TOEFL SIMULATION

SECTION I (LISTENING COMPREHENSION)

Part A (B) Eggs
1. (A) Something happened to her car (C) Bleach
(B) She was broken and couldn’t afford the bus (D) Detergent
(C) She got up too late to catch the bus
(D) Her car got stuck in the driveway 33. (A) It is a no-frills store
(B) The fresh food looked appetizing
2. (A) She doesn’t like other people brushing her (C) The lines are shorter
clothes (D) There is a wide selection
(B) She doesn’t like to drink
(C) She doesn’t like to knit 34. (A) The man did not enjoy the store
(D) She doesn’t like being snubbed at a party (B) Nothing was on sale
(C) He spent more than $50
3. (A) He will buy the car as soon as he gets the (D) He found the food inexpensive
money
(B) His friend is buying the car for him 35. (A) San Juan
(C) He can’t afford to buy a new car (B) Venus
(D) He has already made the down payment on (C) Miami
the car (D) Port-o-call

4. (A) She had to fly out of town 36. (A) Morison

(B) She’s sick (B) Mowrison
(C) She said that she’d come later (C) Norrison
(D) She decided to stay home (D) Morrison

5. (A) 15 37. (A) Cash

(B) 50 (B) Credit Card
(C) 85 (C) Personal check
(D) 100 (D) Traveler’s checks

6. (A) The man doesn’t have to study a foreign 38. (A) In three days
language (B) March 27
(B) The man just received an “A” on his test (C) March 15
(C) The man’s adviser gave him some good (D) June 20
advice
(D) He doesn’t have to take the final exam Part C
39. (A) The cost of gasoline
7. (A) Rusty will lose his car because he hasn’t (B) Over congestion of university areas
made the payments (C) Dangerous driving conditions
(B) the finance company is returning Rusty’s car (D) Police roadblocks
(C) Rusty has a broken finger from falling on the
pavement behind his car 40. (A) State law only
(D) Rusty’s car is being repaired (B) City law only
(C) Natural low
PART B (D) City and state law
31. (A) Department store
(B) Supermarket 41. (A) Roller skating in the street is only a local
(C) Produce market problem
(D) Variety store (B) Skaters are creating problems for motorists
(C) Police will ticket violators
32. (A) Tuna fish
 (D) The problem is most common in college (C) By toboggan and snowshoes
and university areas (D) On animals

42. (A) New political ways 45. (A) Corn

(B) New methods of fishing (B) Domesticated animals
(C) New means of water travel (C) Building shelters
(D) How to trap animals (D) Trapping animals

43. (A) They were plentiful in England
(B) They grew only in certain sections of the
country
(C) They were preferred raw
(D) They did not exist in England
44. (A) By canoe
(B) By blazing trails through the forest
46. (A) The settlers were well prepared for the
hardship that they would encounter
(B) The new settlers evidently found the
winters severe
(C) The Indians taught the settlers how to build
canoes
(D) The settlers brought tools and weapons to
the New World

SECTION II – STRUCTURE

1. Cataract surgery __________ increases your risk of retinal detachment.

a. Slightly
b. Slightest
c. Slighting
d. Slightingly
2. The Burj Khalifa was previously ___________ as Burj Dubai before its name was officially changed to Burj
Khalifa during its grand opening.
a. Know
b. Knew
c. Known
d. Knowing
3. The Burj Khalifa has restored the record of _________ the location of the Earth’s tallest freestanding
structure to the Middle East.
a. Been
b. Be
c. Was
d. Being
4. Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply
___________ blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substance in the coronary arteries.
a. Were
b. Is
c. Have been
d. Been
5. Leiden is a city with a ___________, not only in science, but also in the arts.
a. Richly culture heritage
b. Rich cultural heritage
c. Rich culture heritage
d. Rich culturally heritage
SECTION III (READING COMPREHENSION)

Questions 1 – 7 are based on the following passage!

“Did you see that?” Joe said to his friend Bill.

“You’re a great shooter!” Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

“Bill, you never miss!” Joe said admiringly.

“Unless I’m in a real game,” Bill complained.

“Then I miss all the time.” Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in
the school

yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

“Maybe you just need to practice more,” Joe suggested.

“But I practice all the time with you!” Bill objected.

He shook his head. “I just can’t play well when people are watching me.”

“You play well when I’m watching,” Joe pointed out.

“That’s because I’ve known you since we were five years old,” Bill said with a smile. “I’m just not comfortable playing
when other people are around.”

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea. The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice.
After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

“Practice without me,” Joe said to his friend. “I’ll be back in a minute.”

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher,
two secretaries, and a janitor.

reading comprehension basketball

When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help. Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they
all went toward the school’s basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets
in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

“Hey, Bill!” Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

“I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you,” Joe said. “Now you’ll have nothing to
worry about for the next game!”

1. What would be the best title for the story?

A. Joe Joins the Team
B. Practice Makes Perfect
C. Bill Wins the Big Game
D. Bill’s Basketball Problem
2. In line 8, the word performed is closest in meaning to _______.
A. acted
B. played
C. moved
D. changed
3. Why is Bill upset?
A. He plays better in practice than he does during games.
B. The school yard is not a good place to practice.
C. Joe watches him too closely when he plays.
D. His team loses too many games.
4. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?
A. He is comfortable with Joe.
B. Joe tells him how to play better.
C. He does not know that Joe is there.
D. He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.
5. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?
A. Because he wants more players for his team
B. Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervous
C. Because he wants to show them his talent
D. Because he wants more people to see the next game
6. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT _______.
A. Joe
B. a janitor
C. a math teacher
D. the basketball coach
7. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?
A. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do
B. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there
C. Because Bill likes to practice alone
D. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions