TOEFL - Lesson 10

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1. Since the earth's crust is much thicker under the continents, equipment would have to be capable of drilling through 100,000 feet of rock to investigate the mantle ________ .
(A) beneath them
(B) beneath their
(C) beneath its
(D) beneath they
2. Drivers should look very carefully ________ onto the main street.
(A) when turning
(B) they turn
(C) turn
(D) when they turning
3. The professor's daughter taught ________ to play the guitar.
(A) himself
(B) hers
(C) herself
(D) his
4. The people of Western Canada have been considering ________ themselves from the rest of the provinces.
(A) to separate
(B) separated
(C) separate
(D) separating
5. The greater the demand, ________ the price.
(A) higher
(B) high
(C) the higher
(D) the high
6. Many plants can grow in water, without any soil, ________ nutrients are added.
(A) as long as
(B) sure that
(C) above all
(D) of necessity
7. The teacher suggested that her students ________ experiences with ESP.
(A) write a composition on their
(B) to write composition about the
(C) wrote some compositions of his or her
(D) had written any compositions for his
8. It was not until she arrived in class________ realized she had forgotten her book.
(A) and she
(B) when she
(C) she
(D) that she
9. The Louisiana Territory, an area ________ the size of France, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
(A) than more four times
(B) more than four times
(C) four times than more
(D) is four times more than
10. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain through the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and ________.
(A) and most of his crew didn't too
(B) neither most of his crew did
(C) neither did most of his crew
(D) and most of his crew didn't also
11. ________ "cultural diffusion" refers to the spread of customs or practices from one culture to another.
(A) To phrase
(B) Phrased
(C) To the phrase
(D) The phrase
12. Amniocentesis can be used not only to diagnose fetal disorders ________ the sex of the unborn child with 95 percent accuracy.
(A) but determining
(B) but also determining
(C) but to determine
(D) but also to determine
13. The adder is a venomous snake ________ bite may prove fatal to humans.
(A) its
(B) whom its
(C) that
(D) whose
14. ________ of the Stamp Act in 1865 provoked strong opposition among the American colonists.
(A) The passage was
(B) It was the passage
(C) Before the passage
(D) The passage
15. An elephant can lift ________ a ton with its tusks.
(A) so much that
(B) them
(C) most
(D) as much as
16. The human brain ________ only two percent of an adult's body weight.
(A) which makes up
(B) it makes up
(C) makes it up
(D) makes up
17. Chemists are not sure ________ .
(A) how precisely can cold fusion occur
(B) cold fusion can occur precisely how
(C) precisely how cold fusion can occur
(D) can cold fusion occur precisely how
18. In the 1960s, pop art ________ to discover artistic significance in the commercial artifacts of the consumer culture.
(A) seeking
(B) to seek
(C) has sought
(D) sought
19. Nestled along the shoreline of Hudson Bay ________.
(A) are several recently settled Inuit communities
(B) several recently settled Inuit communities are there
(C) near several recently settled Inuit communities
(D) is where several recently settled Inuit communities
20. Glass that has been tempered may be up to ________.
(A) five times as hard as ordinary glass
(B) as hard as ordinary glass five times
(C) as hard as ordinary glass times five
(D) ordinary glass as hard as five times


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1. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, ________.
(A) his wife was sleeping
(B) his wife slept
(C) his wife has slept
(D) his wife has been sleeping
2. Kitchen appliances called blenders became ________ in the 1930s, when Stephen J. Poplawski developed a machine that excelled at making his favorite drink.
