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Answer
(A)
Because
either
means that the speaker is including herself in her statement, it must be conclud-
ed that the woman did not go to the meeting. The man said that he did not go because of a headache.
Choice
(B)
is not correct because of the use of the word
either
in the woman's question. Choice
(C)
is not correct because of the man's negative response to the question of whether he went to the
meeting. Choice
(D)
is not correct because of both the use of the word
either
and the man's negative
response.
Audio
8.
Woman:
I
have a card, but now
I
need a farewell gift for my advisor.
Man:
How about a nice pen?

not cor-
rect because she has a choice.
Audio
10.
Man:
I
signed the contract.
Woman: Do you really think you can work and go to school full time?
Narrator: What does the woman imply?
Answer
(A)
Since the woman asks whether the man can work and go to school, she implies that he may be
taking on too much. Choices (B),
(C),
and
(D)
are not mentioned and may not be concluded from in-
formation in the conversation.
Audio
11.
Woman:
I
owe everyone in my family a letter, but
I
really don't have time to sit down and
write them and it's too expensive to call.
Man: Why don't you just buy some postcards?
Narrator:
What does the man suggest the woman do?
Answer

Answer
(B)
Choices (A), (C), and
(D)
are all mentioned as they relate to the main topic of the conversation,
"where the woman will go to school."
Audio
13.
Woman:
I
thought
I
was supposed to take the test in Room
32.
Man:
No. Ticket number 32 is in Room
27.
Narrator: What will the woman probably do?
Answer
(B)
Since the man says that ticket number 32 is in room 27, the woman will probably go to room
27.
Choice
(A)
is not correct because the woman already has a ticket. Choice
(C)
refers to the number
of the ticket, not to the number of the room. Choice (D) is not correct because the man has already
seen her ticket.
Audio

drop the class. Choice (A) is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the
conversation.
Audio
16.
Woman:
I
used to teach English before
I
came back to graduate school.
Man: No wonder you like this course!
Narrator: What does the man mean?
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TEST 5 COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOEFL
585
Answer
(C)
Since the woman used to teach English, the man is not surprised that she likes the course.
No
wonder
is an idiomatic expression that means the information is logical. Choice (D) refers to the
woman's interest, not to the course. Choices
(A)
and (B) are not mentioned and may not be con-
cluded from information in the conversation.
Audio
17. Man: We should ask Carl to be in our group.
Woman: We probably ought to ask Jane, too. She's really good at making presentations.
Narrator:
What problem do the students have?
Answer

Man:
Thirty points? I hadn't realized that it counted so much. That's almost one-third of
the grade for the course.
Woman:
That's why I'm so worried about it. At first I thought she wanted us to do library re-
search, and write it up; then she started talking about presentations. Last week she
said there would be time during the next to the last class for us to present.
Man:
I
was thinking about making an appointment to see her, or just stopping by during
her ofice hours.
Woman: You could do that. But since so many of us are confused, maybe we should ask about
it in class tomorrow. I bet we won't be the only ones with questions either.
Man: That's a good idea.
Now get ready to answer the questions
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
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AUDIO SCRIPTS
Audio
18.
What problem do the speakers have?
Answer
(B)
"I
really don't know what Dr. Brown wants us to do.
. . .
The assignment was pretty vague."
Choice (A) is not correct because they looked in the syllabus. Choice (C) refers to the fact that the
man was thinking of making an appointment with Dr. Brown to resolve the problem. Choice

and (D) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation.
Audio
21.
What will the students probably do?
Answer
(C)
".
.
.
maybe we should ask about it in class tomorrow." Since the man agrees that she has a good
idea, it must be concluded that they will ask questions about the assignment in class. Choices
(B)
and (D) were discussed earlier in the conversation before they decided to ask in class. Choice (A) is
not correct because they do not understand the assignment.
Audio Lecture
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a world history class. Today the professor will talk about
exploration and discovery. She will focus on the Hawaiian Islands.
On his third exploratory voyage, as captain of two ships, the
Resolution
and the
Discovery,
Captain James Cook came upon a group of uncharted islands that he named the Sandwich
Islands as a tribute to his friend, the Earl of Sandwich. Today the islands are known as the
Hawaiian Islands.
Some historians contend that the islanders welcomed Cook, believing that he was the god
Launo, protector of peace and agriculture.
I
have that name written on the board for you.
Of
course, it didn't take long for them to realize that Launo had not returned.

Captain James Cook came
upon
.
.
.
the Hawaiian Islands." Choices
(A),
(B),
and
(D)
are secondary themes used to develop the
main theme of the talk.
Audio
23.
According to the lecturer, what were the two ships commanded by Captain Cook?
Answer
(B)
(C)
".
. .
as captain in charge of two ships, the
Resolution
and the
Discovery,
Captain James
Cook came upon a group of uncharted islands.
.
.
."
Choice

(A)
".
. .
Cook demanded that the king be taken as a hostage until the boat was returned.
In the fighting that followed, Cook and four other crewmen were killed."
Audio Lecture
Narrator:
Listen to part of a lecture in an engineering class. The professor will discuss alloys.
An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals.
For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is an alloy of the metal
iron with the nonmetal carbon.
The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are
called its properties. By the process of alloying, it is possible to create materials with the exact
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS AND ALlDlO SCRIPTS
combinations of properties for a particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for met-
als that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but
not strong. By alloying aluminum with copper and other metals, a material that is strong enough
to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the craft is
created. By alloying steel with nickel and chromium, the steel alloy that results is not only
lighter but also stronger than solid steel.
Of course, there is
an
important difference between the alloys we have used in our examples
and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals. Both are mixtures,
but ailoys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportion for a definite
purpose.
Now get ready to answer the questions
Audw
26.

