TOEFL Practice Test (#2) – Listening

The fourth answer is the correct answer to the woman’s response.

It can be inferred that the restaurant is very popular because they have to wait for a long time before they can be served. The first and third choices are neither expressed nor implied in the conversation. The second choice is expressed but not by Dianne.

This question tests your understanding of the idiomatic expression, “I’m afraid I’ve got to pass” which means “She will skip the dessert.”

The second, third and fourth answers are neither expressed nor implied in the conversation.

This is a comparison question. The woman compares the ride on her new bike with the ride on the old bike.

Only the third choice restates the woman’s response. The first choice confuses the words. Both the second and fourth choice contradict the woman’s response.

(B) restates the woman’s response in other words.

Both (A) and (D) contradict the woman’s response. (C) is not supported.

By reading the context clue (… the last one took longer than I thought), we realize that (A) is the correct response.

Both (B) and (C) use some key words from the conversation, but they are not the correct response. (D) contradicts the man’s response.

This question tests your understanding of the idiom “to be in someone else’s shoes.” The correct response is (C) because it provides a synonym for the idiom.

(A) is not stated. (B) is not the exact interpretation of the synonym. (D) is a baseless response.

The answer to this question is not directly stated. But considering the exchange of the ideas, (B) is the most logical response.

(A), (C), and (D) are illogical.

The response is based on a conditional statement (She went to the doctor; therefore, she got over the flu). (A) is the correct choice.

Both (B) and (D) contradict the woman’s response. (C) uses some words from the conversation but lacks the correct meaning.

This question tests your understanding of the idiom “turn away.” In this case, choice (C) has the same meaning.

(A) is neither stated nor implied in the conversation. (B) confuses the issue of an ID. (D) is nonsense.

(D) is the correct choice because it restates the man’s response.

(A) contradicts the man’s response. (B) contradicts the information given in the conversation. (C) is neither stated nor implied in the conversation.

The idiom “cut back” means “reduce” and the idiom “can’t afford” means “not to be able to pay for a service/not to have enough money to buy something.” Considering the idioms, (C) is the correct response.

(A), (B), and (D) do not have the same meaning, and they misinterpret the meaning of the response.

(A) is the correct response because taking a wrong turn indicates that the man got lost.

(B) and (C) misinterpret the information. (D) is neither expressed nor implied in the conversation.

(B) restates the man’s response in different words. (A) contradicts the conversation. (C) is neither expressed nor implied in the conversation. (D) confuses the information given in the conversation.