Soal TOEFL STRUCTURE Dan Pembahasannya

Soal TOEFL STRUCTURE STRUCTURE dan Pembahasannya 1. Martha Graham, ____________ of the

pioneers of modern dance, didn’t begin dancing until she was 21. (A) who, as one (B) she was (C) one (D) was one The Answer is A (One)  The onl choice that correctl correctl completes completes this sentence is an appositi!e. appositi!e. 2. There are thousand thousand of di"erent tpes of of roses. A B C D Answer : B (thousand)  The plural !erb are indicates that a plural sub#ect, thousands, must be used. 3. $ponges ha!e neither heads or separate bod organs A B C Answer : C (or)  The correct pattern is neither . . . nor .

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wings mar%ed with 4. Tiger moths __________ wings stripes or spots. (A) ha!e (B) with (C) their (D) whose Answer : A (have) & !erb is re'uired to complete the sentence. recorded use of natural gas to light street street lamps it was in the town of 5. The rst recorded rederic%, *ew +or%, in A B D 12-. Answer : B (it was)  The use of the pronoun sub#ect it is unnecessar it should be omitted.

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6. Most of &nnie /ump 0annon’s career as an

astronomer in!ol!ed the obser!ation, classication, and _________________. (A) she analed stars (B) the stars’ analsis (C) stars were analed (D) analsis of stars Answer : D (analysis of stars)  or parallelism, a noun phrase is re'uired. 7. The rench rench uarter is the mo most st famous and the most old old section of *ew 3rleans. A B C D Answer : C (most old)  The superlati!e form of a one4sllable ad#ecti!e ( old) is formed with the su56 -est 7 oldest .

8. 8i'uids ta%e the shape of an container which in the are placed. A B C Answer : C (which)  in The preposition must precede the relati!e pronoun7 in which.

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9. There are se!eral races of gira"es, but there are onl one species. A B C D Answer : D (are)  The sub#ect of the clause (one species) is singular, so the singular !erb is must be used. 10. 9latinum is harder than copper and is

almost as pliable __________. (A) gold (B) than gold (C) as gold (D) gold is Answer : C (as gold)  The correct wa to complete this comparison is b completing the as : ad#ecti!e : as phrase (as pliable as gold.) 11. Man communities are dependent on

groundwater __________ from wells for their water suppl. (A) that obtained (B) obtained (C) is obtained (D) obtain it Answer : B (obtained)  The onl correct wa to complete this sentence is with a participle ( obtained reall means which is obtained). 12. ;oolean algebra is most often used to sol!e problems in logic, probabilit, and

engineer. A

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D Answer : D (engineer)  To be parallel with the other words in the series ( logic and probability ), the name of the eld (engineering) must be used. 13. There were __________ federal laws

regulating mining practices until 1<2. (A) none (B) not (C) no (D) nor Answer : C (no)  The ad#ecti!e no is needed before the noun phrase federal laws. 14. & number of the materials used in manufacturing paint are potential dangerous if

mishandled. A D Answer : C (potential)  &n ad!erb ( potentially ), not an ad#ecti!e ( potential), is needed. 15. __________ e6perimental studies of the

aging process, pschologist =oss Mcarland

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determined that people could wor% producti!el much longer than had pre!iousl been thought. (A) >n that (B) Through (C) $ince (D) >nto Answer : B (Through)  This sentence can be correctl completed onl with an introductor prepositional phrase (Through experimental studies).

abu! "" April #$"# Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasannya 1. This university’s program ______________those of arvard. !"# $ome se%ond after  !&# "re se%ond only to !$# "re first e'%ept for  !(# "re in se%ond pla%e from "ns)er * !&# "re Se%ond only to +rammar * present progressive tense ,. The more she )or-ed ________________  !"# The less she a%hieved !&# She did not a%hieve enough !$# She a%hieved not enough !(# She )as a%hieving less "ns)er * !"# the less she a%hieved +rammar * (erivation /. _________________ the best %ar to buy is a 0er%edes &en. !"# &e%ause of its durability and e%onomy !&# &e%ause it lasts a long time and it is very e%onomi%al !$# &e%ause of its durability and it is e%onomi%al !(# &e%ause durably and e%onomy )ise it is better than all the others. "ns)er * !"# be%ause of its durability and e%onomy +rammar * "dverbial %lause of 2eason 3. 4hen 5ames arrived home after a hard day at )or- ___________________  !"# is )ife )as sleeping !&# is )ife slept !$# is )ife has slept !(# is )ife has been sleeping "ns)er * !"# is )ife )as sleeping +rammar * +erund 6. 7t )as not until she arrived in %lass ______________ realied she had forgotten her boo-. !"# "nd she !&# 4hen she !$# She !(# That she "ns)er * !(# that she +rammar * 8oun $lause 9. Tony )ould have studied medi%ine if he __________ to a medi%al s%hool. !"# $ould be enter  !&# ad been admitted

!$# 4as admitted !(# 4ere admitted "ns)er * !&# had been admitted +rammar * (erivation :. e entered a university _________________________  !"# 4hen he had si'teen years !&# 4hen si'teen years )ere his age !$# "t the age of si'teen !(# "t age si'teen years old "ns)er * !$# at the age of si'teen +rammar * prepositions of time ;. The uestions !(# 0u%h less "ns)er * !(# mu%h less +rammar * %lause of %ontrast 1?. e _____________ loo-ed for)ard to the ne) venture. !"# Eagerly !&# 4ith great eagerness !$# Eagernessly !(# 7n a state of in%reasing eagerness "ns)er * !"# eagerly +rammar * degrees of %omparison 11. 4ith the passing of time and the en%roa%hment of people the habitat of gorillas ______ to de%rease. !"# $ontinuing !&# 4hi%h %ontinue !$# $ontinues !(# That it has %ontinued "ns)er * !$# %ontinues +rammar * simple present tense 1,. (espite being basi%ally arboreal in nature -oalas ________ to inhabit a spe%ifi% territory and range of some /? s>uare miles. !"# @no)ing !&# 4hi%h -no) !$# "re -no)ing !(# "re -no)n "ns)er * !(# are -no)n +rammar * simple past tense 1/. &efore starting on a sea voyage prudent navigators learn the sea %harts __ and memorie lighthouse lo%ations to prepare themselves for any %onditions they might

en%ounter. !"# Sailing dire%tions are studied !&# Study the sailing dire%tions !$# To dire%t sailing studies !(# Studies dire%t sailing "ns)er * !&# Study the sailing studies +rammar * +erund 13. Plan-ton ______ is the basi% foodstuff for everything that lives in the o%ean. !"# $omprise both minute marine animals and plants !&# 7s the name given to minute marine animals and plants !$# The %olle%tive name for minute marine animals and plants !(# 0inute marine animals and plants %olle%tively that "ns)er * !$# the %olle%tive name for minute marine animals and plants +rammar * 8oun 0odifier  16. "t the Seventh 7nternational &allet $ompetitions Fernando &u