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FOR THE
PRACTICE EXERCISES
6TH EDITION
TOEFL',
EXERCISE 50: Sentences-Agreement
asked to
TOBFL, you will be
Paper-Based
the
of
Structure
Section
In some sentences in the
or between a pr
between a subject and verb
the
is
relationship
Agreement
verb must both b
tify errors in agreement.
To agree, a subject and
another
and
pronoun.
bo
and noun, or between a pronoun
which it refers must
noun or pronoun to
a pronoun and the
To
in
the
be
agree,
both
in
plural.
gular or
the correct answer
or neuter. Choose
or
masculine
feminine
be
both
singular or plural and
choices.
word or phrase in the underlined
sentences. Choose the incorect
plete
1. Both
a term
paper and
a
final
exam
is
often
the Blue
7. In order to grow well,
like other pine trees, require
required for college class.
a
a
Spruce
tempera
climate.
2.
The
popularity of soccer in
the
United States
were increased significantly by the playing
8. Few
airports in the
United States
is as
modem as that of Atlanta.
of the World Cup in cities throughout the
country in 1994.
more salt in the
9. In the ocean,
deeper water.
i s there
3. How many musical notes of the 11,000
tones that the human ear can distinguish
in the musical scale?
i t is
D is it
there are
are there
4. Not one in a hundred seeds develop into a
healthy plant, even under laboratory
Dit may be
there is
i t is
10. Work on improving industrial disposal
methods were begun in the early 1970
shortly after the Clean Air bill was pa:
by Congress.
conditions.
11. The average temperature of rocks on t
5. Nine of every ten people in the world
in the country in which they were
bom.
living
they are living
lives
live
6. Benjamin Franklin strongly objected to the
surface of the earth
be
55 degrees
are
is
O been
12. The
officials of the Board of
Elections
that each voter
present their registratioi
eagle's being chosen as the national bird
and
because of their predatory nature.
receiving a ballot.
a
valid Texas
driver's license befc
STRUCTURE SECTION: EXERCISE 50
13. If
as
one
has
a
special medical condition such
diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy,
it is
17. Accordingto ateam ofscientists,there are
evidence that Mount Everest is still
rising.
advisable that they carry some kind of
identification in order to avoid being given
improper medication in an emergency.
14. A
large percentage of federal employees
are participating in an experimental
four-day work week aimed at curbing
gasoline consumption and pollution, two of
the most urgent problems facing cities today.
15. A mature grove of
Aspen trees often
that supports numerous trunks.
Dhave a single system of roots
has a single root system
make
a
single system
from
roots
making single roots system
a
16.
One-cent coins issued in the United States
since1982 is 96 percent zinc.
18. The urinary system, including both the
bladder and the kidneys, are contained in
the cavities of the trunk.
19. The smallest
robin.
flying dinosaurs
of a
about the size
Dwas about the size
were about the size
have been about the size
20. In the 1920s, Art Deco, known for plastic
and
chrome-plated objects, were very
popular.
EXERCISE 49: Sentences-Point of View
In
sentences in the
Structure Section of the
TOEFL, you will be asked to
tify errors in point of view. Point of view is the relationship between the verb in the main clause of a
some
sentence and other verbs,
iden
Paper-Based
time.
sentence and the adverbs that
the correct answer in the incomplete sentences. Choose the incorrect word or phrase in the underuned
or
between the verbs in a
express
Choose
choices.
1.
market
6. Seven months before the stock
Although there are approximately 120
said that
crashed in 1929, President Hoover
intensive language institutes in the United
the economy of the nation
States in 1970, there are more th¡n
four times as
many now.
2. Cartographers
because the
areas
able
cannot
an accurate
by
map
completed
political situation in many
that
draw the boundaries
they were
i s completed
was completed
complete
not
correctly.
8.
3. Although
Emily
three of her
Ages,
as a master artisan.
changes so rapidly
to
the word
work that
"masterpiece" referred to a
to qualify
order
a journeyman in
7. In the Middle
make
is secure.
Dickinson
verses
publishes only
before she died,
there are more than
one
today
Most archaeologists agree that
humans
are living in the area around Philadelphia
for about twelve thousand years.
thousand of herr
9. Although we once thought that Satun has
D
in many important
poems printed
only seven rings, we now know that it
collections.
4. Dew
usually disappeared by
inthe
morning when the
seven
o'clock
sun comes
up.
5. Before the 1800s, when William Young
made different shoes for right and left feet,
on either foot.
shoes
can
wear
are
wearing
could
worI
be won
has hundreds of rings extending for
thousands of miles.
