Toefl Junior Practice Test 17 - Listening

12/28/2020 8:36:00 AM

Listen to an art teacher speaking to his class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To teach students how to use a hammer effectively
To instruct students how to make a useful sculpture
To stress that adults must be around students when they make a can
To explain why students have to paint a can

Listen to a school principal speaking to the students.

What does the principal want to tell the students?

Students will meet people from all over the world.
Students should honor race.
Students of different origins will be treated differently.
Students will be treated equally.

Listen to a school principal speaking to a group of students.

What point does the principal make in his speech?

You should work extremely hard if you want to achieve success.
It is very difficult to keep balance in life.
It is important to renew yourself.
Working late is useless.

Listen to an English teacher speaking to her students.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To introduce the second-person perspective
To illustrate what are singular and plural forms
To introduce writing with three different perspectives
To stress that the importance of the third-person perspective

Listen to an announcement from a school principal.

What is probably true about the principal's talk?

The performance was held on weekend.
Totara class' students received the final award.
Some junior children were not present at the performance.
The performance was completely held by students.

Listen to a teacher announcing to the students.

What is probably NOT true about the announcement?

The tours begin in the morning.
The students should meet in the courtyard of the school.
Some students will have to stand.
Not all students are joining the tours.

Listen to a geography teacher speaking to her class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To introduce the ways to learn the properties of rocks and minerals
To introduce the properties of rocks and minerals
To introduce the difference between rocks and minerals
To introduce the ways to discover rocks and minerals

Listen to a history teacher speaking to a class.

What will the students probably do first?

Divide into groups
Look at photographs
Find a connection between the pictures
Write a description

Listen to a principal speaking to students and staff.

What is probably true about the principal's talk?

The principal is Bob's friend.
The construction hasn't finished yet.
Everyone is happy to help.
They have plenty of tools.

Listen to a culture teacher speaking to his class.

What is the purpose of the talk?

To let the students know poetry is nearer to truth
To teach the students how to retell a story from their own perspective
To teach the students how to interpret primary-source content
To teach the students how to accomplish an art assignment

Listen to a conversation between two friends.

Then answer the questions.

Why is the boy calling?

He is bored and wants to ask the girl out.
He wants to watch TV with the girl.
He forgot what his homework is.
He wants to talk about the weather today.

When will the two friends probably meet?

Next week
In the evening
Tomorrow
In an hour

What will the boy and the girl do after they meet each other?

Go camping together
Have lunch and then go to a concert
Swim in the river
Eat lunch and then go hiking

Listen to a conversation between two friends.

Then answer the questions.

What are the speakers talking about?

A church
A mosque
Differences between church and mosque
Christian festivals

Why is the boy so sure that it is a church?

He has seen it many times.
The girl has told him before.
There is a cross on the top of the tower.
He always prays in that church.

According to the conversation, when can people go into the church?

Any time if they want
Only on weekdays
Only on Christmas days
Only on Sundays

What can be inferred from the conversation?

The church and the mosque are really hard to distinguish.
The boy seems to be very familiar with the church.
The girl doesn't like to go to the church.
The girl loves the mosque more than the church.

Listen to a conversation between two friends at school.

Then answer the questions.

What are they talking about?

A concert
A popular dress style
A music fan club
A boy band

What is NOT true about singers of One Direction?

They are very handsome.
They are famous around the world.
They are very talented.
They have not had a fan club yet.

What kind of people does the One Direction's fan base consist of?

Only teenage girls
Teenage girls and boys
Teenage girls and adults
Teenage boys and adults

What can we infer from the dialogue?

Hairy band members receive more welcome.
Wider fan base means more clubs.
All famous bands must be on the top of the charts.
The boy and the girl have their own favorite band.

Listen to a conversation between two friends at school.

Then answer the questions.

What does the boy think of computers?

He loves computers.
He thinks computers are quite confusing.
He hates computers.
He doesn’t know anything about computers.

What site does the girl like to visit?

Facebook
Myspace
Social sites
Fox News

What kind of computer does the girl have?

She has a desktop.
She has a laptop.
She has a Mac.
She has a 12-inch computer.

What's the boy's computer like?

It uses Windows.
It is a Dell computer.
It is 18 inches.
It has little memory.

Listen to a teacher talking in a history class.

Then answer the questions.

What does the speaker mainly talk about?

Some most dangerous voyages ever
How a man succeeded in having great adventures
One of the most famous explorers and navigators
Some stories about different places

What did Cook do when he was young?

He was a captain of an army.
He was sent to Canada.
He bought a ship from Canada.
He studied in France.

Why did Britain send Cook to the South Pacific?

To find an unknown place
To find someone in Australia
To save an endangered animal species
To make a map

What was Cook looking for in his last voyage?

An island
A passage in the north
An unknown person
Some missing ships

Now you will hear part of a radio program.

Then answer the questions.

What are they talking about?

The danger of driving after drinking alcohol
The standard of BAC
The statistics of drunk drivers on the road
The different standards of BAC in different countries

What is a "buzzed" driver?

A driver who likes buzzes
A driver with alcohol present in the bloodstream
A driver who sounds like buzzing bees
A driver who will be blamed

Why do they talk about the level of BAC?

Every driver has different reaction after drinking alcohol.
It will cause severe accidents directly.
Drivers who drive after drinking will be blamed.
It's the boundary of whether you can drive safely.

What can be inferred from the interview?

Every country has the same standard of BAC.
Drivers who have alcohol in the bloodstream must not drive.
Drivers will not cause an accident when the level of BAC is less than 0.1.
Most drivers are afraid of being blamed.

Now you will hear a speaker talking to a class on a tour by the Oasis of the Seas.

Then answer the questions.

How many people can the ship take?

6,200
More than 2,000
Over 8,200
225,000

Who owns this ship?

Finland
Royal Caribbean International
Florida
The USA

Where will the ship go on its first voyage?

The Caribbean Sea
Finland
Florida
The Atlantic Ocean

What is the biggest attraction on this ship?

The park
The swimming pool
The movable bar
The open-air theater

What's the purpose of the speaker?

To tell the class that this ship is very expensive
To tell the class how big this ship is
To tell the class that it's worth traveling on this ship
To tell the class how to book a tour on the ship

Listen to part of the discussion in a camp.

Then answer the questions.

What's wrong with the girl's fire?

She can't find any wood to make a campfire.
She can't make a bigger fire.
She can't find any bigger wood to make a bigger fire.
She gets a wrong guide to making a fire.

What does the boy suggest in order to make the fire bigger?

Finding more bigger wood
Finding more twigs
Finding more newspapers
Finding more tree leaves

What can be inferred about the way to make a bigger fire?

You should never put big wood into the fire.
It's easier to make bigger fire by putting newspapers under big wood.
Using small wood makes the fire bigger more quickly.
You can just use big wood to make a bigger fire.

What is the main topic of the conversation?

How to make a campfire
Where we can find twigs to make a fire
Where we can camp during vacation
How to ask for help when you camp