Simulation Of TOEFL Test
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- North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ______for the Cherokee settlements.
- A.
Also
- B.
And
- C.
But also
- D.
Because
Correct Answer
C. But alsoExplanation
(C) “But also” is used in correlation with the inclusive “not only”. Choice (B) would be used in correlation with “both”. Choices (A) and (D) are not used in correlation with another inclusive.Rate this question:
- 2.
The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation raises.
- A.
Of the dollar
- B.
Declines
- C.
As
- D.
Raises
Correct Answer
D. RaisesExplanation
2. (D) In order to refer to an increase in the rate of inflation, "rises" should be used. To raise means to move to a higher place. To rise means to increase.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Anthropologists assert that many of the early Native Americans who lived on the Plains did not engage in planting crops but to hunt, living primarily on buffalo meat.
- A.
But
- B.
To hunt
- C.
Living
- D.
Primarily
Correct Answer
B. To huntExplanation
(B) Ideas after exclusives should be expressed by parallel structures. "To hunt" should be "in hunting" to provide for parallelism with the phrase in planting.Rate this question:
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- 4.
____both men and women have often achieve and women often achieved their career ambition by midlife, many people are affilicted by at least a temporary period of dissatisfaction and depression.
- A.
Because
- B.
So
- C.
A
- D.
Who
Correct Answer
A. BecauseExplanation
(A) Because is used before a subject and verb to introduce cause. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are not accepted for statements of cause.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Because of the movement of a glacier, the form of the Great Lakes was very slow.
- A.
Because of
- B.
The form
- C.
Of
- D.
Slow
Correct Answer
B. The formExplanation
(B) Form should be formation. Although both are nouns derived from verbs, the –ation ending is needed here. Form means the structure. Formation means the process of forming over time.Rate this question:
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- 6.
To generate income, magazine publishers must decide wheter to increase the sub-scription price or ____
- A.
To sell advertising
- B.
If they should sell advertising
- C.
Selling advertising
- D.
Sold advertising
Correct Answer
A. To sell advertisingExplanation
(A) Ideas in a series should expressed by parallel structures. Only “to sell” in choice (A) provides for parallelism with the infinitive “to increase”. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are not parallel.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Psychology Today is interesting, informative, and it is easy to read.
- A.
Is
- B.
Interesting
- C.
It is
- D.
To read
Correct Answer
C. It isExplanation
(C) Ideas in a series should be expressed by parallel structures. “It is” should be deleted to provide for parallelism with the adjectives “interesting, informative, and easy”.Rate this question:
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- 8.
If it ____ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.
- A.
Be
- B.
Is
- C.
Was
- D.
Were
Correct Answer
D. WereExplanation
(D) In contrary-to-fact clauses, “were” is the only accepted form of the verb BE. Choices (A), (B), and (C) are forms of the verb BE, but they are not accepted in contrary-to-fact clauses.Rate this question:
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- 9.
It is essential that the temperature is not elevated to a point where the substance formed may become unstable and decompose into its constituent elements.
- A.
Is not
- B.
To a point
- C.
May become
- D.
Its
Correct Answer
A. Is notExplanation
(A) A verb word must be used in a clause after an impersonal expression. “It not” should be “not be” after the impersonal expression “it is essential”.Rate this question:
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- 10.
For the investor who ____ money, silver or bonds are good options.
- A.
Has so little a
- B.
Has very little
- C.
Has so few
- D.
Has very few
Correct Answer
B. Has very littleExplanation
(B) Only choice (B) may be used with a uncountable noun such as “money”. Choices (A), (C), and (D) may be used with Countable nouns.Rate this question:
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