Day 2 Basic Listening for TOEFL Pro

Lesson 1: Anticipating Questions about dialogs

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Exercise 1
Focus: Guessing which type of question will be asked about dialogs by looking at the four answer

choices.

Directions: QUickly look over the five Part A items in each set. Try to guess the topic ofthe dialog and the type of question that would be asked about it. Then look at the list of questions following each set of items. Put the letter of the appropriate question in the blank provided. One question in each set will not be used. The first one is done as an example.

Note: There is no audio material for this exercise.

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1.
(A) Pleased.
(B) Cold.
(C) Disappointed.
(D) Hungry.

Question: ___

(a) What will tomorrow's weather probably be like?

(b) How does the man feel?

(d) Where will the man go tomorrow?

(e) What does John say about the key?

(f) What will the woman do next?

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2.
(A) Go to her office.
(B) Call a taxi.
(C) Show the man where to find a taxi.
(D) Get directions.

Question: ___

(a) What will tomorrow's weather probably be like?

(b) How does the man feel?

(d) Where will the man go tomorrow?

(e) What does John say about the key?

(f) What will the woman do next?

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3.
(A) Cloudy but much warmer.
(B) Rainy.
(C) Clear but cold.
(D) The same as today's.

Question: ___

(a) What will tomorrow's weather probably be like?

(b) How does the man feel?

(d) Where will the man go tomorrow?

(e) What does John say about the key?

(f) What will the woman do next?

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4.
(A) He left it in the lock.
(B) It's still in his dorm room.
(C) He put it in his pocket.
(D) It doesn't work in this lock.

Question: ___

(a) What will tomorrow's weather probably be like?

(b) How does the man feel?

(d) Where will the man go tomorrow?

(e) What does John say about the key?

(f) What will the woman do next?

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5.
(A) Playing a game.
(B) Attending a play.
(C) Learning some lines.
(D) Trying to find tickets.

Question: ___

(a) What will tomorrow's weather probably be like?

(b) How does the man feel?

(d) Where will the man go tomorrow?

(e) What does John say about the key?

(f) What will the woman do next?

Your score is

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Lesson 2 Dialogues with sound confusion

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Focus: Discriminating between sound-alike words in dialogs and answer choices.
Directions: Listen to the dialogs. Decide which of the two choices, (A) or CB), best answers the question, and mark the appropriate blank. The first one is done as an example.
Now start the audio.

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(A) Get in a different lane

(B) stand in another line

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(A) Go down the slide

(B) Play on the sled

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(A) Put them in a life

(B) Throw them in a pile.

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(A) He can't shut his suitcase.

(B) His suitcase doesn't fit in the closet.

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(A) She made bread from whole wheat.

(B) She baked some white bread.

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(A) It's being audio.

(B) Brenda is typing it.

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(A) Emily bought new clothes.

(B) Emily recently moved.

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(A) Its taste has improved.

(B) It tastes slightly bitter.

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(A) How much the ticket cost.

(B) What Ellen might win.

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10.

(A) It's been chipped.

(B) There's a ship inside it.

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11.

(A) He tripped in the aisle.

(B) He slipped in some oil.

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12.

(A) For its fast horses.

(B) For its natural resources.

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13.

(A) Thinking about the decision.

(B) Arguing about the issue.

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14.

(A) The color is too bright.

(B) It doesn't fit around the neck

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15.

(A) Wrote his name on the paper.

(B) Told his students to write a paper.

Your score is

The average score is 49%

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Lesson 3 latihan 1 Dialogs with Homonyms and Words with Multiple Meanings

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Focus: Using the context of dialogs to identify homonyms.
Directions: Listen to the dialogs. Decide which of the pair of homonyms appears in the dialogs and mark the appropriate answer, (A) or (B).

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(A) presence

(B) presents

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(A) overdue

(B) overdo

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(A) pain

(B) pane

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(A) where

(B) wear

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(A) fined

(B) find

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(A) right

(B) write

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(A) board

(B) bored

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(A) brakes

(B) breaks

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(A) sail

(B) sale

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10.

