Các bài tập luyện thi Toefl junior va ibt

Read the text about a teacher or school staff member
talking to students. Then answer the question.
Principal:I have a very special announcement.This year,not
just one, but three of our students will be receiving national
awards for their academic achievements.Christic
Conner,Martin Chen and Shira Katell have all been chosen
for their hard-work and consistently high.It is very unusual
for a school having many students receiving this award in a
single year.(Hết đoạn text rồi nha!Chúc các bạn làm bài
tốt/edited by Trần Vũ)

Sample Item A
1. What is the subject of the announcement?
A. The school will be adding new classes.
B.

Three new teachers will be working at the school.

C.

Some students have received an award.

D.

The school is getting its own newspaper.

Sample Item B
2. What does the teacher want the students to do?
A. Take everything out of their desks

B.

Put the painting supplies in plastic bags

C.

Bring paints with them to school on Monday

D.

Put covers on their desks to keep the paint of

Now you will hear a longer conversation and a teacher
talking to a class. Each is followed by four questions.
Sample Set A
Conversation
Questions
3. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. A new art project in the city
B.

An assignment for their art class

C.

An art display inside the public library

D.

A painting that the girl saw downtown

4. Why is the boy excited?
A. A famous artist is going to visit his class.
B.

His artwork might be seen by many people.

C.

His class might visit an art museum.

D.

He is getting a good grade in his art class.

5. Where does the boy say he may go this weekend?
A. To the zoo
B.

To an art store

C.

To Main Street

D.

To the public library

6. Why does the girl suggest that the boy go to the art

room?
A. So that he can hand in his homework
B.

So that he can sign up for a class trip

C.

So that he can see a new painting

D.

So that he can talk to the teacher

Sample Set B


Teacher Talk
Questions
7. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. A newly discovered type of ant
B.

A type of ant with unusual skills

C.

An increase in the population of one type of ant

D.

A type of ant that could be dangerous to humans

8. According to the teacher, what is one activity that both
leafcutter ants and people do?
A. Clean their food
B.

Grow their own food

C.

Eat several times a day

D.

Feed their young special food

9. What does the teacher say many people think must be
true about leafcutter ants?
A. They eat leaves.
B.

They live in plants.

C.

They have sharp teeth.

D.

They are especially large.

10. What did the experiments show about leafcutter ants?
A. How fast they grow
B.

Which plants they eat

C.

Where they look for leaves

D.

How much weight they can carry

Part 2:
Key.(Các bạn nhớ làm bài xong rồi hẵng xem key nha)
1.

C

2.

D

3.

A

4.

B

5.

A

6.

D


7.

B

8.

B

9.

A

10.

D

THE SECOND PREP TEST(No key this part)

ex 1.mp3

(Audio,click to listen and do the questions)
Man:My car is broken down.
Woman:I’ll pick you up.
Narrator:What does the woman imply?(imply:ngụ ý)
A.She’ll give the man a ride.
B.She’ll take the car to a gas station.
C.She’ll look for a new car.
D.She’ll ask for help.
Question 2

ex 2.mp3

Woman: Looks like it’s going to be a nice day.
Man: Yes,it’s about time.Spring is just around the corner!
What does the man imply?
A.Spring will come soon
B.He likes nice days.
C.He can’t wait until spring is here.
D.It’s about time to the weather to change.
3.Reading:


Task

Time

Date

Make posters

1 P.M.–4 P.M.

December 5th

Set up gym

11 A.M.–4 P.M.

December 11th

Help performers

9 A.M.–4 P.M.

December 12th

Welcome guests

10 A.M.–2 P.M.

December 12th

Clean up gym

4 P.M.–7 P.M.

December 12th

Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would
like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.
1. What time will the festival begin?

1.
2.
3.
4.

10 A.M.
11 A.M.
1 P.M.
2 P.M.
2. In line 2, the word feature is closest in meaning to _______.

1.
2.
3.
4.

look
keep
include
entertain
3. What job will be done the day before the festival begins?

1.
2.

3.
4.

Making posters
Setting up the gym
Cleaning up the gym
Helping the performers
4. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Parents
Students
Teachers
Performers

Questions 5–11 refer to the following story.
Line
5

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again.

The ball flew into the net."Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right.

Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard
than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just
can't play well when people are watching me."
10

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a
smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few
15

minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could
find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor.

