© Disk 4, Track 2 Questions 1-5 Conversation Sux PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE IBT Test 4 175 arrTest 4 1. What are the students discussing? Click on two answers {A) How they feel about their classes Applying for a job as a teaching assistant Not having enough time to study [B] Stories from Russian history 2. Listen again to part of the conversation. 1 hen. answer the question. Why does the woman say thi 2 To request that the man speak more softly 8 “To express her dislike of thet madyia GE) To agree that lack of time is a problem CB) To inform the man that she needs to leave 3. Why does the woman like her Russian history class? @® Her professor is a well-known Russian 4, What is the man’s attitude toward discussion classes? @® He thinks that discussion classes are a good way to learn. He would like more the discussions, © He finds that most of the discussions are boring. ® He does not like discussion classes as much as lectures. me to prepare for 5, What does the man suggest the woman do? ® Participate more in her discussion class CB) Find out mote about a job opening Ce) Quit her job in the pizza restaurant Cb) Try not to worry about her problems author ‘The discussions improve her ability to learn. © Alllof the students in the class are from Rue The assigned reading includes interestin ier 1g is stories. 176 Delta's Key 10 THE Next Generation TOEFL® TestTest 4 © Disk 4, Track 3 Questions 6-11 Botany ethylene Six PRAcricE Tests FoR THE iBT 17Test 4 6. What is the lecture mainly about? @® The role of ethylene in plant aging processes @® The discovery of ethylene by fruit growers Ce) Differences between ethylene and other hormones © How plant hormones influence growth 7. According to the professor, how is ethylene unique? @® Bihylene is the only hormone that plants produce. @® Bihylene is produced only in flowering plants. © Bihylene both stimulates and restricts plant growth. ©® Ethylene is the only plant hormone that is a gas. 8. According to the lecture, what are two effects of ethylene’ Click on two answers. (A) Fruit becomes softer as it ripens. Plants develop complex root systems. [C) Trees shed their leaves in the fall. [D]_ Flower buds open in the spring. 9, Listen again to part of the lecture, Then answer the question. Why does the professor say this: ( To explain why she doesn’t like apples To deseribe a common disease of fruit To summarize the chain reaction of ripening © To caution against eating unwashed fruit 10, Based on the information in the lecture, indicate whether each process below is related to the hormone ethylene. For each sentence, click in the correct box. Yes | No “The decrease in chlorophyll causes fruit to lose its greenness and ‘become ripe, ‘Apples in songs bins ae Mashed ‘earbon dioxide to keep the ait circulating. ‘A tree's roots grow hairs that help it absorb water from the soil. ‘Weakened cell walls at the base of a leaf cause the leaf to break away. 11. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question, What does the professor imply about the falling of leaves? ® Leaves fall from old trees, but not from trees that are still young. @ Both hormones and environmental factors cause leaves to fal © The falling of leaves increases the tree's risk of getting a disease. ® Spraying ethylene into an orchard will prevent leaves from falling 178 Deuta’s Key 10 THE Next GENERATION TOEFL® TestTest 4. © Disk 4, Track 4 Questions 12-17 Business Peareete Sox PRAcTice TESTS FOR THE IBT 179 eeTest 4 12. According to the discussion, what are the 15. In the story, what point does Kay illustrate? characteristics of a good manager? CHeCRETRTTEERED: Management is very difficult profession. Success is possible if you keep trying. [A] The ability to set goals Even average students can go to top [B] Earning a high salary schools. [E] Knowledge of technology ©@ Some people have better luck than others, [D] Achieving results 16, Listen again to part of the discussion. Then 13. Why does the professor tell a story about May answer the question. and Kay? Why does the professor ask this: ( G@ To illustrate what a good manager does CB) To inspire students to apply to top schools C69 Ty caplain how to write a business plan C) To compare good and bad study habits @® He does not know whether May or Kay is a better manager. @® He disagrees with what the man says about May and Kay. @ He wants to invite either May or Kay as a guest speaker. He wants a mote satisfactory response @® She should have asked a graduate student from the class. to be her tutor. @® She understood the principals of good ‘management. @® She allowed events to keep her from reaching her goal. She studied very hard but had unusually bbad luck. 14, What does the professor imply about the student named May? 17. What does the professor mean by this statement: @® Kay earned high grades in all of her ‘management courses. @ Kay set goals and achieved results, as ‘managers do. © Kay acted independently without help from other people. © Kay knew how to manage het ie and 160 Deura’s Key 10 THE Next GENERATION TOEFL® Test