rpepore. DIAGNOSTIC PR SECTION 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION ‘Time—approximately 35.minutes (including the reading of the directions for each part) Jn this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand conversations and talks in English. There are three parts to this section, with special directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers you hear, Do s until you are told to do so. not take notes or write in your test book at any time. Do not turn the page: PartA Directions: In Part A you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letier of the answer you have chosen. Sample Answer @QOO®@ Listen to an example. * On the recording, you will hear: (man)- That exam was just awful (woman) Oh, it could have been worse. (narrator) What does the woman mean? In your test book, you will read: (A) The exam was really awful. a (B) It was the worst exam she had ever seen. (©) It couldn't have been more difficult. (D) It wasn't that hard. You Jearn frorn the conversation that the man thought the exam was very difficult and that the woman disagreed with the man, The best answer to the question, “What does the woman mean?” is (D), “It wasn’t that hard.” Therefore, the correct choice is (D).de Sb k 1. (A) The coffee is much better this morning. : (B), He's feeling bitter this morning. (CY The cofice isn't very good. (D) He cannot taste the butter. 2. (A) The two classes meet in an hour and a half, (B) ‘The class meets three hours per week. (C) Each half of the class is an hour long. (D) ‘Two times a week the class meets for an hour. 3. (A) A few minutes ago, the flight departed, (B) The fight will start ina while. (C)_ They are frightened about the departure. (D) The plane is going to take off soon. 4, (A) He hasn't yet begun his project. (B) He's supposed to do his science project next week. (C) Heneeds to start working on changing the due date. (D) He's been working steadily on his science project. 5. (A) At the post office. (B) Ina florist shop. (C) Inarestaurant. (D) Ina hospital delivery room. 6. (A) The professor drowned the cells in a Jab. ~ (B) The topic was presented in a boring way. (C) The professor divided the lecture into parts. (D), The biologist tried to’sell the results “of the experiment. 7. (A). She needs to get a driver’ license. ‘(B)_ It is impossible to cash a check without two pieces of identification. (C) The man should check to see if he ms needs credit. (D) Acredit card can be used to get a driver's license. PUSS CSS a ea 8, (A). Housing within his budget is harg ioeate. % (8) Its hard to find his house in New York. (©). He can’t afford to move his house, New York. i (D) Housing in New York is unavailably 9. (A) The boss was working.on the reports (B) He would have to finish the reports” before the end of next month. (C) He was directed to stay late and finish some work, (D) He could finish the reports at home, 10, (A). The boisterous students made the teacher mad. (B) The teacher angered the students with the exam results. (C) The students were angry that the teacher was around. (D) The angered students complained to the teacher. 11. (A) The prices are reasonable. (B) The store is too far out of town. (C) He would like the woman to repeat what she said. (D) He agrees with the woman. 12. (A) Ithas rarely rained this much. (B) It hardly rained this year. (©) Itis barely raining this year. (D). It seldom rains so little. 13: (A) He needs to do a better job writing questions. (B) His writing must certainly be improved. (C) Without the questions, he cannot write the answers. | (D) He needs to understand the written questions better. 1La. (A) ‘The agent was standing im line with his passport. (B)" The line to get new long. (©) The woman must wait her turn to get her passport checked. (0) ‘He can check her passport instead of the agent. passports is very 15, (A)_He couikin't finish closing the library book. (B) He hadn't finished the library assignment, but he was close. (C) | He was working on the assignment when the library closed. (D) His homework was incomplete because the library wasn't open. 16. (A) He wishes the hard work had had a better result. (B)_ He thinks the lawyer hardly prepared. (©) He wishes the lawyer had prepared. (D) He thinks the lawyer worked for free. 17. (A) The history class begins next week. (B) He thinks the papers should be turned in next week. (C) He has already done the paper for next week. (D) The papers are not due next week. 18. (A) He's not really happy. (B) The contractor's work was satisfactory. (C) He would rather work with the contractor himself. (D) He was already contacted about the work. 19. (A) The man should try another type of paper, (B); The man should locate a typist tomorrow morning. (C)- The man'should make a tape in the i morning. (D) The man should complete the paper without help. a 20, 24. 22. 23. 24, _ 25. 