When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.
20

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's
basketball court.

As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a
row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

25

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.


"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you,"
Joe said.

"Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

5. What would be the best title for the story?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Joe Joins the Team
Practice Makes Perfect

Bill Wins the Big Game
Bill's Basketball Problem
6. In line 6, the word performed is closest in meaning to _______.

1.
2.
3.
4.

acted
played
moved
changed
7. Why is Bill upset?

1.
2.
3.
4.

He plays better in practice than he does during games.
The school yard is not a good place to practice.
Joe watches him too closely when he plays.
His team loses too many games.
8. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?

1.
2.
3.
4.

He is comfortable with Joe.
Joe tells him how to play better.
He does not know that Joe is there.
He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.
9. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Because he wants more players for his team
Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervous
Because he wants to show them his talent
Because he wants more people to see the next game
10. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT
_____.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Joe
a janitor
a math teacher
the basketball coach
11. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

1. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do


2. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there
3. Because Bill likes to practice alone
4. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

Questions 12–20 are about the following passage.
Line
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news.

Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that
5

hardly anybody pays heed to them.

However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was
amazed.

Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived
thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison
or wild cats.

10

Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more
than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult
task.

They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their
painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into
narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.
15
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of
water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away.

20

Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also
damaged the images inside.

Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have
destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are
barely recognizable.

To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years


after it was discovered.

12. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Wild Animals in Art

Hidden Prehistoric Paintings
Exploring Caves Respectfully
Determining the Age of French Caves
13. In line 3, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to ______.

1.
2.
3.
4.

discovers
watches
notices
buys
14. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?

1.
2.
3.
4.

It is home to rare animals.
It has a large number of caves.
It is known for horse-racing events.
It has attracted many famous artists.
15. According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?

1.
2.
3.

4.

Birds
Bison
Horses
Wild cats
16. In line 8, the word depict is closest in meaning to _______.

1.
2.
3.
4.

show
hunt
count
draw
17. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?

1.
2.
3.
4.

It was completely dark inside.
The caves were full of wild animals.
Painting materials were hard to find.
Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.
18. In line 12, the word They refers to _______.

1.
2.
3.
4.

walls
artists
animals
materials


19. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the
paintings
EXCEPT _______ .

1.
2.
3.
4.

temperature changes
air movement
water
light
20. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Visitors were prohibited from entering.
A new lighting system was installed.
Another part was discovered.
A new entrance was created.

Answer Key for Reading Comprehension
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. A
Part 4:Toefl ibt
Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites
have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts

continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects
are known to have collided with Earth. 5 If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of
the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65
million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period of geological history. This break in Earth’s history is
marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet 10 became extinct. While
there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has
always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of


millions of years, those great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared. 15 The body
that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of more than a
trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from
the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the
impact. This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other elements that are relatively
abundant in a meteorite but 20 very rare in the crust of Earth. Even diluted by the terrestrial material
excavated from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified. By 1990 geologists had
located the impact site itself in the Yucatán region of Mexico. The crater, now deeply buried in sediment,
was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter. 25 This impact released an enormous amount of energy,
excavating a crater about twice as large as the lunar crater Tycho. The explosion lifted about 100 trillion
tons of dust into the atmosphere, as can be determined by measuring the thickness of the sediment
layer formed when this dust settled to the surface. Such a quantity of material would have blocked the
sunlight completely from reaching the surface, plunging Earth into a period 30 of cold and darkness that
lasted at least several months. The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric
acid and melted rock that sprayed out over much of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have
consumed most terrestrial forests and grassland. Presumably, those environmental disasters could have
been responsible for the mass extinction, including the death of the dinosaurs. 35 Several other mass
extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with large impacts, but none is so
dramatic as the Cretaceous event. But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts
of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic. What is a catastrophe for one group of
living things, however, 40 may create opportunities for another group. Following each mass extinction,

there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop to fill the ecological niches opened by the
event. Impacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and 45
seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet. According to some estimates, the majority of
all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our
view of biological evolution. The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in
competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments. Yet an equally important
criterion is the ability of a species to 50 survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.
Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a
few decades ago. In 1991 the United States Congress asked NASA to investigate the hazard posed today
by large impacts on Earth. The group conducting the 55 study concluded from a detailed analysis that
impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous. Although there is always some risk that a large
impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is quite small.

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