January 16-22, 2006
Toefl & Ielts
Choose the best answer to the questions below.

Conversation A
Woman: DonÕt worry! IÕm sure you did well in that interview.
Man: Knock on wood. IÕve been between jobs long enough.

1. Which of the following words describe the woman best
A. accusing
B. consoling
C. indifferent
D. encouraging

2. What does the man mean?
A. He hopes he will be lucky.
B. He is cold and wants to make firewood.
C. He is so frustrated, he wants to break something.
D. He thinks the woman is as stupid as a chuck of wood.

3. What is the manÕs occupation?
A. carpenter
B. lumberjack
C. unemployed
D. cabinet maker

Conversation B
Man: You look bushed. Did your students get to you?
Woman: It was like herding cats all day.

4. What is the womanÕs occupation?
A. teacher
B. cat walker
C. veterinarian
D. animal trainer

5. What does the man mean?
  A. The woman is ugly.
B. The woman looks tired.
C. The woman reminds him of a famous person.
D. He doesnÕt think the woman is very competent.

6. What does the woman mean?

  A. It was a boring day.
B. She wants to be left alone.
C. She got stuck in very heavy rain.
D. Nobody wanted to follow her instructions.

Conversation C
Woman: How was your first lecture?
Man: It was like nailing jelly to a wall. Nobody was listening and they all kept nodding off.

7. What does the man do?
  A. doctor
B. student
C. professor
D. handyman

8. What does the man mean?
  A. Everybody agreed with him.
B. His scientific experiment failed.
C. They all were afraid of the lecturer.
D. He couldnÕt get anybody interested in his talk.

 
 

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