TOEFL

1. ________ most important event in San Francisco's history was the disastrous earthquake and fire of 1906.
A. The
B. It was the
C. That the
D. There was a
2. Vegetables are an excellent source ________ vitamins.
A. of
B. has
C. where
D.that
3. Microscopes make small things appear larger than ________ .
A. really are
B. are really
C. are they really
D. they really are
4. The city of Montreal ________ over 70 square miles.
A. covers
B. that covers
C. covering
D. is covered
5. Janet Collin's struggle to make a place for herself in ballet is the kind of life story
________ a fascinating novel might be written.
A. of
B. by
C. for whom
D. about which

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TOEFL TEST:
1. George did not do well in the class because _______________
A. he studied bad
B. he was not good studywise
C, he was a badly studenB
D. he failed to study properly

2. This university's programs __________________ those of Harvard.

A. come second after
B. are second only to
C. are first except for
D.are in second place from

3. The more she worked _____________________

A. the less she achieved
B. she achieved not enough
C. she did not achieve enough
D. she was achieving less

4. _____________ the best car to buy is a Mercedes Benz.

A. Because of its durability and economy.
B. Because it lasts a long time, a it is very economical.
C. Because of its durability and it is economical.
D. Because durably and economywise it is better than all the others.

5. 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

6. He gave ________________________
A. to the clas s a tough assignment
B. the class a tough assignments
C. a tough assignment for the class
D. an assignment very tough to the classt

7. People all over the world are starving __________________________

A. greater in numbers
B. in most numbers
C. more numerously
D. in greater numbers

8. It was not until she arrived in class__________ realized she had forgotten her book
A. and she
B. she
C. when she
D. that she

9. John has not been able to recall where ____________________

A. does she live
B. she lives
C. did she live
D. lived the girl

10. 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
11. He entered a university_________________
A. when he had sixteen years
B. when sixteen years were his age
C. at the age of sixteen
D. at age sixteen years old

12. The jurors were told to _________________________

A. talk all they wanted
B. make lots of expressions
C. speak freely
D. talk with their minds open

13. Those students do not like to read novels_________test books.

A. in any case
B. forgetting about
C. leaving out of the question
D. much less

14. He____________looked forward to the new venture.

A. eagerly
B. with great eagernes
C. eagernessly
D. in a state of increasing eagerness

15. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately _____
A. at the time when the water began to go up to
B. when the water began to rise
C. when up was going the water
D. in the time when the water raised
1. _____ the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, aengineers, are creating
exotic new metallic substances.
(A) Meet
(B) Being met are
(C) To meet
(D) They are meeting

2. _______ James A. Bland, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was adopted is the state
song of Virginia in 1940.
(A) Was written b
(B) His writing was
(C) He wrote the
(D) Written by

3. Mary Garden, ______ the early 1900’s was considered one of the best singing actresses
of her time.
(A) a soprano was popular
(B) in a popular soprano
(C) was a popular soprano
(D) a popular soprano in

4. In the realm of psychological theory Margaret F. Washburn was a dualist _____ that
motor phenomena have an essential role in psychology.
(A) who she believed
(B) who believed
(C) believed
(D) who did she believe

5. I have seen businesses moving out of the country ---- avoid paying taxes.
A) in case
B) in view of
C) so as to
D) although
E) however

6. We shall take an umbrella with us ---- we don't get wet.

A) in case
B) in order to
C) so that
D) despite
E) because of

7. I couldn't drive there ---- so I told my dad to come along.

A) me
B) each other
C) myself
D) one another's
E) us

8. Before asking ---- people to share their secrets with you, share some of ---- with them.
A) other / yours
B) the other / you
C) some others / yours
D) others / yours
E) the others / you
9. By the time you ---- to the party, we ---- for several hours.
A) have come / had been drinking
B) come / will be drinking
C) come / have been drinking
D) came / had been drinking
E) came / were drinking

10. Alan ---- all his money when we got to the casino, he didn't even say hi to us.
A) ought to lose
B) should lose
C) needn't have lost
D) can't have lost
E) must have lost

11. The store ---- by hundreds of people everyday, I don't understand why my favorite book ---- yet.
A) visited / hasn't been bought
B) is visited / hasn't been bought
C) was visited / hadn't bought
D) is visited / hadn't been bought
E) had visited / hasn't been bought

12. The new movie performed very poorly ---- the low ratings it has received by the viewers.
A) due to
B) since
C) despite
D) however
E) because

13. I can see the rainbow clearly now that the rain ----.
A) stopped
B) had stopped
C) stop
D) has stopped
E) will stop

14. Several guests complained about ---- cold food last night.
A) to be served
B) being served
C) served
D) having served
E) to have been served

15. I cannot think of anything ---- I would love more than a car right now.
A) where
B) who
C) when
D) whom
E) that

16. I am excited to see all the historical structures ---- by the Roman Empire.
A) building
B) to build
C) built
D) to have built
E) having built