(A) establish
(B) establishing
(C) established
(D) which establish
3. Sometimes ________ wears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself.
(A) to sleep the desire
(B) the desire to sleep
(C) to desire sleep is
(D) the desire to sleep who
4. John said that no other car could go ________.
(A) so fast like his car
(B) as fast like his car
(C) as fast like the car of him
(D) as fast as his car
5. The attorney told his client that ________.
(A) they had little chance of winning the case
(B) the case was of a small chance to win
(C) it was nearly impossible to win him the case
(D) the case had a minimum chance to be won by him
6. Doctoral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the library every night ________ the last three months.
(A) since
(B) until
(C) before
(D) for
7. The Internal Revenue Service ________ their tax forms by April 15 every year.
(A) makes all Americans file
(B) makes all Americans to file
(C) makes the filing of Americans
(D) makes all Americans filing
8. ________ pitched his first major-league game, Joe Nuxhall was only fifteen years old.
(A) Because of he
(B) He
(C) When he
(D) Surprisingly he
9. ________ occasions for congratulations.
(A) Birthdays that usually considered
(B) Usually considering birthdays
(C) Birthdays are usually considered
(D) That considered birthdays usually
10. _______, he would have signed his name in the corner.
(A) If he painted that picture
(B) If he paints that picture
(C) If he had painted that picture
(D) If he would have painted that picture
11. There is evidence to suggest that, at certain times of the year, smog in the Arctic is thicker ________ anywhere else on earth.
(A) of smog
(B) that smog
(C) smog
(D) than smog
12. The speaker is ________.
(A) very well acquainted with the subject
(B) recognized as an authority who knows a great deal in terms of the subject
(C) someone who knows well enough about the subject which he has undertaken to do the speaking
(D) a person who has close awareness of the subject that he speaks about so much
13. Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth ________ very high temperatures and pressures.
(A) where there are
(B) there are
(C) where are there
(D) there are where
14. In his inaugural speech, John Kennedy ________ that we should not ask what our country could do for us but what we could do for our country.
(A) said
(B) told
(C) did
(D) got
15. There are three kinds of solar eclipses: one is total, another is annular, and ________ .
(A) the another is partial
(B) the partial is other
(C) other is partial
(D) the other is partial
16. Keynes argued that to avoid an economic depression the government ________ spending and lower interest rates.
(A) is
(B) higher
(C) increase
(D) should increase
17. A hero of the war of 1812, ________ President of the United States.
(A) Andrew Jackson later became
(B) that Andrew Jackson later became
(C) who was Andrew Jackson
(D) later became Andrew Jackson
18. The various types of bacteria are classified according to ________ shaped.
(A) they have
(B) having
(C) how they are
(D) whose
19. Franchising offers many advantages to small business owners ________ problematic.
(A) however it is
(B) even though it is
(C) despite its
(D) it is
20. Jane changed her major from French to business ________
(A) with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
(B) hoping she can easier get a job
(C) with the hope for being able to find better a job
(D) hoping to find a job more easily.


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1. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and ________
(A) so do their children
(B) neither did the children
(C) also the childs
(D) so did their children
2. The rains of 1993 ________ the Missouri river to overflow resulted in one of the worst floods of this century.
(A) the cause of
(B) causing
(C) they caused
(D) caused
3. The Consumer Price Index lists ________.
(A) how much costs every car
(B) how much does every car cost
(C) how much every car costs
(D) how much are every car cost
4. Professional people appreciate ________ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
(A) you to call them
(B) that you would call them
(C) your calling them
(D) that you are calling them
5. A student should tell a dorm counselor if ________ live with his roommate again next year.
(A) he'd rather not
(B) he won't rather
(C) he'll rather not
(D) he'd rather didn't
6. It is the first time that the Princess of Wales has been to the United States, ________?
(A) isn't she
(B) hasn't she
(C) isn't it
(D) hasn't it
7. Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics ________ greatest portrait painter in the North American colonies.
(A) that he was
(B) as he was
(C) who was the
(D) the
8. The Irish brought the popular custom of Halloween to America ________ 1840s.
(A) into the
(B) in the
(C) within
(D) during
9. ________ that increasing numbers of compact-disc players will be bought by consumers in the years to come.
