TOEFL PRE-TEST

SECTION 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Time-approximately 35 minutes
(including the reading of the directions for each part)

In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand
conversations and talks 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 you hear Do not take notes
or write in your test book at any time. 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.
Listen to an example.

On the recording, you hear

(man) That exam was just awful
(woman) Oh it could have been worse
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

In your test book, you read

(A) The exam was really awful

(B) It was the worst exam she had ever seen.
(C) It couldn't have been more difficult
(D) I wasn't that hard

You learn from the conversation that the man thought the exam was very difficult and that the
woman disagreed with the man. The best answer to the question, "What does the woman
mean?" is (D), "It wasn't that hard." Therefore, the correct choice is (D)
1. (A) The coffee is much better this 7. (A) She needs to get a driver's license.
morning. (B) Two pieces of identification are
(B) The coffee tastes extremely good. necessary.
(C) The coffee isn't very good. (C) The man should check to see if he
(D) This morning he definitely wants some needs credit.
coffee. (D) A credit card can be used to get a
driver's license.
2. (A) The two classes meet in an hour and
a half. 8. (A) Housing within his budget is hard to
(B) The class meets three hours per week. locate.
(C) Each half of the class is an hour long. (B) It's hard to find his house in New
(D) Two times a week the class meets for York.
an hour. (C) He can't afford to move his house to
New York.
3. (A) A few minutes ago, the flight (D) Housing in New York is unavailable.
departed.
(B) The fight will start in a while. 9. (A) The boss was working on the
(C) They are frightened about the reports.
departure. (B) He would have to finish the reports
(D) The plane is going to take off soon. before the end of next month.
(C) He was directed to stay late and finish
4. (A) He hasn't yet begun his project. some work.
(B) He's supposed to do his science project (D) He could finish the reports at home.
next week.
(C) He needs to start working on changing 10. (A) The boisterous students made the
the due date. teacher mad.
(D) He's been working steadily on his (B) The teacher angered the students with
science project. the exam results.
(C) The students were angry that the
5. (A) At the post office teacher was around.
(B) In a florist shop (D) The angered students complained to
(C) In a restaurant the teacher.
(D) In a hospital delivery room
11. (A) The prices are reasonable.
6. (A) The professor drowned the cells in a (B) The store is too far out of town
lab. (C) He would like the woman to repeat
(B) The lecture was long and boring. what she said.
(C) The professor divided the lecture into (D) He agrees with the woman.
parts.
(D) The biologist tried to sell the results of 12. (A) It's rained unusually hard this year
the experiment. (B) There hasn't been any rain for many
vears.
(C) It's been many years since it rained.
(D) He doesn't like rain.
13. (A) He needs to do a better job writing (C) He would rather work with the
questions. contractor himself.
(B) He certainly must make his writing (D) He was already contacted about the
better. work.
(C) Without the questions, he cannot write
the answers. 19. (A) The man should try another type of
(D) He needs to understand the written paper.
questions better. (B) The man should locate a typist
tomorrow morning.
14. (A) The agent was standing in line with (C) The man should make a tape in the
his passport. morning.
(B) The line to get new passports is very (D) The man should complete the paper
long. without help.
(C) The woman must wait her turn to get
her passport checked. 20. (A) She'd like some pic.
(D) He can check her passport instead of the (B) It's easy to buy it.
agent. (C) The task the man's working on isn't
difficult.
15. (A) He couldn't finish closing the (D) It's easier to prepare pie than do what
library book. the man is doing.
(B) He hadn't finished the library
assignment, but he was close. 21. (А) Не reported that the time for the
(C) He was working on the assignment budget meeting had been set.
when the library closed. (B) He is always late in submitting his
(D) His homework was incomplete because accounting figures.
the library wasn't open. (C) He never manages to budget his time
well.
16. (A) All the lawyer's preparation did no (D) He is never too late in turning in his
good. reports.
(B) The lawyer prepared nothing for the
case. 22. (A) The repairs that the mechanic had
(C) It wasn't work for the lawyer to prepare indicated were already made.
for the case. (B) The car is going to need a lot of repairs.
(D) The lawyer didn't work to prepare for (C) Buying a new car would be quite
the case. expensive.
(D) The mechanic extended the repair
17. (A) The history class begins next week. warranty.
(B) He thinks the papers should be turned
in next week. 23. (A) Betty wrote the letter as directed.
(C) He has already done the paper for next (B) The directions were given to Betty in a
week letter.
(D) The papers are not due next week. (C) Betty will follow the instructions later.
(D) Betty worked exactly as instructed.
18. (A) He's not really happy.
(B) The contractor's work was satisfactory.
24. (A) Walter had a lack of success with
his business.
(B) Walter failed in business.
(C) Walter's new company is doing rather
well.
(D) Walter hoped to succeed in business

25. (A) He should put the organ in the

closet.
(B) The closet has already been organized.
(C) He needs to rearrange the closet.
(D) He wishes the closet were closer.

