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This is a descriptive qualitative study based on observation, interview, questionnaire and test as the instruments of collecting data.The sample is 20 advanced STTIKOM undergraduate students at Cilegon-Banten in Academic year 2018/2019 who were asked to do a PBT TOEFL reading comprehension test.The result showed that inference (33%), vocabulary (40%) and unstated details (50%) questions are the most difficult types to be answered by students. Related to the strategy, three of the strategies (skimming and scanning, top down and guess meaning ) are used by students in answering reading comprehension in TOEFL test. The greatest challenges for students in answering TOEFL reading comprehension in TOEFL test are less motivation in reading a text, less practice and they did not mastering vocabulary well. In addition, the TOEFL score of STTIKOM Insan Unggul Cilegon-Banten was insufficient to achieve standardize test or low.  \nKey words : strategy, reading comprehension, TOEFL test.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe capability of mastering English language in globalization era isan important thing because it is an international language that mostly used in many countries of various field  \n.However students at every level of education should be able to learn and master four skills of languange;  \nlistening, speaking, reading, writing.  \nAmong those four skills, reading skills remain a big problem for them since it is not only a skill of pronouncing the words, clauses or sentences correctly but also a skill of understanding what is read. As Kusuma (2016 : 3) stated  \nthat TOEFL test is proficiency test, In this research, the researcher will use TOEFL ITP test. TOEFL ITP stands for “ Institutional Testing Program ”. Among three language skills tested in TOEFL, reading comprehension is the most important section ( Anjomshoa & Zamanian, 2014) cited in Putra et al., ( 2017 ) . Strategies to answer questions in reading section of a TOEFL test is recommended. Based on the writer’s experience, it was discovered that the Second semester students of STTIKOM (an information and technology Institute) considered that reading section at a TOEFL test is extremely difficult. Students claim that  \nthey faced some problems regarding the unfamiliarity of the topic discussed in the texts. Based on the statement above, it can be concluded that reading  \ncomprehension can be something  \ndifficult and challlenging when the student lack of knowledge and unfamiliar with the strategies in reading section. Therefore, the researcher is interested to conduct a research about “ An analysis of students strategy in completing TOEFL reading comprehension test’’. What is strategy used by students in completing Toefl reading  \ncomprehension test?, Which Types of reading comprehension in Toefl test are difficult to be answered by students? What is the greatest challenges for students in completing reading comprehension in TOEFL test? How is the TOEFL score of 2nd Semester students at STTIKOM Insan Unggul Cilegon, Banten Province in Academic Year 2018/2019?  \nReading comprehension has turned out as a topic that the discussions seems endles. Some experts contributed to the definition of it. According to McNamara (2007a : 3) Reading is an extraordinary achievement when one considers the number of levels and components that must be mastered. Brown (2001: 306),  \npointed out that “ reading comprehension is a matter of deve","cbCaihzRznd8F1pz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihzRznd8F1pz","pdf",452701,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Background and problem statement\n## Research questions\n## Related studies\n# Methods","[{\"question\":\"What research questions does this study address?\",\"answer\":\"It examines what strategies students use to complete TOEFL reading comprehension questions, which question types are difficult, the greatest challenges students face, and how well students perform in TOEFL reading in the specified academic year.\"},{\"question\":\"Which TOEFL reading question types were most difficult for students?\",\"answer\":\"Inference, vocabulary-related questions, and unstated details were reported as the most difficult types, with the study listing the highest difficulty proportions for these categories.\"},{\"question\":\"What strategies and challenges were identified for students in TOEFL reading?\",\"answer\":\"Students used skimming and scanning, top-down approaches, and guessing the meaning of words. 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