Master The TOEFL Reading Skills

Peterson’s MASTER TOEFL READING SKILLS About Peterson’s Peterson’s (www.petersons.com) is a leading provider of education information and advice, with books and online resources focusing on education search, test preparation, and financial aid. Its Web site offers searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting educational institutions, online practice tests and instruction, and planning tools for securing financial aid. Peterson’s serves 110 million education consumers annually. For more information, contact Peterson’s, 2000 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; 800-338-3282; or find us on the World Wide Web at www.petersons.com/about. © 2007 Peterson’s, a Nelnet company Portions of this book were previously published as Reading and Vocabulary Workbook for the TOEFL® Exam Editor: Wallie Hammond; Production Editor: Bernadette Webster; Manufacturing Manager: Ivona Skibicki ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage and retrieval systems—without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission to use material from this text or product, submit a request online at www.petersons.com/permissions. ISBN-13: 978-0-7689-2327-8 ISBN-10: 0-7689-2327-1 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 06 05 04 Petersons.com/publishing Check out our Web site at www.petersons.com/publishing to see if there is any new information regarding the test and any revisions or corrections to the content of this book. We’ve made sure the information in this book is accurate and up-to-date; however, the test format or content may have changed since the time of publication. OTHER TITLES IN SERIES: Peterson’s Master TOEFL Vocabulary Peterson’s Master TOEFL Writing Skills Contents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Before You Begin .................................................................................. vii How This Book Is Organized................................................................... vii Special Study Features............................................................................ vii You’re Well on Your Way to Success ....................................................... viii Give Us Your Feedback ........................................................................... viii Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score.......................................................ix PART I TOEFL READING BASICS Chapter 1: All About TOEFL Reading .................................................... 3 What Does the Reading Section Contain and How Long Does It Last?.....3 To Read or Not To Read ..............................................................................4 Summing It Up..........................................................................................14 PART II DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Chapter 2: Practice Test 1: Diagnostic ............................................... 19 PART III TOEFL READING REVIEW Chapter 3: Developing Reading Comprehension Skills................... 33 Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details ...........................................33 Skimming for Specific Information ..........................................................37 Making Inferences ....................................................................................39 Understanding Advertisements ...............................................................45 How Thoughts Are Related.......................................................................54 Understanding Contemporary Reading Passages...................................67 Reading History Textbooks.......................................................................79 Summing It Up........................................................................................103 v ... - tailieumienphi.vn