TOEFL LISTENING : ANSWERING OVERVIEW QUESnONS ABOUT EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS 12 Br

Focus: Listening to the opening lines of extended conversations, and answering overview questions about the topics, settings, and speakers.
Directions: Listen to the conversations and the questions about them. Then mark the answer choice-(A), (B), or (C)-that correctly completes the sentence. The first one is done as an example.
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Questions 1-2: Listen to a conversation between a teacher and a student.
M1  : Professor Mueller, I've almost finished preparing my presentation for your class, but I'm not really satisfied with it. Could you give me some advice?
F2  : I'll be happy to. What topic did you choose?
M1  : It's about methods of predicting earthquakes, but so far, it's just a lot of facts and figures. How can I make it more interesting?
F2  : Maybe you could use some computer graphics to help the class make sense of your statistics.

1. What will the main topic of this talk probably be?

F1   : Hi there, Doctor Newman. Do you remember me?
M2 : Oh, sure. We met at the reception in the dean's office last week, didn't we?
F1   : That's right. I'm Alice Hart. Are you on your way to a class?
M2  : Yes, I am, but I'm not in any great hurry. How about you?
F1   : Me, too. I've got a German class in a few minutes.
M2  : Well, I'm going to a language class myself. You see, I teach signing.
F1  : Signing?
M2 : Right, signing. Signing is just a short way of saying American Sign Language. It's the language deaf people use to communicate.

3. Who are the people taking part in this conversation?

F1  : I'm in Professor Quinn's psychology class. She told us that she'd put some articles on reserve for her class.
F2  : Yes, those would be at the reserve desk.
F1  : Do I need a library card to look at those articles?
F2  : No, just a student ID card. If you've never checked out any reserve materials, I can tell you what you need to do.

5. What will the main topic of this conversation probably be?

F1   : Good afternoon, Dr. Marshall. I know you must be very busy, so I appreciate your taking some time to talk to me.
M2  : That's all right. What can I do for you?
F1   : Well, I'm interested in a career in hospital administration. My academic advisor suggested I speak to you. I was hoping you could give me some information about the field.
M2  : I'd be glad to. Is there something particular you wanted to know?
F1  : I was wondering what type of educational background a hospital administrator needs. Is a degree in medicine required?
M2  : No, not necessarily. Some hospital administrators are medical doctors, but many of us aren't. My own doctoral degree is in public administration.

7. Why does the woman want to talk to Dr. Marshall?

M1  : Come on, Dorothy, turn off that television and let's go. The softball game starts in twenty minutes.
F2  : Just a second-I want to find out who won the race.
M1  : What race -  a marathon?
F2   : Well, it's kind of a marathon, but for dogs and dog sledders. It's called the Iditarod. It's run every year
in Alaska.

10. What will the main topic of this conversation probably be?

M1  : Well, I had a nice, relaxing vacation. How about you, Tina?
F2  : I wouldn't exactly call it relaxing, but it was interesting.
M1  : I remember you said you were either going to Europe or you were going to work at your parents' company.
F2  : I changed my mind and didn't do either of those. My anthropology professor talked me into volunteering for an archaeological project in New Mexico.
M1  : That does sound interesting.

11. Who is Tina?

(Ring... ring.... Sound of phone being picked up.)
F1: Good morning. Thanks for calling the Sales Office of Hillman and Johnson Publishers.
M2  : Yes, hello. This is Dave Gruening. I'm the manager of Kennedy Bookstore at Southwestern State
University. I'm calling to check on the availability of a textbook, Case Studies in International Business, for the
spring semester.
F1  : Let me just check that on my computer. (Sound of keystrokes.) Um, let's see, is that the text by
Sternberg?
M2  : That's right. I'll need at least 120 copies sent to the bookstore by at the latest by next Wednesday.
F1   : I can't really promise they'll be there by next Wednesday-it may be the following week.
M2  : But that class starts on Monday of the following week.

13. Who is the woman who answers the phone?

M1  : Hi. How can I help you?
F2  : I'm looking for an application form for the graduate school-can I pick one up here?
M1  : No, this is the Financial Aid Office. Graduate Admissions is across campus from here. Do you know where Nicholson Hall is? It's in the office building next to that.
F2  : Um, I'm not sure - I'm not very familiar with this campus.

15. Where does the man probably work?