26. [PERE SRG Sis Sa ee like some pic (A) She’ (B) Iv to buy it. (C) The task the man’s working on isn't difficult. g prepare pie than do what (A) He reported that the time for the ‘budget mecting had been set. (8) He is always late in submitting his accounting figures. He never manages to budget his time © well. (D)_ He is never too Jate in turning in his reports. (A). The repairs would require an extension. (B) ‘The car is going to need a lot of repa (C) Buying a new car would be quite expensive (D) The mechanic extended the repair warranty. (A) - Betty wrote the letter.as directed. (B) The directions were given to Betty in a letter. (C)_ Betty will follow the instructions later (D) Betty worked exactly as instructed. (A). Walter's had a lack of success with his business. (B) Walter's failed in business. (C) Walter's new company is doing rather well.. yped fo succeed in business. (A) -He sholuld put the organ in the closet. (B) The closet has already been organized. (C). He needs to rearrange the closet. (D) He wishes the closet were closer. (A) She didn’t do the work. (B) She gave the assignmen effort. (C)_ She fifished the assienmen though it was difficult. (D) She gave the man @ signal. {t her best evenBt, @) (B) © (@) (a) B) (Cc) (p) She said some terrible things. She didn't say anything nice. She didn't have any nice things. She said really ‘wonderful things. New employees are rarely initiated into the company. New workers don’t generally undertake actions on their owp. New employees are initially rated. It's rare for employees to make new suggestions. 29. (A) @) © @) 30. (B) Ko} @) porataloy ‘The woman is more than a week la, The children would have wrecked th housé later. u ‘The woman was-so late that she was. wreck. He's glad that she was not any later, He had not gone to the store. He was still at the market. He was going to take care of the shopping. He always went to the market. it1 nJololat ape Part B Directions: In ‘will hear several this part of the test, you will bear longer conversations. After each conversation, you 1 questions. The conversations ‘and’questions will not be repeated. [After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best ssomewer sheet, find the number of the question and fill 3n the space that answer, Then, on you aaetPeponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Remember, you She's a senior 35. She's a junior. She's a transfer student. She’ a graduate student. 31. (A) (B) (c) (D) How to transfer to a junior college. How to find his way around campus. The course requirements for a literature major. Who won the campus election. + 32. (A) (B) (Cc) (D) 31. Three. Five. Bight Ten. 33. (a) (B) (c) (p) 38. 34, American literature. World literature. Literary analysis. Surveying. (a) @B) (C) (D) 36. are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book. (A) Inabook. (B) From a television program. (©) During a trip that she took. (D) Froma lecture. ‘To communicate with other dolphins. To recognize objects in the water: To learn human language. ‘To express fear. (A) (B) (c) () (a) (B) (c) (D) Five. Fifteen. Fifty. Five hundred (a) (B) (c) (D) Itis limited. vis greater than human intelligence. Itis less than pieviously thought. We are beginning to learn how such they have* Part C Dire hig part of the test, you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some In this pa YO Deections The talks and questions will not be repeated. fl in your test book and chooses, will read the four possible answers in you: ; ie Fer eee ee er shee, ind the numberof the question and Bilin the space ae sst answer, Then, on ¥ : corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Here is an example. On the recording, you will hear: (narrator) Listen to an instructor talk to his class about painting. ist Grant Wood was a guiding force in the school of painting known as American oo) eonalaea le reflecting Sinaia characteristics of art from rural areas of the United States. Wood began drawing animals on the family farm at the age of, Ure, and when he was thiay-eight one of his paintings received a remarkable amount of public notice and acclaim, This painting, called “American Gothic," isa starkly simple depiction of a serious couple staring directly out at the viewer, Now listen to a sample question. (narrator) What style of painting is known as American regionalist? In your test book, you will read: (A) Art from America’s inner cities. i 1 i (B) Art from the central region of the U.S. | | (C) Artfrom various urban areas in the U.S. i (D) Art from rural sections of America. | ) The best answat to the question, “What style of painting is known as American regionalist?" is (D), | “Art from rural sections of America.” Therefore, the correct choice is (D). | Noiw listen to another sample question, Sample Answer DOO. (narrator) What is the name of Wood’ most successful painting? In your test book, you will read: (A) “American Regionalist.” {B) "The Family Farm in Jowa,” (C) “American Gothic.” a (D) “A Serious Couple.” The best answer to the question, “What is the name of Wood! The bes A , Wood's most inting?" i ‘American Gothic.” Therefore, the correct choice is (C), we te pantie ee Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book. Waitporul»s 39. 