tailieunhanh - Toefl preparation for the computer and paper test part 10

Test Sections for each section of the computer TOEFL test allow students to simulate the actual testing conditions of the computer TOEFL test and to measure their progress- Writing tests can be printed for feedback and review. | 72 LISTENING Skill 17 LISTEN FOR IDIOMS Idioms appear in some questions in the short dialogues. Idioms are special expressions in a language that all speakers of the language know these special expressions describe one situation in life but are applied to many different areas of life. Idiom questions can be difficult for students because they seem to be describing one situation when they are really describing a different situation. Example from the Paper and Computer TOEFL Tests On the recording you hear man Tom is a full-time student and is holding down a full-time job. woman He s really burning the candle at both ends. narrator What does the woman say about Tom In your test book or on the computer screen you read A He s lighting a candle. B He s holding the candle at the top and the bottom. C He s doing too much. D He s working as a firefighter. In this question the idiom burning the candle at both ends has nothing to do with candles and nothing to do with burning or fires so answers A B and D are not correct. Instead this idiom is an expression that is used in a situation when someone is trying to do more than he or she really can do after all a candle usually only burns at one end so a candle that burns at two ends is doing too much. Therefore the best answer to the question above is answer C . NOTE A list of common idioms and exercises using these idioms appear in Appendix C. You may want to study these idioms before you try the following exercises. EXERCISE 17 In this exercise underline the idiom in each short dialogue. Then read the question and choose the best answer to that question. Remember that the best answer is one that might not seem to be related to the idiom in the last line. 1. man woman narrator I have to take advanced biology from Professor Stanton next semester. Don t worry about it. It s a piece of cake. What does the woman mean A B C D The man should try a piece of cake. The man should worry about the course. The man shouldn t take part in .