LISTENING (MINI TEST 1) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST LISTENING (MINI TEST)

 

Listening Mini-test 1 Check your progress in understanding natural speech, following the flow of information through referents and connecting words, and identifying the topic of conversation or talk (Exercise L1-L12) by completing the following Mini-test. This Mini-test uses a format similar to the format used in the Listening section of the TOEFL iBT test. Listen to the passage. Then answer the questions by choosing the letter of the best answer choice. Now get ready to listen. START► Questions 1-3 Listen to part of a discussion between two friends. 1 What are the people discussing? A Getting presents B Purchasing books C Attaching bar codes D Working in a library 2 What is the woman referring to when she states, ‘that sounds like fun’? A Unwrapping presents B Unpacking books C Having a birthday D Logging in books 3 Which duty does the man like the least? A Logging in books B Attaching the bar code C Opening boxes of purchased books D Entering the data into the computer   Questions 4-6 Listen to part of a lecture from a history class. 4 What is the talk mainly about? A American sharpshooters B The czar of Russia C Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show D Europeam heads of state 5 What is the woman referring to when she states, ‘That was in 1883’? A The year Cody started the Wild West Show B When Cody became known as Buffalo Bill C The date William Cody was more widely known D When the Wild West Show performed for heads of state 6 In addition to Annie Oakley, which other famous person travelled with Buffalo Bill? A William Cody B Queen Victoria C Chief Sitting Bull D Czar Alexander the II   Questions 7-9 Listen to part of a lecture from a music class. 7 What does the speaker mainly discuss? A The turn of the century B Ragtime in America C Band concerts in America and Europe D Early American musical forms 8 According to the professor, what is ragtime? A A type of traditional music with regular beats B One of the John Philip Sousa’s best-known marches C A musical form that became popular around 1900 D A particular piece of music composed by William Krell 9 What does the professor contrast in his lecture? A Regular beats and syncopation in music B The different beats in Waltzes and polkas C Popular musical forms in America and Europe D Krell’s Mississippi Rag and Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO/MP3 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIOSCRIPT  Questions 10-12 Listen to a conversation between two students   10 What are the people discussing? A Security precautions at a museum B A painting that thieves favour C A popular painting among the public D The most valuable painting in the museum 11 What does the man mean by the phrase ‘being out on unauthorized loan for three years’? A The curator did not authorize the painting to be on loan. B A painting can be on loan for fewer than three years. C The Rembrandt was stolen and recovered three years later D It took three years to paint unauthorized copies of the stolen paintings 12 What reason is given for the painting’s popularity among thieves? A It’s a Rembrandt. B It’s worth $5 million. C It’s easily recognized. D It’s relatively small.

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