Complete Structure Test 50

(TOEFL) Questions

1. Captain Hen y, ___________________ crept slowy through the underb ush.

4/19 A being remote from the enemy,

4/19 B attempting to not encounter the enemy,

5/19 C t ying to avoid the enemy,

6/19 D not involving himself in the enemy,

2. Tommy was one _____________________

4/18 A of the happy childs of his class

5/18 B of the happiest child in the class

3/18 C child who was the happiest of all the class

6/18 D of the happiest children in the class

3. ________________ he began to make f iends more easily.

3/17 A Having entered school in the new city, it was found that

7/17 B After ente ing the new school,

5/17 C When he had been ente ing the new school,

2/17 D Upon ente ing into the new school,

4. It is ve y difficult to stop the cultivation of ma ijuana because ___________________

3/19 A it grows ve y carelessly

2/19 B of it's growth without attention

6/19 C it grows well with little care

8/19 D it doesn't care much to grow

 5. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thi ty years_____________
3/19 A is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system

8/19 B indicates that we are ve y eager to lea n all we can about our solar system

7/19 C how we want to lea n more about the solar system

1/19 D is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called our solar
system

6. Many of the inte national problems we are facing now ___________

4/18 A linguistic incompetencies

3/18 B are the result of misunderstanding

4/18 C are because of not understanding themselves

7/18 D lacks of the inteleegent capabilities of understanding each other

7. Mr. Robe ts is a noted chemist ___________________

9/20 A as well as an effective teacher

2/20 B and too a ve y efficient teacher

8/20 C but he teaches good in addition

1/20 D however he teaches ve y good also

8. Public television stations are different from commercial stations __________________________

4/18 A because they receive money differently and different types of shows

4/18 B for money and program types

3/18 C in the areas of funding and programming

7/18 D because the fo mer receives money and the has programs differently from the later

9. Manufacturers often sac ifice quality _______________

4/18 A for a larger profit margin

4/18 B in place of to ea n more money

6/18 C to gain more quantities of money

4/18 D and instead ea n a bigger amount of profit

 10. Automobile production in the United States _____________
1/17 A have taken slumps and ises in recent years

6/17 B has been rather e ratic recently

8/17 C has been e ratically lately

2/17 D are going up and down all the time

11. A major problem in the new const uction of new buildings

4/18 A is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been
pe fected

3/18 B is they have eliminated windows and still don't have good air conditioning

5/18 C is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don't work good

6/18 D is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not capable to
produce efficient air conditioning systems

12. John said that no other car could go _______________

7/17 A so fast like his car

2/17 B as fast like his car

4/17 C as fast like the car of him

4/17 D as fast as his car

13. Her grades have improved, but only ____________

10/20 A in a small amount

4/20 B ve y slightly

5/20 C minimum

1/20 D some

14. While attempting to reach his home before the sto m_____________
2/19 A the bicycle of John broke down

8/19 B it happened that John's bike broke down

3/19 C The sto m caught John

6/19 D John had an accident on his bicycle

 15. The changes in this city have occured ________________
3/19 A with shiftness

3/19 B rapidly

9/19 C fastly

4/19 D in rapid ways

16. The officials object to them wea ing long detresses for the inaugural dance at the count y
club.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

5/18 A to

2/18 B them

6/18 C wea ing

5/18 D at the count y club

17. Janet is usually used to cook on an elect ic stove after having a gas one for so long.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

6/17 A cook

3/17 B after having

5/17 C one

3/17 D for so long

18. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apa t.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/18 A knows to

5/18 B the

5/18 C taking

5/18 D apa t

19. Stua t stopped to w ite his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/19 A to w ite

2/19 B because

5/19 C to leave

9/19 D for the hospital

 20. She must retyping the repo t before she hands it in to the director of financing.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

6/18 A retyping

5/18 B before

6/18 C hands it in

1/18 D to the

21. How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the expe iment before they obtained the
results they had been expecting?
4/19 A much

5/19 B did Rick and Jennifer have to

4/19 C obtained the results

6/19 D been expecting

22. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this
semester.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/19 A students

6/19 B in the

4/19 C their

6/19 D own

23. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festives.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/18 A with

