16 LISTENING

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-2): In this exercise, listen carefully to the
on the
short conversation and question on recording, and then
the recording, then choose
choose the best
answer to the question.
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1. (A) She couldn’t

1. (A) single
couldnt think of a single 6. (A) It was difficult to play because of
6. (A)
answer.
answer. the wind. ,
(B) easy.
(B) The test was easy. (B)
(B) He’s
He's unhappy because they lost.
(C)
(C) It was impossible during
impossible to think during (C) He doesn't like playing football in
(C)
exam.
the exam. the winter.
(D) quiet.
(D) It was too quiet. (D) He’s
(D) Hes not very happy about the
way they won.
2. (A) He will finish
2. (A) finish quickly.
(B) slowly.
(B) He works slowly. (A) He paid the rent two days ago.
7. (A)
7.
(C) He isn’t
(C) worried.
isn't worried. (B) The rent wasn't due the day
(B)
(D) He doesn't
(D) work.
doesnt like to work. before yesterday.
(C)
(C) One day earlier he’d
he'd rented an
3.
3. (A) were
(A) Her mother and father were apartment.
apartment.
hungry.
hungry. (D) Yesterday
(D) Yesterday he spent the whole day
(B) parents.
(B) She was angry at her parents. ranting.
(C)
(C) Her mother and father got home
late.
too late. (A) Barry's too old to enjoy camping.
8. (A)
8.
mad.
(D) Her parents were mad.
(D) (B) Not enough people are going
(B)
camping.
camping.
(A) He didn’t
4. (A)
4. car.
didnt get a car. (C) This weekend is not a good time
(C)
(B) The car he got wasn’t
(B) was
wasn't real; it was for camping.
toy.
a toy. (D) Barry’s
(D) Barr-v's too young to go camping.
camping.
(C) He really wanted a car but
(C)
couldn’t one.
couldn't get one. 9. (A) He has to water the lawn.
9. (A)
(D) old.
(D) The car that he just bought is old. (B) He’s
(B) He's sorry
sorr5, about having to move. .
(C) He’s
(C) Hes washing
r,vashing his clothes.
5.5. (A) seeds.
(A) Take some seeds. (D) He can’t
(D) can't move right now.
(B)
(B) Sit down.
(C) appointment.
(C) Make an appointment. 10.
10. (A) He thinks the weather
(A) weather there is
(D) time.
(D) Take some time. great.
(B) He prefers dry weather.
(B)
(C) The weather
(C) weather there is good for
humans.
(D) He likes wet weather.
(D)

3: SUGGESTIONS
Sxrr 3:
SKILL SUGGESTIONS . _ __
Suggestions familiar with
Suggestions are common in Listening Part A, so you should become familiar
them. The following example shows an expression of a suggestion.
suggestion.
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Example
I On the recording, you hear:
- (man) I haven't talked with my parents in a while.
(man)
(woman) Why
(woman) Wlq don’t
don't you gag
call them now? ,.1 '
| (narrator) What does the woman suggest?
(narrator)
In your test book, you read:
(A) Calling
(A) Calline off his
his visit.
(B) Talking about his parents.
(B)
(C) Calling his parents in a while.
(C) nhile.
(D) Phoning his family.
(D)

In this example, the

the expression why don't is
is an expression of suggestion,
suggestion, so
so the
the
woman’s
woman's suggestion is to call them. This means that the woman suggests
suggests phoning
his family. The best answer is therefore answer (D).
The following chart lists common expressions
expressions that show suggestion.
suggestion.

. EXPRESSIONS OF SUGGESTION
SUGGESTION

Why...not...? Whynot...?
Whynot...? Lets...

EXERCISE 3: 3: In this exercise, underline the

the expression of suggestion
suggestion in
in each
each
shoft conversation.
short conversation. Then read the
the question, and choose the best answer
choose the best answer to that
that
question. Remember
Remember that the best answer is one that gives aa suggestion.
suggestion.

