TOEFL EXERCISE: Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

STRUCTURE QUESTIONS

1. The North Platte River _____ from Wyoming (D) What

into Nebraska.
(A) it flowed 6. During free fall, _____ up to a full minute, a
(B) flows skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120
(C) flowing m.p.h.
(D) with flowing water (A) It is
(B) Which is
2. _____ tea plant are small and white. (C) Being
(A) The (D) Is
(B) On the
(C) Having flowers the 7. _____ on several different television programs,
(D) The flowers of the the witness gave conflicting accounts of what
had happened.
3. The prisoners were prevented from speaking to (A) He appeared
reporters because _____ (B) Who appeared
(A) not wanting the story in the papers. (C) Appearing
(B) the story in the papers the superintendent (D) Appears
did not want.
(C) the public to hear the story. 8. When _____, you are free to leave.
(D) the superintendent did not want the story (A) The finished report
in the papers. (B) Finished with the report
(C) The report
4. Like Thomas Bergers’s fictional character Little (D) Is the report finished
Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself
where _____ of important events took place. 9. The lawyer asked the client why _____ it.
(A) it was an extraordinary number (A) did he do
(B) there was an extra ordinary number (B) did he
(C) an extraordinary number (C) he did
(D) an extraordinary number existed (D) did

5. The fact _____ the most important ratings 10. Only in extremely dangerous situations _____
period is about to begin has caused all three stopped.
networks to shore up their schedules. (A) Will be the printing presses
(A) Is that (B) The printing presses will be
(B) Of (C) That the printing presses will be
(C) That (D) Will the printing presses be
TOEFL EXERCISE: Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

1. Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols.
A B C D

2. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a relationship between saccharine and cancer.
A B C D

3. Fire extinguishers can contain liquefied gas, dry chemicals, or watery.

A B C D

4. A well-composed baroque opera achieves a delicate balance by focusing alternatively on the aural, visual,
A B C
emotional, and philosophy elements.
D

5. Peter Abelard, a logician and theologian, was the controversialist teacher of his age.
A B C D

6. The leek, a member of the lily family, has a mildest taste than the onion.
A B C D

7. In several of his paintings, Edward Hicks depicted the Quaker farm in Pennsylvania where he spends his youth.
A B C D

8. In making their calculations, Institute researchers assume that the least costly form of energy would be used.
A B C D

9. Particular issues that concern teenagers were covering in the half-four program.
A B C D

10. The report could not be turned in on time because all the needed work lost.
A B C D

11. Through aquaculture, or fish farming, more than 500 million tons of fish are produced each years.
A B C D

12. The legal system has much safeguards to protect the right of a defendant to an impartial jury.
A B C D

13. Commercial letters of credit are often used to finance export trade, but them can have other uses.
A B C D

14. Almost half of the Pilgrims did not survive theirs first winter in the New World.
A B C D
15. Modern art is on display at the Guggenhein Museum, a building with an unusually design.
A B C D

16. In spite of a tremendous amount of electronic gadgetry, air traffic control still depends heavy on people.
A B C D

17. In the human body, blood flows from a heart through the arteries, and it returns through the veins.
A B C D

18. The scholarship that Wilson received to study history at Cambridge presented an unique opportunity.
A B C D

19. The buffalo and the bison are like except for the size and shape of the head and shoulders.
A B C D

20. Other interesting aspect of tachistopic training in recent years has been the newfound use by professionals.
A B C D