Mock Test Listening TOEFL ITP

1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
MOCK TEST

2. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 1
• Notes: skating – “easy to
learn”
• ANSWER: (B) It is simple to
do.
Question # 2
• Notes: Literature class – “It
wasn’t exactly interesting”.
• ANSWER: (A) It was boring.

3. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 3
• Notes: full flight – “Let’s take
the train instead”.
• ANSWER: (D) Going by
railroad.
Question # 4
• Notes: fix supper – “I
already gave them supper”.
• ANSWER: (C) They have
been fed.

4. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 5
• Notes: go home over the
holidays – remained in
campus
• ANSWER: (B) She stayed at
school during vacation.
Question # 6
• Notes: sore throat and cough
– prescribe medication –
return to office
• ANSWER: (A) A doctor

5. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 7
• Notes: buy stereo – “I don’t
think so. It’s not cheap”.
• ANSWER: (C) The stereo’s too
expensive.
Question # 8
• Notes: song – “Try it over
again from the beginning”.
• ANSWER: (B) Start the song
one more time.

6. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 9
• Notes: I have the papers –
Could you send them to me
A.S.A.P?
• ANSWER: (A) Mail the papers
quickly.
Question # 10
• Notes: work & go to school
– “You can say that again”.
• ANSWER: (D) He agrees
with the woman.

7. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 11
• Notes: How much of your
hair? – Take a little off the top
and sides.
• ANSWER: (B) In a barber
shop.
Question # 12
• Notes: You look so cheerful
– happy – not raining
• ANSWER: (C) The weather is
dry.

8. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 13
• Notes: estimate my expenses
– must be listed precisely.
• ANSWER: (D) The numbers
must be exact.
Question # 14
• Notes: car looks impressive
– “I’ll say”!
• ANSWER: (B) She thinks that
Robin’s car is pretty great,
too.

9. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 15
• Notes: Wanda’s desk – always
so messy.
• ANSWER: (A) The desk is
disorganized.
Question # 16
• Notes: finding statistics for
report – reference section
• ANSWER: (C) A librarian.

10. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 17
• Notes: Why don’t you take a
computer class?
• ANSWER: (B) Attending a
course.
Question # 18
• Notes: Could you get
tickets? - ... Doesn’t have
more to sell.
• ANSWER: (B) All the tickets
have been sold.

11. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 19
• Notes: Why I dropped out of
school...
• ANSWER: (C) He questioned
her reasons.
Question # 20
• Notes: I scarcely got to the
post office
• ANSWER: (D) She was able
to send the package

12. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 21
• Notes: position at the bank –
“I missed the boat”.
• ANSWER: (C) She lost a good
opportunity.
Question # 22
• Notes: lecture – “Your guess
is as good as mine”.
• ANSWER: (B) She’s not
really sure.

13. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 23
• Notes: a full program is only 4
– “I’m sure I can handle it”.
• ANSWER: (B) It’s been done
before.
Question # 24
• Notes: someone moved –
call on
• ANSWER: (A) They should
visit their new neighbors.

14. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 25
• Notes: If he’d given me a
ticket, I’d be a little unhappier.
• ANSWER: (D) He didn´t get a
ticket.
Question # 26
• Notes: You’ve hit the nail
right on the head.
• ANSWER: (D) He’s exactly
right.

15. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 27
• Notes: No one was more
surprised than I was.
• ANSWER: (B) He was amazed
that he won.
Question # 28
• Notes: history lesson – I
have to brush up on a few
dates.
• ANSWER: (D) He needs to
review a bit.

16. PART A – Short conversations
Question # 29
• Notes: this suit? – So you
HAVE decided to go.
• ANSWER: (A) He would not
attend the wedding.
Question # 30
• Notes: You don’t look so
good – learn to ski on the
steepest slope.
• ANSWER: (C) He tried to do
too much.

17. PART B – Long conversations
• 31) (B) In the park.
• 32) (D) Once a year.
• 33) (C) Animals.
• 34) (A) Buy something.
NOTES:
2 friends discuss an arts & crafts
fair at the park
Annual event – popular
Artist from around the area
display painting, pottery, jewelry,
woodwork, leather goods
Take a wallet

18. PART B – Long conversations
• 35) (B) He knows about the
physics course.
• 36) (C) Three.
• 37) (D) Four.
• 38) (B) It is interesting.
NOTES:
Lectures and lab required
Lectures: 3 times a week –
Monday, Tuesday, Friday
Lab: Tuesday, Thursday
10 page report
Interesting, not fun, a lot of work

19. LECTURE 1
• NOTES:
• Term papers should be
almost finished – 2 months
• Due date: Tuesday, 5 o’clock
• Length: 10/12 pages long
• 39) (C) At the end of a class.
• 40) (C) Two months.
• 41) (B) By five o’clock.
• 42) (D) Thirteen.

20. LECTURE 2
• NOTES: Forest fires – no roads
– difficult to get equipment
• Smoke jumpers – parachutes –
work from the ground – need
to walk their way out
• 43) (A) They fight fires.
• 44) (D) By parachute.
• 45) (B) When there are no
roads leading to the fire.
• 46) (C) Walk to a road.

21. LECTURE 3
• NOTES:
• Glaciers – easy to learn how
old – drill into the ice and
count
• Earth’s past – volcanic dust
• 47) (A) Geology.
• 48) (B) By counting the layers
of ice.
• 49) (C) Volcanic dust.
• 50) (D) Read the next chapter.