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I.
Question commonly asked about the TOEFL
Answer the following questions in complete sentences

1. Can you leave a question blank in a multiple choice question?
2. If you finish a section before time is called, can you go to another section?
II. Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
A. Questions 1 through 5 are based on the following reading.
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to
honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and
strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contest in running, jumping, discus
and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual
cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were
greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung
about their deeds. Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any
wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.
The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in
four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C.
1. Which of the following is not true?

(A) Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.
(B) The games were held in Greece every four years.
(C) Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
(D) Poem glorified the winners in song.
2. Why were the Olympic Games held?
(A) to stop wars (C) to crown the best athletes

(B) to honor Zeus (D) to sing songs about the athletes
3. Approximately how many years ago did these game originate?
(A) 776 years (C) 2,277 years

(B) 1,205 years (D) 2,760 years
4. Which of the following contests was not mentioned?
(A) discus throwing (C) skating

(B) boxing (D) running
5. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
(A) They liked to fight.
(B) They were very athletic.
(C) They liked a lot of ceremony.
(D) They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates.
B. Directions for question 1 and 2
For each of these questions, choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the
original sentence. Note that several of the choices may be factually correct, but you
should choose the one that is the closest restatement of the given sentence.
1. Even though Julie is a champion swimmer, she still practices every day.
(A) Julie practices swimming every day despite the fact that she’s a champion
swimmer.
(B) Even though Julie practices every day, she’s still a champion swimmer.
(C) If Julie practices every day, she’ll be a champion swimmer.
(D) Julie swims every day; consequently she’s a champion swimmer.
2. Mrs. Sylvester will retire next month after teaching chemistry for twenty years.
(A) Twenty years after teaching chemistry, Mrs. Sylvester will retire.
(B) After she has finished teaching chemistry for twenty years, Mrs. Sylvester
will retire.
(C) Having taught chemistry for twenty years, Mrs. Sylvester will retire next
month.
(D) It will be twenty years next month since Mrs. Sylvester retired.
C. Directions
In question 1-10 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each
sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to
choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if
it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, on your answer sheet, find
the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have
chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.
1. Recent border confrontations between the two military groups lend credence to
the rumors of an impending war.
(A) enterprises (C) discarding

(B) consequences (D) engaging
2. Marcia and Bill were the recipients of the president's scholarship for fine arts.
(A) creators (B) donors

(C) receivers (D) instigators
3. The ancient Greek temple is perched on top of Athen's highest hill.
(A) paramount (C) viewed

(B) seen (D) located
4. Most of the wounded passengers were quickly removed from the aircraft.
(A) unconscious (C) deceased

(B) injured (D) distressed
5. During the conference, the speaker tried to convey his feelings concerning the
urgency of favorable decision.
(A) summon (C) impose

(B) usurp (D) communicate
6. The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable.
(A) rainy (C) uninviting

(B) stormy (D) intense
7. An unsuccessful attempt was made to salvage the yacht and its contents.
(A) save (C) sink

(B) surface (D) submerge
8. The Titanic lies buried in its aqueous tomb.
(A) watery (C) glorious

(B) subterranean (D) unknown
9. The densely populated area was a breeding place for infectious diseases.
(A) meagerly (C) sparsely

(B) improperly (D) heavily
10. Part of the county area was annexed to the city in recent months.
(A) joined (C) dispensed

(B) separated (D) revoked
III. Listening Comprehension Script
A. Questions 1 through 3 are based on the following talk.
Although played quite well in Florida and Latin America, jai alai is not an
American game. This handball type game originated in the Basque region of Spain.
Jai alai is one of the fastest-moving ball games. In Florida it is legal to place bets on
the players, somewhat similar to betting in horse racing. Bets are placed on a win,
place, show basis-that is, first, second, and third.
Sports experts agree that jai alai requires more skill, speed ,endurance, and nerve
than any other game.
1. Where did jai alai originate?

2. Betting on jai alai players is compared to betting in what other sport?
3. To what game is jai alai compare in the reading?
B. Questions 4 through 7 are based on the following conversation.
Man : How long have you been out of the country, miss? Where did you go?
Women : I spent three weeks in Switzerland, and one week in Greece.
Man : Do you have any plants, meat, or alcoholic beverages to declare?
Women : I have only two bottles of rum.
Man : How much did you spend on your purchases while you were away?
Woman : About $100.
Man : Please open this small suitcase for me… Ok, give this card to the
official at the red desk.
4. Where did this conversation most likely take place?

5. How many countries did the woman visit?
6. How long was the woman out of the country?
7. What did the woman have to declare?
C. Questions 8 are based on the following talk.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth

century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a
great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His father was most instrumental
by supervising his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the deaf and investigated
the science of acoustics, his studies eventually led to invention of the multiple
telegraph and his greatest invention-the telephone. The last quarter century of his life
was dedicated to advance in aviation.
8. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention?
D. Questions 9 through 10 are based on the following conversation.

Man : Who wrote that exciting soy adventure novel Topaz?
Women : That was Leon Uris.
Man : Didn’t h also write those famous stories about bullfighting in
Pamplona, Spain?
Woman : No. That was Ernest Hemingway
9. What do we learn about Leon Uris?

10. What kind of book is Topaz?

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I.

Question commonly asked about the TOEFL

Answer the following questions in complete sentences

II. Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

A. Questions 1 through 5 are based on the following reading.

1. Which of the following is not true?

2. Why were the Olympic Games held?

(A) to stop wars (C) to crown the best athletes

3. Approximately how many years ago did these game originate?

(A) 776 years (C) 2,277 years

4. Which of the following contests was not mentioned?

(A) discus throwing (C) skating

B. Directions for question 1 and 2

(A) enterprises (C) discarding

(A) creators (B) donors

3. The ancient Greek temple is perched on top of Athen's highest hill.

(A) paramount (C) viewed

(A) unconscious (C) deceased

(A) summon (C) impose

6. The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable.

(A) rainy (C) uninviting

(A) save (C) sink

8. The Titanic lies buried in its aqueous tomb.

(A) watery (C) glorious

(A) meagerly (C) sparsely

(A) joined (C) dispensed

A. Questions 1 through 3 are based on the following talk.

1. Where did jai alai originate?

4. Where did this conversation most likely take place?

C. Questions 8 are based on the following talk.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth

8. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention?

D. Questions 9 through 10 are based on the following conversation.

9. What do we learn about Leon Uris?

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