TOEFL ITP

Section 1
LISTENING COPREHENSION

In this section of the test, you will have an 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. Do no turn the pages until you are told to do so.

Part A
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 test book
and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and
fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

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1. (A) She brought lunch form home. (C) The woman likes pizza more than
(B) She has already eaten her lunch. he does.
(C) She cannot lend the man money (D) There were too many children in
for lunch the restaurant.
(D) She does not know how much 6. (A) Take a vacation
her lunch will cost. (B) Join a club
2. (A) She cannot help the man make (C) Come to a party
his decision. (D) Postpone a trip
(B) A bicycle is not a safe method of 7. (A) She is often late for the train.
transportation. (B) The man needs to get a more
(C) The man does not need a new current train schedule.
bicycle. (C) The train should arrive in about
(D) She does not know how to fix a ten minutes.
bicycle. (D) The train is often behind
3. (A) Apply for a job at the student schedule.
center 8. (A) The professor wrote an
(B) Spend less time working at the advertisement for television.
student center (B) The professor thinks young
(C) Drop one of his classes children watch too much television.
(D) Request a tutor at the student (C) The woman wrote an article
center about the professor.
4. (A) He makes excellent pizzas. (D) The woman consulted the
(B) He did not like the pizza. professor´s article for her essay.
 9. (A) It is not necessary to attend the 16. (A) Watch a movie on television
lecture. (B) Go out to dinner with the man
(B) There is not enough time to eat (C) Go to the tennis court
dessert. (D) play in the tournament
(C) Eating in the lecture hall is
prohibited. 17. (A) Help him complete a form
(D) The lecture probably will not start (B) Advise him about his classes
on time. (C) Lend him some money
10. (A) She does not think Sarah moved (D) Visit the man´s apartment
away after graduation.
(B) She thought the man knew where 18. (A) Few people know about the park.
Sarah moved. (B) He likes to read in the park.
(C) She has not talked to Sarah since (C) The park has not been there very
graduation. long.
(D) Sarah has moved out of town. (D) The park is no on the campus
map.
11. (A) She will spend the weekend
working in the lab. 19. (A) She has already completed her
(B) She does not have a ride to the paper.
beach. (B) She does not think the man will
(C) The man should go to the beach meet the deadline.
this weekend. (C) She is not sure whether her paper
(D) The man should postpone his lab will be long enough.
work until this weekend. (D) She may not be able to hand in
her paper on time.
12. (A) He is not upset with the woman.
(B) He is worried about the woman. 20. (A) He does not need the library book
(C) He will help the woman with her until the weekend.
project. (B) The woman should give the book
(D) He has just finished a big project. back to him on Monday.
(C) The woman can get the book
13. (A) Apply for a different job from him on Monday.
(B)Read an article (D) The woman should return the
(C) Write a new tax proposal book to the library by Monday.
(D) Contact the newspaper
21. (A) The woman should spend less
14. (A) Start cleaning sooner time at rehearsals.
(B) Hire a cleaning service (B) The woman should spend more
(C) Wait a while before giving time on her studies.
another party (C) People in plays are generally very
(D) Have his party at a different place busy.
(D) Many students are involved in
15. (A) He will check the temperature. the play.
(B) His meeting took longer than
expected. 22. (A) If he can help her fill out a job
(C) The weather will get cooler soon. application
(D) The woman should take a break. (B) If he knows of any job openings
with his former employer
 (C) If he will be returning to the camp
where he worked las year 27. (A) She does not find either option
(D) If he enjoyed the job he had las very appealing.
summer (B) She will need time to another
roommate.
23. (A) He plans to go to the doctor. (C) She is going to need
(B) He has to buy some medicine. transportation to campus.
(C) He dislikes cold weather. (D) She wants to make sure she
(D) He does not have a cold. heard the man clearly.
28. (A) He has already taken the botany
24. (A) Contact their professor class
(B) Continue on the same road (B) He is not interested in botany.
(C) Try to get on Highway 6 (C) He will try to meet the woman on
(D) Take a bus to class Tuesday.
(D) He cannot go if the trip is on
25. (A) Writing her thesis was easier than Tuesday.
she thought it would be.
(B) She intends to work on her thesis 29. (A) In has not been completed yet.
during her vacation. (B) It needs to be repeated.
(C) She intentionally chose an easy (C) There were errors in the planning
topic to write about. stages.
(D) She plans to spend some time (D) The results were surprising.
relaxing.
30. (A) He forgot about the faculty
26. (A) He has invited many people to breakfast.
lunch tomorrow. (B) He just purchased a new
(B) He intentionally cooked a lot of calendar.
soup. (C) He had to leave the faculty
(C) He does not like leftovers either. breakfast early.
(D) He used leftovers in the soup. (D) He usually does not eat breakfast.

Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation,
you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best
answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
31. (A) Causes of the extinction of the (D) To point out that dodo birds
dodo bird often had trouble finding food
(B) The relationship between the
dodo bird and the tambalacoque tree 35. (A) The early history of bookbinding
(C) Characteristics of tambalacoque (B) How old books become valuable
seeds (C) Economical way to protect old
(D) Attempts to save the books
tambalacoque seeds (D) Why some books deteriorate

32. (A) They built houses on the dodo 36. (A) They are often handled
bird´s breeding grounds. improperly by readers.
(B) They used up most of the dodo (B) The paper is destroyed by
bird´s food supply. chemicals.
(C) They brought new diseases to the (C) The ink used in printing damages
the paper.
island.
(D) They brought new animals to the (D) The glue used in the binding loses
its strength.
island.

33. (A) Dodo birds made the soil more

37. (A) They are difficult to read.
fertile.
(B) Dodo birds protected trees form (B) They are slowly falling apart.
insects. (C) They were not made from wood
(C) Dodo birds made ate plants that pulp
competed with the trees for (D) they should be stored in a cold
resources. place.
(D) Dodo birds prepared 38. (A) Get some books for the man to
tambalacoque seeds for germination. look at
34. (A) To describe a disease that may (B) Ask the man to look over her
have killed many dodo birds notes
(B) To explain how dodo birds (C) Continue her research in the
processed food library
(C) To explain the origin of the dodo (D) Find more information on how
bird´s name books are preserved
 Part C
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. After each talk, you will hear
some questions. The talks and the questions will not be repeated.

After you hear a question, read the four possible answers I your test book and choose the best
answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

39. (A) An ancient Inca city 43. (A) He encouraged them to imitate
(B) Early Incan architecture Impressionist painters.
(C) The role of religion in Incan (B) He offered them private classes in
society painting.
(D) The daily lives of the Incan royal (C) He paid for them to study
family overseas.
(D) He commissioned them to create
40. (A) There was not much flat land to certain types of art.
build on.
(B) The soil there was too poor to 44. (A) Vollard´s talent for combining art
support agriculture. and business
(C) There was not much water there. (B) An important difference between
(D) There was no way to transport art and craft
goods to Machu Picchu. (C) An object that Impressionists
often included in their painting
41. (A) A lace for royalty to recover from (D) The simplicity of Vollard´s artistic
illnesses
preferences
(B) A religious retreat for royal
women 45. (A) Sell inexpensive color prints of
(C) A refuge from invaders famous paintings
(D) A place to grow high-elevation (B) Promote a new type of art
crops (C) Lend Vollard money to open his
first art gallery
42. (A) His sudden transition from artist (D) Allow Vollard to paint at the
to art dealer workplace
(B) His collection of portraits of
famous artist 46. (A) Vollard lost all of his savings.
(C) His importance as a promoter of (B) Vollard decides to represent only
art Cézanne.
(D) The criteria he used to decide (C) Both Vollard and Cézanne
which artists to support became famous.
(D) Cézanne introduced Vollard to
other artists.
47. (A) Factors that affect the ability to remember

(B) The influence of childhood 49. (A) Repeat it aloud

memories on adulthood (B) Write it down
(C) A proposal for future (C) Make a mental picture of it
psychological research (D) Practice recalling it
(D) Benefits of a busy lifestyle
50. (A) Ask questions about the assigned
48. (A) The need to exercise the memory reading
(B) How the brain differs from other (B) Give an example of active
body tissues learning
(C) The unconscious activity (C) Explain recent research on
(D) How nerves control body recalling childhood memories
movement (D) Make an assignment for the next
class session