TOEFL IBT PRACTICE TEST 31 from Official TOEFL iBT Test with Audio volume 1

Directions: Now answer the questions.

1.Why does the man go to the computer center?

• To learn how to use the Internet
• To ask the woman where he can buy a computer
• To ask if he can get instruction on using computers
• To find out where the computer labs are located

2.How did the man probably feel when he first arrived at the computer center?

• Embarrassed about his lack of computer skills
• Excited to learn about computers
• Upset that he needs to take an expensive computer course
• Nervous about an assignment to write a paper on a computer

3.What does the woman imply about the book she bought for her father.

• It does not include instruction on word processing.
• It is not available at the campus bookstore.
• It is intended only for people with a lot of computer experience.
• It might be helpful for the man.

4.What does the woman imply about the student assistants?

• The man will not be able to work with them for long.
• They may not be good instructors for beginners.
• They are required to teach students to use the computers.
• Not all of them know about computers.

5.What will the woman do to help the man?

• Lend him a book on computers
• Give him a list of computer courses
• Give him a list of student assistants
• Recommend a computer instructor

Economics

Directions: Now answer the questions.

6.What is the lecture mainly about?

• How restrictions on international trade can cause economic harm
• Ways to limit the expansion of international trade
• Factors that influence the distribution of exports
• Why international trade has expanded in recent years

7.According to the professor, why do many people want imports to be regulated?

• To allow for price increases in domestic products
• To make the prices of exports more competitive
• To protect against domestic unemployment
• To encourage the economic growth of certain industries

8. According to the professor, what is a negative result of limiting imports?

• The pace of technological innovation slows down.
• The number of domestic low-paying jobs decreases.
• People move to areas where income is lower.
• The potential income from exports is reduced.

9.What does the professor imply abo« the sugar industry in Florida?

• It is a good source of high-paying jobs
• It should not be protected fronn competition from imports.
• It is a good example of international specialization
• It is managed cost effectively.

10.What does the professor imply about the effect of increasing imports?

• It will eventually result in a decrease in exports.
• It is not necessarily bad for the economy.
• It creates domestic economic problems that are easily solved
• Its impact on the economy is immediately apparent.

11.What is the professor’s opinion of retraining and relocating unemployed people,

• It IS more expensive overtime than blocking imports.
• It can sometimes have unintended consequences.
• It is one possible way to adapt to an increase in imports.
• It maintains the production levels of inefficient industries

Marine Biology

12. What does the professor mainly discuss?

• Why some whales do not migrate?
• How and why baleen whales migrate
• How baleen whales communicate with other whales
• How different whales hunt for their food

13.According to the professor, what is a common reason for migration that does NOT apply to baleen whales?

• The need to avoid lower water temperatures
• The need to raise young in a suitable environment
• The need to find better feeding grounds
• The need to find a mating partner

14.In order to prove or disprove the balancing-act theory of whale migration, what question needs to be answered?

• Whether or not whales have good eyesight
• How long baleen whales are able to survive without food
• How fast baleen whales can swim compared with other kinds of whales
• Whether moving south saves whales more energy than staying north

15.According to the professor, what are the possible means used by migrating whales to find the right direction? Choose 3 answers.

• Using magnetic fields as a guide
• Recognizing coastal landmarks
• Following the heat of the tropical water
• Listening to sounds that bounce off of the land
• Following the migrating plankton

16.Listen to Track 66.

• She is not an expert on what she is about to discuss.
• She discuss only what is relevant to her main point.
• She thinks her students already understand her point.
• She will not repeat what was discussed in previous classes.

17.Listen to Track 67.

• It is not obvious how whales find their way.
• Different whales have different ways of locating food.
• Whales have a poor sense of orientation.
• Scientists have not been able to track the whales.