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The document contains 30 conversations between different men and women. For each conversation, there is a narrator question about what one of the individuals meant by their statement. The conversations cover a variety of topics like class schedules, borrowing books, paying bills, and more. The questions test the reader's comprehension of the implied or inferred meanings within each brief dialogue.

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The document contains 30 conversations between different men and women. For each conversation, there is a narrator question about what one of the individuals meant by their statement. The conversations cover a variety of topics like class schedules, borrowing books, paying bills, and more. The questions test the reader's comprehension of the implied or inferred meanings within each brief dialogue.

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Script Part A TOEFL Complete Test 2

1. (Woman) Why did the class move to a different room?


(Man) We couldn’t get into our regular classroom! Someone lost the key to it!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) they were in the regular room.
(B) the key was misplaced
(C) he’s taking a different class
(D) he has the key to the classroom

2.(Man) Did you have the book that you borrow from Jim? I need to use it!
(Woman) No sorry! I don’t! I’ve already returned it to Jim!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she will lend it to the man
(B) she never lent the book to Jim
(C) Jim wants to borrow the book
(D) Jim has the book

3.(Woman) Are you still writing checks?


(Man) I’ve written the checks for rent and electricity, but I still have a few more to take care of.
(Narrator) What is the man most likely doing?
(A) paying bills
(B) talking to the landlord
(C) turning the lights off
(D) looking for an apartment

4.(Man) Should we leave for class now?


(Woman) But it’s not time for class yet!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she has no time to go to class
(B) they are already late for class
(C) it’s too early to go to class
(D) she has to be on time for class

5.(Woman) Is the psychology class as difficult as a heard?


(Man) It’s not terribly difficult, but it’s time consuming!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he is resuming his duties one more time
(B) he is assuming the class is difficult
(C) the class is terrible all the time
(D) the class takes a lot of time
6.(Man) These dorm rooms could certainly use a new coat of paint!
(Woman) I’ll say!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she needs a new coat
(B) she likes the paint in the dorm rooms
(C) she has the same opinion as the man
(D) she left her coat in the dorm room

7.(Woman) Are you reay to work on the history paper?


(Man) I will be, in a couple of minutes. I have to finish the math problems before I start on history.
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he needs to complete the math assignment first
(B) He’ll be ready in a couple of hours
(C) he is going to history class now
(D) he was ready a few minutes ago

8.(Man) Do you know where the file folders are?


(Woman) Sorry I don’t! They were moved, and now I don’t know where they are!
(Narrator) What does the woman imply about the folders?
(A) she’s sorry she moved them.
(B) She really knows where they are
(C) they haven’t been moved
(D) someone else moved them

9.(Woman) We seem to have a difficult problem to solve!


(Man) The problem is not unrepairable!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) a solution is not apparent
(B) the problem can be fixed
(C) there is really a pair of problems
(D) the problem is difficult to solve

10.(Woman) I hope we don’t have a quiz today. I’m not really very prepared on the material for today!
(Man) I don’t think we will! This professor rarely, if ever, gives quizzes!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) the professor gives quizzes regularly
(B) the woman is really quite prepared
(C) it is unusual for this professor to give quizzes
(D) he doesn’t think there’s a class today
11.(Man) Have you looked at the chemistry problem yet?
(Woman) Yes and the problem was impossible to comprehend!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she could not comprehend the chemistry lecture
(B) she has not had time to look at the assignment
(C) it was possible for her to complete the problem
(D) she could not understand the problem

12.(Woman) Do you know if we have to pay a fee to see the exhibit at the museum?
(Man) Not as far as I know!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he doesn’t know how far away the exhibit is.
(B) he’s uncertain about the fee.
(C) the exhibit is not very far away
(D) he’s sure the exhibit is free

13.(Woman) I can’t take the biology course I wanted to take this semester. It’s at the same time as the
chemistry course I have to take!
(Man) Why not wait to take the biology course next semester!
(Narrator) What does the man suggest about the biology course?
can’t take, wait to take it next semester
(A) not taking it at all
(B) taking it along with chemistry
(C) taking it later
(D) taking it instead of chemistry

14.(Man) Where are you going now?


(Woman) I’m heading to a talk by Dr. Barton! There’s going to be a solar eclipse later this month. Dr. Barton
is giving a talk on what to expect during the eclipse.
(Narrator) Who is Dr. Barton most likely to be?
(A) an astronomer
(B) physician
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(C) a philosopher
(D) an engineer
15.(Man) Were you expecting such a nice gift?
(Woman) It couldn’t have surprised more!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) nothing could surprise her
(B) the gift really astonished her
(C) she couldn’t have gotten more gifts
(D) she was expecting the gift

16.(Man) Have you been studying for so long?


