Section 1

Listening Comprehension

Time: Approximately 40 Minutes

In this section of the test, you will have opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand
conversations and talks in English. There are three parts to this section with special
directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by
the speakers in this test. When you take the actual TOEFL test, you will not be allowed to
take notes or write in your test book.

PART A
Questions number 1 – 30
DIRECTIONS
In Part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation,
you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be
repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your book and choose
the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill the
space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

PART B
Questions number 31 – 37
DIRECTIONS
In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation, you will
hear several questions. The conversation and questions about it will not be repeated. After
you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your book and choose the best
answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

PART C
Questions number 38 – 50
DIRECTIONS
In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. After each talk, you will hear some
questions. The talks and questions about it will not be repeated. After you hear a question,
read the four possible answers in your book and choose the best answer. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill the space that corresponds to the letter
of the answer you have chosen.
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Listening Comprehension - 1 Score  

1. no 1
A D ive the woman to the store

B Move the woman's car

C Get his car out of the woman's way

D Park his car in the d iveway

2. no 2
A He agrees with the woman's choice

B He doesn't want spicy food

C He wants the salad to be fresh

D Garlic is his favo ite flavor

3. no 3
A He's not the one to blame

B Somebody just left

C He has been looking for the key

D Somebody is knocking at the door

4. no 4
A Wipe the snow off his boots

B Tu n on the radio

C Unpack his suitcase

D Take his boots with him

5. no 5
A She doesn't think the news is bad

B She heard the news quite recently

C She is the only one who has heard the news

D She found the newspaper a ticle earlier

B She'd like to take many more vacations

C She missed taking many of the pictures she wanted

D She spent too much money on her vacation

7. no 7
A D iving would be cheaper than taking the train

B The train is faster than traveling by car

C They should cancel the t ip

D It would be a good idea to sta t d iving early

8. no 8
A She's studying for an accounting exam

B She's been working in the libra y a lot

C She'll be going to the libra y after her exams

D She has more exams than he does

9. no 9
A He's already too hot

B He hasn't received a fuel bill yet

C He can't afford to tu n the heat up

D He has no more sweaters

10. no 10
A D ive to work

B Go to the golf course

C T y to fix the car

D Take care of himself

11. no 11
A She probably won't go to the dinner

B She doesn't know what time the dinner is

C The dinner won't last too long

D It's time that A thur retired

B He didn't have time for lunch

C He had wanted to ask the woman out

D He didn't have the woman's phone number

13. no 13
A He lives near the woman

B The woman should come to his house

C The woman should take today off

D He can't keep their appointment

14. no 14
A The bookshelf won't fit in the kitchen

B The man will give the woman some books

C The woman will help the man soon

D The man doesn't know where to put the bookshelf

15. no 15
A Put a stamp on his letter

B Make his letter sho ter

C Keep working on the letter

D Send the letter as it is

16. no 16
A He's ve y hung y

B He doesn't like fish

C He doesn't have much appetite

D He likes to eat most things

17. no 17
A Find a pa t-time job as a tutor

B Meet him after work to study

C Use her sala y to pay the tuition

D Allow herself plenty of time for studying

B She no longer needed the book

C She had been looking for the book

D She thought the man's book was wonde ful

19. no 19
A She had a hard day yesterday

B She needs to make more coffee

C She d inks too much coffee

D She wasn't able to see him yesterday

20. no 20
A He used insect spray to control the mosquitoes

B He was wea ing sho t sleeves when he got bitten

C He finds working in the garden relaxing

D Some plants in the garden i itated his skin

21. no 21
A The audience seemed to like the conce t

B She was satisfied with her seat

C More people attended the conce t than expected

D She was pleased to be asked to pe fo m

22. no 22
A She got caught in the rain

B She took the wrong bus

C Some tea spilled on her

D Her laund y didn't d y

23. no 23
A The tutor wasn't se iously hu t

B She could tutor the man in math

C It's good idea to get a tutor

D She's sure Professor Anderson is a good tutor

B He isn't enthusiastic about his job

C He will leave his job if he's not promoted

D His job is going well

25. no 25
A Laura probably spoke with Donald

B He'll give the message to Laura

C He took a message for Laura

D Laura wasn't able to reach Donald

26. no 26
A She promises to help the man lea n physics

B She can't find the a ticle he has to read

C She found the conclusions to be ve y promising

D She disagrees with the a ticle's logic

27. no 27
A She doesn't know much about painting

B She should have sta ted sooner

C She ought to know when the class begins

D She wo ies too much

28. no 28
A Lea n more about ca ing for cats before b inging one home

B Choose a good name for the kitten

C Give the cat away since he can't keep it

D Keep the kitten in his do m room

29. no 29
A They don't usually get much mail

B They just moved to a new address

C They pick up their mail at the post office

D They are looking fo ward to receiving the letter

B He would go with her to the movie

C He had already seen the movie

D He wasn't going to go to the movie

31. no 31
A The students needed off campus jobs

B The theater depa tment needed more talented students

C The opera company was looking for volunteers

D The new dean thought it would provide good expe ience for the students

32. no 32
A Work with an opera troupe

B Work pa t-time for the dean

C Pe fo m on the radio

D Submit their suggestions to the dean

33. no 33
A A good singing voice

B A commitment to the project for two semesters

C An academic concentration in theater a ts

D A ce tain grade point average

34. no 34
A To choose a topic for a te m paper

B To type some research mate ials

C To find mate ial not available at the main libra y

D To lea n to use the computers there

35. no 35
A An analysis of early presidential elections

B A compa ison of political jou nals

C The use of computers in calculating election results

D The impact of television on recent presidential elections

B Most of the info mation he needs will be found in newspapers

C She thinks he should change it

D It should take a ve y sho t time to find mate ial on it

37. no 37
A Travel to that libra y to get it

B Pay to use it

C Read it in the graduate school libra y

D Order the mate ial from the publisher

38. no 38
A Advice about landscaping

B Hints about saving to buy a house

C Photographs of the homes of famous people

D Plans for houses

39. no 39
A Nineteenth-centu y Ame ican painting

B Ame ican architectural histo y

C Introduction to economics

D Eighteenth-centu y Ame ican society

40. no 40
A There was a sho tage of architects

B They included plans for elaborate houses

C Builders could not work without one

D They were relatively inexpensive

41. no 41
A People who restore old houses

B People who sell houses

C People who design new houses

D People who want to buy a house

B To help at an archaeological dig

C To take a vacation with f iends

D To do research for a physics project

43. no 43
A Its shape

B Its size

C Its location

D Its b ighhtness

44. no 44
A Smaller circles

B Bands of color

C A large white disc

D Cu ved legs of-light

45. no 45
A It had never been seen before

B It was in the student's imagination

C It would stay there for days

D It was fairly common

46. no 46
A A halo

B A sunspot

C A sun dog

D A rainbow

47. no 47
A Nursing students

B Undergraduate college students

C The graduating class at a medical school

D First-year medical students

B Understaffed areas would gain more

C Students would finish medical school in three years

D More students would enter specialty areas

49. no 49
A Practical expe ience

B Extra income

C Course credit

D Tuition reduction

50. no 50
A It's difficult to get to know one's patients

B Income tends to be relatively low

C It's difficult to gain the respect of the community

D There is ve y little business for specialists