Minggu, 23 Maret 2014

The Strategy To Answer The Toefl Test ( Listening )


·         Take past TOEFL listening tests and become familiar with the format. Quickly read the comprehension questions before the recording begins, this helps you to listen out for key points often there is a lot of content that you will not be tested on. Keep your focus and energy for the points that count.
·         Download listening practice lessons, such as lessons on Daily English Audio and stop it at different times, try and guess what will happen next. This is a great way to practice your ability to connect and combine ideas. Then go back and listen to the lesson in full and see how well you did.
·         Improve your vocabulary. The more words you know, the easier it will be for you to understand the listening section. Learn new vocab and save words  you have trouble with by becoming an English.
·         You must in crease your vocabulary by watching news and report on TV, listen to them one on radio.
·          You must often watching TV especially English movie and listen  to it.
·         Make converstation with foreign people and try to understand of what they said.

1.      Short Conversation
      Son     : Father, I have a sore throat. I cannot swallow the food.
Father  : Have you taken medicine?
Son     : Yes but it doesn't get better.should go to a doctor.
Son     : No, I am afraid of a doctor.
Father  : But why?
Son     : I don't want to be injected.
      Why is the son afraid of seeing s doctor?
A.    Because he is afraid of being injected.
B.    Because of the frightening doctor.
C.    Because he wants to get better.
D.    Because an injection is dangerous.

2.       Medium Conversation
      John Quincy Adams, who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829, is today recognized for his masterful statesmanship and diplomacy. He dedicated his life to public service, both in the presidency and in the various other political offices that he held. Throughout his political career he demonstrated his unswerving belief in freedom of speech, the antislavery cause, and the right of Americans to be free from European and Asian domination.
To what did John Quincy Adams devote his life?
A.    Improving his personal life
B.     Serving the public
C.     Increasing his fortune
D.    Working on his private business

3.       Long  Conversation
      Employee : Good afternoon can I help you?
Customer : I hope so. I bought this television here about three months ago, but the sound and picture quality are awful. The picture is always flickering and there’s a dark line down the left-hand side of the screen And there’s an annoying hissing sound in the background.
Employee : Do you have an outdoor antenna?
Customer : Yes, I do.
Employee :Have you tried adjusting the antenna?
Customer : Several times.
Employee : Hmmmmm. I’ll get our engineers to have a look at it.
Employee : A friend of mine bought the same model here and had exactly the same problems. I want a refund.
Employee : I’m afraid it isn’t our policy to give refunds, sir.
Customer : I want to see the manager.

     What employee responses to customer complaints?
A. Accepting complaint
B. Delaying a complaint
C. Rejecting a complaint
D. Making a complaint too