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    Listening Mini-test 10 Check your progress in understanding natural speech, following the flow of information through referents and connecting words, and identifying the topic of a conversation or talk (Exercises L1-L12} by completing the following Mini-test. This Mini-test uses a format similar to the format used in the Listening section of the TOEFL iBT test. Listen to the passage. Then answer the questions by choosing the letter of the best answer choice. Now get ready to listen. START > Questions 1-3 Listen to part of a discussion between two friends. 1. What are the people discussing? ® Getting presents Purchasing books S ute 2 me Listening 2. What is the woman referring to when she states, “that sounds like fun"? Ly aul @ Having a birthday ® Logging in books 3. Which duty does the man like the least? ®@ bog 8 Opening boxes of purchased books ® Entering the data into the computer Part 2 Building Skills Questions 4-6 ‘Listen to part of a lecture from a history class. 4, What s the talk mainly about? 5. What is the woman referring to when she C& American sharpshoolers states, “That was in 1883"? ® The czar of Russia ‘@} The year Cody started the Wild West ® Butfalo Bil's Wild West Show ‘Show D European heads of state When Cody became known as Buffalo Bil © The date Wiliam Cody was more wid known ®D When the wild West Show performed heads of state 6. In addition to Annie Oakley, which other famous person traveled with Buffalo Bill? @® Wiliam cody ‘Queen Victoria ® Chiet siting Bul ® Czar Alexander the tt Ustening Questions 7-9 Listen to part of a lecture from a music class. 7. What does the speaker mainly discuss? '8. According tothe professor, what is ragtime? ® The tum of the century ® Atype of traditional music with regular ® Ragtime in America beats ® Band concerts in America and Europe ‘® One of John Philip Sousa’s best-known @® Early American musical forms __ marches © Armusical form that became popular around 1900 ® A particular piece of music composed by Wiliam Krell 9. What does the professor contrast in his lecture? ® Regular beats and syncopation in music ® The different beats in waltzes and polkas ® Popular musical forms in America and Europe ® krel's Mississippi Rag and Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag an Part 2 Building Skills Questions 10-12 Listen to a conversation between two students. 272 ‘What does the woman mean by the phrase “being out on unauthorized loan for three years"? ® The curator did not authorize the painting to be on loan. @® Apainting can be on loan for fewer than three years. © The Rembrandt was stolen and recovered three years later. ® Ittook three years to paint unauthorized copies of the stolen paintings. STOP PRACTICE WITH DETAILS 410. What are the people discussing? ® Security precautions at a museum A painting that thieves favor ® A popular painting among the public ® The most valuable painting in the museum 2. What reason is given for the painting's popularity among thieves? @® It's a Rembrandt. ® I's worth $5 million. ® Its easily recognized. ®D its retativety smal. On the TOEFL test you may be asked about the details in a conversation or lecture. There are different types of questions that deal with details. These question types are described below. Restatements Sometimes the correct answer choice restates the detail using different words. Sometimes an incorrect answer choice will use the same words, but a change in word order has changed their meaning, Look at the example on the next page. 3. The class discussion is about the development of refrigeration. Match each + description with the corresponding form of refrigeration, Teehouse | Icebox | Refrigerator A. Use of electricity B. Community use ‘C. Home delivery 4, The professor talks about cave formations. Match each cave formation with the corresponding water condition. Drops of water | Flow of water Listening Mini-test 2 Check your progress in understanding details in a conversation or lecture (Exercises L13-L17} by completing the following Mini-test. This Mini-test uses a format similar to the format used in the Listening section of the TOEFL iBT test Listen to the passage. Then answer the questions by choosing the letter of the best answer choice or by following the directions given. Now get ready to listen. 281 Part 2 Building Skills START > Questions 1-4 Listen to part of a discussion in an environmental science class. 1. In the discussion, the professor briefly explains the process that breaks down the cezone layer. Indicate whether each of the sentences is a step in the process of cazone depletion. Yes | No @® Arifcial chemicals called CFCs are released into the atmosphere during the production of goods. ® For economic reasons, CFCs continue to be used in some Parts ofthe world ® Oxygen combines with CFCs, causing the depletion of the ozone layer. ®] The use of products containing CFCs allows CFCs to enter the atmosphere, © Uttraviolt light is able to reach the Earths surface and damage DNA. 2. Why isthe professor cautious in her prediction of the future? ®D She is not certain everyone will comply with the international agreements. ® She doesn't think the CFCs will disperse 3. According to the professor, how do CFCs get into the atmosphere? ® They are a chemical reaction caused by Ultraviolet rays. & They migrate from the stratosphere. ® They are in the DNA of humans and plants. ® They are released through some products and processes. without some assistance. ® She doesn't believe the ozone layer can recover from the environmental abuse, @® She doesn't know if alternatives to CFCs are acceptable. Listening 4. According to the discussion, which of the following are contaminants? Choose 2 answers. [] Dry-cleaning components [B] Nitrogen fertilizers Oxygen atoms [B] Utraviolt ight Questions 5-8 Listen to part of a lecture in a psychology class. 5. In the lecture, the professor describes three types of mind control. Match each behavior with the associated mind-control technique. Subception | Hypnosis | Brainwashing | ‘® accepting implanted ideas after losing sense of reality ® buying ice cream after an |

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