TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Based on the text, choose the best answer A, B, C, or D and click the respective option to mark your answer.

1. "an odd man" in line 41 refers to …

	No one
	Rip Van Wrinkle
	A villager
	The little man

2. As the man had to give up all hope of getting across, he

	saw a boat approaching the river
	pulled out the pears and ate them.
	walked along the river bank. Changed the direction to his home

3. The following is the reason for the man to have given up all hopes of getting across the river.

	The boats around were all broken
	He was kicked into the ditch
	The river bank of the small river was washed away
	He could not find the bridge because of heavy rain

4. Rip Van Wrinkles family was poor, and his wife yelled at him every day because ...

	he loved to tell stories to his children.
	He was too lazy to work on his farm
	he did not love his family
	he loved to hunt and fish.

5. The man kicked the pears into the ditch because ...

	he was not hungry enough to eat the pears
	he was looking forward to the wonderful food at the wedding
	he had to cross a small river
	he could have not reached the pears beside the path

6. The moral value in the story was ... 

	Don't be too quick to give up in order to reach your goals.
	Don't be too quick to decide that your wishes will come true
	Don't look down on things and some one's effort of doing something.
	Don't be too quick not to like things you think you don't need.

7. The word "by and by" in line 30 is synonymous to …

	Therefore
	In addition
	eventually
	however

8. The word "tripping" in line 22 could best be replaced by …

	Making
	Helping
	Going
	Falling

9. When Rip Van Wrinkle awoke after his long sleep, he discovered that …

	he was on the hill where he and his dog had been
	the little old man was looking at him gave signs to drink
	his dog was lying with him and enjoying the singing birds
	his eyes rolled in his head and he fell down.

10. Which of the following is not the reason for Rip Van Wrinkle to feel sorry about helping the little man?

	His dog began to bark
	tripping over rocks
	Carrying the heavy barrel
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