DOKTERPOST TOEFL

TRYOUT 16
FEBRUARY 2021
CALCULATING YOUR SCORE

• SECTION 1 (listening) 20 Qs out of 50 = total correct number x 2.5

• 12  30

• SECTION 2 (grammar) 20 Qs out of 40 = total correct number x 2

• 14  28

• SECTION 3 (reading) 10 Qs out of 50 = total correct number x 5

• 9  45
TYPE OF QUESTIONS – LISTENING SECTION

• What does the man/woman mean?

• What are the man & woman discussing?
• What are the man & woman talking about?
• What is the main subject of the conversation?
• What is the purpose of the conversation?
• What do we know about …?
• What do we learn about …?
• What did the man/woman do?
TYPE OF QUESTIONS (CONTD.)

• What does the man/woman prefer to do?

• What does the man/woman need to do?
• What does the man/woman probably want to do?
• What will the man/woman probably do next?
• What is the man/woman problem?
• What is the man/woman excuse?
• What does the man/woman suggest the woman/man to do?
• What does the man/woman imply?
TYPE OF QUESTIONS (CONTD.)

• What had the man/woman thought?

• What should the man/woman have done?
• What has the man/woman assumed?
• Where does the conversation take place?
• When does the conversation take place?
• Who is the man/woman in this conversation?
• Why does the man/woman have problem?
• How does the man/woman feel?
QUICK TIPS

1. Avoid choosing the similar sound

2. Be careful with the possibilities
3. Antonym
4. Synonym
5. Concluding remark
6. Assumption (stressed word as clue)
7. Conditional sentence (contrast)
8. Idiom showing agreement Section 1
 LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
NO 1

a) He will be far from the conference tonight.

b) He's not quite sure who the speaker will be.

c) He knows Dr. Burton well.

d) He knows that Dr. Burton will be speaking.

“As far as I know.”

NO 2

a) Take a short nap

b) Go out now.

c) Enjoy the rest of the evening.

d) Have a little snack before going out.

NO 3

a) He's going to say something in the theater.

b) What the woman said was magnified out of proportion.

c) The size of the theater was magnificent.

d) He shares the woman's opinion.

NO 4

a) They are unconfirmed.

b) They are dependent on future research.

c) They are most probably correct.

d) They are independent of the researchers' ideas.

NO 5

a) She was less than delighted.

b) She was quite pleased.

c) She was unable to accept it.

d) She wished she could have been more delighted.

“She couldn’t have been more delighted.”

NO 6

a) The lawyer delivered the letter' this morning.

b) The courier has already made the delivery.

c) The letter to the courier has already been received.

d) The lawyer's office does not have the letter.

NO 7

a) The phone is off the hook.

b) The man will head the committee.

c) The man is no longer responsible.

d) The committee meeting has been put off.

“No problem.You're off the hook!”

NO 8

a) She must work tonight.

b) The shift in her plans is unlucky.

c) Her roommate is persuasive.

d) Her roommate will work in her place.

“Luckily, she was able to persuade her roommate to take her shift”
NO 9

a) Put it away.

b) Put it off.

c) Put it out.

d) Put it down.

“You'll have to extinguish your cigarette”

NO 10

a) That the man should not reach out so far.

b) That the man can accomplish what he wants.

c) That the man will be unable to graduate.

d) That the man cannot score a goal.

NO 11

a) She couldn't afford a new computer.

b) The computers were not on sale.

c) She was unable to get a new computer.

d) She bought a new computer.

“If the computers hadn't gone on sale,

then I just couldn't have afforded to buy one”
NO 12

a) Visiting a doctor.

b) Attending a reception.

c) Applying to medical school.

d) Interviewing for a job.

PART B NO 13 – 16

13. What information surprised the man?

14. Where did the woman learn this information about sleep?
15. What is the man's age group?
16. Approximately how many hours of sleep per night do fifty-year-olds require?
NO 13

a) That babies sleep thirteen hours a day.

b) That the woman was taking a psychology class.

c) That more mature people required so much sleep.

d) That the need for sleep decreases with age.

NO 14

a) In psychology class.

b) In a discussion with the man.

c) From an article that she reads.

d) From the class textbook.

NO 15

a) Teens.

b) Twenties.

c) Thirties.

d) Fifties.
NO 16

a) Thirteen hours.

b) Nine hours.

c) Eight hours.

d) Six hours
PART C NO 17 – 20

17. What kind of business was Sutter undertaking?

18. When was gold discovered on Sutter’s farm?
19. What benefit did Sutter receive from the discovery of gold on his property?
20. What is the speaker's main point in this lecture?
NO 17

a) A woodcarving business.

b) A lumber business.

c) A construction business.

d) A jewelry business.
NO 18

a) During the construction of a sawmill.

b) After prospectors had arrived.

c) Sometime after Sutter's death.

d) Before Sutter had the rights to the land.