40. 4. 42. 43. 44. (a) (@B) (c) (D) (a) (B) (.) (D) (a) (B) (c) () (a) (@B) «© @) @) (B) (c) () (a) (B) (© (D) ‘To protect its members. To save the natural environment. Te honor the memory of John Muir. qe improve San Francisco's natural beauty. For less than a year ‘Only for a decade. For more than a century. Forat least two centuries. San Francisco. All fify states. ‘The Sierra Nevadas. The eastern U.S. Allover the world. In the entire United States. Only in California. Only in the Sierra Nevadas. Students signing up for athletic teams. Students going on a tour of a university campus. Students playing various sports. Students attending a university dedication ceremony. Membership on an athletic team. Enrollment in an exercise class. A valid student identification card. Permission from a faculty member, 45. 46. 41. 48. 49. 50. Lol (a) (@B) (c) @) (a) (B) (c) (D) (A) @®) «) () @) (B) (Cc) () (a) (@B) (C) (D) ) (B) (Cc) () joproy ‘To the tennis courts. ‘To the arena. To the gymnasium. ‘To the Athletic Department office. Go to the Art Center. Sign up for sports classes. Visit the exercise room. Watch a football game. Science. Art. Literature. Music. ‘They are completely different. They are somewhat similar but have an essential difference. ‘They are exactly the same in all respects. They are unrelated. Objective. Idealist Philosophical. Environmental. Heredity. Environment. Idealism. Natural laws. This is the end of the Listening Comprehension Pre-Test. Turn off the recording. « Turn to the Progress aoara tn the chart. When you finish the test, «Turn to the Diagnostic Chart on pages circle the numbers of the questions « Turn to Scoring Information on pag determine your TOEFL score. Chart on page 559, an you may do the following: 551-552, and that you missed- es 549-550, and d add yourDIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST SECTION 2 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION ‘Time—25 minutes (including the reading of the directions) Now set your clock for 25 minutes. This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is ‘appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type. Structure Directions: These questions are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four jrords or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Look at the following examples. Sample Answer the election by a landslide. @5OD Example I The president (A) won (B)_ he won (C) yesterday (D) fortunately ‘The sentence should read, “The president won the election by a landslide.” Therefore, you should choose answer (A). Sample Answer 2 ®eoOO Example I When the conference? (A) the doctor attended (B) did the doctor attend (C) the doctor will attend (D) the doctor's attendance you should “The sentence should read, “When did the doctor attend the conference?” Therefore, choose answer (B).a . The North Pole greyhound, « . The Mayflower . The greenhouse effect occurs Tuer _— latitude of 90) degrees north, (a) (B) (Cc) (D) has. is having which is having. it has achieve speeds up (0 thirty-six miles per hour, (A). The (B) The fastest (C) The fastest dog 4D) The fastest dog, the as bound for Virginia, but off course. a hurricane (A) blew it (B) toblewit (C) itblew (D) blowing it heat radiating from the Sun, {A)_when does the Earth’s atmosphere trap (B) does the Earth’s atmosphere trap (C)_ when the Barth's atmosphere traps (D) the Earth's atmosphere traps -The Rose Bowl, place on New Year's Day, is the oldest postseason collegiate football game in the United States. (A) takes (B) which takes (C) it takes (D) took Experiments represent a giant step into the medicine of the future. @) (B) © (D) using gene therapy use gene therapy they use gene therapy uses 10. aM. 12, ___ off the Hawaiian coasting others are dead. “ (B) (c) (D) People who reverse the letters of word, to read suffer from dyslexia are liv, Coral reefs Some types of coral reefs ‘There are many types of coral ry While some types of coral reep if they tried when trying when tried! if he tries (A) (B) (c) @) Featured at the Henry Ford Museum of antique cars dating from 1865. an exhibit is an exhibit isan exhibit” which is an exhibit (a) (B) (c) (D) Rubber from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber. (A) (B) (Cc) (D) is produced producing that produces produced in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles. (A). Mainly literary (B) Itwas mainly literary (C) The main literature was (D) The literature was mainly The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ~~ came about as a result of the National Security Act of 1947. (a) (B) (c) () what it was ‘was what itwas what13. Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained 14. sedimentary rock are obtained. (A) from (B) is from (C) is which (D) from which oil and natural gas appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion. (A) The Moon (B) That the Moon (C) When the Moon (D) The Moon which 15. According to the World Health Organization, there to be an outbreak of any of the six most dangerous diseases, this could be cause for quarantine. (A) were (B) they were (©) there were (D) were theyerie eee written Expression ‘ ne ned words or phrases. The four as four underline ify the one underlined ; ; tions, each sentence has a ientify sion ounineh ke Ore nee anal (i ET oa Dect Then, on Our answer shen il ntence letter o! le aNswe sen az mt changin cont << ind the number o have chosen. Look at the following examples. Sample Answe, Example I DOG The four string on a violin are tuned © a B cD in Gifths. The sentence should read, “The four strings on a violin are tuned in fifths.” Therefore, you should choose answer (B). Example II Sample Answer The research for the book Roots taking arch for taking DOOD Alex Haley twelve years Tr Dn oF The sentence should read, “The research for the Teese bold enh book Roots took Alex Haley twelve years.” Therefore,2020e20e2e2020202 16. Segregation in public schools was declare unconstitutional by the Supreme Court Bs B Cc 1954, 17. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the most brightest star in the sky with an absolute magnitude about twenty-three times that of the Sun. Cc ogether. 18. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting a5 A, D 19. Some of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and saialic alloys. A B S 20, The community of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous kno) as Darcy's Store. 7 "5 ¢ D A 21. J. HL Pratt used group therapy early in the past century when he brought A B c tuberculosis patients together to discuss its disease. D 22, Alloys of gold and copper have been widely using in various types of coins kB. Sa incDed! 23, The United States has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic a B Te wools are too fine and soft for carpets. aS : : 24, Banks are rushing to merge because consolidations enable them to slash theirs costs a x Bac and expand. — : 25, That water has a very high specific heat means that, without a | 1 large tem) x means perature change, water can add or lose a large number of heat. Cc D 26. Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a classical A Pertormen cal B c musician. Dvw — “a he Denishawn School: Martha Graham f the ¢ Morning’ while serving ing B eto Get pin a 28, Irving Berlin wrote “Oh, How I Hat A i, U.S. Army during World War rm ingway has gone to | Ernest Hemingway has gone ‘Allied invasion of Nor randy, # 29. Shortly before the = i lier. London as a war correspondent for Co D niversity of California came to D 960s, the Berkeley campus of the University came to 30. During the 1960s, the Be nation: radi ctivity. i its radical political a tational attention as a result its ion of ock signed the Declaration of 31. Because of the flourish with which John Hanes name become synonymous with signature. Independence, B c 32, On pie Baee of the Pacific Ocean ap huncted of fattopped mountains more tha a mile beneath sea level. 33. “Willian Hart was an act best known for his roles as western heros in silent films. :) Cc D ‘ 34. Brior to an extermination program early in the last century, alive wolves roamed a — a | ? i | 1 | 7 | | 1 | | | 35. The state seal still used in Massachusetts de: Revere 0 wselts designed by Paul Rey who als designed the first Continental currency, °2e20e20e20e20202° oe ectly to m market direc) 7. Ttis provi ore profitably for drugmakers to market, 37. Itis proving less costly and more pi A Cc D patients. Sapph: jon mined. PI occasion mine: 38. Sapphires weighing as much as two pounds have on eS A D: B . retica. ta ts except An! i JI others continents except 39. Eke snakes, lizards can be a on all othe 5 40. Banks ing home, i ly been doi d loans, and finance companies have recently K ‘s, savings and loans, han ever before. equity loans with greater Frequency : Sp ; i ion Pre-Test. This is the end of the Structure and Written Expressi When you finish the test, you may do the following: * Turn to the Diagnostic Chart on pages 553-555, and circle the numbers of the questions that you missed. * Turn to Scoring Information on Pages 549-550, and determine your TOEFL score, * Turn to the Progress Chart on Page 559, and add your score to the chart.