TOEFL PREPARATION : SAMPLE QUESTIONS

• LISTENING  

PART A :  
1. Vocabulary word :
You hear :
Woman :How do you like your history class?
Man     : I like it; the teacher is terrific

Question :
What does the man mean ?
(A) The teacher is excellent
(B) The teacher thinks the new history book is great
(C) He likes the subject, but he doesn't like the teacher
(D) He thinks the teacher is terrible

The answer is (A). The testing point in this question is the word  "terrific", which is similar in meaning to "excellent"

2. Idioms /Phrase

You hear :
Man : Didi you hear that Ellen just got hired as the new director?
Woman : Yes. Her effort really paid off

Question :
What does the woman mean?   
(A) Ellen will get paid more as a director
(B) Ellen's hard work had a positive result
(C) Ellen couldn't not pay what she wanted
(D) Ellen will have more work to do

3. Verb

You hear :
Man : Jane, I expected to see you at the seminar yesterday
Woman: If I had known that you were going, I would have gone

Question:
 What do we know about the woman?
(A) She didn't go to the seminar
(B) She didn't see the man at the seminar
(C) She came to the seminar
(D) She didn't want to see the man

4. Order / sequence 
You hear :
Man : Did you have to wait very long before the train left?
Woman :  No sooner had we gotten on the train than the engine started


Question:
What does the woman mean?
(A) The train engineer had trouble starting the engine
(B) The woman didn't have enough time to get their seats on the train
(C) The train were delayed in the station
(D) The engine started as soon as they got on the plane

5. Comparison
You hear :
Man : I like to play basketball as a way to exercise
Woman : I used to feel that way too, but now I think that swimming is a better way to exercise

Qusetion:
What can we infer about the woman?

(A) She'd rather exercise by swimming than by playing basketball
(B) She can play basketball better
(C) She doesn't like basketball at all
(D) She likes basketball better than swimming

6. Tone of voice

You hear :
Man : They dont know the new regulations  yet.
Woman : They don't?

Question:
What does the woman imply?
(A) They  don't want to know about the new regulations
(B) She is surprised that they don't know the new regulations
(C) She already told them the new regulations
(D) She doesn't care

7. Similar Sounds

You hear :
Man: Why are you taking all these notes notes?
Woman: So I can remember all the new information

Question:
What does the woman mean?
(A) She is a member of a club
(B) She doesn't want to forget the information
(C) She doesn't care about the information
(D) She is leaving with his notes

8. Location

You hear:
Woman: I need to have the prescription  for this medicine.
Man : OK. Here it is.

Questions:
Where does the conversation most likely take place?

(A) In a bookstore
(B) In a department store
(C) In a drugstore
(D) In a grocery store

9. Calculation
You hear  :
Woman : Four hundred dollars for the apartment?
Man : It's twice as much as the one we just saw
  
Question:
What does the man mean?
(A) The other apartment is twice as good
(B) The rent is $400 cheaper
(C) The other apartment costs more
(D) The other apartment costs $200 a month