TOEFL Preparation

A. Section One : Listening (50 Items) 35 minutes

B. Section Two : Structure (40 Items) 25 minutes
C. Section Three : Reading ( 50 Items) 55 minutes

A. LISTENING
1. Short Dialogue ( 1-30)
Strategy : a. Focus on the last Line
b. Choose answer with the synonim
c. Avoid the similar sound

2. Long Conversation (31-38)

Strategy: a. Before Listening
* Anticipate the Topic
*Anticipate the Question
b. While Listening
* Determine the Topic
* Draw Conclusion about who, what, where, when

3. Long Talks (39-50)

Strategy: a. Before Listening
* Anticipate the Topic
*Anticipate the Question
b. While Listening
* Determine the Topic
* Draw Conclusion about who, what, where, when
B. STRUCTURE
1. Structure (1-15) Consists of fifteen sentences in which part of the sentence has
been replaced with a blank. Each sentence is followed by four answers choices.
You must choose the the answer that complete the grammatically correct way.
Strategy : a. Study the sentence
b. Study each answer based on how well it completes the sentences
c. Never leave any answers blanks
d. do not spend too much time on the structure questions.

Example 1
.....................was backed up for miles on the freeway
(a) Yesterday
(b) In the morning
(c) Traffic
(d) Cars
 Example 2
Engineers......................for work on the new space program
(a) Necessary
(b) Are needed
(c) Hopefully
(d) Next month

Example 3
The Boy............................going to the movies with a friend
(a) He is
(b) He always was
(c) Is relaxing
(d) Will be

2. Written Expression (16-40) consist of twenty five sentences in which four words
or group of words have been underlined. You must choose the the underlined
word or group ofv words that is NOT correct.
Strategy : a. First, Look at the underlined word or group of words
b. if you have been unable to find the error by looking only at the four
underlined expression, then read the complete sentence
c. Never leave any answers blanks

Example 1
The final delivery of the day is the importantest
A B C D

Example 2
The books that I read was interesting
A B C D

Example 3
Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols
A B C D

Example 4
Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a
A B C
relationship between saccharine and cancer
D
C. READING
1. Question about the idea of passage
Strategy: a. Answer main idea correctly
b. recognize the organization of idea
2. Directly answered questions
Strategy: a. Answer stated detail question correctly
b. Find pronoun referents

3. Indirectly answered questions

Strategy: a. Answer implied detail question correctly

4. Vocabulary Question
Strategy: a. Determine the meanings from word parts
b. use contex to determine meaning from difficult words
c. use contex to determine meaning from simple words