MODEL TEST 6 COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOEFL
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10. Man: I'll be right back. Can you watch my book bag for a minute?
Woman:
Sure. I'll be glad to.
Narrator: What does the woman agree to do for the man?
Answer
(B)
"Can you watch my book bag?" Choice (D) is not correct because the man wants the woman
to
stay with his book bag. Choices (A) and (C) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from in-
formation in the conversation.
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Woman:
I'm really tired of spending every weekend studying.
Man:
I
hear you.
Narrator: What does the man mean?
,,/
Answer
(B)
I
hear
you
is an idiomatic expression that means the speaker "understands" the other person's
point of view. Choices
(A),
(C), and

Woman: Well, you'd better start working. It's due in a week.
Man:
I will. I'll get it done.
Narrator: What does the woman advise the man to do?
Answer
(C)
"You'd better start working [on that project]." Choice (B) is not correct because the man has not
started yet. Choices (A) and (D) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in
the conversation.
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14.
Man: Do you want to go to the International Talent Show?
Woman: Sure. Why not?
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
Answer
(D)
Why
nor?
is
an
idiomatic expression that means the speaker "agrees" with the other person's
plan. Choices
(A),
(B),
and
(C)
are not paraphrases of the expression and may not be concluded
from information in the conversation.

is
an idiomatic expression that means the speaker "does not believe that the
suggestion will be helpful." Choices
(A),
(B),
and (D) are not paraphrases of the expression and
may not be concluded from information in the conversation.
Audio
17.
Woman: Your check isn't here.
Man:
Oh no. What can
I
do?
Woman:
I
suggest that you call your sponsor.
Man: Okay.
I'll
be back.
Narrator: What will the man probably do?
Answer
(A)
Since the woman says,
"I
suggest that you call your sponsor," the man will probably do
it.
Choice
(B)
is not correct because the check isn't here. Choices (C) and (D) are not mentioned and

Man:
Woman:
Where have you been? I've missed you in lab.
I've been sick.
Nothing serious,
I
hope.
Well, I stayed out of
the
hospital, but to tell the truth,
I
was in pretty bad shape.
Some kind of flu.
That's too bad. Are you better now?
Well enough to start thinking about school again. Now
I'm
worried about getting
caught up.
Let's see, how many labs have you missed?
Margaret,
I
got sick three weeks ago, so
I
am really behind.
Let me look at my notebook. I've got it right here.
Oh, great.
I
was hoping you'd let me make a copy of your notes.
Sure. You can do that,
Gay.

hospital. Choice (C) is not correct because he has not missed any quizzes.
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Audio
19.
What does Gary want Margaret to do?
Answer
(B)
"I
was hoping you'd let me make a copy of your notes." Choice (C) refers to the offer that she
makes, not to what Gary asks Margaret to do. Choices
(A)
and (D) are not mentioned and may not
be concluded from information
in
the conversation.
Audio
20.
What does Margaret offer to do?
Answer
(A)
". .
.
why don't we get together
.
.
.
[so that]
I
can explain

Scott Fitzgerald for our class because he is one of the more interesting ones. Born
in
1896
and
educated at Princeton, he wrote novels that describe the post-war American society, very much
caught up in the rhythms of jazz.
In 1920, the same year that he published his first book,
This Side
of
Paradise,
he married
Zelda Sayre, also a writer. His most famous book,
The Great Gatsby,
appeared in 1925.
Fitzgerald had
a
great natural talent, but unfortunately he became a compulsive drinker.
A
brilliant success in his youth, he never made the adjustments necessary to a maturing writer in a
changing world. His later novels,
All
the Sad
Young
Men, Tender
Is
the
Night,
and
The Last Ty-
coon,

23.
Why wasn't Fitzgerald more successful in his later life?
Answer
(B)
(D)
"Fitzgerald had a great natural talent, but unfortunately he became a compulsive drinker.
.
.
.
He never made the adjustments necessary to a maturing writer in a changing world." Choice
(A)
is
not correct because Fitzgerald had a great natural talent. Choice
(C)
is not correct because his repu-
tation is greater since the film version of his novel
The Great Gatsby
was released.
Audio
24.
According to the lecturer, what do we know about the novels written by
F.
Scott Fitzgerald?
Answer
(A)
"He wrote novels that describe the post-war American society
. . .
caught up in the rhythms of
jazz." Choice
(C)

the church or the nobility. So when they were not performing at religious functions, they were
playing in the chambers of stately homes. And they came to be known as chamber players.
Chamber music is written to be performed by a small group, more than one, but fewer than a
dozen musicians. Pieces for more than eight players are unusual though, and it is rare to see
a
conductor. It may surprise you to know that any combination of instruments can be used for
chamber music. The most popular are the piano, strings, and woodwinds, but chamber music
has been written for other instruments as well.
Early chamber music, let's say the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was often written for
the recorder, harpsichord, and viola. During the Elizabethan Period, there were many talented
composers of chamber music, including William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons. And at that time,
vocal chamber music, called madrigal singing, was very popular. Later, both Johann Sebastian
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AND
AUDIO SCRIPTS
Bach and George Frederick Handel wrote trio sonatas for chamber groups. This evening the
University Quartet will perform two of the later pieces by Bach.
Ladies and gentlemen, the University Quartet.
Now get ready to answer the questions
Audio
26.
What is the main purpose of the talk?
Answer
(A)
". .
.
let me tell you a little bit about chamber music." Choice (B) is a detail used to develop the
main purpose of the talk. Choices (C) and (D) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from
information in the talk.

