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CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL®
IBT TEST
DIAGNOSTIC TEST (PART 9)
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LISTENING SECTION
Directions
This section
measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.
You will hear each conversation or lecture only one time. After each
conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it.
The questions
typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask
about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what
is stated or implied by the speakers.
You may take
notes while you listen, you may use your notes to help you answer the
questions. Your notes will be scored.
In some
questions, you will see this icon:  this means that you will hear,
but not see, part of the question.
Some questions
have special directions. These directions appear in a gray box.
Most
questions are worth one point. A question worth more than one point will
have special instructions indicating how many points you can receive.
You will have
20 minutes to answer the questions in this section.
Now get ready
to listen. You may take notes.
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Questions 30-34
Listen to part of a conversation at a campus police station
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30
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Why did the student go to the campus police?
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A
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To report a stolen vehicle
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B
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To ask
about his right of appeal
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C
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To get advice on writing a police report
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D
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To
complain about the lack of handicapped parking places
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31
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What can be inferred about the student?
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A
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He didn't know he was parking illegally.
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B
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He lives
in a student dormitory.
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C
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He uses a wheelchair.
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D
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He drives
to campus.
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32
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Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question.
What does the officer mean when she says this: 
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A
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She is apologizing for the towing.
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B
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She is
empathizing with the student's situation.
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C
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She regrets that the student broke the law.
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D
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She is
worried about the student's appeal.
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33
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Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question.
Why does the officer say this:
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A
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To make sure the man knows what he can do
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B
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To give
the man an excuse for breaking the rules
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C
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To introduce the circumstances in which people appeal
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D
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To offer
the man help in writing an appeal
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34
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What will the student probably do?
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A
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Write a letter of appeal
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B
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Pay the
fine immediately
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C
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Park in the faculty parking lot
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D
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Request a
handicapped sticker
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ANSWER KEYS AND EXPLANATION
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