TOEFL script 12/1996

Part A
1. I'm sure glad that today's physics class's over, what did you think of the lecture?
I was lost, I couldn't follow a word Prof. Smith said.
What does the man mean?
2. So I told Jane you'd get back to her before you got the concert tickets.
Ok, I'll give her a call as soon as I finish my sociology paper.
What will the man probably do first?
3. Excuse me, do you mind if I borrow that newspaper for a little bit.
I'm sorry, but it doesn't belong to me.
What does the woman imply?
4. 1 hope I'll be able to find Fred's sister at the bus station, all I know is that she's got brown hair
and blue eyes.
I could go with you, I met her a couple of years ago.
What does the man imply about Fred's sister?
5. There must be some mistake, I didn't order the baked flounder.
I'm so sorry, that's right, you have the crab cakes. I'll take care of it right away.
What can be inferred about the woman?
6. 1 haven't seen you at the student center all week, have you been sick?
I've been overwhelmed with my history paper.
What does the man mean?
7. 1 can give you a ride, I'm going home this weekend anyway. Thanks, but let me give you
some money for gas.
What does the man want to do?
8. We thought we'd all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o'clock.
I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands. I'll just come straight to the restaurant.
What will the woman do?
9. Are your allergies acting up again? I thought your doctor gave you medication for that last
week..
He did, but so far, it isn't helping much. I'm going to have to go back to try to get it changed.
What will the woman probably do?
10. Could I possibly get a copy of your most recent catalog?
I'm sorry, but we are all out right now, If you give me your name and address, I make sure
you'll get one when some new ones come in.
What will the man probably do?
11. Have you seen the new pottery Lisa's made for the student's exhibition?
Know, she really outdid herself this time.
What does the woman imply?
12. Could you turn down your stereo a bit, I really can't concentrate on my book.
Why didn't you just say so?
What can be inferred about the man?
13. 1 can't believe we have another lab report due so soon. Dr. Rodgers must think that we don't
have any other classes.
I know just what you mean, I'll be really pressed to get it done.
What does the man mean?
14. Those modern sculptures over there are really weird, don't you think?
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I couldn't stand them either at first, but now I rather like them.
What does the woman imply?
15. 1 need to do something to improve my spoken Italian as quickly as possible.
Doesn't the community college offer something?
What does the man suggest the woman do?
16. What, you are going to the hairdressers again? seems like you just had a haircut.
You kidding, it's been over a month.
What does the woman mean?
17. You can't even see the people's faces in these pictures. It's strange, I'm sure there was enough
light in the room.
You know what, I bet you were using films for outdoor pictures. You need film for taking
pictures indoors.
What does the woman mean?
18. Look at the delicious sandwiches, John's really going all out this time.
Just wait until you see the dessert.
What does the man imply?
19. Did you have to do anything special to use the rare book collection.
I just had to tell them a day ahead of time what I needed.
What did the woman probably do?
20. 1 didn't catch what Prof. Burke said about calculators.
Well, she said we'll be doing a lot about statistics in the class, so they should really come in
handy.
What does the woman mean?
21. 1 haven't seen George all day.
Have you checked the lab, I wouldn't be surprised if he slept there.
What does the woman imply about
22. The coat you tried on was really nice, and reasonably priced.
I'd bought it right away if they had had it in my size.
What can be inferred about the woman?
23. Saturday my husband and I are going to visit his mother, how about you?
I'm going to fix some loose shutters on my house, now that the weather is a little warmer.
What does the woman mean?
24. I'm trying to talk Jane out of studying abroad next semester.
That's a lost cause, You know Jane when she has her heart on something.
What does the woman mean?
25. I'm really not interested in seeing that film.
But it1 has won so many awards.
What does the woman imply?
26. 1 thought the doctor said you should stay off your foot until the swelling goes down.
She did. It just makes me uncomfortable to ask my friend to wait on me all the time.
What does the man mean?
27. 1 came in here to get something from my briefcase, now I forgot what I wanted.
You were going to show me a newspaper article.
What does the woman imply?
28. The washing machine in our apartment is more than seventeen years old, and it worked just
fine until last night.
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You'll never be able to get parts for it. It might be time to invest in a more recent model.
What does the woman imply about the washing machine?
29. 1 saw you coming out of Prof Yang's office this morning, were you asking for more time to
finish your project.
No, I just had to get his signature to take an upper level seminar. I haven't taken the
introductory course.
Why does the man speak to the professor?
30. Now if you have any questions concerning this agreement, I'll be happy to try to answer
them.
Nothing comes to my mind right now, but I'd like to read it through once more before
signing.
What is the woman doing?

Part B
31*34 Two students in a campus dinning hall
* 1 haven't seen you here for a couple of weeks. Have you stop eating or something?
* No. Does it look as I've stopped eating? I've been spending a lot of time in the library.
* Working on a paper?
* I wish I were working on A paper. I was working on three different papers: anthropology,
English lit, and history.
* Wow. That is a lot of work.
* Yeah. And what's frustrating is that I'm studying 19 century British Empire in all three classes.
But I can't write a single paper for all the three.
* Why not?
* The professors won't let me. Even if I make it three times as long as the suggested length.
* Oh. That's too bad. Could you write your paper on three aspects of one topic?
* MM. What do you mean? Do you have something in mind?
* Well, let's see. Maybe you could do something with Romanticism, like —write you
anthropology paper on a cultural basis of Romanticism; and your history paper on the influence of
the Romantic poets on the British foreign policy; and—OK— and your English paper on analysis
of some Romantic poems.
* Hey. That's not a bad idea. I've already started the research for one of my papers. So 1 can use
that. what can I do to repay you?
* You want wrap up my chemist lab for me?
* Td love to. But I've never taken chemistry. So I'm not sure you like the results.
* Oh, well. No thanks necessary then. Have a good weekend. And try to get out of the library
and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes,
* OK. I'll try. See you later.
31. What has the man been busy doing all week?
32. What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier?
33. Why does the woman mention Romanticism?
34. Why doesn't the woman want any help from the man?

