TOEFL-Conversations

Exercise 2: Conversations-Friends on Campus.
       In some conversations in the listening section on the Paper-Based TOEFL or the Computer-Based TOEFL, you will be asked to recall information exchanged in conversations among friends in a variety of settings on campus. Choose the best answer.
QUESTION:
1. What are the main topic of this conversation?
(A). The man's graduation.
(B). The couple's engagement.
(C). The man's smoking.
(D). The man's stress.
Conversation:
AUDIO:
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between two students on campus.
Man:        We seem to be having this conversation over and over again.
Women:  You're right.
Man:        Look, i know how you feel about my smoking. You don't have to tell me every day.
Women:  I'm sorry. I worry about you.
Man:        I know. But work and school have me so stress out. Maybe I will be able to quit after I graduate.
Women:  Let's be honest. There's away going to be a reason not to. After you graduate, it's going to be hard to find a job, then there will be the stress from just starting a job, then...
Man:       Okay, I get your point. It's just so hard. You don't really understand because you never smoked.
Women: You need some help. Why don't you go to a doctor?
Man:       You mean a psychiatrist.
Women: No, I don't. I mead a general practitioner. Maybe you get a patch, or... or some pills, well, I don't know, something to help you with the withdrawal. Because that's what it is.
Man:      Really, I believe I can quit on my own. Just not right now. But i will think about what you said. I will.
Women: All right. I won't mention it for a week. Then I want to know your decision. Because if you don't get some help, I need to rethink our plans.
Man:      You mean you'd break our engagement over this? I can't believe it!
Women: I don't know. I love you, but I am not sure I could accept everything that goes along with the smoking.
AUDIO:
1. What is the main topic of this conversation?
ANSWER:
(C) "Look, I know how you feel about my smoking. You don't have to tell me every day"
Choices:(A),(B) and (D) are mentioned in reference to the main topic of the conversation, " the man's smoking".

The terms we have learned-pitch, half step, whole step, enharmonic, and related terms-are basic to any discussion of melody. They refer to the constituent parts of melody and are therefore fundamental to understanding it's qualities, which we will discuss next.

QUESTION:
2. What does the women suggest?
(A). That the man rethink theirs plans.
(B). That  the man see a family doctor.
(C). That the man see a psychiatrist.
(D). That the man concentrate on his studies.
AUDIO:
2.  What does the women suggest?
ANSWER:
(B) "Why don't you go to a doctor?... I mean a general practitioner".
Choice: (A) is not correct because the  women, not the man, will rethink their plans.
Choice: (C) Refer to the man's interpretation of the suggestion, not to the women suggests.
Choice: (D) Refer to a source of stress, not to the women's suggestion.
 

The score is reported separately form the TOEFL score. It's not included in the computation of the total TOEFL score and does not affect your score on the multiple-choice TOEFL. You should write about 300 words or three to five short paragraphs.

QUESTION:
3. What does the man promise to do?
(A) Get a patch to help him stop smoking.
(B) Stop smoking immediately on his own.
(C) Smoke less then usual for the next week.
(D) Think about the women's suggestions.
AUDIO:
3. What does the man promise to do?
ANSWER:
(D) " But I'll think about what you said".
Choice: (A) Refers to a suggestion by the woman, not to a promise by the man, will rethink their plans.
Choice: (B) Is not correct because the man says that he will quit, but"... not right now". 
Choice: (C) Is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information the conversation.

 This section tests your ability to understand reading passages like those in here. After each passage, you will answer questions about it. You will have 25 minutes to read each passage and answer the comprehension questions. You may use to notes to answer. There are to types of reading comprehension questions. The multiple-choice question require that you choose the best of four possible answers. The computer-assisted questions require that you follow directions on the screen. You may return to previous questions in the same reading passage, but after you go to the next passage.
  QUESTION:
 4. How does the man feel about the women's decision?
(A). Patient.
(B). Surprised.
(C). Worried.
(D). Irritate.
AUDIO:
4. How does the man feel about women's decision?
ANSWER:
(B) " I can't believe it!".
Choice: (C) Refers to the women's feelings, not to those of the man. 
Choice: (A) and (D) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation. 

The independent topics are very general and do not require any specialized knowledge to the subject to answer them. Technical words are explained in the text or in the glossary for the integrated. Most of the topics ask you to agree or disagree with a statement or or to express an opinion.

QUESTION:
5. What can we infer about the woman?
(A). She has stopped smoking.
(B). She does not want to get married to the man.
(C). She has asked the man to quit smoking many times.
(D). She is not in love with the man.
AUDIO:
5. What can we infer about the woman?
ANSWER:
(C) Since the man says that the woman does not have to tell him how she feels about his smoking every day, it may be concluded that she has asked the man to quit smoking many times.
Choice: (B) Is not correct because she is engaged.
Choice: (D) Is not correct because she loves the man.
Choice: (A) Is not correct because the woman has never smoked.

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