You will answer from 36 to 70 questions in this section, and you will have 60 to 100 minutes to read the passages and answer the questions.. Before you begin this section, you will be sh
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Tip
Tips draw your attention to valuable concepts, advice, and shortcuts for tackling the reading passages
Summing it up
The review chapter ends with a point-by-point summary that captures the most important concepts They are a convenient way to review the chapter's key points
Practice tests
The three practice tests, including the diagnostic test, are designed to help you prepare with little anxiety
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Top 10 Strategies
to Raise Your Score
1. As with other sections of the TOEFL, be familiar with the directions and examples so you can begin work immediately.
answer choices) Try to keep these questions in mind during your reading
more than one option remains, guess
later if you have time
passage and the questions about it
longer sections of the test Your practice and hard work will help you
10 Relax the night before the exam.
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TOEFL READING BASICS
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All About TOEFL
Reading
OVERVIEW
• What does the reading section contain and how long does
it last?
• To read or not to read
• Summing it up
WHAT DOES THE READING SECTION CONTAIN AND
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
The Reading section contains passages on a variety of subjects Following each
passage are several questions about the passage You will answer from 36 to 70
questions in this section, and you will have 60 to 100 minutes to read the
passages and answer the questions Before you begin this section, you will be
shown how to answer the questions with the computer screen and mouse
The reading passages are similar to the ones you will probably read and study
in North American universities and colleges There are three important
differ-ences between the Reading section and the other sections of the exam:
number 1, the computer does not select a more difficult (or less difficult) question for number 2
already answered and can change your answers You are also permitted to skip a question and return to it later, which you can’t do in the other sections
of the exam
the same time The Reading passage will appear on the left side of your screen, and the questions will appear on the right side of the screen
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TO READ OR NOT TO READ
You will not be scored on whether you read the entire passage You will be scored on whether you answer the question correctly It is not only probable that you can answer all questions correctly without reading the entire passage; it is imperative that you read only what is necessary to answer the questions
So that you do not underestimate the importance of this advice, it will be repeated:
DO NOT READ THE ENTIRE PASSAGE BEFORE YOU START ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS!
Most questions will indicate which part of the reading passage is being asked about Work through each passage answering the questions, using the process we describe in the following pages
Read the First Sentence of Each Paragraph and the Last Sentence in the Passage
In the following passage, read only the sentences in boldface
The American composer, George Gershwin, was born in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants He began his musical
education at age 11, when his family bought a second-hand piano The piano was not bought for him, but for his older brother, Ira However, George surprised everyone when he played a popular song, which he had taught himself by following the keys on
a neighbor’s player piano, and his parents decided that George should receive lessons
He studied piano with a famous music teacher at the time, Charles Hambitzer He was
so impressed with Gershwin’s talent that he gave him lessons for free
Gershwin dropped out of school at age 15 and earned a living by making piano rolls for player pianos and by playing in New York nightclubs His
most important job in this period was his work as a song plugger, who promoted interest in the sheet music of popular songs by playing and singing those songs in stores At that time, sheet-music sales were the measure of a song’s popularity, and song pluggers had to work long hours for the music publishers who employed them
As a result of his hard work, Gershwin’s piano technique improved greatly, so much so that, while still in his teens, Gershwin became known as one of the most talented pianists in New York City As a result, he worked as an accompanist for popular singers and as a rehearsal pianist for Broadway musicals
His knowledge of jazz and popular music grew quickly, and one of his
songs was included in the Broadway musical The Passing Show of 1916.
George became friends to many prominent Broadway composers He particularly admired the music of Irving Berlin whom Gershwin called “America’s Franz Schubert.” Jerome Kern, another Broadway composer, demonstrated to George how popular music was inferior to material in Broadway shows In 1919,
song became a hit, and Gershwin became an overnight celebrity when his song sold more than 2 million recordings and a million copies of sheet music.
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