TOEFL, is a standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in English-speaking universities.

The Test has Four Section
Reading
Speaking
Listening
Writing


The Sample Question of the TOEFL Reading Section is given below


Read the following passage:
The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity onsociety, or to draw attention to the importance of precisetimekeeping. For as long as merchants have set out their wares atLine daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, peopl have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time ofday. The value of this tradition is today more apparent than ever.Were it not for public acceptance of a single yardstick of time,social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfersof goods, services, and information would proceed in fits and(10) starts; the very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.

Example I
What is the main idea of the passage?
In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.
The traditions of society are timeless.
An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.
Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.
The main idea of the passage is that societies need to agree about how time is measured in order to function smoothly. Therefore, you should choose answer C.


Example II
In line 6, the phrase "this tradition" refers to
the practice of starting the business day at dawn
friendly relations between neighbors
the railroad's reliance on time schedules
people's agreement on the measurement of time

The phrase "this tradition" refers to the preceding clause, "people have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day." Therefore, you should choose answer D.