1.
1. (man) The weathers
(man) beautiful
weather's so beautiful (A) Taking the car to school.
(A)
today.
today. (B) Taking a walk instead of going to
(B)
(woman) Lets
(woman) instead
Let's walk to school instead school.
of driving.
of driving. (C) Going for a drive in the beautiful
(C) beautiful
(narrator) tvoman
(narrator) What does the woman weather.
suggest?
suggest? (D) Walking to class.
(D)
2. (woman)
2. enough
(woman) I never have enough (A) Spending less money.
(A)
spending money.
spending money. (B)
(B) Doing a better
better job at work.
(man) job?
(man) Why not get a part-time job? (C)
(C) Earning some money.
(narrator) What
(narrator) suggest?
what does the man suggest? (D)
(D) Spending
spending less time at her job.

3.
3. (man) We don
(man) plans
don't’t have any plans (A) Having a dinner party.
(A) part-v.
we?
tonight, do we?
tonight, (B)
(B) Stopping the fight
fight with their friends.
(woman) No,
(woman) No, so why invite
wlq don't we invite (C) planning
(C) Planning a trip.
I some friends to
friends over to (D) Making some new friends.
(D)
dinner?
(narrator) What does the woman
(narrator) woman
suggest?
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
COMPREHENSION

TOEFL EXERCISE 3: 3: In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation

and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question.
You should pay particular attention
attention to expressions of suggestion.
suggestion.

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3.

1. (A)
1. work.
(A) Going to work. 7. (A) Postponing
7. (A) Postponing the trip.
(B) exercise.
(B) Getting some exercise. (B) Leaving immediately.
(B) immediately.
(C) while.
(C) Relaxing for a while. (C) Putting on a play tomorrow.
(C) tomor-row.
(D) Visiting
(D) Jim.
Visiting her friend Jim. (D) Going later tonight.
(D)

2. (A) Completing the work

2. (A) later.
work later. (A) Working on the term paper the
8. (A)
8.
(B)
(B) Finishing now.
Finishing more of the work now. whole day.
(C) Trying
(C) today.
Tryine to do the work today. (B) Spending a little money on paper.
(B)
(D) tomorrow.
(D) Resting tomorrow. (C) Doing a better
(C) planning
better job of planning
her term paper. I
3.
3. (A)
(A) Cooling house.
Cooling off the house. (D) Spending the whole term on the
(D)
(B)
(B) heat.
Turning down the heat. papen
paper.
(C)
(C) Raising the temperature.
temperature.
(D)
(D) Finding something
Finding eat.
something to eat. 9.
9. (A) Getting a new television.
(A) television.
(B) Checking which programs are
(B)
4. (A)
4. car.
(A) Fixing the car. coming on.
(B)
(B) Breaking the others.
news to the others. (C) Checking their watches.
(C)
(C)
(C) Buying another automobile.
automobile. (D) Seeing a comedy on television.
(D) television.
(D) Going down the hill in the car.
(D)
10. (A) Making some extra money.
10. (A)
5. (A)
5. shelves.
(A) Putting up shelves. (B) Depositing the money in his
(B)
(B)
(B) Selling the books.
books. account.
(C) books.
(C) Looking for the lost books. (C) Buying something
(C) something with the
(D) Rearranging
(D) books.
Rearranging the books. money.
(D) Checking out several banks.
(D)
(A) Visiting her sister.
6. (A)
6.
(B) Getting a baby-sitter.
(B)
(C) Letting her sister see the clothes.
(C)
(D) Giving the clothes away.
(D)

(Skills 1-3):
TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills l-3): In this exercise, listen carefully to the
short conversation and question on
on the
the recording,
recording, and
and then
then choose
choose the
the best
answer to the question.

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1-3).

1. (A) He prefers to stay home.

1. (A) (A) There’s
2. (A)
2. There's nothing
nothing in the car.
car.
(B)
(B) He has to take many
many trips. (B) He has enough time now.
(B) now
(C)
(C) He has a lot of tasks to do. (C) He doesn’t
(C) doesnt want a car now.
(D)
(D) He works well at home. (D) He prefers to do it later.
(D)