Exercise 2: Dialogues-Details

Exercise 2: Dialogues-Details
          In some dialogues in the listening on the Paper-Based TOEFL or the Computer-Based TOEFL, you will
be asked to remember details that are directly stated. Choose the best answer.
QUESTION:
1. What is the man’s problem?
     A). He is tired. B). He is drunk.
     C). He is thirsty.
     D). He is busy.
     AUDIO:
1. Woman: You look awful. Do you have a hangover?
    Man: No. I’ve been up all! night finishing a paper. All I’ve had to drink is coffee.
    Third Voice: What is the man’s problem?
ANSWER:
     A) “I’ve been up all night finishing a paper.”
    Choice: B) Is not correct because all the man has had to drink is coffee.
    Choice: D) Is not correct because the man has finished the paper.
    Choice: C) Is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation.

QUESTION:
2.       How does the woman want to pay?
A)     She wants to pay by check?
B)     She prefers to use a credit card.
C)     She has cash.
D)     She will need a loan.
AUDIO:
2.      Woman: Can I use my credit card to pay my fees, or do I have to give you a check?
Man: your card is fine as long is your credit approval goes through.
Third Voice: How does the woman want to pay?
ANSWER:
B). “ Can I use my credit card…?”
Choice: A). refer to the alternative that the woman suggests, no to her reference.
Choice: C) and D) and not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the
conversation.
QUESTION:
3.      Why did Sharon stop seeing the man?
A). He was to short.
B). She didn’t know him very well.
C). the expensive gift made her uncomfortable.
D). the man never gave her gifts.
AUDIO:
3.      Woman: No wonder Sharon won’t see you. She probably thought that such an expensive gift was
inappropriate on such short acquaintance.
Man: It certainly is different here. In my country, men are supposed to show women that they care for
them by giving them jewelry.
Third voice: Why did Sharon stop seeing the man?
ANSWER:
C). “She probably though that such an expensive gift was inappropriate on such short acquaintance”.
The word short in Choice: A). refer to the acquaintance, not to the man.
Choice: B) Is true, but it is not reason Sharon stopped seeing the man.
Choice: D) is not correct because the man gave Sharon an expensive gift.
 QUESTION:

4.      Why did the man look through the woman’s purse?
A). He thought she was a thief.
B). He wanted to secure it for her.
C). His job was to check everyone’s belongings.
D). He was looking for a standard size.
AUDIO:
4.      Woman: Why do you need to check my purse? Do you think I stole something?
Man: Not at all. This is a standard security procedure.
Third Voice: Why did the man look through the woman’s purse?
ANSWER:
A)     “This is a standard security procedure.”
Choice: A) Is not correct because the man denied suspected the women of theft.
The word secure in choice B) and the word standard in choice D) refer to a standard security
procedure, not to securing or to a standard size.
QUESTION:
5.      What does the woman want the man to do?
A). Study with her.
B). Help her on the test.
C). Take a break.
D). Lend her his notebook.
AUDIO:
5.      Woman: I lost my notebook. Could I borrow your before the test?
Man: I’m sorry. I’d to help you, but I just can’t, I have to take it with me to work so I can study on
my breaks
Third Voice: What does the woman want the man to do?
ANSWER:
D) “Could I borrow your notebook before the test?”
The word study in choice: A) refer to the man’s plan to study, not to the woman request.
The word break in choice: C) refer to the man’s breaks at work, not to the woman’s request.
Choice: B) is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation.