DOKTERPOST TOEFL

TRYOUT 20
APRIL 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. Assumption (stressed word as clue)
6. Conditional sentence (contrast)
7. Idiom showing agreement
Section 1
 LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
NO 1

a) Some of them are lying down.

b) Some of them will lose their positions.

c) Some of them are choosing part-time jobs.

d) Some of them laid down their newspapers.

“But I've heard that some of the employees are getting laid off.”
NO 2

a) She's unhappy about the score.

b) She hasn't seen her score yet.

c) She's really pleased with her score.

d) She hasn't taken the exam yet.

“I couldn't be happier with my score on the exam.”

NO 3

a) He didn't believe the course was hard.

b) He heard that the course was closed.

c) It was hard for him to get to the class.

d) He registered for the course.

“I really wish I hadn't. I heard that it was hard, too. ”

NO 4

a) He didn't go because he was sleeping.

b) He didn't miss the committee meeting.

c) He never returned from class

d) He was unable to fall asleep.

“I would've been there if I hadn’t fallen asleep when I got back from class.”
NO 5

a) That he would be working all weekend.

b) That no one ever worked on weekends.

c) That he would not be in the office this weekend.

d) That the office would be open this weekend.

“So you will be working this weekend!”

NO 6

a) They should not let what happen bother them.

b) They should keep on trying to talk to Mary.

c) They should try to flatter Mary.

d) Their project is already as good as it's going to get.

“We'll just have to brush it off…”

NO 7

a) She met her during the summer.

b) She's never liked her very much.

c) She warned her of a problem.

d) Her impression of her has changed.

“…but I really warmed up to her after awhile.”

NO 8

a) Review the last point.

b) Go on to the next chapter.

c) Leave the classroom.

d) Point out the teacher's mistake.

NO 9

a) The weather will not be as nice tomorrow.

b) She no longer reads the weather report.

c) She went to the store for a newspaper.

d) The weather reports will change soon.

“ The weather report in the newspaper said that there's a big change in store.”
NO 10

a) Writing an advertisement.

b) Playing a game.

c) Looking at a newspaper.

d) Discussing a book.
NO 11

a) Grace may want to live with the man's sister.

b) The woman thinks Grace already has a roommate.

c) The woman doesn't know where Grace has moved.

d) Grace doesn't know the man's sister.

NO 12

a) Go to a meeting.

b) Keep a budget.

c) Reduce his expenses.

d) Get some exercise.

Why don't you keep track of your expenses and payments?

PART B NO 13 – 16

13. What is the main topic of this conversation?

14. According to the man, what is meant by the term rappelling?
15. What other activity does the Spelunking Society engage in besides exploring caves?
16. What does the man invite the woman to do?
NO 13

a) The sport of mountain climbing.

b) Classes the man is taking.

c) An exhibit the man saw in a museum.

d) A new activity the man is involved in.

NO 14

a) A means of descending slopes.

b) A method of climbing cliffs.

c) A way to clean walls.

d) A type of graffiti.
NO 15

a) Educating people about geology.

b) Cleaning up after careless people.

c) Photographing mountain peaks.

d) Rescuing people who are in danger.

NO 16

a) Explore a cave with him.

b) Take some photographs.

c) Attend a meeting.

d) Examine a crystal.
PART C NO 17 – 20

17. Who is the probable audience for this talk?

18. Which of the following does the speaker imply about nocturnal animals exhibited before
the 1960's?
19. According to the speaker, why are red lights used to light nocturnal animals' habitats?
20. What will the audience for this talk probably do next?
NO 17

a) Visitors to the Bronx Zoo.

b) Zoology students.

c) Visitors to the City Zoological Gardens

d) New employees at the zoo.

NO 18

a) They were usually sleeping when visitors were present.

b) They were uncomfortable because they were exposed to direct sunlight.

c) They couldn't be observed because they were always in darkness.

d) They couldn't sleep well and therefore became ill.

NO 19

a) To make them visible to observers.

b) To put them to sleep.

c) To simulate natural daylight.

d) To allow them to see clearly.

