Introduction .......................................................................................4
How to Use This Book ......................................................................7
PART I Basic Comprehension ........................................................ 11
UNIT 01 Vocabulary ....................................................................... 12
UNIT 02 Reference .......................................................................... 38
UNIT 03 Factual Information .......................................................... 64
UNIT 04 Negative Factual Information .......................................... 90
UNIT 05 Sentence Simplification ................................................... 116
PART II Making Inferences .............................................................143
UNIT 06 Rhetorical Purpose ............................................................144
UNIT 07 Inference ...........................................................................170
UNIT 08 Insert Text .........................................................................196
PART III Reading to Learn ..............................................................223
UNIT 09 Prose Summary .................................................................224
Actual Test ......................................................................................253
Appendix .........................................................................................297
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1 Information on the TOEFL?iBT
A The Format of the TOEFL?iBT
Section
Number of Questions or Tasks
Timing
Score
Reading
20 Questions
? 2 reading passages
? with 10 questions per passage
? approximately 700 words long each
35 Minutes
30 Points
Listening
28 Questions
? 2 conversations
? 5 questions per conversation
? 3 minutes each
? 3 lectures
? 6 questions per lecture
? 4?5 minutes each
36 Minutes
30 Points
Speaking
4 Tasks
? 1 independent speaking task
? 1 personal choice/opinion/experience
? preparation: 15 sec. / response: 45 sec.
? 2 integrated speaking tasks: Read-Listen-Speak
? 1 campus situation topic
reading: 90?115 words (45 sec.)
conversation: 150?180 words (60?80 sec.)
? 1 academic course topic
reading: 90?115 words (50 sec.)
lecture: 150?220 words (60?90 sec.)
? preparation: 30 sec. / response: 60 sec.
? 1 integrated speaking task: Listen-Speak
? 1 academic course topic
lecture: 230?280 words (90?120 sec.)
? preparation: 20 sec. / response: 60 sec.
16 Minutes
30 Points
Writing
2 Tasks
? 1 integrated writing task: Read-Listen-Write
? reading: 250?300 words (3 min.)
? lecture: 250?320 words (2 min.)
? a summary of 150?225 words (20 min.)
? 1 academic discussion task
? a minimum 100-word essay (10 min.)
30 Minutes
30 Points
B What Is New about the TOEFL?iBT?
The TOEFL?iBT is delivered through the Internet in secure test centers around the world at the same time.It tests all four language skills and is taken in the order of Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.The test is about 2 hours long, and all of the four test sections will be completed in one day.Note taking is allowed throughout the entire test, including the Reading section. At the end of the test, all notes are collected and destroyed at the test center.In the Listening section, one lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.There are integrated tasks requiring test takers to combine more than one language skill in the Speaking and Writing sections.In the Speaking section, test takers wear headphones and speak into a microphone when they respond.The responses are recorded and transmitted to ETS’s Online Scoring Network. In the Writing section, test takers must type their responses. Handwriting is not possible.Test scores will be reported online. Test takers can see their scores online 4?8 business days after the test and can also receive a copy of their score report by mail.
2 Information on the Reading Section
The Reading section of the TOEFL?iBT measures test takers’ ability to understand university-level academic texts. This section has 2 passages, and the length of each passage is about 700 words. Some passages may have underlined words or phrases in blue. Test takers can click on them to see a definition or explanation. Test takers have to answer 10 questions per passage. 35 minutes are given to complete this section, including the time spent reading the passages and answering the questions.
A Types of Reading Passages
Exposition: Material that provides an explanation of a topicArgumentation: Material that presents a point of view about a topic and provides evidence to support itHistorical narrative: An account of a past event or of a person’s life, narrated or written by someone else
B Types of Reading Questions
Basic Comprehension Questions
? Vocabulary Question (1?2 questions per passage): This type of question asks you to identify the meanings of words and phrases in the reading passage.
? Reference Question (0?1 question per passage): This type of question asks you to identify the referential relationship between the words in the passage.
? Factual Information Question (2?5 questions per passage): This type of question asks you to identify specific information that is explicitly stated in the passage.
? Negative Factual Information Question (0?2 questions per passage): This type of question asks you to check what information is NOT mentioned in the passage.
? Sentence Simplification Question (0?1 question per passage): This type of question asks you to choose the sentence that best paraphrases the essential information in the highlighted sentence.
Inference Questions
? Inference Question (1?2 questions per passage): This type of question asks you to identify an idea that is not explicitly stated in the passage.
? Rhetorical Purpose Question (1?2 questions per passage): This type of question asks you why the author uses particular words, phrases, or sentences.
? Insert Text Question (1 question per passage): This type of question provides an example sentence and asks you to decide where the best place for that sentence would be in the passage.
Reading to Learn Questions
? Prose Summary Questions (1 question per passage): This type of question asks you to complete a summary chart with major ideas from the passage. It is worth up to 2 points, and partial credit is given.
C Question Formats
There are four question formats in the Reading section: Four-choice questions with a single answer in traditional multiple-choice format, multiple-choice questions with more than one answer, four-choice questions with a single answer that ask test takers to insert a sentence where it fits best in a passage, and Reading to Learn questions with more than four choices and more than one answer.