TOEFL Mock Test 74: Short Talks
Read the conversations below and choose the best answers for the following questions.
- 1.
Narrator: We will be having the experiment today but before we proceed with that, let us discuss the cycle first. The nitrogen cycle starts with the action of the bacteria where in it passes into the soil into plant tissue or animal tissue and will return to the atmosphere once again. Let us try to elaborate this explanation. The free nitrogen from the air will be absorbed by the plants and it will be converted to plant proteins then if the animals will consume the plant, it will be converted to animal proteins when animals defecate, their wastes will be broken down into nitrogen compounds by bacterial action. Then it will be released into the atmosphere again, so the cycle goes on. And do not forget that we call the process nitrogen fixation and we can never use nitrogen in the air even if they are abundant unless they are compounded. Question: What do you think will happen next?
- A.
Students will raise questions
- B.
They will go ahead with the experimentation
- C.
The teacher will continue discussing
- D.
They will have a break
Correct Answer
B. They will go ahead with the experimentation -
- 2.
What does it mean by "cycle" in science?
- A.
An endless and spontaneous process
- B.
A special progression
- C.
A circle of decomposition
- D.
A repetitious process with intervals
Correct Answer
D. A repetitious process with intervals -
- 3.
What does the lecturer trying to imply when she said : "Let us try to elaborate this explanation."
- A.
The teacher wants another explanation
- B.
It is not talking about Nitrogen Fixation
- C.
It needs to be thoroughly explained
- D.
It needs to be clarified
Correct Answer
C. It needs to be thoroughly explained -
- 4.
Narrator: We will be talking about devices with standby powers or the so called standby mode. Standby powers are the features being offered by most electronic devices and appliances nowadays. The best example is our television. When we turn them off, they will not totally shut down, they will be on standby mode so whenever we change or minds and watch again, we just switch it back. Unless we unplug them, that’s the time they’ll completely shut down. Anyway, most of our appliances especially our microwaves are actually in the standby mode for more than ninety percent of the time. Most appliances are said to be consuming around or more than twenty watts of power when they are at standby mode but then due to the evolution of technology, they enabled one watt and less. Although this is available, the problem arises from the manufacturers because it is their choice to either install it or not. Question: What is could be the advantage of the standby mode on appliances?
- A.
It can consume maximum energy
- B.
It can cut power
- C.
It's energy-saving
- D.
It can avoid fire and other related accidents
Correct Answer
C. It's energy-saving -
- 5.
The word enabled is closest in meaning to
- A.
To provide
- B.
To gain
- C.
To analyze
- D.
To conduct
Correct Answer
A. To provide -
- 6.
Choose the most appropriate solution to make manufacturers install standby modes in their devices.
- A.
Confiscate their products
- B.
Ban them in the market and make them pay huge taxes
- C.
Have a legislation for energy consumption standards
- D.
To let the market decide on what they want the most
Correct Answer
C. Have a legislation for energy consumption standards -
- 7.
Narrator: Enough mineral supplies such as magnesium may keep a healthy heart that allows proper blood flow all through the body including the reproductive organs. A person with well-functioning reproductive organs has the highest tendency of producing healthy eggs for successful fertilization. Other minerals like zinc and copper are also needed in to complete the regulation of menstrual cycle allowing the nerve fibers to produce normal hormones. The reproductive process tends to be active as well leading to a more sturdy chance of pregnancy. When the reproductive process is working well, getting pregnant will come naturally and eventually. Some minerals like magnesium leads to normal blood sugar level too that helps increase fertility symptoms. When regulated with calcium, there’s the tendency of relaxed reproductive muscles thereby flourishing the chances on fertility. The more muscle is relaxed, the higher its performance. Chromium also contributes in the development of embryonic, fertility and reproductive success. Question: The word sturdy in the passage is closest in meaning to
- A.
Robust
- B.
Unidentified
- C.
Firm
- D.
Greater
Correct Answer
C. Firm -
- 8.
What is the passage mainly about?
- A.
Vitamins and minerals
- B.
Hindrance to getting pregnant
- C.
Fertility
- D.
The reproductive system
Correct Answer
C. Fertility -
- 9.
What is is fertility?
- A.
The normal capacity to produce numbers of children
- B.
The normal capability to produce offspring
- C.
The process of getting pregnant
- D.
The process where eggs are fertilized by sperms
Correct Answer
B. The normal capability to produce offspring -
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