PETERSON TOEFL PBT PRACTICE TEST 1 PART 1 LISTENING

PETERSON TOEFL PBT

PRACTICE TEST 1 PART 1

LISTENING

PART A

Directions: Each item in this part consists of a brief conversation involving two speakers. Following each conversation, a third voice will ask a question. You will hear the conversations and questions only once and they will not be written out. When you have heard each conversation and question, read the four answer choices and select the one – (A), (B), (C), or (D) – that best answers the question based on what is directly stated or on what can be inferred. Then fill in the space on your answer sheet that matches the letter of the answer that you have selected, Here is an example You will hear: You will read: A.   Open the window B.   Move the chair C.   Leave the room D.  Take a seat From the conversation you find out that the woman thinks the man should put the chair over by the window. The best answer to the question, “What does the woman think the man should do?” is (B), “Move the chair.” You should fill in (B) on your answer sheet.

1	A.    This is the first time she’s seen the piano. B.    The photographs have not been developed. C.    The photographs are on the piano. D.    The man should photograph the piano	9	A.    She doesn’t take her car to campus anymore. B.    She doesn’t have a long way to drive. C.    She doesn’t need to go to campus tomorrow. D.    She doesn’t have a car anymore.
2	A.       Because he was so hungry, he rushed off to eat. B.       He found some good buys at the store. C.       Everybody was angry at him for leaving. D.       He was too mad to say anything when he left.	10	A.       Swimming is as tiring as dancing. B.       She’s taking a dancing course. C.       Dancing provides good exercise too. D.       She’d rather swim than dance.
3	A.       She’s trying to find a good chair. B.       She doesn’t know where the chair is now. C.       She thinks the chair is actually comfortable. D.       She’s never sat in that chair before.	11	A.       The rain has just begun. B.       It’s not raining as hard now. C.       It only rained a little bit. D.       It’s raining too hard to go out.
4	A.       The gardens are on the opposite side of the park. B.       The roses in this park are not the best. C.       The rose gardens are located on the west side. D.       The roses grow outside the park, not inside it.	12	A.       Robert deserves her thanks for his help. B.       Robert didn’t help much with the project. C.       She finished her project before Robert finished hid. D.       She and Robert hadn’t finished planning their project yet.
5	A.       He doesn’t know where she lives. B.       He believes she’s going to leave tonight. C.       He doesn’t know where she’s going. D.       He didn’t hear what she said.	13	A.       He makes his students work very hard. B.       He refused to let the man take his class. C.       He stayed home today because he was tired. D.       He won’t be teaching next semester.
6	A.       He has finished cleaning the drain. B.       He feels that he has wasted two days. C.       He will start his experiment in two days. D.       He thinks his experiment was a success.	14	A.       Send flowers to someone. B.       Deliver a package to the hospital. C.       Arrange some flowers. D.       Talk to a doctor.
7	A.       She’s riding her brother’s bicycle now. B.       She fixed the bike for her brother. C.       Her bicycle can’t be repaired. D.       Her brother did the repair work.	15	A.       Get a new watch. B.       Run around the block. C.       Shop for jewelry. D.       Have his watch repaired.
8	A.       A half an hour. B.       An hour. C.       Ninety minutes. D.       Two hours.

ANSWER KEY

1	C
2	D
3	C
4	A
5	B
6	B
7	D
8	C
9	A
10	C
11	B
12	B
13	D
14	A
15	D

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