To prepare our students for this new expe¬rience, some of us are experimenting with phone-in speaking practice by using telephone answering machines to record our students when they call. In this way, the students can become accustomed to the telephone tasks and we can provide more real¬istic feedback for them. | MODEL TEST 7 COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOEFL 623 Audio 6. Woman I wonder whether the grades are posted yet Man I don t think so. It usually takes about three days and we just turned in our papers yesterday. Narrator What are the speakers talking about Answer B From the reference to the grades being posted it must be concluded that they are talking about grades. The verb posted does not refer to mail as in Choice A and e papers are assignments not newspapers as in Choice C . Choice D is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation. Audio 7. Woman Congratulations I saw your name on the graduation list. Man Someone else must have the same name then. I m not graduating until next spring. Narrator What had the woman assumed Answer B Since the woman saw the man s name on the graduation list she had assumed that he had already graduated. Choice C refers to the man s explanation not to the woman s assumption. Choice D refers to the man s plan for graduation. Choice A is not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation. Audio 8. Man Did you ever apply for that scholarship You weren t sure whether you wanted to compete with all those applicants. Woman I decided to go for it Narrator What does the woman mean Answer C To go for it is an idiomatic expression that means to compete. Choices A and D are not correct because she is competing now. Choice B is not correct because she has decided. Audio 9. Woman We re going to the library. Want to come along Man I m waiting for the mail to come. Narrator What does the man imply Answer D Since the man says he is waiting for the mail to come he implies that he will not go to the Library with the woman. Choice C is not correct because he is waiting for the mail which has not yet arrived. Choices A and B are not mentioned and may not be concluded from information in the conversation. 624 EXPLANATORY ANSWERS AND AUDIO SCRIPTS Audio 10. Man How was your break You went to Toronto didn t you .
