11B: Week 2 Quiz

(man) Did you have your history exam today?
(woman) No, the professor put if off for another week.
(narrator) What does the woman say about the exam?

• She would like to put it out of her mind.

• The professor canceled it.

• It was moved to another location.

• It was delayed.

(man) What was it like while the president was giving his speech?
(woman) You could hear a pin drop.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

• The president dropped his pen.

• The audience was very quiet.

• The speech contained several puns.

• The president discussed dropping a bomb.

(man) I can't believe what Hal said to the teacher.
(woman) Yeah. He really put his foot in his mouth.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

• He put his foot where he should not have.

• He put the food that the teacher gave him in his mouth.

• He said something embarrassing.

• He told the teacher that his foot was hurt.

This term I'm not going to _____ starting my project until the last minute like I usually do.

• put on

• put off

• put up

• put in

A topic sentence is _____ the first sentence in a paragraph.

• usually

• never

• sometimes

• always

If you're not sure about an answer on a TOEFL Listening question, should you guess the answer?

• YES

• NO

Which verb form is used to talk about a scheduled event or one that is on a timetable?

• future progressive

• future simple

• present simple

• present perfect

I'm _____ my own business someday.

• going to start

• starting

• will start

• will have started

Whoever _____ the idea to put pineapple on pizza should have been put on a pizza.

• put up with

• came up with

• came up to

• signed up for

The last word of a phrasal verb is almost always a _____.

• noun

• auxiliary verb

• verb

• preposition