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The Listening Section of the Computer-Based TOEFL® Test measures your ability to understand spoken English. It contains listening passages and questions about each passage.

Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL® Test offers a wealth of multimedia activities to help you prepare for the Listening Section.


The tutorials in the book and on the CD-ROM explain all current question types used in the Listening Section of the Computer-Based TOEFL® Test:
  • multiple choice/one correct answer
  • multiple choice/two correct answers
  • multiple choice/picture or graph
  • ordering
  • match the terms
There are plenty of opportunities to practice answering each question type and to get used to the clicking sequence required to answer questions in the Computer-Based Test.

Book and Audio Program

The book and audio program offer extensive exercises, mini-tests, and practice tests. The exercises target specific listening skills such as understanding negative meaning and identifying causes and results. Book and audio excerpts from two such exercises and from a mini-test are available for downloading below.

Sample
Recordings
Sample
Pages
Exercise L33:
Getting all the facts
Question 1
MP3 (size: 571 KB)
WAV (size: 3,118 KB)
All three exercises
PDF* (size: 66 KB)
Exercise L34:
Organizing details
Question 1
MP3 (size: 692 KB)
WAV (size: 3,778 KB)
Exercise L37:
Mini-test
Questions 1–5
MP3 (size: 975 KB)
WAV (size: 5,359 KB)


Scripts for all Listening exercises and test material are in the book.

CD-ROM

The CD-ROM has a unique "Show Text" option in the Listening Section: you may choose to view the scripts as you listen to the test materials (conversations, discussions, and lectures).


The CD-ROM's standard options (test simulation, instant feedback, scoring, bookmarking, and others) are available in the Listening Section as well.

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*To view the PDF files, you will need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®. If you don't already have the software, you can download it free. Go to www.adobe.com.

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