TOEFL iBT Speaking. In this integrated speaking task, you will read a short passage about a campus situation, listen to a conversation, and then speak in response to a question about what you have read and heard. Do not look at the question until the conversation has ended. Do not look at the reading passage while you are speaking. Reading Time - 45 seconds Notice of New Graduation Requirement Please note the new graduation requirement that will take effect next year. Starting in September, all students must complete a quarter-long internship in their major field of study. Whereas in the past the internship requirement applied only to business majors, it now applies to students in all departments. Only in cases where a student has been accepted into a graduate program by December 1 will the requirement be waived. Please note that many year-long courses in the social sciences and the performing arts already have an experiential learning option that will provide enough hours of work experience to fulfill the internship requirement. Now cover the passage and listen to the conversation. You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question. After you hear the question, begin preparing your response. You may look at the question, but NOT at the passage. You have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. The woman expresses her opinion about the new graduation requirement. State her opinion, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion. Stop Preparation Time -30 seconds Response Time - 60 secondsNow listen to two students as they discuss the new graduation requirement. M: Hey, I just found out about the new internship requirement. W: So did I. It’s not a bad idea, actually. It will be very useful for me because I’m in arts management, and I’d hoped to get an internship in my final year anyway. For me, an internship is really important. Not only will it give me valuable training, but it will also give me an advantage when I look for a job after graduation. I’ll have work experience that will look very nice on my resume. M: I see what you mean. W: Even more importantly, I’ll meet producers and other people in the arts—hopefully, people who will be good mentors and teach me essential skills, and who will recommend me for interesting jobs that come up. M: You seem very optimistic. How can you be sure you’ll get the right internship? W: The college will offer more options. They’re making this a graduation requirement, so they have to provide enough ways for everyone to do it, right? It’s good for the college, too, because it links us more to the community. The woman expresses her opinion about the new graduation requirement. State her opinion, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

Why does the student speak with the man?Questions 1 through 5. Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee in a university business office. W: Hello. I need to talk to someone about my bill. M: I can help you. What’s the problem? W: Well, there’s a charge for eighty-seven dollars, and nowhere does it say what it’s for. M: All right. Let’s have a look. W: Thanks. M: OK. Uh, this charge is from the Housing Office. Let’s see what the computer says. Hmm. OK... There’s an eighty-seven-dollar repair charge. W: A repair charge? There must be some mistake. M: It’s for the repair of a broken closet door. W: Nothing like that—no way did that ever happen—not in my dorm room. M: Are you sure? W: I didn’t break the closet door, and neither did my roommate. M: Are you sure about your roommate? W: I can’t be certain. You’d have to ask her. But I don’t remember a broken door. I mean, I respect university property, and so does my roommate. We’re both too careful for something like that to happen. I’m sure that charge is a mistake. M: There aren’t many mistakes like this. The Housing Office is always very careful. They say they fixed the closet door in your dormitory room. W: I have no idea why they say that. At no time was there ever a broken door in our room! Maybe Housing got the room number wrong. M: Well, in that case there is something you can do. You can appeal the charge by filling out a complaint form. The Housing Director will look at it, and if there was a mistake, they’ll remove the charge. W: All right. May I have the form? M: Sure. You need to fill out all the personal information on the top. Below that is a place to explain the problem. W: OK, and what do I do after I’ve filled it out? M: You can take it to the second floor. Across from the elevator is Student Services. You can give it to the person at the counter. W: All right. I’ll do that. M: I hope you get the problem cleared up. W: So do I! I’ve got enough to worry about already. M: Good luck. W: Thanks. 1. Why does the student speak with the man? 2. Why does the student say this: “Nothing like that—no way did that ever happen—not in my dorm room.“ 3. What does the student imply when she says this: “I mean, I respect university property, and so does my roommate. We’re both too careful for something like that to happen.“ 4. What does the man suggest the student do? 5. Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. “I hope you get the problem cleared up.“ “So do I! I’ve got enough to worry about already.“ What does the student mean? She wants to report a problem about her room. She does not understand something on her bill. Her bill includes a charge that she already paid. Her roommate broke the closet door in their room.

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Under no circumstances______without looking carefully to the rear. should one back up a motor vehicle a motor vehicle should back up one should back up a motor vehicle should back up a motor vehicle

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TOEFL iBT Speaking. In this integrated speaking task, you will read a short passage about a campus situation, listen to a conversation, and then speak in response to a question about what you have read and heard. Do not look at the question until the conversation has ended. Do not look at the reading passage while you are speaking. Reading Time - 45 seconds Notice of New Graduation Requirement Please note the new graduation requirement that will take effect next year. Starting in September, all students must complete a quarter-long internship in their major field of study. Whereas in the past the internship requirement applied only to business majors, it now applies to students in all departments. Only in cases where a student has been accepted into a graduate program by December 1 will the requirement be waived. Please note that many year-long courses in the social sciences and the performing arts already have an experiential learning option that will provide enough hours of work experience to fulfill the internship requirement. Now cover the passage and listen to the conversation. You may take notes, and you may use your notes to help you answer the question. After you hear the question, begin preparing your response. You may look at the question, but NOT at the passage. You have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. The woman expresses her opinion about the new graduation requirement. State her opinion, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion. Stop Preparation Time -30 seconds Response Time - 60 secondsNow listen to two students as they discuss the new graduation requirement. M: Hey, I just found out about the new internship requirement. W: So did I. It’s not a bad idea, actually. It will be very useful for me because I’m in arts management, and I’d hoped to get an internship in my final year anyway. For me, an internship is really important. Not only will it give me valuable training, but it will also give me an advantage when I look for a job after graduation. I’ll have work experience that will look very nice on my resume. M: I see what you mean. W: Even more importantly, I’ll meet producers and other people in the arts—hopefully, people who will be good mentors and teach me essential skills, and who will recommend me for interesting jobs that come up. M: You seem very optimistic. How can you be sure you’ll get the right internship? W: The college will offer more options. They’re making this a graduation requirement, so they have to provide enough ways for everyone to do it, right? It’s good for the college, too, because it links us more to the community. The woman expresses her opinion about the new graduation requirement. State her opinion, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.