(Woman) For hours and I’m all worn out.
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she’s wearing a new dress
(B) she’s ready to study for hours
(C) she’s exhausted
(D) she has studied about the war for hours

17.(Woman) Do you think that Tom’s the one who should be selected for the team?
(Man) Oh! He’s head and shoulders above the rest!
(Narrator) What does the man say about Tom?

(A) he’s really tall


(B) he’s the best
(C) he’s got a good head on his shoulders
(D) he always uses his head

18.(Woman) Do you understand what we’re supposed to do for tomorrow?


(Man) Not really! The professor barely talked about the assignment!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) He’s already talked to the professor about the assignment
(B) there is no assignment for tomorrow
(C) He’s not sure what the professor will talk about
(D) The professor discussed the assignment only briefly

19.(Man) Did you go the party last night?


(Woman) If I had known about it, I would have!
(Narrator) What does the man say about the party?
(A) he went to it
(B) he knew about it
(C) he didn’t know about it
(D) he gave it
20. .(Man) Do you know what time it is?
(Woman) I just heard the clock strike noon!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) it’s hard to lock the room
(B) the cloak was delivered on time
(C) someone struck the crockery and broke it
(D) it is now midday

21.(Woman) I’ll be staying at the beach with my family during spring break!
(Man) So you did decide to take the trip after all!
(Narrator) What did the man believe about the woman?
(A) that she wouldn’t take the trip
(B) that she would go to the beach
(C) that she really liked the beach
(D) that she would take a break from her studies

22.(Woman) Did your nieces and nephews like the gifts you got for them?
(Man) They couldn’t have been more excited when they saw what I got them!
(Narrator) What does the man say about his nieces and nephews
(A) they were disappointed
(B) they didn’t get any gifts
(C) they were unexcited
(D) they were really pleased

23.(Man) Are you worried about having to give such a long speech in front of such a large audience?
(Woman) I think I pull it off!
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she believes she can succeed
(B) she’s decided to pull out of it
(C) she wants to put off the speech for a while
(D) she thinks the speech is too long

24.(Man) There’s a problem with your scholarship?


(Woman) Unfortunately I forgot to sign and date the documents before I returned them to the scholarship
office, so the scholarship has been held up. I need to go into the scholarship office to resolve the problem.
(Narrator) What does the woman mean?
(A) she’d like to offer the man a scholarship
(B) the documents were returned to her with a signature
(C) she needs to sign the documents
(D) she works in the scholarship office
25.(Man) Were the bills paid on time this month?
(Woman) I wish they had been!
(Narrator) What does the man imply?
(A) he doesn’t have time pay the bills
(B) the bills weren’t paid on time
(C) of course, he paid the bills on time
(D) he will pay the bills for the last time.

26.(Woman) The lectures on the realities of entrepreneurship in the twenty-first century was really fascinating,
wasn’t it?
(Man) I’m not sure if it was or not. I didn’t understand a word!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he thinks the lecture was really interesting.
(B) he’s not sure if the ideas are workable
(C) he understood nothing about the lecture
(D) he’s not sure what the woman would like to know

27.(Man) I forgot to send the scholarship application in on time!


(Woman) You really missed the boat!
(Narrator) What does the woman say to the man?
(A) he missed an opportunity
(B) he was late for his trip
(C) he should take the next boat
(D) he should send in his application

28.(Woman) I don’t think you heard what I said!


(Man) It wasn’t that I didn’t hear what you said! It was that I didn’t agree with it!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he agrees with what she said
(B) he thinks she didn’t say anything
(C) he couldn’t hear what she said
(D) he did hear what she said

29.(Man) John will pick us up at 7:30 for the concert. That should give us plenty of time to get there!
(Woman) So John is going after all!
(Narrator) What had the woman expected?
(A) that John would pick them up for the concert
(B) that the concert would start earlier
(C) that john would not be going to the concert
(D) that they would be late to the concert
30.(Woman) Did you enjoy the trip?
(Man) Not really! If the water hadn’t been so rough and the boat hadn’t rolled around so much, I would’ve
enjoyed it more!
(Narrator) What does the man mean?
(A) he enjoyed the trip immensely
(B) the boat trip was really rough
(C) he couldn’t have enjoyed the trip more
(D) the water was not very rough

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