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TOEFL Reading Practice (Lesson 1)

TOEFL Reading Practice (Lesson 1)

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Professional Development

Professional Development

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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

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Multiple Choice

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

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He thinks smart phones are fascinating for their endless possibilities.

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He hopes that technology eventually ceases expanding its scope.

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

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

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

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Multiple Choice

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

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for both professional and personal pursuits.

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to make their lives more complicated.

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

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to streamline their businesses.

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to grow their professional networks.

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Multiple Choice

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

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drawing conclusions about what smart phones can do for people

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

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commenting on human connectivity in the age of smart phones

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

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presenting two possible explanations for the growing popularity of smart phones

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Multiple Choice

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

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

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Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.

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Man's soul and spirit are immortal.

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

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

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Multiple Choice

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Which is the author's opinion?

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

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

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Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.

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

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

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Multiple Choice

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

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incompatible

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strong

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oppressive

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unrestrainable

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unspirited

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

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