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

Read the following text to answer question 21 to 22

Natural Bridge National Park is luscious tropical rainforest.

It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

 The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural 'arch' and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offer toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

                                                    

21.  What is the communicative purpose of the text?

1. To present two points of views about natural bridge national park
2. To explain the bridge national park
3. To describe the bridge national park
4. To retell the bridge national park
5. To persuade readers to treat preserves the bridge national park

22.  What the visitors will see in the night?

a.       A common glow worm

b.      A great dark cave

c.       The fantastic bridge

d.      The unique feature of the glow worms

e.       The unique rocks

Read the following text to answer question 23 to 24

How to make a pencil case

Steps

1.      Choose the size you want. If you want to put longer items, such as a ruler, placed in your pencil case, you'll need a longer pencil case.

2.      Find a bag or box that suitable with your choice of size. It doesn't have be nice looking, but strong and clean.

3.      Cover the box with paper, any color.

4.      Decorate the container. Try some or all of the following ideas.

·         Put on same cool sticker. 

·         Decorate with your own art with makers: draw lines, shapes, animals, people, etc. 

·         Cut some magazine pictures and stick them on it. 

·         Totally cover the box with wrapping paper; and 

·         Glue on shells, buttons, or anything else you want to decorate the pencil case with. Add glitter if you like. 

5.      Show all your friends, and be proud of your unique pencil case

23.  The length of the pencil case depends on....

1. the items we are going to put there
2. the ruler we have
3. the size of the pen
4. the box that we find
5. the length of box we have

24.  What should we do after the case is wrapped…

1. the case is ready to be used
2. let your friends decorate your case
3. glue necessary parts to make it stronger
4. stick something on the case to make it beautiful
5. leave some spaces without colored paper

Read the following text to answer question 25 to 26

A young lion came to a small zoo in Europe. In the next cage was a tired, old lion, which did nothing except lie about and sleep. “Lion ought not to be like that!”  Young lion said to himself, so he roared at all the visitors and tried to break the bars of the cage.

At three o’clock a man brought a big piece of meat and put it in the old lion’s cage then he put a bag of nuts and two bananas in the young lion’s cage. The young lion was very surprised. “I don’t understand this,” he said to the old lion, “I behave like a real lion while you lie there doing nothing, and look what happens!”

“Well, you see,” said the old lion kindly, “this is a small zoo. They haven’t got enough money for two lions, so in their books you are here as a monkey.

25.  The young lion was very surprised because ….

1. it doesn’t understand the words
2. it couldn’t break the bars of the cage
3. the man fed it a bag of nuts and two bananas
4. the old lion just did nothing
5. there were so many people in the zoo

26.  The writer wants to say that ….

1. there were two lions in the zoo
2. the young lion ate nut and banana
3. we must respect the older people
4. there were so many visitors in the zoo
5. the old lion ate a big piece of meat

Read the following text to answer question 27 to 28

Last weekend, I visited my pen pal's house. His Name is Anto. There were many activities I did there. In the morning, Anto and I had breakfast. We had traditional food. I liked it very much.

After breakfast, he took me to the garden behind his house. The garden was very big and beautiful. There is a big bird cage in the garden. There were many kinds of birds in that cage. I spent a long time feeding the birds. I also took pictures with those beautiful birds.

After visiting the bird cage, Anto and I went to the flower garden not far from his house. We took a rest and had lunch under a big tree and watch butterflies flying above colourful flowers. In the afternoon, we swam in the pool in the backyard. It was so fun. I really enjoyed my time with Anto.

27.  What is the last paragraph about?

1. Anto had butterflies as his pet
2. The writer's friend is a good swimmer
3. There are a lot of flowers in Anto's house
4. The writer had a good time with his friend
5. Anto observed birds

28.  Where did the writer spend his afternoon?

1. Under a tree
2. Inside big bird cage
3. In the flower garden
4. In the swimming pool
5. In the house

Read the following text to answer question 29, 30 to 31

A Story From The Farm Yard

Two roosters were fighting fiercely to be the king of the farm yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.

The loosing rooster slunk away and hid itself in a quiet corner. The winner flew up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory, as loud as it could.

Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its talons. The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm yard from then on.

29.  From the text we know that....

1. only one rooster can rule the roost
2. the roosters are fighting to flap their wings
3. the eagle had watched them all day
4. the farm needs a new king
5. the winner finally ruled the farm

30.  What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

1. An eagle was watching the rooster from a distance
2. The loosing rooster came out from its hiding place
3. The eagle took the winning rooster as its prey
4. The winning rooster celebrates its winning proudly
5. The loser walked away from the farm

31.  What can we learn from the story?

1. There's always a bigger enemy in this life
2. Your friend can be your enemy
3. Always grab an opportunity before you
4. Don't be cocky when we have achieved our goal
5. Be faithful to your leader

Read the following text to answer question 32 to 33

SUPER SALE TO MARK CROSSROAD SUPERMARKET'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY In the whole month of July

Come and visit us this July to celebrate our 10th anniversary and enjoy a lot of surprises. We offer:

·         Up to 50% discount on dairy products, bakery and fresh meat.

·         Free food samples, free ice cream, and free gifts.

·         Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves, and 10 dekstop computer sets.

·         Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.

·         Weekend suprises.

Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get more information on all special events in July, or contact us at 7994352.

See you at Crossroad Supermarket at no. 45 Washington Avenue. Bring this flyer and get a free gift at the Customer Service Counter.

