TOEFL Reading Practice (Lesson 1)

TOEFL Reading Practice (Lesson 1)

Let's practice reading questions similar to what you will find on the TOEFL test. These teaching materials are adapted from test-guide.com

Multiple Choice

What does the term "frivolous" imply about the author's feelings?

• He thinks smart phones are fascinating for their endless possibilities.

• He hopes that technology eventually ceases expanding its scope.

• Average individuals do not need smart phones, in the author's opinion.

• The author has a smart phone and likes it a lot.

• He hopes that new developments are made to smart phone technology.

Multiple Choice

This reading excerpt is primarily a comparison between how people use smart phones...

• for both professional and personal pursuits.

• to make their lives more complicated.

• to consume media and stay in touch with family and friends.

• to streamline their businesses.

• to grow their professional networks.

Multiple Choice

The excerpt's conclusion serves the purpose of...

• drawing conclusions about what smart phones can do for people

• making assumptions about where technology is headed and how it will affect society.

• commenting on human connectivity in the age of smart phones

• predicting the ways in which the government may regulate and guide future technology.

• presenting two possible explanations for the growing popularity of smart phones

Multiple Choice

From the author's view, the main point is that...

• Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.

• Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.

• Man's soul and spirit are immortal.

• Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.

• Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.

Multiple Choice

Which is the author's opinion?

• Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.

• Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons.

• Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.

• Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.

• There is a silver lining over the production of deadly weapons.

Multiple Choice

What does the word "irrepressible" mean in the excerpt?

• incompatible

• strong

• oppressive

• unrestrainable

• unspirited