LISTENING SECTION
Listening Section
In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English.
There are four parts to this section, with special directions for each part.
Part I
Questions 1 to 3
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues spoken in English. The dialogue will be spoken
twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying.
After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which
one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.
You will hear:
Man : How is the meal?
Woman: It’s really great. I’ve never thought you can do it.
Man : During weekend I help my mother to cook.
Woman: I am ashamed not to do that.
You will also hear:
Narrator: What does the woman admire?
Sample answer
A
B
C
D
E
You will read in your test book:
A. The man’s cooking
B. The man’s mother’s meal
C. The man’s diligence to cook
D. The way how the man cooks
E. How the man spend his weekend
The best answer to the question ‘What does the woman admire?? is choice (A), ‘The man’s cooking’.
Therefore, you should answer choice (A)
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Pride to be a winner
Speech delivery practice
A tight speech contest tournament
Participants of a speech competition
The woman’s success on a speech contest
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
She must learn and practice.
She must take a TOEFL test.
She must buy a TOEFL book.
She must learn from the man.
She must take an English course.
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Happy
Curious
Worried
Satisfied
Disappointed
Part II
Questions: 4 to 8
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several questions or statements spoken in English followed
by five responses, also spoken in English. The questions and responses will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your test sheet, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question or statement.
Now listen to a sample question:
Sample answer
A
B
C
D
E
You will hear:
Woman : I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend the meeting?
Man
: Why?
Woman : My aunt passed away.
You will also hear:
A.
B.
C.
D.
I passed the exam.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry I didn’t go there.
You must come at the next meeting.
The best response to the statement ‘My aunt passed away’ is choice (B), ‘I’m sorry to hear that.’
Therefore, you should choose choice (B)
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Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
PART III
Question: 9 to 11.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues and a monologue spoken in English. The
dialogues and monologues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your text book, so
you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to a
dialogue or monologue, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which one
would be most suitable with the dialogue or monologue you have heard.
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PART IV
Question 12 to 15.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your text book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying.
After you hear the monologue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide
which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
12.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A popular actress
A film producer
Oprah Winfrey
A famous host
TV history
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B.
C.
D.
E.
On January 29, 1924
On January 25, 1954
On January 29, 1954
On February 29, 1954
On February 24, 1954
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B.
C.
D.
E.
A hen and its child
A hawk and a hen
A hawk’s anger
A hen child
A hen curse
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The rooster would divorce the hen.
The rooster got the wing from the hawk.
The hawk would catch the hen’s children.
The hen would get married with the hawk.
The hen would study flying with the rooster.
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THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING SECTION
Reading Section
The following text is for questions 16 to 18.
ANNOUNCEMENT
 As winter approaches, we want to remind you of our policy regarding absence due to
severe weather conditions.
 Now is a good time to prepare your car for safe travel in winter weather; our employees'
safety is our greatest concern.
 We have rarely found it necessary to close our offices completely; however, we have
done so when road conditions are too hazardous for travel.
 If you are unsure about whether to report to work you may call our employee hotline at
555-5555.
 We will provide information concerning company hours in the case of severe weather or
any other emergency.
 Employees are expected to be at work when the office is officially open; if you are
unable to be at work you must inform your supervisor that you are taking personal
leave.
16. When the employees fail to be at work, they must inform their ….
A. friend
B. director
C. manager
D. colleague
E. supervisor
17. The writer’s intent to write the text is to ….
A. report weather condition to the employees
B. persuade the employees to come to the office
C. inform the employees how to cope with severe weather
D. inform the employees related to absence caused by extreme weather
E. inform the employees to come to the office regardless the severe weather
18. “We have rarely found it necessary to close our offices completely; however, we have done so
when road conditions are too hazardous for travel.“
The underlined word means ….
A. boring
B. slippery
C. difficult
D. improper
E. dangerous
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The following text is for questions 19 to 21.
Dear Mr. Langdon,
I write to you because I would like to inform you of my intention to donate a piece of land
to your organization. After contemplating for what good deeds to do, I have decided to give
my 3 acre land in St. Martin Road to your non-profit and charitable organization.
I know that this will be wonderful news. I am glad that there are organizations out there that
provide shelter to street children and paupers living in this town. Your good intention to
help them and your strong dedication to make people’s lives change has been my bases that
urged me to donate my land.
If you have time, please drop by in my house so we could finalize the paper works and other
necessary things to complete my donation to your organization. I do hope that you continue
your vocation to help these people.
God Bless!
