DOKTERPOST TOEFL TRY

OUT 1 JANUARY BATCH

Name : Tri Mandala Putra

Instansi : Universitas
Pendidikan Indonesia

Asal : Bulukumba, SulSel

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 TYPE OF QUESTION
 • What does the man/woman mean?

 • What are the man & woman discussing?

 • What are the man & woman talking about?

 • What is the main subject of the conversation?

 • What is the purpose of the conversation?

 • What do we know about …?

 • What do we learn about …?

 • What did the man/woman do?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 TYPE OF QUESTION
 • What does the man/woman prefer to do?

 • What does the man/woman need to do?

 • What does the man/woman probably want to do?

 • What will the man/woman probably do next?

 • What is the man/woman problem?

 • What is the man/woman excuse?

 • What does the man/woman suggest the woman/man to do?

 • What does the man/woman imply?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 TYPE OF QUESTION
 • What had the man/woman thought?

 • What should the man/woman have done?

 • What has the man/woman assumed?

 • Where does the conversation take place?

 • When does the conversation take place?

 • Who is the man/woman in this conversation?

 • Why does the man/woman have problem?

 • How does the man/woman feel?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 SOME QUICK TIPS

 1. Avoid choosing the similar sound

 2. Be careful with the possibilities

 3. Antonym

 4. Synonym

 5. Assumption (stressed word as clue)

 6. Conditional sentence (contrast)

 7. Idiom showing agreement

 8. The most important is to focus on the second speaker

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No. 1

a. Carla does not live very far away.

b. What Carla said was unjust.
c. He does not fear what anyone says.
d. Carla is fairly rude to others

Keyword= It’s unfair of her to say that about me

(rather rude)
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No. 2

a. She thinks it's an improvement.

b. The fir trees in it are better.
c. It resembles the last one.
d. It is the best the man has ever done.

Keyword= It’s better than the first one

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No. 3

a. He graduated last in his class.

b. He is the last person in his family to graduate.
c. He doesn't believe he can improve gradually.
d. He has finally finished his studies.

Keyword= I’ve graduated at last!

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No. 4

a. He's surprised there were five dresses.

b. It was an unexpectedly inexpensive dress.
c. He would like to know what color dress it was.
d. The dress was not cheap.

Keyword= Five dollars! How did you get it so cheap?

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No. 5

a. Leave the car somewhere else.

b. Ignore the parking tickets.
c. Add more money to the meter.
d. Pay the parking attendant.

Keyword= why don’t you try putting more money

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No. 6

a. He does not like to hold too many books at one time.

b. There is no bookstore in his neighborhood.
c. It's not possible to obtain the book yet.
d. He needs to talk to someone at the bookstore.

Keyword= I couldn’t. it wasn’t available yet

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No. 7

a. It was incomplete.
b. It finished on time.
c. It was about honor.
d. It was too long.

Keyword= I thought he was never going to finish (prof

michel’s lecture)
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No. 8

a. She needs to use the man's notes.

b. Yesterday's physics class was quite boring.
c. She took some very good notes in physics class.
d. She would like to lend the man her notes.

Keyword= Do you think I could borrow yours?

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No. 9

a. It's her birthday today.

b. She's looking for a birthday gift.
c. She wants to go shopping with her dad.
d. She wants a new wallet for herself.

Keyword= I’d like to get my dad a new wallet for his birthday
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No. 10

a. He prefers cold water.

b. His toes are too big.
c. The pool felt quite refreshing.
d. He didn't go for a swim.

Keyword= I put my big toe in and the water was too cold for
me
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No. 11

a. She just left her sister's house.

b. Her sister is not at home.
c. She's not exactly sure where her sweater is.
d. She doesn't know where her sister lives.

Keyword= I think I left it at my sister’s house, but I am not

sure
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No. 12

a. She doesn't have time to complete additional reports.

b. She cannot finish the reports that she is already working on.
c. She is scared of having responsibility for the reports.
d. It is not time for the accounting reports to be compiled.

Keyword = I scarcely have time to finish the ones I already

have
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No. 13

a. The haircut is unusually short.

b. This is Bob's first haircut.
c. Bob doesn't know who gave him the haircut.
d. After the haircut, Bob's hair still touches the floor.

Keyword= It’s a bit shorter than usual. Even a lot shorter.

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No. 14

a. It is just what he wanted.

b. He enjoys having the latest style.
c. He dislikes it immensely.
d. He thinks it will be cool in the summer.

Keyword= This is not even close to the haircut that I wanted.

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No. 15

a. A broken mirror
b. The hairstylist
c. The scissors used to cut his hair
d. Piles of his hair

Keyword= when I looked down at the floor, there were piles

of hair, my hair, on the floor.
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No. 16

a. "You should become a hairstylist." predictions about the weather

b. "Please put it back on.
c. "It'll grow back."
d. "It won't grow fast enough."

