Skill 15: LISTEN FOR UNTRUE CONDITIONS.TOEFL COMPLETE COURSE (LISTENING)

TOEFL COMPLETE COURSE

(LISTENING)

Skill 15: LISTEN FOR UNTRUE CONDITIONS.

Conversation containing conditions can appear in the short dialogues. The important idea to remember about condition is that a condition implies that the opposite of the condition is true.

Example

On the recording, you hear:

man	Do you think that you’ll be able to go to the party?
woman	If I had time, I would go.
narrator	What does the woman say about the party?

In your test book or on the computer screen, you read:

A.     Maybe she’ll go.

B.      She has time, so she’ll go.

C.     She is going even if she doesn’t have time.

D.     It’s impossible to go.

In this question, the condition if I had time implies that the opposite is true; the woman does not have time for the party, so it’s impossible to go. Therefore, the best answer to this question is answer (D)

The following box outlines the key points that you should know about untrue conditions.

 

TOEFL EXERCISE 15: In this exercise, Listen carefully to each short dialogue and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should remember that a wish implies an opposite meaning.

1	A.        The woman did not need to call him. B.         The woman called to let him know about the meeting. C.        He’s not glad that the woman called. D.        He already knew about the meeting when the woman called.	6	A.        They knew they had to prepare for the exam. B.         They didn’t prepare for the exam. C.        As soon as they knew about the exam, they began to prepare for it. D.        They knew that the preparation for the exam would take a lot of time.
2	A.        The man often drives too quickly. B.         The police do not stop the man too much. C.        The man drove rather slowly. D.        The police should not stop the man so often.	7	A.       It costs too much for him to go. B.        He agrees to go with them. C.       He is unworried about the cost of the restaurant. D.       The restaurant is rather inexpensive.
3	A.        She’s so happy they don’t have to work on Friday. B.         It would be nice if they could finish their work on Friday. C.        She wonders if the man would be nice enough to come in to work in her place on Friday. D.        It’s too bad they must work on Friday.	8	A.       When Joe saw the car coming, he tried to get out of the way. B.        Joe was able to get out of the way because he saw the car coming. C.       Joe jumped out of the way of the oncoming car. D.       Because Joe didn’t see the car coming, he couldn’t get out of the way.
4	A.        She did not put enough postage on the letter. B.         The letter arrived last week. C.        The letter did not need more postage. D.        She did not put any postage on the letter.	9	A.       The woman didn’t come. B.        The woman wanted to be there. C.       The woman was going to leave immediately. D.       The woman was not really there.
5	A.        He has a dog. B.         He doesn’t pay attention to dogs. C.        He wishes he had a dog. D.        Dogs do not need much attention.	10	A.       Kathy didn’t work as hard as possible because she didn’t know what the reward was. B.        Kathy couldn’t have put more effort into the project to win the prize. C.       Kathy won first prize because of her hard work on the art project. D.       Kathy worked so hard that she knew first was hers.

ANSWER KEY

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B	A	D	A	C	B	A	D	B	A

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