Tham khảo sách 'the essential toefl vocabulary', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL WHAT IS THE TOEFL The TOEFL is a comprehensive English language examination required by more than 3 000 colleges and universities in the United States Canada and other parts of the world. In addition foreign born professionals frequently need a TOEFL score for certification to practice their profession in the United States or Canada. The TOEFL is a timed test that consists of the three sections listed here. THE TOEFL Section 1 Listening Comprehension 50 questions 35 minutes Part A Part B Part C Statements Short Dialogs Minitalks and Extended Conversations 20 questions 15 questions 15 questions Section 2 Structure and Written Expression Structure Written Expression 40 questions 25 minutes 15 questions 25 questions Section 3 Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Reading Comprehension 60 questions 45 minutes 30 questions 30 questions SECTION 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION This section of the TOEFL test your ability to understand spoken American English. You will hear taped conversations to which you will make responses. Part A and B contain samples of informal American English. Idiomatic expressions and two-word verbs are common in these parts. Single Statement In Part A you will hear a single statement made by a man or a woman. In your test booklet there are four sentences. You must choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one you heard. YOU WILL HEAR To get to the post office cross the street go three blocks and you ll see it right on the corner. YOU WILL See A The post office is right on the corner. B The post office is at the next corner. C The post office has a cross near it. D The post office is three blocks away. The correct choice is which most closely gives the same meaning as the sentence you heard. It is important for you to know that if similar sounding words or the same words appear in an answer choice that answer choice is seldom correct. Short Dialogs Part B contains short dialogs followed by a .