3/18 B her cousins from

7/18 C are

5/18 D to attend
 24. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

4/18 A are

6/18 B to have to

4/18 C leave soon

4/18 D so do we

25. All the students are looking fo ward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

4/16 A the students

4/16 B are

5/16 C fo ward spending

3/16 D their

26. Dresses, ski ts, shoes, and children's clothing are adve tised ve y great reduced p ices this
weekend.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

4/19 A children's clothing

7/19 B are adve tised

3/19 C ve y

5/19 D great

27. Ma y and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

2/19 A her sister

6/19 B just bought

5/19 C two new

6/19 D winters
 28. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/19 A A

6/19 B of

6/19 C do

4/19 D appeal to all of

29. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this examination

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

5/18 A have to

5/18 B their

6/18 C more carefully

2/18 D to pass

30. Mr. Peters used to think of hisself as the only president of the company.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

2/18 A think

4/18 B hisself

10/18 C as the only

2/18 D of the company

31. The inst uctor advised the students for the procedures to follow in w iting the te m paper.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

2/19 A for

8/19 B procedures

4/19 C follow

5/19 D in w iting
 32. Although both of them are t ying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

4/19 A of them

2/19 B are t ying

7/19 C to get

6/19 D the highest

33. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying at to the wood.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/19 A calls

2/19 B heat

7/19 C applying

7/19 D at to the wood

34. The pilot and the crew dist ibuted the life prese vers between the twenty frantic passengers.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

5/18 A and the crew

4/18 B dist ibuted

7/18 C between

2/18 D frantic passengers.

35. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped c iminals.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

4/19 A A

6/19 B dollars

4/19 C was offered

5/19 D for the capture of

 36. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

2/18 A equipment

1/18 B in the office

8/18 C was badly

7/18 D to be repaired

37. A liter is one of the met ic measurements, aren't they?

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

1/18 A A

5/18 B one of the

6/18 C measurements

6/18 D aren't they

38. We thought he is planning to go vacation after the first of the month.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

7/19 A was

8/19 B to go on vacation

1/19 C after

3/19 D the first of

39. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the libra y
entrance.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

3/19 A are

8/19 B of pens

2/19 C in the storeroom

6/19 D to the left of

 40. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.

Which pa t of the sentence is wrong?

5/18 A to accept

5/18 B either

5/18 C new proposals

3/18 D made by

41. The three basic chords in____the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.
6/18 A functional ha mony

3/18 B functional ha mony is

5/18 C functional ha mony are

4/18 D functional ha mony they are

42. Without the proper card installed inside the computer,____impossible to un a graphical
program.
2/18 A is definitely

6/18 B because of

6/18 C it is

4/18 D is

43. Each object____Jupite ’s magnetic field is deluged with elect ical charges.
5/17 A enters

3/17 B it enters

3/17 C ente ing

6/17 D enter

44. Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants____marginal at best.

4/17 A it is

5/17 B there is

3/17 C is

5/17 D as
 45. A p ide of lions____up to fo ty lions, including one to three males, several females, and cubs.
3/19 A can contain

5/19 B it contains

6/19 C contain

5/19 D containing

46.  ____tea plant are small and white.

4/16 A The

0/16 B On the

1/16 C Having flowers the

11/16 D The flowers of the

47. The p isoners were prevented from speaking to repo ters because_____
1/17 A not wanting the sto y in the papers.

5/17 B the sto y in the papers the supe intendent did not want

7/17 C the public to hear the sto y

4/17 D the supe intendent did not want the sto y in the papers

48. The Sun’s gravity severely disto ted the path of the comet____entered its wildly e ratic orbit
around Jupiter.
3/19 A it

5/19 B when

4/19 C after the comet came into it

7/19 D once the comet

49. One of the largest and most powe ful birds of prey in the world,_____a sixfoot wingspan and
legs and talons roughly the size of a man’s a ms and legs.
8/18 A so the harpy has

2/18 B the harpy having

4/18 C with the harpy having

4/18 D the harpy has

 50. Dolphins fo m extremely complicated allegiances and_____continually change.
5/18 A enmities that

6/18 B that are enmities

2/18 C enmities that are

5/18 D that enmities