WorksheetsListening - TOEFA Exercise Part A
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 45mins
Number 1
The coffee is much better this morning
The coffee tastes extremely good
The coffee isn't very good
This morning he definitely wants some coffee
Number 2
The two classes meet in an hour and a half.
The class meets three hours per week.
Each half of the class is an hour long.
Two times a week the class meets for an hour.
Number 3
A few minutes ago, the flight departed.
The fight will start in a while.
They are frightened about the departure.
The plane is going to take off soon.
Number 4
He hasn't yet begun his project.
He's supposed to do his science project next week.
He needs to start working on changing the due date.
He's been working steadily on his science project.
Number 5
At the post office
In a florist shop
In a restaurant
In a hospital delivery room
Number 6
The professor drowned the cells in a lab.
The lecture was long and boring.
The professor divided the lecture into parts.
The biologist tried to sell the results of the experiment.
Number 7
She needs to get a driver's license.
Two pieces of identification are necessary.
The man should check to see if he needs credit.
A credit card can be used to get a driver's license.
Number 8
Housing within his budget is hard to locate.
It's hard to find his house in New York.
He can't afford to move his house to New York.
Housing in New York is unavailable.
Number 9
The boss was working on the reports.
He would have to finish the reports before the end of next month.
He was directed to stay late and finish some work.
He could finish the reports at home.
Number 10
The boisterous students made the teacher mad.
The teacher angered the students with the exam results.
The students were angry that the teacher was around.
The angered students complained to the teacher.
Number 11
The prices are reasonable.
The store is too far out of town.
He would like the woman to repeat what he said.
He agrees with the woman.
Number 12
It's rained unusually hard this year.
There hasn't been any rain for many years.
It's been many years since it rained.
He doesn't like rain.
Number 13
He needs to do a better job writing questions.
He certainly must make his writing better.
Without the questions, he cannot write the answers.
He needs to understand the written questions better.
Number 14
The agent was standing in line with his passport.
The line to get new passports is very long.
The woman must wait her turn to get her passport checked.
He can check her passport instead of the agent.
Number 15
He couldn't finish closing the library book.
He hadn't finished the library assignment, but he was close.
He was working on the assignment when the library closed.
His homework was incomplete because the library wasn't open.
Number 16.
All the lawyer's preparation did no good.
The lawyer prepared nothing for the case.
It wasn't work for the lawyer to prepare for the case.
The lawyer didn't work to prepare for the case.
Number 17
The history class begins next week.
He thinks the papers should be turned in next week.
He has already done the paper for next week.
The papers are not due next week.
Number 18
He's not really happy.
The contractor's work was satisfactory.
He would rather work with the contractor himself.
He was already contacted about the work.
Number 19
The man should try another type of paper.
The man should locate a typist tomorrow morning.
The man should make a tape in the morning.
The man should complete the paper without help.
Number 20.
She'd like some pie.
It's easy to buy it.
The task the man's working on isn't difficult.
It's easier to prepare pie than do what the man is doing.
Number 21
He reported that the time for the budget meeting had been set.
He is always late in submitting his accounting figures.
He never manages to budget his time well.
He is never too late in turning in his reports.
Number 22
The repairs that the mechanic had indicated were already made.
The car is going to need a lot of repairs.
Buying a new car would be quite expensive.
The mechanic extended the repair warranty.
Number 23
Betty wrote the letter as directed.
The directions were given to Betty in a letter.
Betty will follow the instructions later.
Betty worked exactly as instructed.
Number 24
Walter had a lack of success with his business.
Walter failed in business.
Walter's new company is doing rather well.
Walter hoped to succeed in business.
Number 25
He should put the organ in the closet.
The closet has already been organized.
He needs to rearrange the closet.
He wishes the closet were closer.
Number 26
She didn't do the work.
She gave the assignment her best effort.
She finished the assignment even though it was difficult.
She gave the man a signal.
Number 27
She said some terrible things.
She didn't say anything nice.
She didn't have any nice things.
She said really wonderful things.
Number 28
New employees are rarely initiated into the company.
New workers don't generally undertake actions on their own.
New employees are initially rated.
It's rare for employees to make new suggestions.
Number 29
The woman is more than a week late.
The children would have wrecked the house later.
The woman was so late that she was a wreck.
He's glad that she was not any later.
Number 30
He had not gone to the store.
He was still at the market.
He was going to take care of the shopping.
He always went to the market.
