Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT 2nd - Listening

04 Service EncounterProblemStudent is goingto lose herscholarshipScholarshipSolutionWrite to the scholarship committee and askif she can take a summer course for therequired credit1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C)Summary: A student must drop a class due to a workconflict. If she stops taking the class, she will lose herscholarship. It’s also too late in the semester to transfer toanother course. The registrar suggests she take a summercourse that will give her the credits she needs. To get intothis program, she needs to write a letter to the university’sscholarship committee. She must explain her situation, andthen they will review her case and decide.05 LiteratureGreek and RomanPlaysFully developed maincharactersMain character has aflaw within himselfGreek and Roman Plays vs. Morality PlaysBothPlaysHas avillainMorality PlaysMain character representshumanity as a wholeMain character actuallyencounters the villain, whichis a vice1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B)Summary: This literature class is studying morality playsfrom the Middle Ages. The professor explains that manycharacters in these plays were simple and not complex.They represented good qualities called virtues, or badqualities called vices. The most evil character representedvices like greed. He was the villain of the play. He alwaystried to make the main character, Everyman, follow him.Everyman had to choose between following him and doingthe right thing.06 GeologyFormation of the Hawaiian IslandsStep 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4A hotspot inthe PacificOceanreleaseslavaLava buildsup andforms avolcanoThe volcanogets biggerand becomesan islandThe plate carriesthis island away,and new one ismade in the samespot1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C)Summary: The professor mentions that there is a volcanichotspot located under the Hawaiian chain of islands. Thishotspot formed these islands. How this works is that astream of hot lava erupts onto the ocean floor. The lavacools and hardens, forming a volcano. This lava keepsspewing out until the volcano builds up to such a size thatan island is produced. When this island moves, more lavaproduces more islands in the gap. Then an island chain isformed.07 Office VisitProblemDance recital scheduled atthe same time as finalReschedulingSolutionReschedule the final if departmenthead allows it1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A)Summary: Steven is a dance major who wants to reschedulehis English final. This is because he has a mandatory dancerecital on the same day as his English exam. There is ascheduling conflict between the two exams. His professortells him he will have to talk to the head of the Englishdepartment. He must prove that the dance exam conflicts withthe English one by getting notes from his dance teachers.08 Service EncounterDisenrollmentProblem Solution Concern RefutationA studenthas beendisenrolledHe needs tore-register forhis classesClass mightfill up1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A)Talk with classprofessorSummary: A student has been disenrolled from his classes.The cashier uses his student ID to check what the reasonis. She tells him this has happened because he owes $75for a yoga class which he forgot to pay. He will also have toregister again for all his classes. He has been credited forwhat he’s paid so he won’t have to pay again. To keep hisclass that’s filled to capacity, he must explain the situationto his professor.34 Answer Key