CliffsTestPrep. TOEFL CBT

Michael A. Pyle0764586092, 9780764586095, 9780764517150

The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.CliffsTestPrep TOEFL CBT can help you improve your scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Computer-Based Test (CBT). Written by an expert in the field of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), the guide provides you with strategies, techniques, and materials that have proven successful over many years. Inside, you’ll find* Six full-length practice tests* Sample TOEFL test questions, and strategies for answering each kind of question* Complete analyses of each part of the test, and techniques for developing a plan of attack for each part* Two audio CDs containing listening samples for the practice testsThis book will help you understand the types of questions that will test your listening, reading, and writing skills. It will also help your understanding of the complicated structure of the English language. As you work your way through the book, you’ll hone your knowledge of subjects such as* Passive voice; comparisons and comparatives; and idioms and idiomatic expressions* Nouns, verb forms, infinitives, gerunds, and prepositions* Adverb and adjective clauses, as well as subject-verb agreement* Vocabulary and determining the mean of words through prefixes, suffixes, and context* Expressing yourself clearly through writing thoughtful essays”

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
TOEFL CBT……Page 2
Author’s Acknowledgments……Page 4
Table of Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 15
To the Student……Page 16
To the Teacher……Page 20
Study Guide Checklist……Page 21
Part 1. Introduction to the TOEFL computer-based test……Page 22
How Colleges and Universities Use TOEFL Scores……Page 24
Computer-Based versus Paper-Based Testing……Page 25
Institutional Testing Program (ITP)……Page 26
Structure of the TOEFL test……Page 27
Reading Section……Page 28
Writing Section……Page 29
Question commonly asked about the TOEFL test……Page 30
Computer basics for taking the TOEFL test……Page 32
The Day of the Test……Page 34
During the Test……Page 35
Part 2. Analysis of exam areas……Page 36
What to Expect……Page 38
Part A……Page 39
Part B……Page 40
Sample……Page 42
Preparing for the Listening Section……Page 45
A Patterned Plan of Attack……Page 46
What to Expect……Page 47
Choosing the Incorrect Word or Phrase……Page 48
A Patterned Plan of Attack……Page 49
What to Expect……Page 50
Preparing for the Reading Section……Page 53
A Patterned Plan of Attack……Page 54
What to Expect……Page 55
How to Prepare for the Writing Section……Page 56
A Patterned Plan of Attack……Page 57
Part 3. Detailed review of items tested……Page 58
Samples……Page 60
Passive Voice……Page 61
Appositives……Page 62
Sample……Page 63
Conditional Sentences……Page 64
Equal Comparisons……Page 65
Superlatives……Page 66
Limiting Words……Page 67
Affirmative Agreement……Page 68
Tag Questions……Page 69
The Reason . . . That……Page 70
Have and Get……Page 71
Words that Sound Alike……Page 72
Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions……Page 73
Remember, Stop, and Forget……Page 74
Used To and Be Used To……Page 75
Would Rather……Page 76
Samples……Page 77
Idioms of Suggestion……Page 79
Commands and Indirect Commands……Page 80
CD A, Track 1……Page 81
Answers for the Practice Exercise……Page 83
Structure……Page 84
Sentence Structure……Page 85
Nouns and Noun Phrases……Page 86
Verbs and Verb Phrases……Page 87
Complements……Page 88
Phrases and Clauses……Page 89
Structure Quiz 1……Page 90
Answers and Explanations for Structure Quiz 1……Page 92
Infinitives and Gerunds……Page 93
That Clauses……Page 94
Question Words……Page 95
Passive Voice Sentences……Page 96
Real (Possibly True) Conditions……Page 98
Relative or Adjective Clauses……Page 99
That and Which……Page 100
Who, Whom, and Whose……Page 101
Samples……Page 102
Reduced Relative (Adjective) Clauses……Page 103
Adverb Clauses……Page 104
Active Verb……Page 105
Structure Quiz 2……Page 106
Answers and Explanations for Structure Quiz 2……Page 108
Reversed Conditional Construction……Page 109
Reversed Order Limiting Words……Page 110
Appositives……Page 111
Direct and Indirect Objects……Page 112
Illogical Participial Modifiers (Dangling Participles)……Page 113
Order of a Superlative……Page 115
Order of Verb Modifier……Page 116
Order of Adjectives and Nouns……Page 117
Structure Quiz 3……Page 118
Answers and Explanations for Structure Quiz 3……Page 120
Word Form……Page 121
Need and In Need of……Page 122
So and Such……Page 123
Adjectives……Page 124
Adverbs……Page 125
Parallel Structure……Page 126
Pronoun Forms……Page 127
Noun/Pronoun Agreement……Page 129
Basic Verb Rules……Page 130
Simple Present Tense……Page 131
Present Progressive Tense……Page 132
Present Perfect Progressive Tense……Page 133