~ ~~ Tr yw Oe YT DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TEST SECTION 3 READING COMPREHENSION ‘Time—55 minutes (including the reading of the directions) Now set your clock for 55 minutes. ae | See ‘This section is designed to measure your ability to read and understand short passages eo Chie and style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American universiti colleges. This section contains reading passages and questions about the passages. irae 4 f Directions: In this section you will read several passages, Each one is followed by a Te aed irises guestions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question |) on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that correspt letter of the answer you have chosen. ied Fi is stated or implie ___ Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what Is stat -d or imp! in that passage. Read the following passage: John Quincy Adams, who served as the sixth president of the United Bere to 1829, is today recognized for his masterful statesmanship and diplomacy. He dedicitee life to public service, both in the presidency and in the various other political or ae Line held, Throughout his political career he demonstrated his unswerving belief in freedom Of. (5) speech, the antislavery cause, and the right of Americans to be free from European an domination. Example I Sample Answer To what did John Quincy Adams devote his life? ®OeoD ~ (A) Improving his personal life (B) Serving the public (C) Increasing his fortune zs (D) Working on his private business According to the passage, John Quincy Adams “dedicated his life to public service.” Therefore, you should choose answer (B). Example II Sample Answer In line 4, the word “unswerving” is closest in meaning to ®©OeoD (A) moveable (B) insignificant (C) unchanging (D) diplomatic The passage states that John Quincy Adams demonstr: is aoe, nt ‘ated his w 1 lief "| 2 ii 1971, when he was only 28 years old, Sm service ina term paper for a Paper reputedly received a les had outlined. The model that Smit to operate but at the same time wa Smith achieved efficiency in passenger system and could, therefore, foct was to own his own plan the hub city of Memphis, a set-up which resem! combination of his own planes and bub set-up, overnight. What made Smith's idea difficult to i i . created before the company could begin operations, He needed = Heel ev co Nt ot pala from airports every night and deliver them to Mem ions; he needed a fleet o flown cut to their new destin: various airports; he needed facilities and tra a $4 million inheritance from h from venture capitalists to get thi When Federal Express be lizes in rapid Express was ith had actually devel i a8 we ei y = las when pe geof the infeasibility of the project one nestellar grade becau 1 proposed had never Been ery ficult 2 IPSS. shat was Separate from the deliver packages most efficiently. His cn, use o 5 been tried; it was 2 model that was effic on how to owns 2 his own ves on the wheel of a bicycle. With i ‘that he could create : the could get packages anywhere in the United Sg bles the spo! tute was the fact that the entire system had to be phis, wh ¥ 3 trucks to deliver packages to and from the {staff all in place to handle the operation. Smith hal father and he managed to raise an additional $91 million dollars ompany operating. i 1n service in 1973 in 25 cities, the company was not an immediate ernight delivery of high-prigys “founded by the youthful Freq Se, : Joped the idea for the rapid dja a student at Yale University. The 4. of jedules and to ship all packages q},9 ded a fleet of aircralt to collect packages Success, but success did come within a relatively short period of time. The company lost $29 million in the first 26 months of operations, However, the tide was to turn relatively quickly. By late 1976, Federal Express was carrying an average of 19,000 packages per night and had made a profit of $35 million, 31, The most appropriate title for this passage «33. What is stated in the passage about Smiths is term paper? (A) The Problems and Frustrations of a Business Student (B) The Importance of Business Studies (C) The Capitalization of Federal Express (D) The Implementation of a Successful (A) Smith submitted it'through a delivery service, (B) It was written by a student of Smith’. (C) Its grade was mediocre. (D) The professor thought it had great Business potential. 32, The word “developed” in line 3 could best 34, WI ji seh betreplaced by fhat was a key idea of Smith's? (A) That he should focus on passenger service (B) That package delivery should be separate from passenger service (C) That packages could be delivered on Dy Tene companies’ planes (D) That Passenger service had to be efficient (A) come up with (B) come about (C) come across (D) come into GO ONTO THE NexT PAGE READING COMPREHENSION PRE-TESTa3 &3 APAPAFAFA 303 35. A“hub city” in Tine 11 i city” inline 11 is 39. How long did it take Federal Express to (a) alarge city with small cities as Beene probtabley aoe destinations (A) Two month: (B) acity thatis the final destination for year de (8) One year ¢ manly routes : ji » (C) Three years a (©) acity where many bicycle routes oe begin (D) Six years (D) acentralized city with destinations, 40. Which paragraph’explains what made emanating from it 3 Ff ‘Smith's model effective? 