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

(B) She gave the assignment her best effort.
(C) She finished the assignment even
though it was difficult.
(D) She gave the man a signal

27. (A) She said some terrible things.

(B) She didn't say anything nice.
(C) She didn't have any nice things.
(D) She said really wonderful things.

28. (A) New employees are rarely initiated

into the company.
(B) New workers don't generally undertake
actions on their own.
(C) New employees are initially rated.
(D) It's rare for employees to make new
suggestions.

29. (A) The woman is more than a week

late.
(B) The children would have wrecked the
house later.
(C) The woman was so late that she was a
wreck.
(D) He's glad that she was not any later.

30. (A) He had not gone to the store.

(B) He was still at the market.
(C) He was going to take care of the
shopping.
(D) He always went to the market.
 Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation,
you will hear several questions. 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.
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.
31. (A) She's a senior. 37. (A) Five
(B) She's a junior. (B) Fifteen
(C) She's a transfer student. (C) Fifty
(D) She's a graduate student. (D) Five hundred

32. (A) How to transfer to a junior college 38. (A) It is limited.

(B) How to find his way around campus (B) It is greater than human intelligence.
(C) What courses are required for a (C) It is less than previously thought. (D)
literature major We are beginning to learn how much they
(D) Who won the campus election have.

33. (A) Three

(B) Five
(C) Eight
(D) Ten

34. (A) American literature

(B) World literature
(C) Literary analysis
(D) Surveying

35. (A) In a book

(B) From a television program
(C) During a trip that she took
(D) From a lecture

36. (A) To communicate with other

dolphins
(B) To recognize objects in the water
(C) To learn human language
(D) To express fear
 Part C
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear
some questions. The talks 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.
Here is an example.
On the recording, you hear:
(narrator) Listen to an instructor talk to his class about painting.
(man) Artist Grant Wood was a guiding force in the school of painting known as
American regionalist, a style reflecting the distinctive characteristics of art
from rural areas of the United States. Wood began drawing animals on the
family farm at the age of three, and when he was thirty-eight one of his paintings
received a remarkable amount of public notice and acclaim. This painting,
called "American Gothic," is a starkly simple depiction of a serious couple
staring directly out at the viewer.
Now listen to a sample question.
(narrator) What style of painting is known as American regionalist?
In your test book, you read: (A) Art from America's inner cities
(B) Art from the central region of the United States
(C) Art from various urban areas in the United States
(D) Art from rural sections of America

The best answer to the question, "What style of painting is known as American regionalist?" is
(D), "Art from rural sections of America." Therefore, the correct choice is (D).
Now listen to another sample question.
(narrator) What is the name of Wood's most successful painting?
In your test book, you read: (A) "American Regionalist"
(B) "The Family Farm in Iowa"
(C) "American Gothic"
(D) "A Serious Couple"

The best answer to the question, "What is the name of Wood's most successful painting?" is
(C), "American Gothic." Therefore, the correct choice is (C).
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.
39. (A) To protect its members 47. (A) Science
(B) To save the natural environment (B) Art
(C) To honor the memory of John Muir (C) Literature
(D) To improve San Francisco's natural (D) Music
beauty
48. (A) They are completely different.
40. (A) For less than a year (B) They are somewhat similar but have an
(B) Only for a decade essential difference.
(C) For more than a century (C) They are exactly the same in all
(D) For at least two centuries respects.
(D) They are unrelated.
41. (A) San Francisco
(B) All fifty states 49. (A) Objective
(C) The Sierra Nevadas (B) Idealistic
(D) The eastern United States (C) Philosophical
(D) Environmental
42. (A) All over the world
(B) In the entire United States 50. (A) Heredity
(C) Only in California (B) Environment
(D) Only in the Sierra Nevadas (C) Idealism
(D) Natural laws
43. (A) Students signing up for athletic
teams
(B) Students going on a tour of a university
campus
(C) Students playing various sports
(D) Students attending a university
dedication ceremony

44. (A) Membership on an athletic team

(B) Enrollment in an exercise class
(C) A valid student identification card
(D) Permission from a faculty member

45. (A) To the tennis courts

(B) To the arena
(C) To the gymnasium
(D) To the Athletic Department office

46. (A) Go to the Art Center

(B) Sign up for sports classes
(C) Visit the exercise room
(D) Watch a football game