TOEFL Exercise 13 - Emphatic Expression of SURPRISE

1. Emphatic Expression of
SURPRISE

2. Man : Greg should be here any
moment.
Woman : Then, he is coming to the party!
Question : WHAT HAD THE WOMAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : C. Greg was unable to attend
the party.

3. Woman : My motorcycle is over there.
That’s how I got to school today.
Woman : So, you can ride a motorcycle.
Question : WHAT HAD THE MAN
ASSUMED.
Answer : D. The woman did not know
how to ride a motorcycle.

4. Man : I am having a few friends over
for the dinner tonight. Would you
like to come?
Woman : So you do know how to cook!
Question : WHAT HAD THE WOMAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : A. The man was not a very
good cook.

5. Woman : I’m so tired from all the
exercise.
Man : The you did run three miles this
morning.
Question : WHAT HAD THE MAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : D. The woman had not gotten
much exercise.

6. Man : I just spent five hours working
on my research project.
Woman : Bob, you were in the library.
Question : WHAT HAD THE WOMAN
ASSUMED ABOUT BOB?
Answer : A. He had been somewhere
else.

7. Man : I just finished carrying the last
piece of furniture.
Woman : Then, you have moved into a
new apartment.
Question : WHAT HAD THE WOMAN
ASSUMED ABOUT THE MAN?
Answer : C. He was still in his old
apartment.

8. Woman : Would you like to share some of
this piece of chocolate cake?
Man : So you do eat sweets.
Question : WHAT HAD THE MAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : A. The woman did not like
desserts.

9. Man : I’m studying now for my driver’s
license test.
Woman : Then, you will take the test this
afternoon.
Question : WHAT HAD THE WOMAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : C. The man would not take the
test.

10. Woman : I’m heading off to physics class
now.
Man : Then you did register for that
course!
Question : WHAT HAD THE MAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : D. She had not enrolled in
physics.

11. Woman : The plumber just left.
Man : Then, the pipe have been
cleared.
Question : WHAT HAD THE MAN
ASSUMED?
Answer : A. The pipes were not clear.