TOEFL EXERCISES

Muhammad Dimas Triono

TRO 13 B
TRO/13/00933

A. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. The North Plate River _______ from Wyoming into Nebraska

   (C) flowing

2. ________ Biloxi  received its name from a Sioux word meaning "first peopke".
  (A) The city of

3. A pride of lions _______ up to forty lions, including one to three males, several females
and cubes.
   (A) can contain

4. __________ tea plant are small and white.

   (D) The flowers of

5. The tetracylines, __________ antibiotics, are used to treat infections.

    (A) are a family of

6. Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants _______ marginal at best.
    (B) they is

7. Hendy Adams, born in Boston ________ famous as a historian and novelist.

   (C) he was

8. The major cause __________ the pull of the Moon on the Earth.
   (B) of ocean tides is

9. Still a novely in the late nineteenth century, _________ limited to the rich
   (D) photography was

10. A computerized mpa of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in
the pavement ______ on a local cable channed during rush hours.
   (D) to air

11.  The president of the U.S. appoints the cabinet members, ______ appointments are
subject  to Senate approval.
(C)  because their

12.    The prisoners were prevented form speaking to reporters because ______
(D)        the superintendent did not want the story in the papers
13.   Like Thomas Berger’s fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find
himself where ______ of important events took place.
(B)        there was an extraordinary number

14.  ______ sucked ground water form below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as
much as ten inches annually.
(A)        Pumps have

15. Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, ______ used
extensively by numerous researches.
(A)        they are

16. According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the
______ migrate by following magnetic fields.
(B)        target since monarchs

17. ______ show the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other
aspects are important.
(B)        A neural theory

18. ______ or refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to
ensure the payment of property taxes and home owner’s insurance.
(D)        When a home is bought

19.  If ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth’s atmosphere, ______ generally blocked by the
ozone concentrated in the atmosphere.
(D)        then it

20. Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual ______ most of the

chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination.
(C)        and

CARI PENGGUNAAN KATA GANTI SUBJEK, OBJEK, dan KEPUNYAAN YANG

SALAH dan PERBAIKI SESUAI DENGAN PETUNJUK KATA YANG DITEBLKAN.
1. Animals like frogs have waterproof skin that prevents them from drying out quickly in
air, sun, or wind.
2. Because of its ability to survive close to human habitations, the Virginia deer has actually
increased its range and numbers.
3. John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, and he was the richest
man in the world at the time of his retirement.
4. The aorta arches out of the heart, and then it moves down toward the lower body.
5. Global average temperatures are now 6 degrees Celsius warmer than they were 100
years ago.
6. During the Civil War, Clara Barton became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” for
her fearless care of wounded soldiers.
7. Our Sun is a medium-size star orbiting near the edge of a collection of stars that we call
the Milky Way.
8. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” as her stood alone
watching the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
9. Some scallops can open and close theirs valves and swim away rapidly when their are
disturbed.
10. Pearl S. Buck began her first novel, East Wind, West Wind, in 1925, while she was
traveling between the United States and China.