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Peterson's Toefl Success 2001 (Toefl Success (Book and Cassette), 5th ed)

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I run an educational advising center where we also administer TOEFL tests, and "Peterson's TOEFL Success 2001" is the most popular TOEFL preparation product we have. Students often report increases in their previous scores after using this book and cassettes.

The book title claims that the book is a preparation for the computer based test. The year 2002 is printed on the cover. However, all materials presented focus on the paper-based test and on page 1 the book starts with "At the time of this writing (spring 1998)". The CD is a joke since it contains nothing but a couple of links to web sites. The listening comprehension sections are unusable since no cassettes or audio CDs come with the book. If you need some basic grammer drills, this book may help you a bit. For anybody else, it's a waste of money.

Agree with the disapointed purchasers, and wish I had looked at the reviews here before I bought this dog. What a waste of money. The entire listening comprehension section requires use of the tapes, which are not included with the CD version. I feel like I've taken my money and thrown it in the trash. Poor showing from a formerly respected publisher.