TOEFL Interview Preparation Guide Download PDF
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting. It sometimes is an admission requirement for non-native English speakers at many English-speaking colleges and universities.
30 TOEFL Questions and Answers:
1 :: What is the authors main purpose?
1. To describe a new cure for ear infections
2. To inform the reader of a new device
3. To urge doctors to use a new device
4. To explain the use of a magnet
Answer: 2
2. To inform the reader of a new device
3. To urge doctors to use a new device
4. To explain the use of a magnet
Answer: 2
2 :: The word relief in the last sentence means:
1. Less distress
2. Assistance
3. Distraction
4. Relaxation
Answer: 1
2. Assistance
3. Distraction
4. Relaxation
Answer: 1
3 :: What is the main topic of this reading?
1. Women and drugs
2. The dangers of pregnancy
3. The fetus and alcohol
4. Drinking and the human body
Answer: 3
2. The dangers of pregnancy
3. The fetus and alcohol
4. Drinking and the human body
Answer: 3
4 :: In line 4 the word "its" refers to?
1. the fetus
2. the blood
3. the tissue
4. the alcohol
Answer: 4
2. the blood
3. the tissue
4. the alcohol
Answer: 4
5 :: In line 5, the word "pronounced" most closely means
1. evident
2. spoken
3. described
4. unfortunate
Answer: 1
2. spoken
3. described
4. unfortunate
Answer: 1
6 :: How much time can it be inferred that it takes alcohol to enter a womans bloodstream after she takes a drink?
1. about one hour
2. a few seconds
3. several minutes
4. at least 24 hours
Answer: 2
2. a few seconds
3. several minutes
4. at least 24 hours
Answer: 2
7 :: In line 9 the word "inextricably" most nearly means
1. unexplainedly
2. formerly
3. forcefully
4. inseparably
Answer: 4
2. formerly
3. forcefully
4. inseparably
Answer: 4
8 :: According to the passage, how does the concentration of alcohol in a fetus compare to that in the mother?
1. The concentration is more.
2. The concentration is less.
3. The concentration is equivalent.
4. The concentration cannot be measured.
Answer: 3
2. The concentration is less.
3. The concentration is equivalent.
4. The concentration cannot be measured.
Answer: 3
9 :: It can be inferred that the development of a fetal liver depends on?
1. how many months pregnant the mother is
2. how much alcohol the mother has consumed
3. how large the fetus is
4. how well the mother has taken care of the fetus
Answer: 1
2. how much alcohol the mother has consumed
3. how large the fetus is
4. how well the mother has taken care of the fetus
Answer: 1
10 :: According to the passage, how is alcohol finally returned to the mothers system?
1. it is carried through the bloodstream
2. it is transferred across the placenta
3. it is expelled by the fetus's liver
4. it is not completely returned
Answer: 2
2. it is transferred across the placenta
3. it is expelled by the fetus's liver
4. it is not completely returned
Answer: 2
11 :: Which one of the following was NOT mentioned as a sign of fetal alcohol syndrome?
1. disfigurement of the face
2. concentration difficulties
3. increased aggression
4. memory problems
Answer: 3
2. concentration difficulties
3. increased aggression
4. memory problems
Answer: 3
12 :: At what place in the passage does the author discuss the quantity of alcohol necessary to produce negative results?
1. Lines 2-3
2. Lines 11-13
3. Lines 21-22
4. Lines 24-25
Answer: 3
2. Lines 11-13
3. Lines 21-22
4. Lines 24-25
Answer: 3
13 :: Herbalife Inc is based in:
1. Los Angeles
2. Columbus
3. New York
4. Austin
Ans : 1
2. Columbus
3. New York
4. Austin
Ans : 1
14 :: Daniel Fallow:
1. Was a former attorney for Hughes
2. Was a former distributor of Herbalife
3. Co-founded Herbalife
4. Ran Herbalife's German unit
Ans : 2
2. Was a former distributor of Herbalife
3. Co-founded Herbalife
4. Ran Herbalife's German unit
Ans : 2
15 :: Which of the following countries is mentioned where Hughes operated Herbalife?
1. India
2. China
3. Germany
4. Ukraine
Ans : 3
2. China
3. Germany
4. Ukraine
Ans : 3
16 :: The complaint of Randy Cox of Lewiston, Idaho, against Herbalife was:
1. The company did not pay them their dues
2. The products supplied by Hughes were inferior
3. Their higher-ups in the pyramid cheated them
4. Hughes had connections with the Russian mafia
Ans : C
2. The products supplied by Hughes were inferior
3. Their higher-ups in the pyramid cheated them
4. Hughes had connections with the Russian mafia
Ans : C
17 :: Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the passage?
1. Russia
2. USA
3. France
4. Italy
Ans : D
2. USA
3. France
4. Italy
Ans : D
18 :: In the year in which Hughes salary and bonuses came to US$ 7.3 million, what was the retail sales for Herbalife in France?
1. $12 million
2. $159 million
3. $54 million
4. $97 million
Ans :A
2. $159 million
3. $54 million
4. $97 million
Ans :A
19 :: At the time when this article was written, if Herbalife had had a market capitalisation of $ 1 billion, what would have been Hughes share?
1. $420 million
2. $580 million
3. $125 million
4. $500 million
Ans : B
2. $580 million
3. $125 million
4. $500 million
Ans : B
20 :: The authors main point is that
1. The government ought to subsidize C and D
2. Wages ought to be independent of international trade
3. It is impossible to attain national self sufficiency
4. The varying productivity of the various industries leads tot he inequalities in wages of workers in these industries
5. A policy that draws labour from the fields of catater natural productiveness to fields of lower natural productiveness tends to redirect purchasing power.
Answer: E
2. Wages ought to be independent of international trade
3. It is impossible to attain national self sufficiency
4. The varying productivity of the various industries leads tot he inequalities in wages of workers in these industries
5. A policy that draws labour from the fields of catater natural productiveness to fields of lower natural productiveness tends to redirect purchasing power.
Answer: E