The TOEFL® Speaking Test, Part 2

In this part you have to speak for 45 seconds about a choice. You will be presented with two situations or opinions. You'll be asked which you prefer and you need to explain your choice.

Look at the topic below for 15 seconds. You may make notes if you wish

Some people think they can achieve more when they are with other people. Others think they are more productive when they are alone. What is your opinion? Explain why.

     Preparation Time: 15 seconds
     Response Time: 45 seconds

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You have 20 minutes to do 20 questions.

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1   

_____ are poor observers of their child's behavior so deviant behavior reaches unmanageable proportions.

 Parents that
 When parents
 Parents
 If parents

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

2   

Greece's achievement in the 2004 Olympics raise anew the question of whether Athens should be the permanent home of the Games.

 achievement in the
 whether
 should be
 raise anew

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

3   

Japan's latitudinal spread, ranging from subtropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north, makes that a wide diversity of flora and fauna.

 latitudinal spread
 subtropical
 makes that
 wide diversity

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

4   

The Eiffel Tower was built the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution.

 of
 commemorating
 the
 was built

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5   

Nearly all the brown bears in the United States _____ in Alaska, which has an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 brown bears, also called grizzlies.

 are resident
 live
 reside
 inhabit

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6   

International trade in the world's 20-odd varieties of sturgeon _____ by the United Nations since 1998, after a drastic rise in poaching.

 is controlled
 is supported
 has been promoted
 has been regulated

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7   

Astronomers on _____ announced the discovery of a new -- and possibly abundant -- class of planets that has more in common with Earth than the uninhabitable gas giants previously discovered.

 university research labs
 NASA
 observatories
 Tuesday

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9   

Across the country, recreational and commercial fishers have been pointing fingers for decades over which group is responsible for _____ stocks of sports fish.

 increasing
 dwindling
 growing
 reduce

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9   

Across the country, recreational and commercial fishers have been pointing fingers for decades over which group is responsible for _____ stocks of sports fish.

 increasing
 dwindling
 growing
 reduce

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10   

By far the most noticeable blemishes on the surface of the Sun _____ sunspots.

 the
 that are
 are
 in the

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11   

Long hours and unsociable shifts _____ take their toll on health, relationships and family life.

 must
 can
 are able to
 shouldn't

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12   

The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, _____ new report.

 according a
 according to a
 published in a
 stated in a

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13   

Food is, after all, an important part of Chinese culture and mission controllers say it is important _____ China's space pioneers do not go hungry.

 to ensure that
 so that
 make sure
 that food is provided for

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14   

The problems of squaring a pan-European agenda with the national interests of 25 separate countries _____ the process of integration a slow, complex and at times divisive one.

 causes
 often affect
 have made
 resulting in

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15   

Crushed ice is use to cool drinks, and is often applied to injuries where there is swelling, to remove excess heat generated in the tissues.

 is often
 where there is
 generated
 use

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16   

The 2000 Census showed that married couples _____ half of the 2 million households in the state, and 46 percent of those couples had children under roof.

 and made up
 made up
 to make up
 which they made up

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

17   

After a muscle fiber has worked intensely for while, it begins to lose potassium, and that dampens the fiber's ability to contract.

 After a
 and that
 ability to
 while

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18   

The hospital is now discounting 10 standard operations and _____ , ranging from having a baby and treating a cataract to undergoing a heart bypass.

 equipment
 visits
 procedures
 medication

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19   

For decades the food industry has been known serving up sugary or fat-laden products, promoted with ceaseless advertising.

 For decades
 promoted with
 ceaseless
 has been known

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

20   

A no-smoking program has help overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or their need for surgery by 63 percent.

 A
 reduce
 need
 help