Answer
(A)
"In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light." Choice
(D)
is
not correct because the metals referred to are alloys. Choices (B) and (C) are not mentioned and
may not be concluded from information in the conversation.
Audw
29.
What is the difference between combinations of metals in nature and alloys?
Answer
(C) "Both [alloys and combinations in nature] are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been
deliberately combined in specific proportion for a definite purpose." Choice
(A)
is not correct be-
cause metals that occur accidentally in nature are impure. Choice (B) is not correct because combi-
nations of metals occur accidentally in nature. Choice
(D)
is not correct because both alloys and
combinations of metals that occur in nature are mixtures.
MODEL
TEST
SCOMPUTER-ASSISTED
TOEFL
589
Audio Discussion
\
i
Narrator: Listen to part of a discussion in an English class.
John:

the way that we spell them. Let me write that on the board. Can you think of any
more examples?
The word
color?
Good. In fact, many words that end in
or
in American English are spelled
our
in
British English, like
color
and
honor:
I'm still not convinced.
I
mean, if someone comes here from England, we can all un-
derstand what he's saying. The spelling doesn't really matter that much.
Okay.
Are
we just talking about spelling? Or are there some differences in pronunci-
ation and meaning too?
Professor Baker?
Yes?
I
remember seeing an English movie where the actors kept calling their apartment a
flat.
Half of the movie was over before
I
realized what they were talking about.
So there are slight differences in spelling and some vocabulary.

Audio
31.
How are these words referred to in the discussion?
Answer
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
"Words like
theater
and
center
end in
re
in England instead of
er;
the way that we
[Americans] spell them.
. . .
In fact, many words that end in
or
in American English are spelled
our
in British English, like
color
and
honor."
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AND

ginning of the discussion, not to the opinion of the class at the conclusion of the discussion. The
opinions expressed in Choices
(B)
and
(C)
are not mentioned and may not be concluded from infor-
mation in the discussion.
Audio
Talk
Narrator: Listen to
part
of a talk in an education class. A student is giving
a
presentation about
local control of schools.
My report is on local control of schools. First,
I
was surprised to learn that public schools in
the United States are not the same in every state or even from community to community within
the state. The reason for differences in organization, curriculum, and school policies is because
each school district has a governing board, called the school board, that makes the decisions
about the way the schools in their district will be run. Of course, a superintendent is selected by
the board to carry out policies and the superintendent is usually a professional educator, but the
board, often made up of community leaders who are not professional educators, must approve
the recommendations of the superintendent.
There are two ways to organize a school board. In most communities, the board is elected by
the residents in their local school district. And the members usually serve without pay for three
to five years. But in some districts, the school board is appointed by the mayor.
Of course, the federal government has an interest in improving education on a national level,
even though schools are controlled locally. But the function of the national department is very

. . .
"
Choices
(B),
(C),
and
(D)
are all true, but they
are not what surprised the presenter about her research.
Audw
36.
How does each of the persons identified contribute to the operation of schools in the United States?
Answer
(B)
(A)
(C)
".
.
.
a governing board, called the school board, that makes the decisions
.
. .
a superin-
tendent .to carry out policies.
.
. .
In most communities, the board is elected by the residents in their
local school district."
Audio
37.

Woman:
Man:
Woman:
Man:
Woman:
I
want to buy a meal ticket.
Okay. Which plan do you want?
You mean there is more than one?
Sure. You can buy one meal a day, two meals a day, or three meals a day.
Oh. If I buy two meals a day, can
I
choose which meals?
Not really. The two-meal plan includes lunch and dinner. No breakfast.
Great. That's what I would have wanted anyway. How much is that?
It's thirty-six dollars a week, which works out to about three dollars a meal.
Wait
a
minute. Fourteen meals at three dollars would be forty-two dollars,
wouldn't it?
Yes, but we don't serve meals on Sunday.
Oh.
Most residents order a pizza or go out to eat on Sundays. Of course, some students
live close enough to go home for the day.
Okay. I'll take the two-meal plan. Do
I
pay by the quarter or by the week?
By the quarter.
Fine. Do you take credit cards?
Yes, but you don't have to pay now. Just fill out this form, and we'll bill you.

is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation.
Audio
40.
Why do most residents order a pizza or go out to eat on Sundays?
Answer
(C)
". .
.
we don't serve meals on Sunday." Choice
(A)
refers to the situation that some students
have, but not to the reason that they eat out. Choices
(B)
and
(D)
are not mentioned and may not be
concluded from information in the conversation.
Audio
41. How will the man pay for the meals?
Answer
(C)
"Just fill out this form, and we'll bill you." Choice
(B)
refers to the man's question about credit
.cards, not to the way that he will pay. Choices
(A)
and
(D)
are not correct because the man will be
billed.