Truly yours,
Alfred Bergen
19. What is the text mainly about?
A. Planning for land donation
B. Intention for buying land
C. Proposing land selling
D. Negotiating land price
E. Making a shelter
20. The writer’s property is expected to use for .…
A. setting up an office for non- profit organization
B. facilitating shelter for street children
C. making an office for pauper care
D. providing home for orphans
E. providing home schooling
21. The writer’s intent is to ….
A. give wonderful news
B. inform that he has 3 acre land
C. inform that he lives in St. Martin Road
D. notify that he is willing to donate his land
E. persuade Mr. Langdon to find some land
The following text is for questions 22 to 25.
Jakarta Governor Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said the city administration would construct more
underpasses and flyovers at the intersections between rail tracks and streets in order to avoid another
train accident such as that in Bintaro on Monday which claimed the lives of seven people.
“Even though it is a bit too late we need to build more underpasses and flyovers to avoid fatal
accidents in the future. The construction will commence next year.” Jokowi said on Monday night as
quoted by kompas.com.
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The statement was made during Jokowi’s visit the location of the train accident.
22. The text is mainly about … at the intersections between rail tracks and streets
A. the effect of train accident
B. the availability of underpasses and flyovers
C. the city’s plan to add underpasses and flyovers
D. the cost of constructing underpasses and flyovers
E. the success of constructing underpasses and flyovers
23. Why would Jakarta administration build more alternative roads at the intersections between rail
tracks and streets?
A. To ovoid traffic jams.
B. To prevent car accidents.
C. To prevent train accidents.
D. In order cars to move more quickly.
E. To provide better service for commuters.
24. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell political news.
B. To report about the tragic accident.
C. To report what motorists suffered in the intersections.
D. To inform what the Jakarta Governor would do after the train accident.
E. To inform there are a number of underpasses and flyovers at the intersections.
25. “The construction will commence next year.” (Paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word mean?
A. plan
B. begin
C. design
D. discuss
E. announce
The following text is for questions 26 to 28.
Yingluck Shinawatra was born in Chiang Mai Province into a wealthy family of Chinese descent.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Chiang Mai University and a master's degree from Kentucky
State University, both in public administration. She became an executive in the businesses
founded by her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, and later became the president of property
developer SC Asset and managing director of Advanced Info Service. Meanwhile, her brother
Thaksin became Prime Minister, was overthrown in a military coup, and went into self-imposed
exile after a court convicted him of abuse of power and corruption.
In May 2011, the Pheu Thai Party, which maintains close ties to Thaksin, nominated Yingluck
as their candidate for Prime Minister in the 2011 general election. Pheu Thai campaigned with a
slogan of "Thaksin Thinks, Pheu Thai Does". She campaigned on a platform of national
reconciliation, poverty eradication, and corporate income tax reduction, but the ruling Democratic
Party claimed that she would act in the interests of her exiled brother.
The Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory, winning 265 seats in the 500 seat House of
Representatives of Thailand. It was only the second time in Thai political history that a single
party won a parliamentary majority, the first party was her brother's party, the Thai Rak Thai
Party.
26. A part from poverty abolition and corporate income decrease, what did Yingluck campaign for
her running as the Prime Minister?
A. National compromise
B. National collaboration
C. International agreement
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D. International reconciliation
E. Government employee reduction
27. The main idea of the third paragraph is ….
A. Thai successful general election
B. House of Representatives of Thailand
C. The parliamentary majority in Thailand
D. Ying Luck’s party in winning the general election
E. Ying Luck’s success to become the Prime Minister
28. How did the ruling party think of Yingluck’s policy?
A. She would govern honestly.
B. She was quite fair and professional.
C. She would perform Thaksin’s concern.
D. She would make national reconciliation.
E. She would do the Democratic party’s interest.
The following text is for questions 29 to 32.
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees,
belong to the order Hymenoptera. More than 12,500 out of an estimated total of 22,000 species
have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive nodelike structure that forms a slender waist.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small
natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of
millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes
of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some
fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies
sometimes are described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity,
collectively working together to support the colony.
Ant societies have division of labour, communication between individuals, and an ability to
solve complex problems. These parallels with human societies have long been an inspiration and
subject of study. Many human cultures make use of ants in cuisine, medication, and rituals. Some
species are valued in their role as biological pest control agents. Their ability to exploit resources
may bring ants into conflict with humans, however, as they can damage crops and invade
buildings. Some species, such as the red imported fire ant, are regarded as invasive species,
establishing themselves in areas where they have been introduced accidentally.
