TOEFL IBT PRACTISE TEST 33 FROM MASTERING SKILLS FOR TOEFL IBT
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TASK I
Directions: Listen to Track 86.
Directions: Now answer the questions.
1.What are the speakers mainly discussing?
- Getting financial aid for college
- Planning a student’s course schedule for the next four years
- Taking courses during the summer session
- Differences in admissions requirements between Hooper University and two other schools
2.Why does the student want to take classes at City College?
- Because Hooper University does not offer the classes he wants
- Because City College classes cost less money than ones at Hooper University
- So that he can take classes on the weekend
- So that he can graduate from Hooper University early
3. Why will the man probably take only two courses?
- Students are limited to two summer courses.
- He can attend classes only on Saturday and Sunday.
- His financial aid will pay for only two courses.
- His summer job will keep him from taking more than two courses.
4. What will Ms. Brinker probably do for the man? Choose 2 answers.
- Give the man a student ID number
- Give the man a financial aid form
- Help the man figure out which classes to take .
- Help the man apply to Hooper University
- Put the man’s information into the City College admission system
5.Listen to Track 87.
- The man waited too long to apply to City College
- The man should not attend Hooper University.
- The man will be able to do what he wants to do.
- The man is very unlucky.
World History
Directions: Now answer the questions.
6.What is the main purpose of the lecture?
- To compare the study of world history to the study of United States history
- To explain to the students their next assignment
- To explain different approaches to the study of world history
- To explain the origins of history as an academic discipline
7.Why does the professor mention the Western-Heritage Model used in her high school? y
- To explain why she prefers using the model
- To emphasize that the model was widely used in the past
- To correct an error in a student’s description of the model
- To compare high school history courses to college history courses
8.According to the professor, what is an advantage of the Different-Cultures Model?
- It focuses on the history of the United States.
- It is based upon the most widely researched theories.
- It includes the history of a variety of cultural groups.
- It makes thematic connections across different cultural groups.
9. What aspect of Islamic civilization will the professor likely discuss in the course?
- A succession of Islamic rulers
- The ancient origins of Islamic architecture
- The isolation of European cultures from Islamic influence
- Islamic elements in African cultures
10.Match each of the topics below with the type of world history course in which it would most likely be discussed.
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Answer Choices
- The contributions of Native American art to United States culture
- The independent discovery of printing techniques in Asia and Europe
- Ancient Roman foundations of the United States legal system
11. Listen to Track 89.
- She doubts that the course will fulfill the students’ expectations.
- She hopes that the students selected the course because of their interest.
- She is pleased that the course will fulfill the requirements.
- She is worried that the students might not be familiar with the course requirements.
Environmental Science
Directions: Now answer the questions.
12.What does the professor mainly discuss? .
- A common weather pattern in the southern Great Plains region
- Factors that created an ecological and human disaster
- Farming techniques introduced during the Dust Bowl era
- The erosion of grasslands by excessive rainfall
13. What happened during the agricultural expansion in the southern Great Plains?
- People improved the soil by planting wheat.
- Raising cattle and other livestock became less common.
- Most of the landowners became farmers.
- Much of the grassland was destroyed.
14.What point does the professor make when he mentions that good topsoil takes thousands of years to form?
- It takes a long time to ruin good topsoil.
- It was wrong to believe that land could not be damaged.
- Farmers should not have moved on to other places.
- Plowing the land creates good topsoil faster than natural processes do.
15.Why does the professor mention that drought is often blamed as the cause of the Dust Bowl?
- To explain that many tenant farmers had to leave their land before the Dust Bowl era
- To emphasize that the Dust Bowl resulted mainly from soil erosion
- To show why the local population increased when rainfall returned to normal
- To prove that the drought was the worst on record at that time
16.According to the professor, what did the Soil Erosion Act do to improve soil conservation? Choose 2 answers.
- It provided special equipment for farmers.
- It encouraged farmers to use better farming techniques.
- It turned damaged farmland into permanent grassland.
- It increased the variety of crops grown on each farm. .
17.Listen to Track 91.
- To ask the students for their opinions
- To express uncertainty about a historical situation
- To emphasize a point he has just made
- To correct an earlier statement
Directions: Now answer the questions.
18.Why does the man go to see the woman?
- To ask her to talk to his professor about an exam
- To get help completing an assignment
- To get help understanding why he is having trouble in his classes
- To ask her opinion about which class he should take
19.What does the man imply about his Spanish class?
- He helps other students in the class.
- He is doing well in the class.
- He cannot complete all the assignments.
- He needs to study more for the class.
20. What problem does the man have with his reading assignments? ‘
- He is not interested in what he reads.
- He cannot memorize definitions of terms.
- He is overwhelmed by the amount he has to read.
- He has difficulty identifying what is important information.
21. Why does the woman tell the man about her own experience as a student?
- To make him aware that other students have similar problems
- To encourage him to spend more time studying at the library
- To explain the importance of remembering details
- To convince him to take a study-skills course
22.What recommendations does the woman make about what the man should do? Choose 2 answers.
- Underline definitions in the text as he reads
- Write a summary of what he reads
- Read the text twice
- Find additional texts on his own
Astronomy
23.What is the lecture mainly about?
- How astronomers found the correct interpretation for a certain observation
- How astronomers distinguish between two kinds of nebulae
- Various improvements to the telescope over the last 300 years
- An old problem in astronomy that remains unsolved
24.According to the lecture, how did distant galaxies appear to eighteenth-century astronomers?
- Like the moons of planets
- Like small clouds
- Like variable stars
- Like bright points of light
25.What could astronomers better estimate once they knew what nebulae really were?
- The diameter of variable stars
- The density of cosmic dust
- The size of the universe
- The average number of planets in a galaxy
26.According to the professor, what did a 1920s telescope allow astronomers to do for the first time?
- Study the moons of Jupiter
- Observe gamma-ray bursters
- Reject the dust theory of nebulae
- Prove that galaxies are surprisingly small .
27.What did eighteenth-century astronomers have in common with astronomers today?
- They could not explain everything they detected with their instruments.
- They knew the correct distances of objects they could not identify.
- Their instruments were not powerful enough to detect spiral nebulae.
- They argued over the natural brightness of variable stars.
28. Listen to Track 94.
- She is certain about the correct answer.
- She is now aware that her original idea had a weakness.
- She is not convinced that the professor is right.
- She thinks that the professor misunderstood what she said earlier.
Art History
Directions: Now answer the questions.
29.What is the lecture mainly about?
- Various painting techniques
- Ways to determine the purpose of a piece of art
- How moral values are reflected in art
- How to evaluate a piece of art
30. According to the professor, what did ancient Greek philosophers value in a work of art?
- An accurate imitation of life
- An unusual perspective on life
- The expression of complex emotions
- The use of symbolism
31. Why does the professor talk about personal taste?
- To point out its importance in the evaluation of art
- To help students understand the meaning of aesthetics
- To show that personal taste and aesthetics are the same
- To help explain art from different cultures
32.Why does the professor mention wheels and spheres?
- To illustrate how movement can be expressed in a piece of art
- To demonstrate that objects are more important than colors in a piece of art
- To give an example of objects that have symbolic significance
- To explain why some objects rarely appear in works of art
33. The professor mentions 4 formal steps used in examining a piece of art. Place the steps in order from first to last.
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