(D)
are not mentioned and may not be
concluded from information in the talk.
Audio
29.
Why does the speaker mention Johann Sebastian Bach?
Answer
(B)
"This evening the University Quartet will perform two of the later pieces by Bach." Choices
(A)
and
(D)
are true, but they are not the reason that the speaker mentions Bach. Choice (C)
is
not
correct because Bach wrote music after vocal chamber music was popular.
Audio
30.
What will the listeners hear next?
Answer
(B)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the University Quartet." Choices
(A),
(C), and (D) are mentioned
earlier in the talk.
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Audio Conversation
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a secretary in the chemical
engineering department.

I
Now get ready to answer the questions
I
Audio
3
1.
Why did the man go to the Chemical Engineering Department?
Answer
(C)
".
. .
I was wondering whether he has an earlier appointment available on the same day [as my
regular appointment]." Choice (A) is not correct because he has an appointment at three o'clock
on
Wednesday? Choice (B) is not correct because he asked for an early appointment. Choice
(D)
refers
to what the man ultimately decided to do, not to the purpose of his call.
Audio
32.
What does the woman say about Dr. Benjamin?
Answer
(A)
".
.
.
Dr. Benjamin is tied up
in
a meeting until noon, and he has two appointments scheduled be-
fore yours.

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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS AND AUDIO SCRIPTS
Audio
34.
What did the man decide to do?
Answer
(C)
"I
think I'll just rearrange my own schedule so
I
can keep my regular appointment." Choices
(A),
(B),
and (D) are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation.
Audio Lecture
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a health class. The professor will be talking about
nutrition. She will focus on health food.
Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of foods that are considered more healthful
than the types of foods widely sold in supermarkets. For example, whole grains, dried beans,
and corn oil are health foods.
A
narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term
is used to distinguish between types of the same food. Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned
fruit, with sugars and other additives, is not. The most precise term of all and the narrowest clas-
sification within health foods is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a
particular kind of farm. Fruits and vegetables that are grown
in
gardens treated only with or-
ganic fertilizers, that are not sprayed with poisonous insecticides, and that are not refined after
harvest are organic foods.

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~udio
37.
What happens to food when it is processed?
Answer
(A)
(D)
" the allegations that processed foods contain chemicals, some of which are
.
.
.
toxic, and
that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed foods." Choice (C) is not correct because vita-
min content is reduced. Choice (B) is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in
the talk.
Audio
38.
Which word best describes the speaker's attitude toward health foods?
Answer
(B)
"Eat health foods, preferably the organic variety." Choice (A) is not correct because the speak-
er has provided detailed information in the talk. Choice (C) is not correct because the speaker
recommends eating health foods. Choice
(D)
may not be concluded from the manner in which the
talk was delivered.
Audio Discussion
Narrator: Listen to part of a class discussion in an anthropology class. The professor is talking
about the Stone Age.

The Ice Age. They must have been cold.
That's true. The last Ice Age was about
13000
B.C.
which is at the end of the Pale-
olithic Period. Do you remember anything else about that time that
is
of particular
importance? Beverly?
Neanderthal man began to decline, and
Homo
sapiens
emerged.
Right. This marks the end of the Old Stone Age and the beginning of the Middle
Stone Age, or the Mesolithic Period. In fact, "Meso" means "middle." Now let's
think about the changing climate and the emergence of
Homo
sapiens.
How would
this influence the kind of tools that would be produced? Any ideas, Chuck?
Well, with the more moderate climate,
Homo
sapiens
didn't have to wander so far to
hunt and gather. Wasn't it in the Middle Stone Age that agricultural villages started
to develop?
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EXPLANATORY ANSWERS AND AUDIO SCRIPTS
Professor:
Actually, it was during the Neolithic Period or the Late Stone Age, about

Choice
(B)
is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the discussion.
Audio
40.
According to the lecturer, which two occupations describe the Neanderthals?
Answer
(B)
(C) "They were Neanderthals, and they were nomads. And they survived by hunting and
gath-
ering." Choice (A) is not correct because farming did not appear until the Middle Stone Age, after
the decline of the Neanderthals. Choice
(D)
is not mentioned and may not be concluded from infor-
mation in the lecture.
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41.
Name the three time periods associated with the Stone Age.
Answer
(C)
(A)
(B)
". . .
the use of flint for tools
.
.
.
was the beginning of the Old Stone Age.
. . .
Homo

(B)
and
(D)
are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the
discussion.