of the club
(A) 5
(B) 15 17.The word “provided” in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the
(C) 50 following?
(D) 500 (A) if
(B) before
(C) where
(D) although
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18.In line 8, the books in a “circulating” library are probably 19.Where in the passage does the author explain why Franklin started the book
(A) spun in circles club?
(B) moved up and down on the library shelves (A) Lines 1-2
(C) checked in and out of the library (B) Lines 4-5
(D) turned upside-down (C) Lines 6-7
(D) Line 8
Questions 20-29

The Hopi are part of the Pueblo Indian culture. Today they live mostly in northeastern
Arizona, at the edge of the Painted Desert. Something that sets the Hopi culture off from other
cultures is that it is in some senses a maternal rather than a paternal culture.
Line The Hopi are divided into clans, or families, along maternal lines, and as a result a child
(5) becomes a member of the mother’s clan rather than the father’s. In addition, ownership of
property, such as land and houses, passes from mother to daughter instead of from father to
son, as it does in other Native American cultures. However, women do not have all the power in
this culture. Societal authority still rests in the hands of men, but that authority does pass to
men from their mothers.

20.The main idea of the passage is that 23.It is implied in the passage that most Native American cultures
(A) the Hopi are one type of Pueblo Indian (A) live in the Painted Desert
(B) the Hopi have a maternal culture (B) are part of the Hopi tribe
(C) most Indian cultures are paternal cultures (C) are paternal cultures
(D) today the Hopi live in northeastern Arizona (D) do not have strong families

21.The passage states that the Hopi 24.A “clan” in line 5 is a

(A) are enemies of the Pueblo Indians (A) mother
(B) all live in northeastern Arizona (B) father
(C) live inside the Painted Desert (C) family
(D) may be found on the borders of the Painted Desert (D) child

22.In line 3, something that is “maternal” is related to 25.Which of the following is true about Hopi property ownership, according to
(A) the culture the passage?
(B) the mother (A) Hopi do not own property
(C) the Hopi (B) Hopi property passes from father to son.
(D) the clan (C) Property ownership in the Hopi culture is similar to property ownership
in most other cultures.
(D) A Hopi daughter will probably inherit property from her mother.
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26.The expression “such as” in line 6 is closest in meaning to 28.The word “rests” in line 8 could best be replaced by
(A) then (A) sleeps
(B) for example (B) remains
(C) as a result (C) naps
(D) also (D) tires
27.Which of the following is NOT true about power in Hopi society? 29.Where in the passage does the author describe where the Hopi live today?
(A) Women do not have all power in Hopi society. (A) Lines 1-2
(B) Men have power in Hopi society. (B) Lines 4-5
(C) A man will probably inherit power from his mother. (C) Lines 5-7
(D) A man inherits power from his father. (D) Lines 7-8
Questions 30-39

Some kinds of animals that are still around today were in existence millions of years ago
during the time of the dinosaur.
One of these survivors is the crocodile, which has been around for about 100 million
Line years. Today’s crocodiles can grow to a length of 20 feet and weigh about a ton. Their
(5) prehistoric ancestors were about two-and-a-half times the size of today’s animals.
Another survivor from the past is the Galapagos tortoise, whose history goes back
around 200 million years. The tortoise of today has not evolved much over the last 200 million
years; it looks about the same now as it did way back then.
Line The oldest survivor from prehistoric times is, can you believe it, the cockroach.
(10) Cockroaches have been able to stick around for more than 250 million years. The main reason
for their incredible endurance is their ability to live in all kinds of conditions and survive on all
kinds of food.

30.This passage is mainly about 32.According to the passage, the crocodile

(A) the dinosaur (A) survived an attack by dinosaurs
(B) how crocodile has survived (B) first appeared 100,000 years ago
(C) animals that live to be very old (C) has increased in size over time
(D) types of animals that have existed for a long time (D) has existed for millions of years

31.The word “time” in line 2could best be replaced by

(A) hour
(B) era
(C) clock
(D) moment
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33.It can be inferred from the passage that prehistoric crocodiles could reach a 37.The expression “stick around” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
maximum length of (A) endure
(A) 10 feet (B) attack
(B) 20 feet (C) travel around
(C) 50 feet (D) look around
(D) 100 feet
38.Which of the animals mentioned in the passage has been around for the
34.The word “ancestors” in line 4 is closest in meaning to which of the longest time?
following? (A) The dinosaur
(A) Predecessors (B) The crocodile
(B) Descendants (C) The Galapagos tortoise
(C) Monsters (D) The cockroach
(D) Enemies
39.Where in the passage does the author explain why the cockroach has been
35.The passage indicates that the Galapagos tortoise able to endure?
(A) Has changed considerably (A) Lines 1-2
(B) Has been around 250 million years (B) Lines 7-8
(C) Is about the same as it was in the era of the dinosaur (C) Line 9
(D) Is much larger than prehistoric tortoises (D) Lines 10-12

36.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the cockroach?

(A) It has evolved considerably over the years.
(B) It has been around for a quarter of a billion year.
(C) It lived at the time of the dinosaur.
(D) It eats many kinds of food.
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Questions 40-50
The three phases of the human are sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-
term memory. This division of memory into phases is based on the length of time of the memory.
Sensory memory is instantaneous memory. It is an image or a memory that enters your
Line mind only for a short period of time; it comes and goes in under a second. The memory will not
(5) last longer than that unless the information enters short-term memory.
Information can be held in short-term memory for about 20 seconds or as long as you
are actively using it. If you repeat a fact to yourself, that fact will stay in your short-term memory
as long as you keep repeating it. Once you stop repeating it, either it is forgotten or it moves into
Line long-term memory.
(10) Long-term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years
and years. Information can be added to your long-term memory when you actively try to put it
there through memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind on its own.

40.The best title for this passage would be 44.According to the passage, when will information stay in your short-term
(A) The Difference Between Sensory and Short-Term Memory memory?
(B) How long it takes to memorize (A) For as long as 20 minutes
(C) The Stages of Human Memory (B) As long as it is being used
(D) Human Phases (C) After you have repeated it many times
(D) When it has moved into long-term memory
41.The three phases of memory discussed in this passage are differentiated
according to 45.The word “keep” in line 8 could best be replaced by
(A) location in the brain (A) hold
(B) the period of time it takes to remember something (B) continue
(C) how the senses are involved in the memory (C) retain
(D) how long the memory lasts (D) save
42.The expression “is based on” line 2 could best be replaced by 46.The word “once” in line 8 could best be replaced by which of the following?
(A) is on top of (A) Just after
(B) is at the foot of (B) Although
(C) depends on (C) Just before
(D) is below (D) Because
43.According to the passage, which type of memory is the shortest? 47.All of the following are true about long-term memory EXCEPT that
(A) Sensory memory (A) it has a very large capacity
(B) Active memory (B) it can hold information for a long time
(C) Short-term memory (C) it is possible to put information into it through memorization
(D) Long-term memory (D) memorization is the only way that information can get there
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48.The expression “on its own” in line 12 could best be replaced by
(A) by itself 50.Where in the passage does the author explain what happens when someone
(B) in its own time stops repeating information?
(C) with its possessions (A) Lines 4-5
(D) in only one way (B) Lines 6-7
(C) Lines 8-9
49.It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of (D) Lines 11-12
information for two days, this information is probably in
(A) three phases of memory
(B) sensory memory
(C) short-term memory
(D) long-term memory