3. Get a study guide --- It is easy to find study guides for the IBT. Pearson, Barron's, ETS, and Kaplan all produce quality materials. Take a practice test once or twice a month. The best study guides will have explanations in the answer key.

　　4. Use outside resources --- Remember, you are learning a language, not a test. You can improve your TOEFL score by making English part of your daily life. Some simple ways are listening to English speakers, watching movies and reading newspapers. Some others are reading English textbooks, sending and reading text messages in English, and writing online in English.

　　 The best way to do well on the TOEFL is to know English well. The real aim of the test is to measure how well a student can communicate in English-speaking classroom.

　　 If you want to know more, please click here.

　　8. If you want to study in an America university, you have to_________.

　　A. be very rich and work hard B. be well prepared to take the TOEFL test

C. ask an English teacher to help you D. prepare for a month before taking the TOEFL test

　　9. From the passage we can learn that___________.

　　A．the IBT is more expensive to take and requires use of the Internet.

　　B．Pearson is a person who teaches quality materials.

　　C．If you score 500 on the PBT, you can pass the TOEFL test.

　　D．If you are good at reading ,you can pass the TOEFL test.

　　10.The real purpose of the TOEFL is to_______, according to the passage.

　　A．get more foreign students to study in American universities

　　B．let foreign students know more about American universities

　　C．measure one's communicating ability in English.

　　D．improve foreign students' skills of taking tests

　　11.Where does the passage most probably come from?

　　A．A website B．A lesson C．A science book D．A novel

　　D

Why do people lie? Many psychologists agree that lying can start from childhood.

There are various reasons why children make false statements. They usually tell

untruthful stories to cover up the mistakes that they have done in the past. Lying is also

a way to avoid receiving punishments from parents. If parents fail to reprimand their

children for making up false stories, then there is a possibility that they will continue to

lie during their teenage years.

Teenagers lie because they want to be accepted by their friends. This is the main

reason why they create stories that are not true just to become presentable and

acceptable to other people. In some instances, teenagers tell untruthful statements to

avoid criticisms from their families and friends.

As teenagers grow, lying becomes one of their habits. Their knowledge on making

up untruthful stories becomes more developed. People lie in workplaces if they fail to

meet the deadlines and if they fail to accomplish and do their tasks efficiently. Some of

the common lies made in workplaces are getting sick and having emergencies at home.

The danger involved in frequent lying is when it becomes a character. Frequent lying