10. Before his death in 1943, in an effort to
encourage less dependence on one crop by
the South, George Washington Carver
for developing hundreds of
industrial uses for peanuts and sweet
potatoes.
has responsibility
were responsibility
is responsible
was
responsible
STRUCTURE SECTION: EXERCISE 49
11. The
that
Greek historian Herodotus
one
twenty
Gizeh.
hundred thousand men reportedfor
years
to
build the
employ
employed
are employed
16.
Great Pyramidat
Evolutionary changes
speech organs
probably
the development of
language in humanoids.
t o contribute
contribute to
contribution to
O contributed to
Dwere employed
12. In
1975, according
for Health
in the
17.
to
the
National Center
Statistics, the average
Originally, the purpose of a sampler is
torecord complex stitches so that they
life
could be duplicated later.
expectancy for people born during that
18. Before he died, Armand Hammer
an extraordinarily diverse business
year is 72.4 years.
empire,
including interests in oil, livestock, cattle,
13.
Champlain founded
in
grain, and art.
a
base
1605, and builds a fort
at
at
Port Royal
established
establishing
Quebec three
establishes
D éstablish
years later.
14. According to the Congressional Record,
19.
life by
almost one third of all new laws in 1991
are passed to celebrate some day, week, or
mornth for
a
special interest group's
Many ancient cultures begin their spiritual
20.
worshipping the Sun.
People under thirty years old cannot
remember when.
without a computer
terminal.
D
purposes, such as Music Week.
15. The first significant engagement of the
American Revolution occurs
on June 17, 1775, and has been referred to
as the Batle of Bunker Hill.
they have to work
they had to work
their
working
working
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PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR THE TOEFL', 6TH EDITION
EXERCISE 41: Sentences-Verbs
will be asked to idenin the Structure Section on the Paper-Based TOEFL, you
Structure Section are verb problems. A verb
tufy the correct verb. In fact, most of the sentences in the
or intrancan be classified as transitive
Is a word or phrase that expresses action or condition. A verb
classified further according to the kind
Sitive according to whether it requires a complement; it can be
and adverbs, but also -ing
of complement it requires, including not only nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
Choose the incorect word
forms or infinitives. Choose the correct answer in the incomplete sentences.
In
some sentences
or phrase in the underlined choices.
1. Almost everyone fails.
test on the first try.
the driver's
6. William Torrey Harris
educators interested
progression of topics
C passing
t o have passed
establishing
establishing
Dto establish
2. When the silkworm gets through to lay its
7. North American Indian tribes used sign
with tribes that spoke a
language
different language or dialect.
eggs, it dies.
3. If endangered species.
t o communicating
saved, rain
for communicate
t o communicate
forests must be protected.
a r e to be
O
be
can be
Dwill be
in
seconds
2.5
takes
English
spoken sentence
conversational
for communicated
more after the death
8. Art tends to be _
of. the artist, but most literary works tend to
decrease in value when the writer dies.
price
Dworthy
worth
to complete
Dvaluee
completing
t o complete
9. Adult eagles let their offspring.
Dby completing
5.
nests near their original nesting area.
Only twenty years ago, most
truthful with their terminally
agreed
itself
build
in modem medical practice.
don't
to be
Dnot to be
CD to build
doctors
ill patients,
a
a logical
in the school
i n establishing
for
O in passing
for
of the first
curriculum.
t o pass
4. The average
was one
builds
building
trend that has reversed
w e shouldn'tbeen
n o t to been
10.
A barometer is a
device with
a
sealed metal
chamber designed to reading the changes
in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.
STRUCTURE SECTION: EXERCISE 4
11. If
a
person does
court
will
not have
an
attorney, the
16. The Girl Scouts, which was found by
one.
appoint
Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has grown to
appointed
would
appoint
a current membership of more than three
appointing
million girls.
12. Since lightning was probably significant in
17. To relieve pain caused by severe burms,
the formation of life,
understanding it
might help us to understanding life itself.
prevent infection, and treat for shock,
immediate steps.
Dtaking
to take
taken
13. Iowa o fof flat-topped hills erected by
the ancient Mound Builder people as
temples and burial sites.
with a larger number
h a s a large number
having a large number
Dalarge number
14. If the oxygen
supply in the atmosphere was
not replenished by plants, it would soon be
exhausted.
Dtake
18. If gasoline vapor
combustion will occur
with air,
mixed
had mixed
mixes
mixture
19. Vermont, commonly known as the Green
Mountain State, refused
t o join the Union
until 1791.
joining the Union
the joining of the Union
join the Union
15.
the eight Ivy Jeague schools are
among the most prestigious colleges in the
United States.
I t i s generally accepted that
That it is accepted
Accepting that itis
DThat is accepted
20. Air constricted hetween the vocal chords
makes them
producing sounds.
to vibrate
Dvibrating
vibrate
Dthe vibration
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