TOEIC Prep #
A rough log of whether I can speed-run TOEIC in about 10 days. Using New Oriental’s 1000-question set, since that is what people online use. XDF items also seem generally harder.
Estimate scores as 5 points per question. Tentative target: 730/990.
| index | Listening | Reading | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 375（25 wrong） | 400（20 wrong; probably timed out—ugh） | 775 |
| 2 | 385（23 wrong） | 335（33 wrong; 10 left blank） | 720 |
| 3 | 370（26 wrong） | 335（33 wrong, but finished—I can’t） | 705 |
| 4 | 385（23 wrong） | 350（5 blank; 30 wrong） | 735 |
| 5 | 355（29 wrong） | 335 / 33 wrong（6 blank） | 690 |
| 6（official） | 460（8 wrong） | 420（16 wrong; just finished） | 880（hope the real test is this level） |
| 7 | / | / | / |
| 8 | / | / | / |
| 9 | 385（23 wrong; looks like no change） | skipped writing | 385 + ？ |
| 10 | / | 385（23 wrong; finished 3 min early—best session） | 385 |
Word #
Honestly, right after N2, and having not studied English for a long time, motivation is low—but I do not want to waste 808 RMB.
2025.7.9 #
Just started listening; form is not great.
Reading must be fast—too many questions; you simply cannot finish otherwise.
reserve a larger hall
overhead projector
filing cabinet
2025.7.10 #
Mindset was too casual; finishing is actually hard. From the start, use the tightest timing, and you can finish.
assemble
make up one’s mind
condolences mourning / sympathy
be forecast to past participle does not inflect further
RSVP please reply—> French, of all things
feasibility feasibility
2025.7.11 #
Easy to lose focus on the last few—stay concentrated.
Finished in 73 min, but accuracy dropped again. XDF reading is still hard. When I have time, try an official set.
stroll wander / stroll
compensation compensation
obligation obligation
2025.7.12 #
Took a day off; watched Bang Dream all day—ruined.
2025.7.13 #
How do you even raise reading? Ridiculous.
Still 23 wrong on listening—feels like this is just my level.
despite（in spite of） although（although）
2025.7.14 #
Listening is not something you improve by listening alone. By the end concentration was gone—11 wrong in the last column. Exhausting. Hard to “study” this. Tomorrow: an official set.
plant：also means factory
relocate move / relocate
credit A with B attribute B to A
Barring unless / except for
2025.7.15 #
Too hot—zero energy. First try an official past paper for difficulty.
This official set really is not just a bit easier—it is much easier. A bit more confidence now.
ship also means to ship / load cargo onto a vessel
2025.7.16 #
Rest day. This grind of an exam is torture.
2025.7.17 #
Another rest day. Starting TOEFL lightly—vocab first.
2025.7.18 #
Vocab, then another listening set. Pure prison.
2025.7.19 #
Last day: vocab, then a reading set. Exam tomorrow. End of this mini diary…….
Fair point: not sure why official listening felt so hard. Given how little I practiced, you get what you pay for. Anyway, enough for the exchange program.