NO 19

a) Increased prosperity.

b) A large share of gold.

c) A healthier lumber business.

d) Little or nothing.
NO 20

a) To show what a terrible life John Sutter had led.

b) To show the folly of trying to develop a business.

c) To show the effect that the discovery of gold has on individuals.

d) To show that the development of the West happened partly by chance.

Section 2
 STRUCTURE AND
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
NO 1

_____ to occur in the Earth's crust, push-pull and shake waves would be generated
simultaneously.
a) Were a break

b) If a break

c) A break was
inversion structure on conditional sentence
d) If broken type 2
NO 2

Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas produce carbon dioxide when _____.

a) are burned

b) they burned

c) burned
Passive (reduction)
d) are they burned
NO 3

Not until Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming in 1924 ______ as
governor of a U.S. state.

a) a woman served

b) a woman serving
Inversion
c) to serve a woman

d) did a woman serve

NO 4

The temperatures _______ take place vary widely for different materials.

a) which melting and freezing

b) at which melting and freezing

c) which they melt and freeze

Adverbial clause
d) at which they melt and freeze
NO 5

In general, the cells of large animals and plants are only slightly larger than _____ plants and
animals.

a) smaller

b) are smaller

c) those smaller
comparison
d) are those of smaller
NO 6

Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants _____ marginal at best.
a) it is

b) there is

c) is

d) as
Subject – verb agreement
NO 7

Henry Adams, born in Boston, _____ famous as a historian and novelist.

a) became

b) and became

c) he was
S-V agreement
d) and he became
NO 8

The major cause________ the pull of the Moon on the Earth.

a) the ocean tides are

b) of ocean tides is

c) of the tides in the ocean

S-V agreement
d) the oceans’ tides
NO 9

Still a novelty in the late nineteenth century, ______ limited to the rich.

a) was

b) was photography

c) it was photography
Subject & verb (to be)
d) photography was
NO 10

A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in

the pavement _______ on a local cable channel during rush hours.

a) airs

b) airing

c) air S-V agreement

d) to air
NO 11

Pronoun them
NO 12

Pronoun their
NO 13

Conjunction not only … but

NO 14

S-V agreement include

NO 15

Comparison larger than

NO 16

Article A
NO 17

S-V agreement uses

NO 18

Like
NO 19

S-V agreement of the inversion

were
NO 20

number

Section 3
 READING
COMPREHENSION
READING
PASSAGES
NO 1

What is the major point that the author is making in this passage?

a) Niagara Falls can be viewed from either the American side or the Canadian side.

b) A trip to the United States isn't complete without a visit to Niagara Falls.

c) Niagara Falls has had an interesting history.

d) It has been necessary to protect Niagara Falls from the many tourists who go there.
NO 2

The word "flock" in line 2 could best be replaced by_____ .

a) come by plane

b) come in large numbers

c) come out of boredom

d) come without knowing what they will see

NO 3

According to the passage, which of the following best describes Niagara Falls?

a) Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, one Canadian and the other American.

b) American Falls is considerably higher than Horseshoe Falls.

c) The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the United States.

d) Although the Niagara River flows through the United States and Canada, the

falls are only in the United States.

NO 4

A "steamer" in line 7 is probably_____ .

a) a bus

b) a boat

c) a walkway

d) a park
NO 5

The expression "right up" in line 8 could best be replaced by_____ .

a) tum to the right

b) follow correct procedures

c) travel upstream

d) all the way up

NO 6

The passage implies that tourists prefer to ______.

a) visit Niagara Falls during warmer weather.

b) see the falls from a great distance

c) take a ride over the falls

d) come to Niagara Falls for a winter vacation

NO 7

According to the passage, why was Niagara Park created?

a) To encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls

b) To show off the natural beauty of Niagara Falls

c) To protect the area around Niagara Falls

d) To force Canada to open Queen Victoria Park

NO 8

The word "jurisdiction" in line 16 is closes in meaning to ___.

a) view

b) assistance

c) taxation

d) control
 NO 9

The word "pristine" in line 16 is closes in meaning to ___.

a) pure and natural

b) highly developed

c) well-regulated

d) overused
NO 10

The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _______.

a) additional ways to observe the falls

b) steps taken by government agencies to protect the falls

c) a detailed description of the division of the falls between the United States and Canada

d) further problems that are destroying the area around the falls
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