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Contents
1 Introducing the TOEFL
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iBT 1

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
How to Use This Book/CD Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
All About the TOEFL iBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
TOEFL iBT Reading Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
TOEFL iBT Listening Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
TOEFL iBT Speaking Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
TOEFL iBT Writing Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
About Test Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
General Skill-Building Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Test Preparation Tips from ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Questions Frequently Asked by Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
2 TOEFLl iBT Reading 37
TOEFL iBT Reading Passages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
TOEFL iBT Reading Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Basic Information and Inferencing Questions
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Reading to Learn Questions
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Improving Your Performance on TOEFL iBT Reading Questions . . . . . . . . . . .58
Reading Practice Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Practice Set 1
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Practice Set 2
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Practice Set 3
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Practice Set 4
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Practice Set 5
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Practice Set 6
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