Toefl exam Essentials

a. 30
b. 200
c. 300
d. 3,000
2. Which of the following NOT a threat to the Great Bar-
rier Reef?
a. dugong (sea cows)
b. crown-of-thorn starfish
c. pollution
d. rising sea temperatures

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READING
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3. In which sentence does the author describe the coral polyp?
a. sentence (1)
b. sentence (2)
c. sentence (4)
d. sentence (5)
TIPS FOR VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
Active readers make a habit of looking up unfamiliar words. But
in a testing situation, you can’t use a dictionary. The following
strategies will aid you in figuring out what unfamiliar terms mean:
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Look at context—the words and sentences surrounding
the word—for clues about meaning. For example, you
can determine what the word gullible means from this
context: Fred is so gullible. He will believe anything that
Oliver tells him. The phrase “he will believe anything”
restates the meaning of the word gullible and suggests its
meaning of being easily duped or cheated.
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