PEMBAHASAN SOAL TOEFL PREDICTION - LISTENING

A. PART 1 M1 menyatakan bahwa setiap orang bisa bertemu kecuali Lisa,

1. F1: So are you still planning to fly to Orlando for your yang bermakna bahwa hampir semua siswa bisa bertemu.
vacation? 5. M2: I went for a hike in the woods, and now my legs are all
M2: Not the way air fares have been going up! scratched up from the thorns.
F2: What does the man mean? F1: Maybe next time you'll wear a pair of long pants when you
Answer: B. The cost of flying has increased go hiking.
M2 menyatakan bahwa harga tiket sedang naik F2: What can be inferred about the man?
Air fares = The cost Answer : B. He was wearing shorts on his hike
Going up = Increased F1 memberikan saran kepada M2 untuk memakai celana
2. M1: I can't believe we have to buy eight books for Professor panjang pada pendakian selanjutnya, karena M2 kakinya
McKnight's class. That's going to cost a fortune. tergores duri. Hal ini mengidikasikan bahwa pada saat
F1: But four of them are inexpensive paperbacks. pendakian M2 mengenakan celana pendek.
F2: What does the woman tell the man? 6. F1: So, Rob, what are you going to do with your free afternoon?
Answer: D. Only four of the books are not expensive M1: I thought I'd pay Michelle a visit.
F1 menyatakan bahwa hanya empat dari buku tersebut yang F2: What does Rob mean?
murah. Answer : A. He intends to see Michelle
Inexpensive = not expensive Ungkapan To pay a visit memiliki makna serupa dengan to see
3. M1: You still planning to play golf this afternoon? 7. F1: There won't be enough chairs in the auditorium.
F1: I don't think so. It looks a lot like rain to me. M2: We could always rent more.
F2: What does the woman mean? F2: What does the man suggest?
Answer : A. It will probably rain today Answer : D. Getting more chairs
Apa yang dimaksud F1 adalah bahwa ada kemungkinan hujan. M2 menyarankan untuk menyewa kursi lebih.
Looks a lot like = probably 8. F1: What does that sign say?
4. F1: Can everyone in the class meet in the library on Friday? M2: Uh, I can't quite make it out either.
M1: Everyone but Lisa. F2: What does the man tell the woman?
F2: What does the man mean? Answer : A. He can’t read the sign
Answer : A. Nearly all of the students can meet Dari percakapan tersebut M2 menyatakan bahwa dia juga tidak
bisa membaca/ memahami tanda tersebut.
 Can’t make out = can’t read/understand F1 berpendapat bahwa sang pelayan nampak kasar yang
9. M1: It's getting harder and harder to find affordable housing berarti bahwa dia tidak sopan.
near campus. Rude = impolite
F1: Isn't it, though! 13. F1: Tony spent the whole weekend fishing, and he didn't catch
F2: What does the woman mean? one single fish.
Answer : C. It’s not easy to find inexpensive housing near M2: I'm not too surprised.
F2: What does the man mean?
campus
Answer : C. He doesn’t think Tony is a good fisherman.
Ungkapan F1 menegaskan bahwa dia menyetujui pendapat M1
M2 merasa tidak terkejut dengan pernyataan F1 tentang Tony
bahwa tidak mudah menemukan perumahan murah di dekat
yang tidak mendapatkan ikan satupun. Ini berarti bahwa M2
kampus.
tidak merasa bahwa Tony pandai memancing.
10. M1: I'm going to go now. 14. M1: I need a few more minutes to fill out this form.
F1: You'd better hurry. They're almost sold out of tickets for F1: Take your time.
Saturday's game. F2: What does the woman tell the man?
F2: Where is the man probably going to go next? Answer : D. There’s no hurry
Answer : B. To buy tickets F1 mempersilahkan M1 menyelesaikan form dengan tambahan
M1 berniat untuk membeli tiket. Hal tersebut ditegaskan oleh waktu, yang berarti bahwa dia tidak perlu buru-buru.
F1 bahwa tiket akan segera habis terjual. 15. M2: Has Russell ever been to Seattle?
11. M1: We raised some money this week, but it was just a drop in F1: Once before, I believe.
the bucket. F2: What does the woman say about Russell?
F1: Maybe we'll do better next week. Answer : C. He has visited Seattle once
F2: What is the problem? F1 menyatakan bahwa sebelumnya Russell sudah pernah ke
Answer : C. They still need more money Seattle.
M1 menyatakan bahwa uang yang mereka kumpulkan dalam Has ever been = has visited
seminggu secepat itu habis, sehingga mereka masih 16. F1: Is Lily still planning to study overseas?
membutuhkan uang lagi. M1: No, her parents threw cold water on that plan.
12. M2: Tell me, what do you think of our waiter? F2: What did Lily's parents do?
F1: Kind of rude, isn't he? Answer : A. Disapproved of her plan
F2: What is the woman's opinion of the waiter? Threw cold water bermakna tidak menyetujui/ tidak
Answer : B. He is impolite membolehkan
17. F2: David, do you think that the music was too loud? Answer : A. He needs the insurance no matter how much it
M2: Well, no-not if you wanted the people across town to hear costs
It! F1 mengatakan pada M1 bagaimana pun keadaannya M1
F2: What does David imply about the music? membutuhkan asuransi seberapa mahal ia.