(A) They are anticipated
(B) In anticipation
(C) Anticipating
(D) It is anticipated
10. The volume of Hawaii's Mauna Loa is fifty times ________ Mount Everest.
(A) of
(B) more of
(C) that of
(D) than of
11. ________ categorized as lipids.
(A) Fats and also oils
(B) While fats and oils
(C) Fats and oils are
(D) Fats and oils
12. Ben would have studied medicine if he________to a medical school.
(A) could be able to enter
(B) had been admitted
(C) was admitted
(D) were admitted
13. The jurors were told to ________.
(A) talk all they wanted
(B) make lots of expressions
(C) speak freely
(D) talk with their minds open
14. We had hoped ________ the game, but the other team played very well.
(A) State University to win
(B) that State University win
(C) that State University would win
(D) State University's winning
15. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification ________.
(A) must present
(B) presented
(C) be presented
(D) for presentation
16. In order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade ________ , they often developed a simplified language called "pidgin".
(A) with each the other
(B) with each to the other
(C) with each another
(D) with each other
17. The Supreme Court does not hear a case unless ________ , except those involving foreign ambassadors.
(A) a trial
(B) already tried
(C) it already trying
(D) it has already been tried
18. Past experience has shown that even well-trained ________ overwhelming success in forecasting interest rates.
(A) experts do not always have
(B) do not always have experts
(C) there are experts who do not always have
(D) always do not have experts
19. The financial manager's job ________ among the many sources of finance for the best interest rates available.
(A) to shop around is
(B) to shop around it is
(C) is it to shop around
(D) is to shop around
20. The All Pueblo Council is said ________ from 1598.
(A) to date
(B) it dates
(C) dating
(D) dated


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1. ________ a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the 'Dictionary of the American Language'.
(A) It was while
(B) When
(C) When was
(D) While
2. About 20 miles from Boston, ________ a little town named Concord that has a rich history.
(A) has
(B) there is
(C) there are
(D) where is
3. ________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
(A) To commit the Red Cross
(B) The Red Cross to commit
(C) Committed to the Red Cross is
(D) The Red Cross is committed to
4. The bank ________ the bookstore has been broken into.
(A) opposite to
(B) across from
(C) between
(D) at
5. It was not until she had arrived home ________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
(A) when she
(B) that she
(C) and she
(D) she
6. Several of these washers and dryers are out of order and ________.
(A) need to be repairing
(B) repairing is required of them
(C) require that they be repaired
(D) need to be repaired
7. If the United States had not entered the Second World War, probably the 1940 unemployment rate of 14% ________ still further.
(A) would rise
(B) would risen
(C) would have risen
(D) had risen
8. The Baltimore American first tried to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for the Presidency ________.
(A) when he had only twenty-eight years
(B) when he was only twenty-eight
(C) when he was age twenty-eight years
(D) at age twenty-eight years
9. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ________ in school for students' future adjustment to society.
(A) when cultivated
(B) cultivated
(C) which need to be cultivated
(D) need to be cultivated
10. ________ west of the Rocky Mountains.
(A) Tornadoes almost occur never
(B) Tornadoes never occur almost
(C) Never tornadoes almost occur
(D) Tornadoes almost never occur
11. Vitamins are organic compounds ________ and must be ingested to maintain proper bodily functions.
(A) that they can't be produced by the body
(B) the body can't produce them
(C) that can't be produced by the body
(D) not produced them by the body
12. Seals can ________ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
(A) keep them warm
(B) keep themselves warm
(C) they keep warm
(D) keep their warm
13. The "Canterbury Tales", written about 1386, is as alive and ________ today as it was nearly 600 years ago.
(A) appealed
(B) appeal
(C) appealing
(D) the appeal of
14. Each of the radioisotopes produced artificially ________ its own distinct structure.
(A) have
(B) has
(C) having
(D) have had
15. "Moby Dick" is a mythical account of evil and revenge as shown by Captain Ahab's pursuit of the whale that had wounded ________ earlier in life.