32.  What is advertised in the flyer?

1. A new supermarket
2. A series of anniversary events
3. Summer sale
4. Weekend Surprises
5. A crossroad

33.  What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?

1. Discount voucher
2. Free food samples
3. Free gift
4. Free icecream
5. surprises

Read the following text to answer question 34, 35 and 36

The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.

The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government. This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen's bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

34.  Why is formalin dangerous for human`s body?

1. It is not food preservatives
2. It is a disinfectant for human beings
3. It is used to preserve biological specimens
4. It is 10% solution of formaldehyde in water
5. It is controlled flighty from the government

35.  The main idea of paragraph two is …

1. the human`s bodies will be harmful after consuming the formalin
2. the government has not controlled the use of formalin firmly
3. the weak control of using formalin is not threatening the human
4. the human`s bodies will be harmful after consuming the formalin
5. the use of formalin is known all over the regions

36.  Based on the facts above, the writer suggest that …

1. people have to avoid consuming formalin in their food
2. the use of formal dehyde is necessary to control the food
3. people should add 100% solution of formaldehyde in water
4. the food preservative is required to make the food delicious
5. food seller is supposed to pour formalin for vegetables and food products

Read the following text to answer question 37, 38 and 39

Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other air pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have a pH value as low as 2.8.

Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes, for example, have lost all fish and plant life because of acid rain.

Acid rain comes from sulfur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulfur dioxide (SO2 ). Most sulfur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) and most nitrogen are also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ), both of which are gasses. The gasses may be dry deposited–absorbed directly by the land, by lakes or by the surface vegetation. If they are in the atmosphere for anytime, the gasses will oxidize (gain an oxygen atom) and go into solution as acids. Sulphuric acid (H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid (HNO3 ). The acids usually dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before being precipitated as acid rain.

Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and ammonium help promote the formation of acids in clouds. More ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when some of the acids are partially neutralized by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidification increases with the number of active hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by, for example, car exhausts will react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invaluable in the atmosphere, low-level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens the formation of acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates heavy metals and aluminum (Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminum irritates the outer surfaces of many fish. As acid rain falls or drains into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through the increased amounts of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil microorganisms.

37.  What is the text mainly about?

1. The definition of acid rain
2. The process of acid rain
3.  The effect of acid rain
4. Acid rain
5. Rain

38.  Which of the following is not true about acid rain?

1. It contains lower pH than the normal rain
2. It has higher pH than the normal rain
3. It can damage animal and plant life
4. It contains dangerous gasses
5. It endangers water life

39.  What is the purpose of the text?

1. To report the acid rain in general
2. To explain the process of acid rain
3. To persuade the reader to prevent acid rain
4. To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air

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5. To present two different opinions on acid rain process

40.  Manufacturing ---- rapidly in Egypt since the 1950's, when the government ---- a leading role in promoting industrialization.

     a.       were increased / had taken

     b.      increased / took

     c.       has been increased / has taken

     d.      will increase / take

     e.       has increased / took

41.  We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while ---- judge us by what we have already done.

     a.       another

     b.      other

     c.       the other

     d.      others

     e.       the others

42.  According to a recent survey, people who pay more for their vehicles drive ---- responsibly ---- others.

     a.       such / that

     b.      much / than

     c.       too / as

     d.      more / than

     e.       so / as

43.  Some inhabitants were strictly opposed ---- the highway after Benjamin Franklin.

     a.       having named

     b.      to have named

     c.       to name

     d.      to naming

     e.       naming

44.  If the workers ---- a few hours per shift in the airlocks, instead of just 20 minutes, adjusting to normal air pressure, then none of the deaths or illnesses ---- .

    a.       had spent / wouldn’t have occurred

    b.      didn’t spend / would be occurred

    c.       would spend / occurred

   d.      were spent / would occur

    e.       had spent / would have occurred

45.  A computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, ---- can be considered a separate invention.

    a.       all of them

    b.      each of whom

    c.       whose

   d.      each of which

    e.       that

46.  ---- numerous experiments carried out by the scientists, nobody knows how much the earth’s oceans would rise if the terrestrial poles were to melt.

    a.       Although

    b.      Due to the fact that 

    c.       Despite

    d.      However

    e.       On account of

47.  Since the conclusion of World War I, called “the war to end all wars", international organizations ---- to prevent the outbreak of new wars.

   a.       have developed

    b.      were developed 

.    C      will develop

   d.      had developed

    e.       have been developed

48. Some claim that, the best teachers are ----that have many different ways of teaching the same lesson, whereas ---- claim that a good teacher should adopt only one teaching method.

a.       the ones / the others

b.      the one / one another

c.       one / other

d.      the ones / others

e.       ones / the other

49. According to a recent report, women have more nerve receptors, which cause them to feel pain ---- than men.

    a.       much intense

    b.      less intensely

    c.       intensely

    d.      more intensely

    e.       the most intense

50.  ---- and held prisoner for three days, sixteen-year-old boy was finally rescued by the police. 

   a.       To be kidnapped

   b.      Having kidnapped

   c.       To have been kidnapped

   d.      Having been kidnapped

   e.       To have kidnapped

KUNCI JAWABAN

21.	C	31.	D	41.	D
22.	D	32.	D	42.	D
23.	A	33.	C	43.	C
24.	D	34.	A	44.	A
25.	C	35.	B	45.	A
26.	A	36.	A	46.	A
27.	D	37.	D	47.	A
28.	D	38.	A	48.	A
29.	C	39.	B	49.	D
30.	C	40.	E	50.	B