TOEFL EXERCISE

1. Several fires ____________in Southern California are forcing evacuations of 1000’s

of residents.

A. which burning.
B. are burning.

C. which are burned

D. burning

2. _______________, the professor added ten extra credit points to the chemistry
exam.

A. A man of his word

B. He is a man of his word

C. Who is a man of his word

D. A man of his word he

6. Smoky skies ____________from several mega-wildfires have made air quality

unhealthy.

A. resulting

B. results

C. which resulting

D. are resulting

8. A student___________________30 pts on the speaking section of the TOEFL exam

is in the top 1% of all test-takers.

A. scored

B. who scoring
C. who scores

D. which scores

9. Wearing a mask and practicing social distancing _________________the spread of

the Coronavirus.

A. minimize

B. which minimize

C. minimizing

D. are minimized

10. Running 8-10 kilometers a day __________the cardiovascular system of the

human body.

A. that builds

B. builds

C. the building of

D. is built

11. During the summer, lawn grass ______________several minutes every day,
especially in hot dry climates.

A. should water

B. which should be watered

C. should be watered

D. can water

12. Three of the students were sharing answers using an app called Group Chat,
___________the professor had to take disciplinary action.

A. that is why
B. therefore

C. as a result

D. which is why

13.China, _______________a population of more than 1.4 billion people, has just
finished assembling the largest standing Navy in the world.

A. that has

B. has

C. which is having

D. which has

14.Generally speaking, _________________cannot get in more than two interval

workouts in the same week.

A. most of long-distance runners

B. most long-distance runners

C. much long-distance runners

D. who are most long-distance runners

15. Eating lots of meat, consuming _____________________of sodium, and drinking

sodas every day will lead to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and a plethora of other
debilitating diseases.

A. foods containing large amounts.

B. foods contain large amounts.

C. foods are containing large amounts.

D. foods containing large numbers.

16. Modern homes typically display open floor plans, and developers install tile or
laminate flooring _____________is considered out of date.

A. due to carpet

B. carpet

C. because of carpet

D. since carpet

18. Many drivers ______________loads of money on their automobile insurance rates

because they are not driving very much at all right now.

A. who are saving

B. saving

C. are saving.

D. are save.