29. The colonies of ants are called superorganisms as ….
A. they have a few drones
B. they have several queens
C. there are a number of distinctive colonies
D. they work together to support the colonies
E. they established areas where they have been introduced
30. The text mainly describes about ….
A. species of ants
B. the food of ants
C. the habitat of ants
D. ants as social insects
E. the conflict between ants and human
31. We can conclude that ants are … insects.
A. common
B. beneficial
C. threatening
D. endangered
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E.
collaborative
32. What is the writer’s purpose to write the text?
A. To report the existence of ants.
B. To explain the number of ants.
C. To tell a certain species of ants.
D. To compare between ants and human.
E. To describe ants as social working insects.
The following text is for questions 33 to 35.
Floods can happen on flat or low-lying areas when the ground is saturated and water either cannot
run off or cannot run off quickly enough to stop accumulating. This may be followed by a river
flood as water moves away from the floodplain into local rivers and streams.
Floods can also occur if water falls on an impermeable surface, such as concrete, paving or
frozen ground, and cannot rapidly dissipate into the ground.
Localized heavy rain from a series of storms moving over the same area can cause areal flash
flooding when the rate of rainfall exceeds the drainage capacity of the area. When this occurs on
tilled fields, it can result in a muddy flood where sediments are picked up by run off and carried
as suspended matter or bed load.
33. What does the text mainly tell?
A. The cause of flood
B. The kinds of flood
C. The effect of flood
D. The danger of flood
E. The victims of flood
34. As implied in the second paragraph, … may get flood.
A. rice field
B. river bank
C. downtown
D. playground
E. country side
35. The writer’s intent to write the text is ….
A. to tell the process of flood
B. to explain the impacts of flood
C. to describe areas where flood happens
D. to report the floods that have happened
E. to explain the reasons why flood occurs
The following text is for questions 36 to 39.
Video offers some positive impacts in learning a language. A great advantage of video is that it
provides authentic language input. Movies and TV programs are made for native speakers, so in
that sense video provides authentic language input. That is to say, it is obvious that the practical
implications of video in the classroom in any classroom environment it can easily be used;
teacher can step in the process whenever he wishes; he can stop, start and rewind to repeat it for
several times where necessary. Any selected short sequence from the program can be utilized for
intensive study. To pay special attention to a particular point in the program it is possible to run in
slow motion or at half speed or without sound. Besides, the learner can concentrate on the
language in detail and interpret what has been said, repeat it, predict the reply and so on.
The learner can also concentrate in detail on visual clues to meaning such as facial expression,
dress, gesture, posture and on details of the environment. Even without hearing the spoken
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language clues to meaning can be picked up from the vision alone. Using visual clues to meaning
in order to enhance learning is an important part of video methodology.
The other point that should be focused is that in foreign language to interpret attitude is very
difficult owing to the fact that the listener concentrates himself on the verbal message, not the
visual clues to meaning. Video gives the students practice in concluding attitudes. The rhythmic
hand and arm movements, head nods, head gestures are related to the structure of the message.
Moreover, the students have a general idea of the culture of the target language. It may be
enjoyable for the learners to have something different for language learning apart from the course
books and cassettes for listening.
Regarding the above mentioned benefits of using video in learning a language, it is advisable
for teachers to select materials for their students. Appropriate materials will improve students’
comprehensive language skills.
36. What does the text tell about?
A. The source of video materials
B. The importance of learning a language
C. The necessity of having video at home
D. The use of video for attracting students
E. The benefits of video in learning a language
37. The second paragraph tells that ….
A. teachers make effort to use video
B. students listen to spoken language clues
C. students concentrate in learning a language
D. video can expose non verbal communication
E. people use facial expression, dress, gesture, posture
38. Why does video provide authentic language input?
A. It is produced authentically
B. It is made by native speakers.
C. It is intended for native speakers.
D. It does not involve non native speakers.
E. It is made in English speaking countries.
39. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe how video is made.
B. To expose the benefits of video.
C. To report the good things of video.
D. To persuade teachers to use video in teaching.
E. To analyze the importance of video in teaching.
The following text is for questions 40 to 42.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates all vaccines to ensure safety and
effectiveness. No federal laws mandating vaccination exist, but all 50 states require certain
vaccinations (exemptions allowed) for children entering public schools.
Proponents argue that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the
20th century. They point out that illnesses, including rubella, diphtheria, and whooping cough,
which once killed thousands of infants annually are now prevented by vaccination. They contend
that anti-vaccination studies are often faulty, biased, and misleading.