NO 20

a) Study marsupial mammals.

b) Leave the zoo.

c) Look at the nocturnal animals.

d) Go to the World Down Under exhibit.

Section 2
 STRUCTURE AND
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
NO 1

_____ Oklahoma is important as a farming state, it is even more important for its rich oil
deposits.
a) By
b) Although
c) In order for
d) Concerning
Conjunction
NO 2

No animal seems ___ on a diet of peat moss.

a) survived
b) can survive
c) of surviving
d) able to survive
verb
NO 3

The upper part in a harmonic arrangement ___ by mixed voices is usually written for a
soprano voice.
a) to be sung
b) as singing
c) to be singing
Passive voice
d) was sung
NO 4

The first school _____ the state of Washington was open at old Fort Vancouver in 1832.
a) is now
b) that is in
c) what is that
d) in what is now
Complement
NO 5

Radio, _____, developed from the theories and experiments of many people.
a) like other many inventions
b) like many other inventions
c) inventions like many other
d) many other like inventions

Appositive
NO 6

No spectacle in the universe is _____ than an exploding star.

a) impressive

b) as impressive

c) more impressive Comparison

d) the most impressive

NO 7

The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers _____ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to form the
Ohio River.
a) meet
b) meeting
c) for meeting
S-V agreement
d) which meet
NO 8

The horns of a rhinoceros continue _____ throughout its entire lifetime.

a) it grows
b) to grow
c) they grow
d) grow
Passive
NO 9

Mathematics helps meteorologist to predict the weather more accurately, to calculate

the speed of storms, and ______.
a) for the wind to blow determines
b) causes the wind blowing to determine
c) to determine what causes the wind to blow
d) determine the wind’s blowing
Parallel structure
NO 10

______ position of the planet Earth in relation to the Sun is always changing a little bit.
a) The
b) That the
c) It was the
d) There was a
article
NO 11

S-V agreement
NO 12

Parallel greater
NO 13

in a westerly direction
NO 14

preposition of
NO 15

occuring
NO 16

Word choice different

NO 17

Conjunction although
NO 18

Parallel structure color

NO 19

Word choice beliefs

NO 20

Passive perfect tense played

Section 3
 READING
COMPREHENSION
READING
PASSAGES
NO 1

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?

a) Mount Rushmore was a huge project filled with numerous obstacles.

b) Mount Rushmore is a famous American monument.

c) Mount Rushmore has sculptures of four United States presidents on it.

d) John Gutzen de la Mothe Borglum created Mount Rushmore.

NO 2

The word "nearly” in line 7 could best be replaced by_____ .

a) over

b) closely

c) almost

d) barely
NO 3

Which of the following is NOT true about Borglum?

a) He began Mount Rushmore around the age of sixty.

b) He predicted that Mount Rushmore would be finished around 1932.

c) Mount Rushmore was finished when Borglum predicted it would be.

d) Borglum worked on Mount Rushmore for more than a decade.

NO 4

It can be inferred from the passage that Borglum was someone who _____ .

a) expected the best to happen

b) set realistic goals

c) never tried anything too challenging

d) was always afraid that bad things were going to happen

NO 5

A "fissure" in line 12 is a ______.

a) discoloration

b) break

c) unevenness

d) softness
NO 6

Why does the author mention the fact that the carving of Thomas Jefferson was moved?

a) It shows what a perfectionist Borglum was.

b) It demonstrates Borglum’s artistic style.

c) It gives insight into Jefferson's character.

d) It is an example of a problem caused by nature.

NO 7

The pronoun "it" in line 16 refers to which of the following?

a) The first Jefferson

b) Mount Rushmore

c) Borglum's lifetime

d) Fourteen years of work

NO 8

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression "within eight months of his

father’s death" in line 19?

a) More than eight months before his father's death

b) Less than eight months before his father's death.

c) Less than eight months after his father's death.

d) More than eight months after his father's death.

 NO 9

Where in the passage does the author mention when the Mount Rushmore project got

started?

a) Lines 1-4

b) Lines 7-8

c) Lines 9-12

d) Lines 17-18
NO 10

This passage would most likely be assigned in which of the following courses?

a) Art history

b) Geography

c) Management

d) Government
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