1.She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she is on a diet.
A B C D
2.They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am.
A B C D
3.Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all
A B C
my chores.
D
4. While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbours use their
A B C D
barbeque grill.
5. The artist tried stimulate interest in painting by taking his students to the
A B C D
museums.
6. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
7. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.
A B C D
8. Before she moved here, Arlene had been president of the organization
A B C
since four years.
D
9. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name
A B C
is called.
D
10. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are travelling
A B C D
to the Olympic Games.
11. Professor Duncan teaches both anthropology as well as sociology each fall.
A B C D
12. My brother is in California on vacation, but I wish he was here so that he
A B C
could help me repair my car.
D
13.I certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in delivering
A B C D
the materials because we had planned to begin work tomorrow.
14. The chemistry instructor explained the experiment in such of a way that
A B
it was easily understood.
C D
15. Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet
A B C
world has ever known.
D
16. He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year.
A B C D
17. The town we visited was a four - days journey from our hotel, so we took
A B C
the train instead of the bus.
D
18. The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured
A B C
widespread attention.
D
19. The leader emphasized the need for justice and equality between his
A B C
people.
D
20. Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual labourers.
A B C D
21. Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses
A B C
to listen.
D
22. Keith is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class.
A B C D
23. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the
A B C D
airport.
24. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo in the winter months as well
A B C D
as in the spring.
25. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
TOEFL # 4
Each sentence in TOEFL 4 has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1. While searching for the wreckage of a unindentified aircraft, the Coast Guard
A B C
encountered severe squalls at sea.
D
2. Although a number of police officers was guarding the priceless treasures in the
A B
museum, the director worried that someone would try to steal them.
C D
3. Since it was so difficult for American Indians to negotiate a peace treaty or
A B
declare war in their native language, they used a universal understood form of sign language. C D
4. Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to convey and
A B
preserve their thoughts to incorporate a series of dots which were read by their finger tips. C D
5. While verbilization is the most common form of language in existence, humans
A B
make use of many others systems and techniques to express their thoughts and feelings. C D
6. The need for a well-rounded education was an idea espoused by the Greeks in
A B C D
time of Socrates.
7. Writers and media personnel sell theirselves best by the impression given in their
A B C
verbal expression.
D
8. In the spirit of the naturalist writers, that author’s work portrays man’s struggle
A B C
for surviving.
D
9. Stephen Crane’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the
A B C D
fear and hunger.
10. Their silly, whiny conversation on a child level was meant to create tension and
A B
heighten Nancy’s fears and anxiety.
C D
11. For a long time, this officials have been known throughout the country as
A B C
political bosses and law enforcers.
D
12. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
A B C D
13. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large,
A B C D
industrial cities today.
14. Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped
A B C
food and medical supplies close the city.
D
15. Hummingbirds are the only birds capable to fly backward as well as forward,
A B C D
up and down.
16. The news of the president’s treaty negotiations with the foreign government
A
were received with the mixed emotions by the citizens of both governments.
B C D
17. Angie’s bilingual ability and previous experience were the qualities that
A B
which helped her get the job over all the other candidates.
C D
18. Joel giving up smoking has caused him to gain weight and become irritable
A B C D
with his acquaintances.
19. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C D
20. The test administrator ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do so. A B C D
21. Our new neighbours had been living in Arizona since ten years before
A B C D
moving
to their present house.
22. I would of attended the meeting of the planning committee last week, but I had
A B C
to deliver a speech at a convention.
C D
23. We are suppose to read all of chapter seven and answer the questions
A B C
for tomorrow’s class.
D
24. The explanation that our instructor gave us was different than the one you
A B C D
gave me.
D
25. In the sixteenth century, Spain became involved in foreign wars with several
A B C
other European countries and could not find the means of finance the battles that
D
ensued.
TOEFL #5
Each sentence in this part has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1 .Most Americans wouldn't be happy without a colour television, two cars,
A B C
and working at an extra job.
D
2. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel.
A B C D
3. All the scouts got theirselves ready for the camping trip by spending their
A B C
weekends living in the open.
