GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL
I got there.
(Man) What does the woman mean?
YOU WILL SEE:
(A) She arrived in time to shop.
(B) She was too late.
(C) She locked the doors.
(D) She had to buy the door.
The correct choice is. Since the doors were locked when she arrived, she could not have gone
shopping. Note that the other choices use words heard in the conversation. Choices that contain
such words are usually not correct.
Extended Conversation / Minitalks
In Part C you will hear an extended conversation or a minitalk. The English in this section is
generally more formal and academic, typical of English conversation or lectures that take place in a
university or college setting. After each conversation or minitalk, there are between four and eight
spoken questions about its content. Choose your answer from among the four choices that appear in
your test book-let. Look at the example here.
YOU WILL HERE:
Man: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this tour of one of the nation's most