35-38 Two friends on the beach.
* Hi! Mitchell. Look what I've just found. Right here in the sand.
* A piece of wood? Oh, drift wood. Interesting shape. Almost like some sort of modern
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sculpture.
* Yeah. And feel how smooth it is.
* MM. Must’ve been in the water a long time. It could've been drifting in the ocean currents for
months or even years.
* In the currents? Doesn't the wind just blowing things around out there?
* Well, sure. But the currents are always moving too. Almost like rivers.
But underwater rivers flowing through the ocean.
* So how do they find out where these currents go? Stick a message in a bottle and throw it in
the water?
* Don't laugh. In fact, I was reading in the Science magazine that oceanographers have released
huge numbers of bottles into the ocean over the years. They want to map out where the currents
will carry them.
* Say. I'll bet after they've found out where all these bottles ended up, they could enter all that
data into a computer and make a pretty detailed model to show where these currents go.
* In fact they did. And they also found they a neat way to test the model, there was a freighter
carrying sneakers from a factory in Asia. It was caught in a big storm and thousands of pairs of
sneakers got dumped into the Pacific Ocean.
* Really? What a waste.
* Yeah. Turns out though that hundreds of these shoes started washing up on beaches
somewhere hear Seattle. Just about where the computer models have predicted the currents would
carry them.
* Gee. You mean all that stuff I've found on the beaches might be part of some big scientific
experiment? I thought it was all just trash.
35 What are the speakers mainly discuss?
36. What did the man find on the beach?
37. According to the magazine article, what did scientists put into the ocean?
38. What can be inferred from the story about the sneakers?

Part C
39-43 Talk by a resident advisor in a dormitory for the first year students.
I need to make sure you understand how to get housing for next year. When you entered as first
year student this year, the school assigned you to a dorm and a roommate. But next year as
returning students, you'll choose both your roommate and your dorm. But whether or not you
actually get to live in your first choice depends on what number you or your roommate draws in
the lottery system. The system gives priority to the students who have been here the longest.
Fourth year students get the first block of numbers, third years get the second block and second
years, like you'll be, get the third. The lower the number you draw, the sooner you choose. No. one
gets the first choice, No. two gets the second choice, and so on. You can use either your own or
your intended roommate's number to make your room choice. If your roommate for next year has
been in the school longer than you have, they'll be in a better block of numbers and so will have a
better number than any second year student. But most of you will probably be rooming with other
second year students and so neither of you may have a great number. You may not get into your
first or even second choice. Of course, if you've made plans to live off campus, you don't need to
enter the lottery at all. Dorm space will be especially tight this year because the dorms on north
campus will be closed for renovations. This means that those of you who draw the worst numbers
won't be able to get dorm housing at all. In that case the housing office will help you find off
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campus housing.
39. What aspect of the student housing does the talk mainly focus on?
40. Why do the students attending the meeting need the information that is given?
41. What determines which group a student is placed in to choose housing for the next year?
42. Who is not expected to participate in the housing lottery?
43. What special problem will affect housing next year?

44-46 Lecture in a zoology class.
Before I tell you about the interesting discovery related to the tyrannosaurus rex, I need to review
something we studied last semester: the difference between what we commonly called
cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals. In warm-blooded animals, birds and mammals for
examples, the body temperature normally stays within a narrow range no matter what the outside
temperature is. As a result, a warm-blooded animal is usually active in both cold and hot weather
because the body temperature can adjust to the temperature as in the environment. On the other
hand, cold-blooded animals, such as most reptiles, amphibians and insects, are unable to create
enough heat internally to raise their temperature above the temperature of the environment. So, for
example, the temperature of a cold-blooded animal falls when the environment is cool. I hope this
extension is clear. Now moving on to the tyrannosaurus rex, you may know that dinosaurs being
reptiles are generally believed to have been cold-blooded. Well, a recent research study has found
that a chemical composition of the bone of the tyrannosaurus rex was consistent with the bone of
the animal that has a very narrow range of the internal temperature, indicating that it was probably
warm-blooded.
44. What is the mainly topic of the lecture?
45. What is likely to happen to cold-blooded animals when the weather is cold?
46. Why does the speaker discuses tyrannosaurus rex?

47-50 A guest speaker being introduced to a local business group.
Thank you all for coming out this evening to meet sociologist Allen Lambert. Ms. Lambert
specializes in research on work place and recently has been writing about the future of work. This
topic should have been of special interest since I know many of you are already at the forefront of
the work place technology. For example, let's have a show of hands to see how many people here
telecommute at least part of the time. Mm, I see eight hands raised. Well, you eight folks who
work at home and communicate with the office by the computer represent one of the trends Ms.
Lambert has described. The people are becoming less tied to the work place. One of the important
tools for telecommuting is electronic mail or email. Email let you send and receive messages
almost immediately on your computer.
But you control when you read them and when you respond to them. This technology allows
people to have more control over time than one relying solely on the telephone. Our guest tonight
will discuss how these important changes will alter the way we work. But before turning the floor
over to Ms. Lambert, I would just like to remind you that she will be available to answer any
individual questions at the reception immediately following the talk.
47. What will the topic of Allen Lambert's talk be?
48. Why does the speaker ask the people to raise their hands?
49. What does telecommuting involve?
50. What is one effect of the electronic mail?