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

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Answer questions 1–8 based on the text below. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D and click the respective option to mark your answer.

Indonesia

(1) The Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian= Republik Indonesia) is a unitary, transcontinental sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is the world's largest island country with more than thirteen thousand islands. At 1,904,569 square kilometers (735,358 square miles), Indonesia is the world's 14^thlargest country in terms of land area and the 7^th largest in terms of combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people, it is the world's 4^th most populous country as well as the most populous Austronesian and Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, contains more than half of the country's population.

(2) Indonesia's republican form of government includes an elected parliament and president. Indonesia has 34 provinces, of which five have Special status. Its capital is Jakarta, which is the second most populous urban area in the world. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support a high level of biodiversity. The country has abundant natural resources like oil and natural gas, tin, copper and gold. Agriculture mainly produces rice, palm oil, tea, coffee, cacao, medicinal plants, spices and rubber. Indonesia's major trading partners are China, United States, Japan, Singapore and India.

(3) The Indonesian archipelago has been an important region for trade since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with Chinese dynasties and Indian kingdoms. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought Islam, while European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following a period of Dutch colonialism starting from Amboina and Batavia, and eventually all of the archipelago including Timor and Western New Guinea, at times interrupted by Portuguese, French and British rule, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II.

(4) Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups, with the largest —and politically dominant— ethnic group being the Javanese. A shared identity has developed, defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a Muslim-majority population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Indonesia's economy is the world's 16^th largest by nominal GDP and the 7^th largest by GDP at PPP. Indonesia is a member of several multilateral organizations, including the UN,WTO, IMF and G20. It is also a founding member of Non-Aligned Movement, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, East Asia Summit, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia)

The word 'which' in line 2 of the second paragraph refers to …

	Parliament
	Provinces
	President
	Indonesia

Question 2 (1 point)

The countries which directly border Indonesia are …

	Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Australia
	East Timor, Palau, India's Andaman, and Nicobar Islands
	Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the Philippines Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Australia
	Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia

Question 3 (1 point)

The most populous part of Indonesia is …

	Sumatra
	Sulawesi
	Kalimantan
	Java

Question 4 (1 point)

Indonesian identity is developed by …

	The Non-Aligned Movement
	The motto "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"
	The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
	The Muslim-majority power

Question 5 (1 point)

 Historically, foreign powers fought each other for their influence over Indonesia. This was due to the country's ...

	beautiful women
	natural beauty beautiful seas natural resources natural beauty natural beauty
	natural resources natural resources natural resources
	beautiful seas

Question 6 (1 point)

The word 'it' in the first paragraph refers to …

	Indonesia
	Muslim-majority country
	Java
	Island country

Question 7 (1 point)

The following sentences are correct, except ….

	Indonesia produces tin, copper, cacao, and spices
	Indonesia produces oil, gold, rice, and palm oil
	Indonesia produces oil, natural gas, medical plants, and coffee
	Indonesia produces tin, nickel, rice, and tea

Question 8 (1 point)

The word 'flourished' in the third paragraph means …

	colonized
	invented
	developed
	associated

Question 9 (1 point)

The word 'articulates' in the last paragraph means …

	associates
	unifies
	modifies
	expresses

Question 10 (1 point)

'Despite its large population and densely populated regions' in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to …

	Even though its large population and densely populated regions
	Although its population is large and its regions are densely populated
	As though its large population and densely populated regions
	In spite of its population is large and its regions are densely populated

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