Keyword= That’s what everyone is saying to me “it’ll grow

back”
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No. 17

a. In a car
b. On a hike
c. On a tram
d. In a lecture hall

Keyword= Today we’re going to be talking a tram tour

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No. 18

a. It means they have big tears

b. It means they like to swim.
c. It means they look like crocodiles.
d. It means they are pretending to be sad.

Keyword= pretending to be sad or full of regret.

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No. 19

a. They are sad.

b. They are warming themselves.
c. They are getting rid of salt.
d. They regret their actions.

Keyword= a crocodile uses its tears ducts to get rid of extra

salt from its body
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No. 20

a. Taking photographs
b. Getting closer to the crocodiles
c. Exploring the water's edge
d. Getting off the tram

Keyword= you can get out your camera and take pictures
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Structure and Written Expression

 Quick Tips: We don’t need to translate word by word, All we

need to do is to find out the Verb.

 Be sure that the subject and the verb agree each other.

 Conjunction, 1 conj.= 2 verbs, 2 conj.= 3 verbs, etc.

 Know Active and Passive Meaning

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Structure and Written Expression

21. The risks of developing cancer can ____ by not smoking and by drinking in
moderation.
a. be significantly reduced
b. to be significantly reduced
c. significantly reduce
d. to reduce significantly

Quick Tip: passive voice, ditandai dengan kata by sebelum V3

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No. 22

Even though many couples ____ smaller families, the number of births could rise.
a. now having
b. now has
c. are now having
d. is now having

Quick Tips : Membutuhkan verb, subjectnya plural sehingga

harus match dengan verbnya, yaitu are
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No. 23

To make up for losses in revenue, bus companies ____ service and maintenance.
a. cutting
b. tends to cut
c. tending to cut
d. tend to cut

Quick Tip: Membutuhkan kata kerja, yang paling tepat adalah

tend karena subjectnya plural (present tense)
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No. 24

City planners in St. Paul ____ models for building compact towns and cities.
a. proposing
b. have proposed
c. proposition
d. proposal

Quick Tip: Membutuhkan verb, satu-satunya jawaban yang

bisa jadi verb hanyalah bagian B
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No. 25
Refrigeration ____ food spoilage by keeping temperatures near or below freezing.
a. and the prevention of
b. prevents
c. preventing that
d. is prevented from

Quick tip: Active meaning. Meskipun ada kata

by namun soal ini mengandung kalimat aktif,
sehingga jawaban tepat adalah B. Refrigeration
bisa melakukan pekerjaan
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No. 26

Why ____ to sell products consumers want in order to earn profit those short lines
connected ?
a. companies have
b. do companies have
c. companies do have
d. companies did have

Quick Tip: Kalimat tanya itu di inversi,

Kalimat tanya + aux verb + subject + verb
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No. 27
Nuclear engines operate without air and consume ____ fuel than do other engines.
a. less
b. most
c. much
d. most of the

Quick Tips: Pola less + than. B C D tidak berpasangan dengan

than
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No. 28

The divorce rate is ____ in The United States than in almost any country.
a. very high
b. the highest
c. higher
d. highly

Quick Tip: ada kata than sehingga butuh comparative yaitu

higher
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No. 29

Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, and for this reason it is often use in
A B
equipment that must withstand high temperatures.
C D

Quick Tip: kata kerja setelah to be harus diubah bentu jadi V.ing atau V3.
khusus soal ini diubah jadi V3
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No. 30

Whereas there are forty-three ant species in Great Britain, the same amount of ant species
A B C
can be found in a single tree in Peru.
D

Quick Tip: Amount diganti dengan number

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No. 31

People voice theirs opinions first in small groups or among friends and acquaintances.
A B C D

Quick Tip: Their + noun

Theirs without noun
Harusnya their karena ketemu noun (opinions)
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No. 32

Inside the Lincoln Memorial is a large statue of Lincoln make from white marble
A B C D

Quick Tips: Harusnya diubah jadi V3 karena fungsinya sbg

adjective, sudah ada kata kerja (is)
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No. 33

Detailed photometric data of the area just north of Triton s equatorial region indicate the
A B
existence of a thin transparent layers of frost.
C D

Quick Tip: tidak pake s karena sudah ada article a yang menunjukkan dia
singular
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No. 34

U.S. census figures indicate that people with only an elementary education can earn
A B
 
just half as much as college graduations.
C D

Quick Tips: Harusnya graduates.

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No. 35

Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, disappeared on June 1937
A B C
while attempting to fly around the world.
D

Quick Tip: In digunakan untuk bulan dan tahun. Jadi on

harusnya diubah jadi in
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No. 36

The occurrence edema indicates the presence of a serious illness.