Modals……Page 134
Subject/Verb Agreement……Page 135
Distracting Words and Phrases……Page 136
A Number of or The Number of……Page 138
Combining Verb Tenses……Page 139
Hope and Wish……Page 141
Subjunctive Sentences……Page 142
Verbs Complementing Verbs……Page 143
Verbs Following Prepositions……Page 144
Verbs Used as Adjectives……Page 145
Structure Quiz 4……Page 147
Idiomatic Expressions……Page 149
Not Only . . . But Also……Page 150
Count and Non-Count Nouns……Page 151
Definite and Indefinite Articles……Page 152
Equal Comparisons……Page 154
Unequal Comparisons……Page 155
No Sooner……Page 156
Lie/Lay……Page 157
Prepositions……Page 158
By……Page 159
In……Page 160
Out……Page 161
On……Page 162
At……Page 163
Under……Page 164
Structure Quiz 5……Page 165
Answers and Explanations for Structure Quiz 5……Page 167
Missing Articles……Page 168
Extra Articles……Page 169
Structure Quiz 6……Page 170
Answers and Explanations for Structure Quiz 6……Page 172
Identifying Main Ideas and Purpose……Page 174
Testing Your Vocabulary……Page 175
a- or an-……Page 176
anti- or ant-……Page 177
circum-……Page 178
contra-……Page 179
dys-……Page 180
ex-……Page 181
in-……Page 182
per-……Page 183
pre-……Page 184
re-……Page 185
sub-……Page 186
Sample……Page 187
-cide-……Page 191
-cur-, -curr-, or -curs-……Page 192
-fid-……Page 193
-omni-……Page 194
-rupt-……Page 195
-tact-, -tang-, -tig-, or -ting-……Page 196
-viv-……Page 197
Sample……Page 198
Suffixes……Page 202
Noun Endings……Page 203
Adjective Endings……Page 204
Related Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives……Page 205
Suffix Practice Exercise……Page 207
Combining Your Vocabulary Skills……Page 208
Look for a Nearby Definition……Page 209
Vocabulary Practice Exercise……Page 210
Answers……Page 214
Locating Referents……Page 215
Practice Reading Exercise……Page 216
Answers and Explanations to Practice Reading Exercise……Page 220
Writing……Page 222
Practice Exercise……Page 224
Sample Essay Topics……Page 226
Part 4. Putting it all together: Practice tests……Page 228
CD A, Track 2……Page 230
Part B……Page 232
CD A, Track 3……Page 233
CD A, Track 5……Page 234
CD A, Track 6……Page 235
Structure Section……Page 236
Reading Section……Page 239
Writing Section……Page 248
CD A, Track 7……Page 249
CD A, Track 8……Page 251
CD A, Track 9……Page 252
CD A, Track 10……Page 253
Structure Section……Page 254
Reading Section……Page 257
Writing Section……Page 267
CD A, Track 11……Page 268
CD A, Track 12……Page 270
CD A, Track 13……Page 271
CD A, Track 14……Page 272
CD A, Track 15……Page 273
Structure Section……Page 274
Reading Section……Page 277
Writing Section……Page 286
CD B, Track 1……Page 287
CD B, Track 2……Page 289
CD B, Track 3……Page 290
CD B, Track 4……Page 291
CD B, Track 5……Page 292
Structure Section……Page 294
Reading Section……Page 297
Writing Section……Page 304
CD B, Track 6……Page 305
CD B, Track 7……Page 308
CD B, Track 8……Page 309
CD B, Track 9……Page 310
CD B, Track 10……Page 311
Structure Section……Page 312
Reading Section……Page 315
Writing Section……Page 324
CD B, Track 11……Page 325
CD B, Track 12……Page 327
CD B, Track 13……Page 329
CD B, Track 14……Page 330
Structure Section……Page 332
Reading Section……Page 335
Writing Section……Page 343
Part B……Page 344
Structure Section……Page 345
Reading Section……Page 347
Part B……Page 350
Structure Section……Page 351
Reading Section……Page 353
Part A……Page 355
Structure Section……Page 356
Reading Section……Page 359
Part B……Page 361
Structure Section……Page 362
Reading Section……Page 364
Part A……Page 366
Part B……Page 367
Structure Section……Page 368
Reading Answers……Page 369
Part A……Page 371
Part B……Page 372
Structure Section……Page 373
Reading Section……Page 374
Writing Section……Page 376
Practice Test 1……Page 378
Scoring Your Essay……Page 379
Practice Test 2……Page 381
Scoring Your Essay……Page 383
Total Practice Test 2 Score……Page 384
Practice Test 3……Page 385
Scoring Your Essay……Page 386
Total Practice Test 3 Score……Page 387
Practice Test 4……Page 388
Scoring Your Essay……Page 389
Practice Test 5……Page 391
Scoring Your Essay……Page 393
Practice Test 6……Page 394
Scoring Your Essay……Page 396
Total Practice Test 6 Score……Page 397
CD A, Track 1……Page 398
CD A, Track 2……Page 401
CD A, Track 3……Page 405
CD A, Track 4……Page 406
CD A, Track 5……Page 407
CD A, Track 6……Page 408
CD A, Track 7……Page 409
CD A, Track 8……Page 412
CD A, Track 9……Page 413
CD A, Track 10……Page 414
CD A, Track 11……Page 416
CD A, Track 12……Page 419
CD A, Track 13……Page 420
CD A, Track 15……Page 422
CD B, Track 1……Page 424
CD B, Track 2……Page 427
CD B, Track 3……Page 428
CD B, Track 4……Page 429
CD B, Track 5……Page 431
CD B, Track 6……Page 432
CD B, Track 7……Page 435
CD B, Track 8……Page 436
CD B, Track 9……Page 437
CD B, Track 10……Page 438
CD B, Track 11……Page 440
CD B, Track 12……Page 443
CD B, Track 13……Page 446
CD B, Track 14……Page 447