P 197 IBT TOEFL 2015-2017

Habitually: 習慣地；慣常地 accommodate: 給……方便；通融/照顧到，考慮到 punctually: 如期地，準

時地 get going: get started trek: （令人精疲力盡的）艱苦行程 lung capacity: 肺活量
Model answer: The university has announced that it is going to shorten the length of classes from 50
minutes to 45 minutes. This is because students think the campus is too big and it takes them a long time
to get to their classrooms and some students have ended up getting hurt while trying to get to class on
time.
The person’s stance The man/woman says that he/she supports the plan/decision. The man/woman is
on the supportive of the plan to _____. The man/woman is supportive of the decision to
decision/announce _____. The man/woman thinks the plan is a good/bad idea. ____
ment/policy. supports/doesn’t support the idea of (doing sth). ____ is in favor of ______. The
man/woman expresses support for _____. The man/woman approves of ___. The
man/woman is displeased with ____. The man/woman is pleased with ____. The
man/woman thinks that _____ is necessary/unnecessary. The man/woman is
critical of (the university’s plan for____). The man/woman is disgusted with (the
policy/decision). _____ is opposed to ______. ____ rejects the plan. ____ dislikes
the plan. ____ disagrees with the plan. ____ expresses dissatisfaction about the
plan. ____ disapproves of the plan. ___ argues against the plan. ____ supports
the plan. ____ backs the plan. ____ endorses the plan. ____ advocates the plan.
____ expresses support for the plan. ___ argues in favor of the plan.
Giving reasons for The man/woman takes issue with the fact that ____. [Surprisingly/Not
the person’s surprisingly, one of his/her main criticisms is that _____. In addition to this
opinion. criticism, the man/woman thinks that ____.] [To his/her mind, ____. The
woman’s/man’s other point is that ____.] One downside of ____ is ____. From
the conversation, we know that the woman doesn’t share the man’s view/opinion
as _____. His/Her reasoning is that _____. [The man/woman is of the opinion
that ____. He/She bases his/her opinion on the fact that _____.] [The
man/woman is of the opinion that ____. The other, more important, reason
he/she holds this opinion is that ____.] [First, he/she holds the view that ____.
The man/woman’s second point relates to _____. He believes that _____.]
Conclusion sentence For these reasons, the man/woman believes that ____.
P 648 IBT TOEFL 2015-2017
janitor: 管理員，看護人 retrofit: 使（機器）改型翻新，升級改造 existing: 存在的；現存的 board: 董事
會；理事會；委員會 regent: 攝政者；攝政王 debate: 談論，討論；爭論，辯論 Student Union: 學生活
動中心, （大學的）學生會
The College has announced that it is considering installing pay self-cleaning toilets as it has been harder to
find janitors wo are willing to clean the filthy bathrooms on campus. The XYZ Waste Management Company
is willing to retrofit the college’s bathrooms with their own style of toilets free of charge. The woman is
supportive of this plan as she thinks it is great that the school is willing to clean up their existing toilets. She
mentioned that she can’t stand using the toilets they have on campus, and even try to use the toilets off
campus in her dormitory or off campus to save money. She also states that the college shouldn’t charge
students to use toilets, but is happy about the fact that they are willing to take action to improve the
situation even if it means that students have to pay a little so that the toilets stay clean. The other point the
woman makes is students don’t make any effort to keep the bathrooms clean, so if they aren’t required to
pay to keep them hygienic, they sooner or later have to pay money for this to happen, whether it be paying
each semester with their tuition or after they use it.
P 171 TOEFL IBT speaking
Solo: 獨奏；獨唱 recital: （通常指單人或一小群人表演的）獨奏會，朗誦會
Count on sby: 依靠…；指望…intention: 意圖，打算 I have every intention of (doing sth): to plan or want
to (do something) law firm: 律師事務所 pull sth together: （在非常困難的情況下）成功收集到足夠的
（金錢，資訊等） intern: 實習人員，實習生 think highly of sby: 對（某人）評價高
Model answer: The man just became aware that the promised his best friend Bob that he would attention
his solo violin recital. However, his boss told him that he has to do extra work at the law firm where he is
working as an intern/where he is doing his internship. The woman suggests that he go into the law firm
early the next morning to get his work out of the way and then come back to the campus in time to attend
the concert. The problem with this approach is that the firm is far from the campus and he has class in the
morning. The woman asks if the man can get another intern to cover for him. The man isn’t sure if the man
will be willing to do the work and he is worried that he will anger other lawyers/attorneys.
P 173 TOEFL IBT speaking
Archaeology: 考古學 firm: 確定的；堅定不移的 honors: 獎勵；榮譽；榮譽頭銜
Model answer: The problem the student face is that she has a scheduling conflict. She was supposed to
submit a paper in New York next Friday at a regional conference but on the same day she has to teacher an
honors class in archaeology. She talks about two possible courses of action. Firstly, she can change the date
of her class to sometime on the weekend, which is before their midterm exams the following week.
Secondly, she has the option of finding another professor to teach the Friday class.
P 175 TOEFL IBT speaking
Overlap: （活動、課程或時間）互相重疊，有共同之處 technical: 技術的 sign-off: 暫停工作（或類似
活動）switch back and forth: Slot: （爲某活動安排的）時段
Model answer: The man registered for classes online, but was informed that there is a scheduling conflict
between two of his classes. His organic chemistry lab slot overlaps with a compulsory writing class. While
chatting with woman, he considers two possible solutions. Firstly, he can swap with another student who is
enrolled in a different lab slot. This will be problematic because they will need the professors permission
( to trade places and he doesn’t like students switching sections. The second option is for him to wait until
someone drops out of organic chemistry and then fill in the person’s slot/place, but this will result in his
missing out on several weeks of work in the lab.
P 177 TOEFL IBT speaking
Geology: 地質學 break down: （機器或車輛）出故障
The problem the woman faces is that she is in charge of driving geology students up into the mountains in a
van for a field trip. When he went to pick up the van, she noticed that the red light went on and that is
getting her worried/she is concerned the vehicle is overheating/She wonders if that means there is a
problem with the van’s engine. The man suggests her to call her advising professor to see if he can help her
to find another vehicle or give her some advice on what to do. The man believes that driving the van as it is
may be safe because he believes that there isn’t any major problems with the engine.