A B C D

Quick Tip: harusnya pake of dipertengahan dua kata ini

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No. 37

Atomic nuclei are believed to be composed by protons and neutrons in equal numbers for
A B C D

the lighter elements.

Quick Tip: by diubah jadi of
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No. 38

According legend, Betsy Ross designed and sewed the first American flag in many years
A B C D
ago.

Quick Tip: according selalu berpasangan dengan to

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No. 39

The middle ear is attached for the back of the throat by the Eustachian tube.
A B C D

Attached to (phrasal verb)

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No. 40

Plants that sprout, grow, bloom, produce seeds, and die within one year are classified for
A B C D
annuals.

Classified as (phrasal verb)

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Reading Section

 Be familiar with the directions

 Don’t spend your time on reading the passages

 Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the passages

 Don’t spend much time on your question that you are unsure of

 Be sure you fill all the answers

 Read as much as possible

 Learning the new vocabs from the passages that you don’t know
before
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No. 41

1. The word “suggests” in line 7 is closest in meaning to

a. implies
b. demands
c. describes
d. Compares

Dalam konteks ini, “suggests" berarti “implies." Baris 6–9

membahas hubungan antara nama “eel form” dan artinya.
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No. 42

The word “it” in line 10 refers to

a. tail
b. thrust
c. body
d. water
Dalam kalimat ini, kata ganti “it" mengacu pada “body." Kalimat
tersebut membahas tentang gerakan yang digunakan belut untuk
mendorong tubuhnya ke dalam air.
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No. 43

Which of the following does the author mention as the cause of the eel’s inefficient swimming style?
a. The increased drag produced by the movement of the body
b. The eel’s habit of usually swimming near the bottom of the water
c. The simple structure of the eel’s body
d. The weakness of the backward thrust of the eel’s tail

Pada baris 10–12 penulis memberi tahu kita bahwa “Berenang

bentuk belut efektif tetapi tidak terlalu efisien karena undulasi
meningkatkan hambatan, atau hambatan di dalam air (Eel-form
swimming is effective but not particularly efficient because the
undulations increase the drag, or resistance in the water).”
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No. 44

The word “employed” in line 12 is closest in meaning to

a. used
b. occupied
c. developed
d. Provided

Dalam kalimat ini kata “employed” berarti gaya renang ini “used”
terutama oleh penghuni bawah. Oleh karena itu, “used" adalah
jawaban terbaik.
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No. 45

It can be inferred from the passage that blennies (line 14) are
a. bottom dwellers
b. sharks
c. predators
d. a type of eel

Anda tidak perlu tahu apa itu blennies untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini. Baris
13–14 mengatakan bahwa blennies berenang dengan cara yang sama seperti
belut, sedangkan baris 12–13 mengatakan bahwa gaya renang ini digunakan
terutama oleh “bottom dwellers”. Ini menyiratkan bahwa blennies adalah
penghuni bawah.
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No. 46

1. The word “minimizes” in line 26 is closest in meaning to

a. prevents
b. reduces
c. determines
d. repeats

Karena kalimat selanjutnya mengatakan bahwa jenis fitur tubuh ini "helps
keep the body still", kita dapat melihat bahwa kata “minimizes" berarti
“reduces".
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No. 47

What does the author mention about fish that are “jack-form” swimmers?
a. They usually prey on bottom-dwelling fish.
b. Their swimming style lets them catch prey effectively.
c. They have tails similar to those of eels.
d. Their highly flexible skeletal structure allows them to swim efficiently.

Paragraf 3 membahas karakteristik “jack-form swimming”. Anda dapat

menemukan jawabannya di baris 25–26, yang mengatakan “Jack-form
fish are efficient swimmers, as they must be to catch their prey.”
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No. 48

The word “objective” in line 31 is closest in meaning to

a. ability
b. preference
c. purpose
d. method

Objective berarti purpose (same meaning)

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No. 49

Which of the following fish would most likely emit a poisonous substance?
a. A nurse shark
b. A jack
c. A pompano
d. A puffer fish

Pertanyaan ini mengharuskan Anda untuk mengidentifikasi di mana informasi

spesifik dinyatakan dalam bagian tersebut. Baris 30–32 memberitahu kita
bahwa ikan yang beracun adalah “puffer fish”.
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No. 50

Which of the following statements does the passage support?

a. A scientist today would use a system of classification for fish locomotion similar to that
used in the 1920s.
b. Scientists today still do not understand the mechanics of fish locomotion.
c. Mathematical analysis of fish locomotion has remained largely unaltered since the 1920s.
d. The classification of fish locomotion has been simplified since it was devised in the
1920s.

Gunakan proses eliminasi untuk mengidentifikasi opsi yang dapat didukung

oleh konten bagian. (B), (C), dan (D) semuanya kontradiktif di bagian
tersebut, jadi pilihlah opsi pertama, (A).
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