Listening Mini Test TOEFLOnline version A mini test to practice the listening abilities for TOEFL by Diana Arriaga 1 What are the people discussing? a getting presents b purchasing books c attaching bar codes d working in a library 2 What is the woman referring to when she states "that sounds like fun"? a unwrapping presents b unpacking books c having a birthday d logging in books 3 which duty does the man like the least? a logging in books b attaching the bar code c opening boxes of purchased books d entering the data into the computer 4 What is the talk mainly about? a american sharpshooters b the czar of Russia c Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show d European heads of state 5 What is the woman referring to when she states, "That was in 1883"? a The year Cody started the Wild West Show b When Cody became known as Buffalo Bill c The date William Cody was more widely known d When the Wild West Show performed for heads of state 6 In addition to Annie Oakley, which other famous person traveled with Buffalo Bill? a William Cody b Queen Victoria c Chief Sitting Bull d Czar Alexander the II 7 What does the speaker mainly discuss? a The turn of the century b Ragtime in America c Band concerts in America and Europe d Early American musical forms 8 According to the professor, what is ragtime? a a type of traditional music with regular beats b one of John Philip Scusa's best-known marches c A musical form that became popular around 1900 d A particular piece of music composed by William Krell 9 What does the professor contrast in his lecture? a Regular beats and syncopation in music b The different beats in waltzes and polkas c popular musical forms in America and Europe d Krell's Mississippi Rag and Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag 10 What are the people discussing? a Security precautions at a museum b A painting that thieves favor c A popular painting among the public d The most valuable painting in the museum 11 What does the man mean by the phrase "being out an unauthorized loan for three years"? a the curator did not authorize the painting to be on loan b a painting can be on loan for fewer than three years c The Rembrandt was stolen and recovered three years later d It took three years to paint unauthorized copies of the stolen paintings. 12 What reason is given for the painting's popularity among thieves? a It's a Rembrandt b It's worth $5 million c It's easily recognized d It's relatively small
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