TOEFL LISTENING

Why does the student go to see the professor?

• To talk about her paper on farming practices

• To ask if she can study abroad in Guatemala

• To discuss her research on agricultural practices and environmental conditions

• to see if she can become a Spanish major

Why does Christy want to go to Guatemala? Select two.

• To continue her research on cost-effective farming

• Because she has already studied about it and wants to learn more in person

• The agricultural and economic landscape closely marches what she wants to research

• She wants to learn more Spanish

Why might Christy not be able to go on the trip to Guatemala?

• She is not a Linguistics major

• The Spanish department is in charge of this program

• She does not speak enough Spanish

• There are no more spots left in the program

Why does the professor decide to help Christy? Select two

• Christy is one of the most intelligent students in class

• The professor agrees that Guatemala is a good place to do more research

• Christy is extremely motivated to study abroad in Guatemala

• Christy knows some Spanish so it will be easy to convince the Spanish department

Why does the professor ask Christy if she has thought of other places to go?

• He wants to know if there are other countries Christy wants to travel to

• He does not think Christy will be allowed to go to Guatemala

• He is leading up to suggesting a better place for her to study abroad

• He is curious if Christy can do her research in another country

What is the professor mainly discussing?

• How the Moon formed after a giant object impacted the Earth

• The composition of the Moon in comparison to Earth

• Problem with theories about the origin of the Moon

• Weather or not the Moon was connected to the Earth at one point

How is the lecture organized?

• The professor discusses information previously learned before introducing a new idea

• The professor introduces an experiment and some possible problems with it

• The professor compared theories about the Moon with other objects in space

• The professor gives a historical account of theories on the origin of the Moon

What are some problems with the capture theory? Select two.

• There are too many chemical differences between the Earth and the Moon

• It is more plausible that the earth and Moon were never connected

• During entry into the solar system the Moon would have had too much energy to be captured

• The Moon would have a strange orbital path if it were captured by Earth

Which theory about the moon is most likely true?

• The fission theory

• The giant impact hypothesis

• The sister theory

• The capture theory

What does the professor imply about the sister theory

• Modern astronomers do not believe this theory is correct

• It explains why the Moon is made out of the same materials as Earth

• The density of the Moon compared to Earth proves it true

• It was less popular than the capture and fission theories