EXERCISE 5

1. (woman) Alice needs to pay her tuition today.

(man) But her tuition has already been paid.

(narrator) What does the man imply?

A. Alice’s education has paid off.

B. Alice’s tuition needs to be paid.

C. Alice’s has already paid her fees.

D. Alice’s has already received the money.

2. (man) Have you been taking good care of the lawn?

(woman) I watered it only this morning.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

A. She drank some water on the lawn this morning.

B. She waited for him on the lawn this morning.

C. The lawn has already been watered today.

D. She wanted a new lawn this morning

3. (man) Did you hear the news about the child who was lost in the park?

(woman) Yes, and I heard that she was just found!.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

A. Someone located the girl.

B. She heard about the new park from the child.

C. The child found her lost pet.

D. The child was the last one in the park.

TOEFL EXERCISE 5: In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the

recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly
careful of

passives.
NOW BEGIN THE RECORDING PROGRAM AT TOEFL EXERCISE 5

1. (A) If the restaurant is on the corner.

(B) If the man would like to go to the

restaurant.

(C) If the vegetables are fresh.

(D) If vegetarian food can be obtained.

2. (A) He admitted that he wanted to go to law

school in the fall.

(B) The law schoold accepted him as a student.

(C) The law professor admitted that he would

be a student in the fall semester.

(D) He would be admitted to law school after

the fall semester

3. (A) Mark’s plants were cared for in his absence.

(B) Mark’s plan was to be out of town.

(C) Mark was careful about his plans for the

out-of-town trip.

(D) She was careful while Mark was gone.

4. (A) The lights in the trees were destroyed in the

storm.

(B) The storm damaged the trees.

(C) The falling trees destroyed a store.

(D) In the light the destruction of the storm

could be seen.

5. (A) She was broke from skiing.

(B) She went skiing in spite of her accidnt.

(C) Her leg was hurt on a skiing trip.

(D) Her skis were broken in the mountains

6. (A) The road the horses took was long and hard.

(B) It was hard to find the hidden houses.

(C) The riders worked the horses too much

long

7. (A) He didn’t want the coffee that the woman

ordered.

(B) He wasn’t sure if the woman wanted coffee.

(C) He assumed the woman had ordered coffee.

(D) He was unaware that coffee had already

been ordered.

8. (A) The car was in the left parking lot at the

airport.

(B) The friends parked their car at the airport.

(C) The airport couldn’t hold a lot of cars.

(D) There were a lot of cars to the left of the

parking lot.

9. (A) The students pointed at Mac.

(B) Mac was present when the other students

made the appointment.

(C) The class representative suggested Mac to

the other students.

(D) Mac was chosen by his classmates to

represent them.

10. (A) After the earthquake, the insurance

company came out to inspect the damage.

(B) The insurance company insisted that the

building be prepared to meet earthquake

safety standards.

(C) The inhabitants paid their premiums after

the earthquake.

(D) The insurance company paid for the

earthquake damage.
EXERCISE 6

1. (man) Why is Bill not at work this week?

(woman) His doctor made him take a week off.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

A. The doctor decided to take some time off from work.

B. The doctor told Bill he wasn’t too weak to work.

C. Bill was mad when the doctor took some time off.

D. Bill took a vacation on his doctor’s orders.

2. (man) Why is Paul going back home this summer?

(woman) He’s returning to Vermont for his sister’s wedding. (narrator) What does the woman
mean?

A. Paul is getting married this summer.

B. Paul’s sister is returning from Vermont to get married.

C. Paul will be there when his sister gets married this summer.

D. Paul’s sister is coming to his wedding in Vermont.

3. (man) Did you hear that John’s uncle died?

(woman) Yes, and John was named beneficiary in his uncle’s will. (narrator) What does the woman
mean?

A. John received an inheritance when his uncle died.

B. It’s benefit that John’s name is the same as his uncle’s.

C. John knows that his uncle will come to the benefit.

D. John’s uncle gave him a beneficial name.

TOEFL EXERCISE 6: In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the

recording program, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly
careful of who is doing what.

NOW BEGIN THE RECORDING PROGRAM AT TOEFL EXERCISE 6

1. (A) The passenger waited at the corner.

(B) The passenger looked for a taxi at the corner.

(C) The cab driver waited for the passenger.

(D) The passenger cornered the waiting taxi driver.

(B) Jane gave a harp recital last night.

(C) Jane was playing hard while she was hurt.

(D) She played ther harp last night for Jane.

3. (A) The baby sister went to bed quite early.

(B) The children were forced to go to bed early.

(C) The baby-sitter made the bed after the children got up.

(D) The baby-sitter did not stay up late.

4. (A) The man taught his son about football.

(B) The boy is receiving the ball from his dad.

(C) The ball is being tossed into the air by the boy.

(D) The man is playing with the ball in the sun.

5. (A) The students were told to go listen to the speaker.

(B) The professor attended that evening’s lecture.

(C) The students were given directions to the lecture.

(D) The professor was directed to the lecture hall.

6. (A) The manager went to the supply room.

(B) The clerck set supplies on the floor.

(C) The clerk went to the supply room at the manager’s request.

(D) The clerk backed into the manager in the supply room.

7. (A) The librarian was quite reserved with the students for two days.

(B) Within two days the librarian had the books for the students.

(C) The librarian asked the students for the books.

(D) The students put the books on hold for two days.

8. (A) The chairman decided that Tony would serve on the board for another year.

(B) The chairman elected the board.

(C) The board decided Tony could be chairman after one year.

(D) Tony became chairman for one more year.

(B) The judge tried to protect the defendant from the murderer.

(C) The judge said that the defendant was a criminal.

(D) The defense couldn’t make a judgement about the criminal.

10. (A) The woman should announce the names of the committee members.

(B) He is thankful to be appointed to the committee.

(C) He is sure about the time of the appointment with the committee.

(D) The woman will serve on the committee.