D
4. Nobody had known before the presentation that Sue and her sister will
A B C
receive the awards for outstanding scholarship.
D
5. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo nonstop from New
A B
York to Paris in such short time.
C D
6 .Until his last class at the university in 1978, Bob always turns in all of his
A B C
assignments on time.
D
7 .When I last saw Janet, she hurried to her next class on the other side of
A B C
the campus and did not have time to talk.
D
8. Before we returned from swimming in their river near the camp, someone
A
had stole our clothes, and we had to walk back with our towels around us.
B C D
9. Patrick was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him
A B
the dog barking woke everyone up.
C D
10. He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is
A B
reluctant to give him one.
C D
11. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been
A B C
driving in the wrong direction.
D
12. The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new
A B C
building opposite the old one.
D
13. The Nobel prize winning candidate, accompanied by his wife and
A
children, are staying in Sweden until after the presentation.
B C D
14. Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to
A B C
prepare them for mounting.
D
15. Those of you who signed up for Dr. Daniel's anthropology class should
A B
get their books as soon as possible.
C D
16. I put my new book of zoology here on the desk a few minutes ago, but I
A B C
cannot seem to find it.
D
17. Martha being chosen as the most understanding student on her campus
A B C
made her parents very happy.
D
18. Jane said she would borrow me her new movie camera if I wanted to use
A B C
on my trip to Europe.
D
19. When Cliff was sick with the flu, his mother made him to eat chicken
A B C
soup and rest in bed.
D
20. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the
A B C
major Broadway musicals.
D
21. The geology professor showed us a sample about volcanic rock which
A B C
dated back seven hundred years ago.
D
22. The girl whom my cousin married was used to be a chorus girl for the
A B C D
Rockettes in Radio City Music Hall in New York.
23 .Ralph has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problems, but
A B
was told that the lawyer had gone to a lecture.
C D
24 .Some bumper stickers are very funny and make us laugh, yet another
A B C
can make us angry because of their ridiculousness.
D
25. The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we needed to study
A B C
harder and watch less movies on television if we wanted to receive
D
scholarships.
TOEFL # 6
Each sentence in this part has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify the one
underlined phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1. The Department of Fine Arts and Architecture has been criticized for not
A
having much required courses scheduled for this semester.
B C D
2. The information officer at the bank told his customers that there was
A B C D
several different kinds of checking accounts available.
3. The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to
A B
read non-technical language, and writing correctly.
C D
4. When he was a little boy, Mark Twain would walk along the piers, watch
A B C
the river boats, swimming and fish in the Mississippi, much like his famous
D
character, Tom Sawyer.
5. Neither of the two candidates who had applied for admission to the
A B C
Industrial Engineering Department were eligible for scholarships.
D
6. Upon reading Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, one begins to
A B
understand the value of your common sense.
C D
7. Historically there has been only two major factions in the Republican
A B C D
Party – the liberals and the conservatives.
8. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the Civil War who had laid on the
A
battlefields and whom he had seen while serving as an army nurse.
B C D
9. Despite of many attempts to introduce a universal language, notably
A B C
Esperanto and Idiom Neutral, the effort has met with very little success.
D
10. In England as early as the twelfth century, young boys enjoyed to play
A B C D
football.
11. Vaslav Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as
A B C D
a choreographer.
12. Airports must be located near to major population centres for the
A B
advantage of air transportation to be retained.
C D
13. It is said that Einstein felt very badly about the application of his
A B C
theories to the creation of weapons of war.
D
14. The plants that they belong to the family of ferns are quite varied in
A B C
their size and structure.
D
15. All of we students must have an identification card in order to check
A B
books out of the library.
C D
16. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of October because on that
A B C D
day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas.
17. This vase has the same design, but it is different shaped from that one.
A B C D
18. A good artist like a good engineer learns from their mistakes in order to
A B C D
improve.
19. When they have been frightened, as, for example, by an electrical storm,
A B C
dairy cows may refuse giving milk.
D
20. No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire as to