Answer : D. It was much too loud 21. F1: Did Morgan pass the test?
M2 menyindir F2 dengan mengatakan bahwa suara musik M2: Pass it? With flying colors!
tersebut sebenarnya tidak nyaringjika ke kota seberang. Hal ini F2: What does the man say about Morgan?
bermakna bahwa suara tersebut terlalu nyaring untuk didengar. Answer : C. She did well on the test
18. F1: This was supposed to be a quiet, relaxing weekend. With flying color = do it well
M1: But it didn't quite turn out that way, did it? Ungkapan M2 tentang Morgan menegaskan bahwa Morgan
F2: What does the man imply about the weekend? tidak hanya lulus namun juga benar-benar melakukannya
Answer : C. It was unexpectedly busy dengan baik.
Turn out that way = unexpected 22. M1: Oh, no, it's still out of order!
M1 mengatakan bahwa akhir pekan yang seharusnya berjalan F1: I guess we'll just have to walk up all those stairs again
dengan santai dan tenang tidak sesuai rencana. Hal itu berarti today.
bahwa dia sibuk. F2: What are these two people talking about?
19. F1: The front door to the lab was unlocked on Saturday Answer : A. An elevator
morning. Apa yang dibicarakan dua orang tersebut adalah elevator.
M2: Really? That's strange. Karena belumbisa digunakan, mereka harus menggunakan
F2: What can be inferred from this conversation? tangga untuk naik.
Answer: A. The lab is generally locked on Saturdays 23. M1: Did you take your raincoat to the cleaner's, Meg?
M2 mengatakan bahwa itu adalah hal yang aneh jika pintu lab F1: No, I had to go to class, so I got my sister to take it.
tidak terkunci di hari sabtu karena umumnya pintu tersebut F2: What happened to the raincoat?
tertutup di hari sabtu. Answer : A. Meg’s sister took it to the cleaner’s
20. M1: This insurance policy has gotten so expensive, I can hardly Karena F1 (Meg) harus buru buru ke kelas, dia menyuruh
afford it. saudara perempuannya untuk mengambil jas hujannya.
F1: Yeah, but you can't really afford not to have it, can you? 24. M1: This schedule says we have to attend an orientation session
F2: What does the woman tell the man? before we can register.
M2: That's just for new students.
 F2: What can be inferred about these two speakers? Running through my head all week = hard to forget
Answer : B. They are not a new student F1 mengatakan bahwa lagu tersebut selalu terngiang-ngiang
Dari percakapan tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa kedua dalam pikirannya, sehingga dia sulit melupakannya.
orang tersebut adalah siswa lama, karena sesi orientasi hanya 28. F1: You look great in this picture, Larry. Look how you're
bisa dihadiri siswa baru. smiling!
25. F1: So, Doug, are you looking forward to helping your brother M1: So you did take that picture of me after all!
move this weekend? F2: What had the man originally assumed?
M1: Well, there are a couple of other ways I'd rather spend my Answer : B. His picture hadn’t been taken
weekend! Penggunaan did menjadi penanda bahwa M1 tidak pernah
F2: What does Doug mean? mengira bahwa F1 telah mengambil fotonya. Sehingga yang
Answer : C. He’d rather not to help his brother move ada di benaknya adalah F1 belum mengambil fotonya.
M1 (Doug) menyatakan bahwa ada beberapa hal yang lebih 29. F1: Hotel rooms along the beach must be very expensive.
ingin dia lakukan di akhir pekan dari pada membantu kakaknya M2: Not now. During the off-season, they're dirt cheap.
pindahan. Hal ini berarti dia memilih untuk tidak membantu F2: What does the man say about the hotel rooms?
kakaknya. Answer : C. They are inexpensive now
Menurut M2 harga kamar hotel sangat terjangkau sekarang
26. F1: This coin you found is worth a lot. It's quite rare.
karena akhir musim.
M2: Oh, an expert, are you?
30. M1: Who was that woman you were talking to at the reception?
F2: What does the man imply about the woman?
F1: That was Carol Donovan. She was my sister's roommate in
Answer : B. She knows a lot about coins
college.
F1 adalah seseorang yang tahu banyak tentang koin karena dia
F2: How is the woman acquainted with Carol Donovan?
mengatakan bahwa koin yang M2 temukan sangat berharga
Answer : D. Through her sister
yang berarti dia mempunyai pengetahuan tentang hal itu. Hal
Berdasarkan pernyataannya, F1 bisa kenal dengan Carol
tersebut juga dipertegas dengan pernyataan M2 bahwa F1
Donovan lewat saudara perempuannya, karena dia adalah
adalah seorang ahli.
teman sekamarnya.
27. F2: That sure is a catchy song.
F1: You're telling me. The melody's been running through my
head all week.
M2: What can be concluded about the song?
Answer : D. It’s melody is hard to forget