TOEFL Mock Test 65: Short Talks
Read the conversations below and choose the best answers for the following questions.
- 1.
NARRATOR: There are two components that play important roles in the formation of stars. These are the dust and the interstellar gases. Stars are formed once the gas and the dust will be dense and a strong shockwave will hit it literally, allowing it to collapse. When that happens, a heat is created through nuclear fission and will eventually form a new star. Meaning, if the gas and the dust will not be formed into dense clumps and there will be no shockwave to hit it, it will be impossible to create a new star. Indeed, but, the clumping will eventually happen because the universe is consisting low density gasses. All in all, they occupy ninety-nine percent of the universe. So, one percent only belongs to the dust. And when we say dust, they are the same dust that you can find under or on your furniture at home or at school. Question: What do you think the students in this class are attending to?
- A.
Astrology
- B.
Astronomy
- C.
Galactic Innovation
- D.
Chemistry
Correct Answer
B. Astronomy -
- 2.
How are stars from gas and dust formed according to the Narrator?
- A.
By the clumping of dust and gasses
- B.
By the hitting of shockwave
- C.
Through nuclear fission
- D.
By clumping and exploding
Correct Answer
D. By clumping and exploding -
- 3.
What can you conclude about stars basing on the lecture?
- A.
Stars are glowing
- B.
Stars are out of gas
- C.
Stars is formed in somwhere
- D.
Stars are occupying ninety-nine percent of the universe
Correct Answer
B. Stars are out of gas -
- 4.
Narrator: If you can remember the movie Déjà Vu starring Denzel Washington, you can relate that to our discussion today. We will be talking about this event that is still trying to be understood not only by experts but of us, the common people. This French word literally means “already seen”. For me, this is quite fascinating. But then, do not feel eerie about this state for according to psychologists, this is not rare. Most, if not all will likely to experience this. The hindrance to coming up with a concrete evidence or a proof though is that we cannot bring this inside the laboratory. We don’t bring specimen to experiment on because there is none. It is just recorded that people who had this experiences include flashbacks and premonition. In this regard, the closest theory that may be credible enough to understand this phenomenon is that, our brain is consisted of complex and scattered signals. Question: What is can be inferred about this passage?
- A.
Déjà vu is a famous movie acted by a famous actor
- B.
Déjà Vu, theoretically, is caused by unorganized signals in the brain
- C.
Déjà vu is experiencing what had happened before
- D.
Déjà vu is not rare for most people
Correct Answer
B. Déjà Vu, theoretically, is caused by unorganized signals in the brain -
- 5.
The word hindrance in the passage is closest in meaning to
- A.
Problem
- B.
Obstacle
- C.
Harm
- D.
Burden
Correct Answer
B. Obstacle -
- 6.
The word premonition in the passage is closest in meaning to
- A.
Prediction
- B.
Flashback
- C.
Forewarning
- D.
Sign
Correct Answer
C. Forewarning -
- 7.
Narrator: Vertebrates are animals with backbones and with muscles. That would include of course, humans, including animals like dogs, birds, sharks and the others. Let’s focus however on the main kinds of muscles we vertebrates have. First is the cardiac muscle. What’s so interesting about this muscle is that, it never rest. Well, your heart won’t stop pumping unless and if it does; you will be dead or will really be in a serious trouble. Then we have the so called smooth muscle that does the work like digesting. They are referred to us as involuntary muscle because it just performs its work like digesting your food without thinking about it. Now, let’s move on skeletal muscle too. Well, this muscle can be both involuntary and voluntary. It’ll be involuntary if someone will tap your leg and will react automatically but will be voluntary if you have to stand where in you deliberately did it on purpose. Question: Cardiac muscle is also known as
- A.
Smooth muscle
- B.
Lung muscle
- C.
Heart muscle
- D.
Nerve muscle
Correct Answer
C. Heart muscle -
- 8.
The following statements are true about involuntary muscle except
- A.
It never rest
- B.
It automatically reacts when tapped
- C.
It performs without being commanded by the brain
- D.
It can be exemplified by a skeletal muscle
Correct Answer
A. It never rest -
- 9.
The word deliberately in the passage is closest in meaning to
- A.
Considerately
- B.
Intentionally
- C.
Carefully
- D.
Attentively
Correct Answer
B. Intentionally -
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