TOEFL Short Course Batch 1

By Tanya Awardee – Indonesian Scholarship School

II. STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

1. The red deer is a playful animal ... the American elk.
(A) direct relationship
(B) relative to the direction
(C) directly related to
(D) relating it to the direct
2. Sally Ride participated in launching Canadian communication satellites and …
pharmaceutical
(A) conduct experiments with
(B) experimented with conducting
(C) conducting experiments with
(D) experimental conduct with
3. Various regions of North America … mostly English, Spanish, or French.
(A) have retained the languages
(B) retaining the languages
(C) the languages have retained
(D) the retaining of languages of European colonists, who spoke
4. Division means … into smaller equal groups.
(A) break up a number
(B) a number is a break up
(C) breaking up a number
(D) broken up is a number
5. Market research investigation is the formulation of a problem that a client …
(A) seeks solution
(B) to solve seeking
(C) solving to seek
(D) seeks to solve
6. In the early 18th century, Philadelphia and Boston were ... New York, which continued to
grow rapidly in the next century.
(A) largest and more prosperous than
(B) larger and more prosperous than
(C) prosperity and larger than
(D) than larger and more prosperous
7. Farmers grow oats to feed cattle …
(A) and sell to processing plants
(B) after they are being sold to processing plants
(C) and selling them to processing plants
(D) process and sold to them to plants
8. Pigment mixed with water does not dissolve but remains …
(A) suspending and forming paint
(B) suspend and form to paint
(C) suspended while painting
(D) suspended to form paint
9. Ralph De Palma, a pioneer American race driver, preferred matches against … to open
competitions.
(A) other driver
(B) another driver
(C) drivers other
(D) driver, another
10. When one party arranges for a position in court, all involved …
(A) notified and must
(B) must be notified
(C) notifying them must be
(D) must be notifying
11. Alcohol, generally considered a depressant, decreases essential …
(A) functioning brain with
(B) functioning as a brain
(C) brain functions
 (D) brain as a function of
12. Cooperatives, owned by the people who use their services, sell goods produced by their
members or purchased …
(A) directly from farmers
(B) direct to the farmers'
(C) farmers directly
(D) farmers with direct
13. Marc Chagall's dreamlike paintings and … come from his recollections of childhood
images and mementoes
(A) brilliantly colored
(B) brilliant coloring
(C) brilliant `color
(D) brilliantly and color
14. Rationalism as a philosophical trend was based on the idea …
(A) reason is superior to experience that
(B) that is reason superior to that experience
(C) that reason is superior to experience
(D) is that reason superior to experience
15. Rudolf Nureyev became recognized and admired for his stage activity and …
(A) impressive dance technique
(B) technique dance is impressive
(C) technique in dance impressive
(D) is impressive in dance technique
16. Balm which grown in damp and shady woodlands, is a tall, fragrant herb of the mint
A B C D
species.
17. Banks store cash in fireproof safes insured against fire, robberies, floods, theft, and natural
A B C D
disaster.
18. During the Middle Ages, riddles were composed of poets and became a form of
A B C
 entertainment and art.
D
19. Rainwater carries unused chemicals from fields into streams or lakes, where various
A B C
compounds promote the rate of grown of weeds.
D
20. Nuclear reactors produce energy by split the atom in the target material into two nearly
A B C D
equal parts.
21. Clifford Odets' play Waiting for Lefty ranks among the most important works whom deal
A B C
with the struggle of the working class.
D
22. To enjoy an opera fully, the listener should be familiar with the summary of the plot,
A B
particularly if the opera is singing in a foreign language.
C D
23. In 1968, the U.S. government effort to controls wages and prices to halt inflation had little
A B C D
effect.
24. Annie Oakley learned to shoot at the age of eight and helped to support her family for
A B C D
hunting for a hotel restaurant.
25. English is the official language of New Zealand and when spoken throughout the country
A B C
while Maoris speak their own language.
D
26. Cumulative rhymes repeat the informations and the wording in earlier verses that continue
A B C
for seven to twelve cycles.
D
27. Animals inhabiting the sea bottom can be carried the weight of the water because it buoys
A B C D
them.
28. Making a photographic print required paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals that react
A B C D
to special solutions.
29. Cabbage and lettuce have such a short stems and broad leaves that they appear to have no
A B C
stems at all.
D
30. Plowing reduces the hard of the upper 6 to 16 inches of the earth's crust and allows air
A B C
movement into the gaps between soil particles.
D
31. In basic terms, all communication is a process of exchange information, imparting thoughts
A B
and ideas, and attempting to make oneself understood by listeners or readers.
C D
32. Iron and steel are rigid in their solid state and need to be melting when they are to be
A B C
reshaped into new forms.
D
33. Porous filters of charcoal can remove dust particles from the air if it is directed through
A B C
them in a steadily stream.
D
34. The sender places stamps on packages as proof that postage for mailing an envelope or a
A B C
package has paid.
D
35. Potash was Originally obtained by running water through wood ashes and boiling the
A B C
solution in cast-iron pot.
D
36. The earth's gravitational force for a given mass accords matter weight and diminish as an
A B C
object moves away from the center of the earth.
D
37. Allan Pinkerton organized groups of armed citizens whose services were available to
A B
employers for a daily fee to breaking labor strikes.
C D
38. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that few as 14 percent of executives write their own
A B C
memos, letters, and speeches.
D
39. Real estate law holds that not one may legally plant or remove plants of any kind without
A B C
permission of the land owner.
D
40. National income is defined as the total income earned, but not necessarily received by all
A B C
persons lived in a country during a period of time.
D
 ANSWER KEY

PART A
1. C 5. D 9. B 13. B
2. C 6. B 10. B 14. C
3. A 7. A 11. C 15. A
4. C 8. D 12. A

PART B
16. A 23. B 30. A 37. D
17. D 24. D 31. B 38. B
18. B 25. B 32. C 39. A
19. D 26. A 33. D 40. D
20. B 27. B 34. D
21. C 28. B 35. D
22. D 29. A 36. C