(A) he
(B) his
(C) him
(D) to him
16. In a suspension bridge ________ that carry one or more flexible cables firmly attached at each end.
(A) there is two towers on it
(B) there are two towers
(C) two towers there are
(D) towers there are two
17. The Kentucky Derby ________ every May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
(A) to be run
(B) run
(C) it may be run
(D) is run
18. The nuthatch ________ six inches long.
(A) grows seldom more than
(B) more than seldom grows
(C) seldom grows more than
(D) grows more than seldom
19. The Andromeda Nebula, ________ more than two million light years away, can be seen from the northern hemisphere.
(A) a galaxy
(B) is a galaxy
(C) a galaxy is
(D) a galaxy which
20. Harvey will wash the clothes, ________
(A) iron the shirts, prepare the meal, dusting the furniture
(B) ironing the shirts, preparing the meal, and dusting the furniture
(C) iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture
(D) to iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture


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1. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ________.
(A) one other fifty dollars
(B) the same amount also
(C) another fifty
(D) more fifty dollars
2. It is gravity ________ objects toward the earth.
(A) pulling
(B) that pulls
(C) to pull
(D) what pulls
3. Using a globe can be ________ it is educa-tional.
(A) enjoyable
(B) to enjoy as
(C) as enjoyable
(D) as enjoyable as
4. "Forty-niners" ________ to California for gold in 1848.
(A) rushed
(B) are rushed
(C) have rushed
(D) rushing
5. ________ many of the designs for the new capital were considered lost forever, Benjamin Banneker helped reproduce the original plans.
(A) When
(B) During
(C) If as
(D) How
6. The wheel, ________ has remained important for 4,000 years, is one of mankind's first inventions.
(A) how
(B) when
(C) which
(D) about
7. ________ has improved a lot since she started her new job.
(A) To type like Mary
(B) Mary types
(C) Mary's typing
(D) Mary is typing
8. I know ________ a different way to get there but I like this one.
(A) is
(B) there is
(C) that is
(D) it is
9. Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries ________ the participants are not careful.
(A) that
(B) to
(C) if
(D) with
10. Although solar energy is cheaper than oil, ________ have advantages as well as disadvantages.
(A) both of them
(B) both however
(C) so both
(D) the two
11. Birds head south to warmer climates when ________.
(A) is cold weather
(B) does cold weather come
(C) cold weather comes
(D) comes cold weather
12. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ________, no real communication has taken place.
(A) what said the other person
(B) what the other person said
(C) what did the other person say
(D) what was the other person say
13. He________looked forward to the new venture.
(A) eagerly
(B) with great eagerness
(C) eagernessly
(D) in a state of increasing eagerness
14. The juice contained in the brittles of the nettle causes an intense itch when ________ a persons skin.
(A) it enters
(B) entering it
(C) there it enters
(D) its entry in
15. Everyone ________ albinos has a certain amount of pigment in the skin to add color.
(A) but
(B) that
(C) without
(D) not
16. In the Morrill Act, Congress granted federal lands to the states ________ agricultural and mechanical arts colleges.
(A) for establish
(B) to establish
(C) establish
(D) establishment
17. Ancient people believed that ________ with a sun and a moon rotating around it.
(A) the earth was the center of the universe
(B) the earth is the center of the universe
(C) the center of the universe is earth
(D) the universe has earth at the center
18. Technically, glass is a mineral and ________.
(A) water so
(B) water is so
(C) so is water
(D) so water is
19. Unlike the earth, which rotates once every twenty-four hours, ________ once every ten hours.
(A) the rotation of Jupiter
(B) the occurrence of Jupiter's rotation
(C) Jupiter rotates
(D) Jupiter's rotating
20. They were happy the train arrived on time and ________.
(A) punctually
(B) not late at all
(C) at the right platform
(D) when it was due


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