Listening
is part of the toefl questions divided into three sections. Listening section
is the most important then another section in toefl . The purpose toefl test is
for knowing how your skils english language. The part of listening is long
dialogue,short dialogue and long talks
tips
listening section:
1.
Use standard English or english united states,
2.
Get used to listening a songs or movies , becouse thats a good one for you practice
your vocabulary,
3. When the test
begin , take some main point on the question when we heard.focus
into the question.
Ø Long Dialogues
Question 1
through 4 are based on the following conversation.
Woman : i hear that Paul Schmidt has written
a new novel
Man : yes, it’s a science fiction piece called Martian
Renaissance
Woman : sounds intriguing. What’s the plot
like?
Man : it deals with a five-man,
one-woman crew on a three-year mission to
Mars
Woman : is their mission successfull?
Man :
well, in some respects it is. They have a series of incredible
adventures once they land
Woman : do they meet any real Martians
Man :
yes, they are even held captive by
them
Woman : what do the Martians look like? Are they little green men?
Man :
you’ll have to read the book to find
out
Question 35 : What is the name of Paul Schmidt’s new book?
Question 36 : What type of book is it?
Question 37 : How long did the mission to Mars take?
Question 38 : Which of the following is not mentioned?
Question 36 : What type of book is it?
Question 37 : How long did the mission to Mars take?
Question 38 : Which of the following is not mentioned?
1.
What
is the name of Paul Schmidt’s new book?
a.
The
Incredible Adventures of the Martians
b.
Mission
to Mars
c.
Martians
Renaissance
d.
Captivating
Tales of Mars
2.
What
type of book is it?
a.
Science
fiction
b.
Adventure
c.
Biography
d.
Documentary
3.
How
long did the mission to Mars take?
a.
One
year
b.
Three years
c.
Five
years
d.
Seven
years
4.
Which
of the following is not mentioned?
a.
The
crew had some incredible adventures to Mars
b.
The
crew met some real Martians
c.
The
Martians captured the crew
d.
The ship carried
an all the male crew
Ø Short Dialog
1.
Woman : what do you like about your new house?
Man : it’s very close to a park.
Narator : what does the man mean?
a.
The
house is closed up now
b.
The
parks his car close to his house
c.
His home is near
a park
d.
He
doesn’t really like his new house
2.
Man : Mark said some really nice things
to me
Woman : he’s very grateful for what you did
Narator : what does the woman say about Mark?
a.
He
did a great job
b.
He
bought a crate full of fruit
c.
He
made a great fool of himself
d.
He’s thankful
3.
Woman : Sam you’ve been working a computer for
hours
Man : yes, and i need to take a break
Narator : what does the man mean?
a.
The
computer’s broken
b.
He must relax
for a while
c.
He
should keep working
d.
He’s
broke
Ø Whereas
literature in the first half of the eighteenth century in America had been
largely religious and moral in tone, by the latter half of the century the
revolutionary fervor that was coming to life in the colonies began to be
reflected in the literature of the time, which in turn served to further
influence the population. Although not all writers of this period supported the
Revolution, the two best-known and most influential writers, Ben Franklin and
Thomas Paine, were both strongly supportive of that cause.
Ben Franklin first
attained popular success through his writings in his brother’s newspaper, the
New England Current. In these articles he used a simple style of language and
common sense argumentation to defend the point of view of the farmer and the
Leather Apron man. He continued with the same common sense practicality and
appeal to the common man with his work on Poor Richard’s Almanac from 1733
until 1758. Firmly established in his popular acceptance by the people,
Franklin wrote a variety of extremely effective articles and pamphlets about
the colonist’s revolutionary cause against England.
Thomas Paine was an
Englishman working as a magazine editor in Philadelphia at the time of the
Revolution. His pamphlet Common Sense, which appeared in 1776, was a force in
encouraging the colonists to declare their independence from England. Then
throughout the long and desperate war years he published a series of Crisis papers
(from 1776 until 1783) to encourage the colonists to continue on with the
struggle. The effectiveness of his writing was probably due to his emotional
yet oversimplified depiction of the cause of the colonists against England as a
classic struggle of good and evil.
41.
The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses
a. how literature
influence the population
b.
religious and moral literature
c. literature
supporting the cause of the American Revolution
d. what made Thomas
Paine’s literature successful
42.
The word “fervor” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
a. war
b. anxiety
c.
spirit
d. action
43. The word “time” in line 3 could best be replaced by
a. hour
b.
period
c. appointment
d. duration
44. It is implied in the passage that
a.
some writers in the American colonies supported England during the Revolution
b. Franklin and Paine
were the only writers to influence the Revolution
c. because Thomas Paine
was an Englishman, he supported England against the colonies
d. authors who supported
England did not remain in the colonies during the Revolution
45.
The pronoun “he” in line 8 refers to
a. Thomas Paine
b.
Ben Franklin
c. Ben Franklin’s
brother
d. Poor Richard
46.
The expression “point of view” in line 9 could best be replaced by
a.
perspective
b. sight
c. circumstance
d. trait
47.
According to the passage, the tone of Poor Richard’s Almanac is
a.
pragmatic
b. erudite
c. theoretical
d. scholarly
48. The word “desperate” in line 16 could best be replaced by
a. unending
b.
hopeless
c. strategic
d. combative
49. Where in the passage does the author describe Thomas Paine’s style of writing?
a. lines 4-6
b. lines 8-9
c. lines 14-15
d.
lines 18-20
50. The purpose of the passage is to
a. discuss American
literature in the first half of the eighteen century
b. give biographical
data on two American writers
c. explain which
authors supported the Revolution
d. describe the
literary influence during revolutionary America
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