تمرین خواندن تافل

The TOEFL Reading Test is exactly what it sounds like.

You’ll have to answer questions about passages designed to mimic college-level reading material.

You don’t have to know anything about the subjects beforehand.

All the information you need will be right there on the test.

There are three kinds of questions on the TOEFL.

Some will be typical multiple-choice questions.

Others will ask you to insert a sentence into the passage.

Each passage will also have exactly one of the third type, the ‘Reading to Learn’ questions.

‘Reading to Learn’ questions are so weird and special that they’re covered in detail in another lesson.

That lesson is called About the TOEFL Reading to Learn Questions , if you want to look it up.

For this lesson, we’ll just be working on the multiple-choice and sentence insertion types.

In this lesson, you’ll read a sample passage and then answer some questions about it, just like you will on the TOEFL.

Grab some paper and a pen to take notes on the passage while you read.

You’ll be able to do that on the real test, so it’s good practice.

Once you’ve got those, come back and get ready to read

First, you’ll read the passage.

Remember that you can take any notes you want while you’re doing this.

The passage will be displayed on the screen, and you can pause the video for as long as you need to read it.

Try to read quickly since on the test you’ll only have a few minutes per reading passage.

You’ll be able to look back at the text again as soon as you answer the question.

That was the passage.

Now, it’s time for the questions.

On the TOEFL, you’ll have the reading passage handy while you work on the questions.

If you want to go back and check the passage, just go back to the beginning of the section titled ‘The Passage.

’ You’ll also be able to use your notes on the questions, so if you took good notes, you’re about to see your reward.

Ready for the questions?

1) in the second paragraph, the word ‘high’ most nearly means

a) Expensive

b) Pointing upward

c) Vertical

d) Elevated

Pause the video if you want to go back to the passage or if you just need some time to think about it.

The correct answer is a .

The passage states that, ‘Widespread use of antibiotics comes at a high price.

’ The word ‘high’ here doesn’t refer to a literal hill or an area that’s far off the ground.

Instead, it’s describing the cost of using antibiotics, so ‘Expensive’ is the best answer.

2) Which of the following does the author NOT identify as a cause of antibiotic resistance?

a) People who stop taking their antibiotics too soon.

b) Farmers who give low-dose antibiotics to animals to make them grow faster.

c) Patients who demand antibiotics for viral infections.

d) The author identifies all of these as causes of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Pause the video if you want to go back to the passage or if you just need some time to think about it.

The correct answer is c .

Choices a and b are both in paragraph 2, but choice c is not in the passage at all.

It’s very possible that choice c does actually describe a cause of antibiotic resistance, but remember that the question isn’t asking you about what’s true or false; the question is asking you about what’s in the passage.

3) Consider the following sentence:

However, our total number of antibiotics is fairly small, and few new antibiotics are being developed.

There are four bracketed numbers in the passage, labeled (1) through (4). Where would the sentence above best fit?

a (1)

b (2)

c (3)

d (4)

Pause the video if you want to go back to the passage or if you just need some time to think about it.

The correct answer is d .

Choice a is incorrect because a sentence about the limits of antibiotics doesn’t fit in the middle of a paragraph explaining how wonderful antibiotics initially seemed.

Choice b is incorrect because the word ‘However’ at the front of the sentence implies a contrast, but the sentence just before bracket (2) does not contrast with the sentence.

The same is true for choice c .

In this lesson, you got some practice working with a reading passage and questions on the TOEFL.

TOEFL reading passages are designed to be like the reading you’ll have to do for college courses.

You won’t need to know any of the subject material beforehand, though; everything you need to answer the questions will be right there on the page.

There are three kinds of questions on the TOEFL Reading passages: multiple-choice, sentence insertion, and ‘Reading to Learn’ questions.

In this lesson, you only practiced multiple-choice questions.

If you want to work on ‘Reading to Learn’ questions, they’re in another lesson.

If you didn’t do as well as you wanted on these questions, why not check out some of the other lessons on TOEFL strategy and tips, and then try again?