(A) site

(B) sight

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(A) rose

(B) rows

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12.

(A) aloud

(B) allowed

Your score is

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Lesson 3 latihan 3 Dialogs with Homonyms and Words with Multiple Meanings

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Focus: Using the context of dialogs to answer questions involving both homonyms and words with multiple defInitions.
Directions: Listen to the statements. Decide which of the two choices best answers the question and mark the appropriate answer, (A) or (B).

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(A) Look for mistakes.

(B) Write a check.

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(A) Events in the past.

(B) The man's performance in class.

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(A) He'd never heard buffaloes before.

(B) This was the first herd he'd ever seen.

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(A) Follow the directions on the sign.

(B) Sign up for another class.

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(A) Buy a second suit.

(B) Consider it for a little while.

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(A) He can't carry the luggage by himself.

(B) The handle on the suitcase is broken.

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(A) He was surprised by the rain.

(B) He just got out of the shower.

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(A) The class has a better opinion of him.

(B) He was standing in front of the class.

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(A) She works in an office by herself.

(B) She's in charge of making loans.

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10.

(A) She's sorry the seminar is over.

(B) She was often absent from the seminar.

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11.

(A) They can park their car at the zoo.

(B) The park is located near the zoo.

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12.

(A) If she has some money for a phone call.

(B) If her phone number has changed recently.

Your score is

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Lesson 4 Dialogs with Idiomatic Expressions

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Focus: Recognizing synonyms for idiomatic expressions.
Directions: Listen to the spoken statements. Each contains an idiomatic or fIgurative expression which is written out. First decide which of the two choices best answers the question and mark the appropriate answer, (A) or (B). Then underline the phrase in the correct answer that has the same meaning as the idiom. If necessary, rewind the audio and listen to the exercise again.

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(A) She was in trouble.

(B) She took a warm bath.

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(A) He met Caroline unexpectedly at the coffee shop.

(B) Caroline and I jogged to the coffee shop.

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(A) He and Chuck argued as soon as they met.

(B) He and Chuck quickly became friends.

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(A) The exam was simple.

(B) She had a snack after the test.

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(A) He can't leave until he finds his hat.

(B) He's ready to leave immediately.

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(A) He walks back and forth when he's nervous.

(B) He likes to walk along the edge.

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(A) She didn't want to practice because of the bad weather.

(B) She wasn't there because she felt a little sick.

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(A) He looks like his grandfather.

(B) He takes care of his grandfather.

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(A) He doesn't want the professor to quit teaching permanently.

(B) He hopes Professor Holmes has a good reason for quitting.

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10.

(A) Hand her the box .

(B) Help her carry the box.

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11.

(A) He likes to throw rocks in the park.

(B) He lives close to the park.

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12.

(A) She didn't consider it.

(B) She didn't like it.

Your score is

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Lesson 5 Answering Inference Questions about Dialogs

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Exercise 5

Focus: Listening to dialogs that are followed by inference questions and identifying the best answers.

Directions: Listen to the following dialogs. Decide which of the three choices-(A), (B), or (C )- best answers the question and mark the appropriate answer. The first one has been done as an example.

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(A) He's not related to Larry.

(B) He doesn't believe Larry won the contest.

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(A) The suit costs alot of money.

(B) The man dresses as if he were very wealthy.

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(A) There is just enough food.

(B) Many uninvited guests will come.

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(A) Dave is a painter.

(B) Dave's apartment has been recently painted.

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(A) He's changed his major often.

(B) He hasn't really changed his major.

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(A) His lectures put his students to sleep.

(B) He's a middle-aged man.

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(A) He hasn't been to the dentist for years.

(B) He wasn't able to see the dentist yesterday.

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(A) They have agreed on it.

(B) They have different opinions about it.

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(A) Louis's new boss shouldn't have been promoted.

(B) Louis and his old boss argued.

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10.

(A) There's not enough snow to cause a cancellation yet.

(B) It will probably snow all night.

Your score is

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