TOEFL Review exercise (S| 1. (A) Baking some pies. (8) Climbing some trees. (C) Having some dessert. (0) Picking some apples. 2, (A) There are thirty questions on the test. 7 (B) About a half hour remains. (C) The test will begin soon. (D) Thirty students are taking the test 8. . (A) She agrees with the man. (B) They should visit their friend Bill. (C) It would be a good idea to play billiards. (D) The bills have already been paid. » 5 (A) A florist. (B) A barber. (C) A chef. (D) A gardener. w . (A) She failed the test. (B) She’s not exactly sure about the exam. 10. (C) Her statistics were quite exact. (D) She received a passing grade. (B) In a grocery store. (C) In an airport. (D) Ina service station. (A) Going down to the bottom of the lake, (B) Swimming in the lake. (C) Riding a boat across the lake. (D) Taking a picture of the beautiful lake, ._ (A) He asked a number of questions. (8) He expressed his doubts about the situation. (C) He is an honorable man. (D) He said what he really felt. (A) He would like a cold drink, too. (8) The woman should repeat what she said (C) He doesn’t like the taste of the drink. (D) It’s too cold to stop for a drink. (A) He wants to have some water. (8) The grass is quite dry. (C) He's waiting for the loan to be approved (D) He’s going to mow the lawn this week.TOEFL Exercise (Skills 14-15) Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct. 1, Ballpoint pens are less versatile but more population than fountain pens A B c D 7 2. Riddles vary greatly in both grammatical and phonology form AB c D 3 3. Blood pressure is measured by feeling the pulse and apply a force to the arm A B c D ri 4. The moon has no atmosphere, no air, and no watery AB c D 5. 5. The first matches were too hard to ignite, a mess or too dangerously easy to ignite. A B c D 6. A.1971 U.S. government policy not only put warnings on cigarette packs but also A B banning television advertising of cigarettes. Cc D iz 7. Demand, beauty, durability, rare, and perfection of cutting determine the value A B c D of a gemstone. 8. 8. The Harvard Yard, which was Harvard's original campus, is still a major attraction A B Cc for both students and visiting. 9, In 1862, the American Confederacy raised the Merrimack, renamed it the Virginia, coneed it with iron plates, and an out it with ten guns 10. The liquid crystals in 7 liquid ceystal display (LCD) affect the polarized light so that it is either blocked and reflected bythe ements of the display D 10,PASSAGE THREE (Question 8-12) In the 1930s, Chester F. Carlson was working in the Patents dey electronics firm in New York City. One of the major Problems in his of time and expense involved in getting patents copied; patents we: tine documents, and the only ways to get them copied were to take the, (5) photographer. Either way of copying patents took a lot of time and He came up with the idea for a machine that would copy docu efficiently. He researched the idea in the library and then worked Period on developing a machine that used a light, an electro static Powder to duplicate images on Paper. The result of this work wa (10) produced the first xerographic copy on October 22, 1938. He nai "Xerox," which is derived from a word Meaning "dry writing." Carlson felt that he had a good idea, one that would be extremely helpful in the business world. He tried to sell his idea to a number of large Corporations, but they Were not terribly interested in his Machine. He was able to get some hel (25) the machine from a Nonprofit institute, and a few years later he sold th: Partment of a large work was the length, re lengthy legay 'm to a typist Ortoa Cost a lot of mon ments Quickly ang over a three-year ically charged plate 's a machine that med the process * and P in developing 21. This passage is mainly about A. Carlson's job in a patent office B. how the Xerox machine works C. Carlson's success in business D. the development of the Xerox machine 22. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem that Carlson encountered in getting patents copied? A. The time needed for copying B. The expense of the copying C. The length of the patents D. The dependability of the photographers 23. The word “expense” in line 3 is closest in mes A. cost ‘aning to 8. difficulty C. legality D. payment 24, The word "researched j in line 7 is closest in Meaning to which of the following? A. Searched for C. Looked for information about B. Came up with D. Returned to 2s. A.A light C. Powder B. A charged plate D.A typewriter26. 27. 28. 2 30. 2 Itcan be inferred from the passage that Carlson began work on the machine in A. 1930 B. 1935 C. 1938 D.1941 The passage indicates that the large corporations that Carlson tried to sell his process to ‘A. were family owned C. helped to develop the process B. were nonprofit institutions D. did not want to buy his machine The world “giant” in line 16 could best be replaced by A. monster B. tiny C. familiar D. huge Where in the passage does the author indicate what a patent is? A, Lines 1-2 B. Lines 3-5 C. Lines 6-7 D. Lines 9-11 The author describes what happened to the company that eventually bought Carlson's process in A. lines 1-2 B. lines 9-11 C.lines 13-14 D. lines 16-17