36. It can be inferred from the passage that ? (A) The first paragraph Smith selected Memphis as his hub city (B) The second paragraph because it (©) The third paragraph ~ (D) The last paragraph (A)_ was near the middle of the country (B) had a large number of passenger 41. The tone of the passage in describing _ 4 + aircraft Smith's accomplishments is (©) already had a large package delivery , : eee (A) unflattering 2 (p) was a favorite passenger airport , Sek sierrs (C) unconyjncing 37. The pronoun “they” in line 16 refers to 3) snobbish (A). aircraft (B) packages (C) airports (D) destinations 438. Ieis NOT mentioned in the passage that, in wer to set up his company, Smith needed (A) airplanes (B) trucks {C)_ personnel (D) facultyLine (5) (10) (as) (20) (25) 246 Questions 42-50 gis the Hope Diamond, a valuable and rare Perhaps better known than the Cullinan Diamom + yorld traveler. The 112-carat blue stone, blue gem with a back; dof more than 300 years as a We the middle of the sev at later beoame the Tope Diamond was mined in India sometime before (16 enteenth, iit the Taj Mabal in memory of century and was first known to be owned by Shah Jahan, whe bul ie ioe beloved wife. From India, the celebrated blue stone has chang to location in distant corners of the world. med Jean Baptiste Taie In the middle of the seventeenth century, a trader from Fe iteeally removed froma heciae : acquired the large blue diamond, which was rumored to have been [Degas Teorey eit ele, Tavernier returned to France with the big blue gem, where the stone Hae DU yo ne Louis XIV. Louis XIV had it eut down from 112 to 67 carats to make its sabe SAE AS Ge maximize its sparkle. The newly cut diamond, still huge by any aaa 'd Marie Antoinette, Duri the royal family of France, until it arrived in the hands of Louis XVI and Mz 3793, and the bi a the French Revolution, Louis XVI and his wife met their fate on the guillotine in 1793, He lve diamond disappeared from public sight. : "The diamond somehow ‘managed to get from France io'Enigland, here are Henry Hope purchased it from a gem dealer early in the nineteenth ceritury. The huge bl ue be tha un cut: ns a 45.5-carat oval, and at this point it took on the name by which it is known today. The diamond stayed in the Hope family for around a century, when deep indebtedness brought on by a serious gambling habit on the part of one of Henry Hope's heirs forced the sale of the diamond. From England, the Hope Diamond may have made its way into the hands of the Sultan of Turkey; whatever route it took to get there, it eventually went on to the United States when American Evelyn Walsh McLean purchased it in 1911. Mrs. McLean certainly enjoyed showing the diamond off, guests in her home were sometimes astounded to notice the huge stone embellishing the neck of Mrs, McLean's Great Dane as the huge pet trotted around the grounds of her Washington, D.C. home. The Hope Diamond later became the property of jeweler Harry Winston, who presented the stunning 455- carat piece to the Smithsonian in 1958. The Hope Diamond is now taking a well-earned rest following its rigorous travel itinerary and is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where it has been since 1958. a ' 42. The paragraph preceding the passage most 44. The pronoun’“it* in line 12 refers to likely discussed (A) its shape (A) why gems are considered valuable (B) the newly cut di (B) how the Hope Diamond was mined (C) the royal ot a di: Tr > © one other than the Hope (D) the French Revolution (D)_ methods for mining diamonds 45. It can be inferred from the passage that th 43. ‘The main idea of this passage is that the author is not certain Hope Diamond (A) who bought the Hope Diamond in (A) came from India (B) en (B) has moved around a lot ‘Who sold the Hope Diamond in (©) has been cut several times ce meee (D) now resides in the Smithsonian how the Hope Diamond went from France to England ‘ow big the Hope Diamond was in the nineteenth century (D) eMart tt yg READING COMPREHENSION PRE-TEST =BASASASAZA3A343 . A“dealer” in line 16 is most likely a 49. Whict T e line 16 is most likely . Which country is NO’ mentioned in th tA card y Passage as a place where the Hope (B) miner Faas : (C) cutter ! spent some time? (D)_ businessman om pees ‘rance 47. Itcan be determined from the passage that ere ‘mat Henry Hope most likely had how many carats cut off the Hope Diamond? Pe 50. Where in the passage does the author (A) 215 describe what happened to the royal () 453 : French owners of the diamond? S oon > (A) Lines 7-8 (B) Lines 10-11 : (C) Lines 12-14 48. According to the passage, Mrs. McLean (D) Lines 15-16 (A) donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian (B) let her dog wear the Hope Diamond (C) purchased the Hope Diamond from the French (D) had the Hope Diamond cut to its present size of 45.5 carats This is the end of the Reading Comprehension Pre-Test. ‘When you finish the test, you may do the following: + Turn to the Diagnostic Chart on pages 556-558, and f the questions that you missed. circle the numbers 0) + Turn to Scoring Information on pages determine your TOEFL score. » Turn to the Progress Chart on page score. to the chart. 549-550, and 559, and add your