Opponents argue that children’s immune systems can deal with most infections naturally, and
that the possible side effects of vaccination, including seizures, paralysis, and death, are not worth
the risk of safeguarding against non-life threatening illnesses. They contend that numerous studies
prove that vaccines may trigger problems like autism, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder) , and multiple sclerosis.
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As common people whether we would apply vaccination to our children or not, we should
consult our family physician. He or she who has been medically educated knows the right
treatment for our lovely children.
40. According to the text, the opponents of vaccination argue that it ….
A. causes fever
B. spends a lot of money
C. results in new diseases
D. causes worrying results
E. exploits a great deal of energy
41. The second paragraph mainly tells that ….
A. vaccination must be applied in all states
B. vaccination prevents a number of diseases
C. there are some logical anti-vaccination studies
D. thousands of infants’ death cannot be prevented
E. rubella, diphtheria, and whooping cough are serious diseases
42. It is implied in the last paragraph that ….
A. we must treat our children well
B. we must have a family physician
C. all doctors suggest for vaccination
D. vaccination must be applied to all children
E. doctor’s suggestion is needed for vaccination
The following text is for questions 43 to 46.
"Twice Born" takes the ravages that countless innocent victims suffered two decades ago in
Sarajevo and uses them as the backdrop for a melodramatic, twisty mystery involving lost love
and problematic paternity.
The normally glamorous Penelope Cruz plays as Gemma, a middle-aged Italian wife and
mother. (The film's director and co-writer, Sergio Castellitto, plays her husband, with his real-life
son, Pietro Castellitto, uncomfortably playing the couple's sullen teenager.) Despite her plain,
shapeless wardrobe, the lined eyes and the gray hairs streaked throughout her sensible bob,
glimmers of Cruz's radiance still manage to shine through.
Soon enough, though, we're in for one of a series of extended flashbacks. Gemma receives an
early-morning phone call from her old friend, Gojco (the boisterous Adnan Haskovic), urging her
to return to Sarajevo. The work of an American photographer with whom she had a tragic
romance, Diego (Emile Hirsch), is the subject of an exhibition there. She agrees to visit with her
son in tow, theoretically to expose him to a different part of the world but truthfully to stir up
further confusion over the identity of his biological father.
Immediately, memories of this thrilling and tumultuous time come rushing back to her. The
year is 1984 and the city is alive with the prospect of the Winter Olympics approaching. Young,
beautiful Gemma falls in with Gojco and his wacky international crew of artists, poets and
dreamers living out their thoroughly unconvincing version of La Vie Boheme.
But the Bosnian conflict that was occurring all around this child as he entered the world never
feels like a significant part of the story. "Twice Born" doesn't seem interested in who's killing
whom, or why, but rather wants to piggyback on the violence as an added source of tension. It's
more concerned with red herrings and revelations about eye color—the stuff of trashy daytime
talk shows, albeit with some complex and artful camera work.
43. As shown in the early scene of the movie, Gemma’s … is shapeless and plain.
A. eye
B. life
C. hair
D. husband
E. wardrobe
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44. The background of the movie is mainly about ….
A. Olympics games
B. conflicts in Bosnia
C. Bosnia at this moment
D. cultural events in Bosnia
E. Europe and its surrounding
45. The writer’s suggests that “Born Twice” is ….
A. Poor
B. Perfect
C. Unusual
D. Excellent
E. Unsatisfactory
46. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To report the movie
B. To critique the movie
C. To describe the movie
D. To entertain the readers and viewers
E. To persuade people to see the movie
47. Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Everyone was nervous on that day.
For us waiting for one more student was like trying to catch the wind
The boy had saved us.
At five to eleven, we could no longer hid our sadness
To our relief, off in the distance was a tall, skinny boy clumsily headed to our school.
If there were not ten new students, our school would be closed.
Which of the following arrangements is correct?
A. 1-2-6-3-4-5
B. 1-6-2-4-5-3
C. 2-1-6-5-4-3
D. 2-5-1-6-3-4
E. 3-4-5-1-2-6
For questions 48 to 50, complete the text with the correct words!
The division between the Amish and the Mennonites occurred during the period of 1693 through
1698. The division (48) … in Switzerland over the issue of shunning persons who had been
excommunicated from the church. A sizeable minority of the Anabaptists in Switzerland, (49) …
by Jakob Amman , took a firm position on the side of shunning the excommunicated. (50) … side
was able to bring about a reconciliation. The two groups permanently split. The supporters of
Jakob Amman came to be known as the Amish.
48.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
occurred
showed
divided
moved
began
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49.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
led
lead
leads
had led
was leading
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All
Nor
Both
Either
Neither
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