Welcome to your TOEFL Practice test This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. Section 1:STRUCTURE 1. The Eiffel Tower _____________ Paris, France. Landmarks Is landmarked in Is a landmark in Is in a landmark 2. Young deer _____________. Are called fawns Be fawns Is fawns Are fawns 3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of independence _____________. Its mother from From mother To mother From its mother 4. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form The Treasury Department is take a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings , and loan associations can pay on deposits. 5. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form Him should be careful with that vase because it is very old and extremely fragile. 6. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form The repair shop keep my cassette player for six weeks before returning it, nevertheless, it still does not work properly. 7. To score a goal in soccer you ____________. Must kick the ball Must kicks the ball May kick them ball Must kick them balls 8. The observation deck at the Sears Tower _____________ in Chicago Is highest that any other one Is highest than any other one Is higher than any other one Is higher that any other one 9. If it _____________ so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair outside Was Was not Weren’t Had not 10. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman _____________ for the vice presidency. To being nominated To has been nominated To have been nominated To will be nominated 11. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form Pearl Buck, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1938 strove to bring understanding and peace on everyone. 12. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form In most circumstances the person that owns the property can claim the rights as money made from drilling oil on their property. 13. _____________ chocolate will give you a tummy ache. Eat too much Eating to much Eating too much Eating to many 14. If she _____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late for work. Should have remembered Could remembered Remembered Would have remembered 15. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form It was obvious from his response in the press conference that the candidate prepare his answers well. 16. A dream about falling ____________. Scary is Is scary Are scary Very scary is 17. George Washington _____________first U.S. President. Was the Became Were the Are the 18. Amelia Earhart was _____________ to pilot her plane across the Atlantic Ocean. The first and a woman The first woman Who the first woman The woman who first 19. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form Crawfish farming have been practiced in south Louisiana for many years. 20. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form The main purpose of this class is to be help you better understand the history of there country, and how it came to be. 21. ____________ a tree can be grown from a seedling. That is generally believed Believed generally is Generally believed it is It is generally believed that 22. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form The White Rose Bridge, which close today, for resurfacing will not be open for two months. 23. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form When I joined the staff of the newspaper, I were taught to write short, powerful headlines. 24. Check the paragraph of any incorrect words, if there is any, write below in correct form Since the official school colors are red and white, all of us has worn red and white o the championship game. 25. The poverty level in the United States is currently set _____________. At 12,000 dollars or less. As 12,000 dollars or less. At 12,000 dollars as less. At 12,000 dollar or less. Section 2: READING Glass fibers are extremely strong; for their weight, they are stronger than steel. They are made by forcing molten glass through tiny holes called spinnerets. As many as four hundred spinnerets are placed together, and threads of glass much thinner than human hairs are drawn off at great speed-miles of thread per minute. As they sped along, the threads are coated thinly with a type o glue and twisted into a yarn. The glass fibers are used with plastics to make boats and car bodies. They are also woven into heavy cloth for window draperies and into strong belts for making tires stronger. A special kind of glass fiber is causing a revolution in communications. A signal of light can be made to travel along the fiber for very long distances. By changing the quality of the light, many messages can be sent at once along one strand of glass. New office buildings are being “wired” with glass fibers as they are built. The glass fibers will be used to connect telephones and computers in ways that not long ago were either impossible or too expensive. Glass wool traps air in a thick, light blanket of fibers. This blanket is then put into walls and ceilings to keep warm air in during the winter and cool air in during the summer. To make glass wool, molten glass is fed into a spinning drum with may holes in it. As the glass threads stream out of the holes, they are forced downward by a blast of hot air and through a spray of glues. The threads are then further blown about to mix them up as they fall in a thick mat on a moving belt. The glass we see through and drink out of has many, many other uses besides the ones described here. 26. What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article? To inform you how special kinds of glass are made and used To persuade you t investigate the many uses of glass beyond those mentioned in the article To inform you about the strength of glass fibers To inform you that glue is used to hold strands of glass together 27. The word special in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to: Distinct among others of a kind Additional Common Species 28. Glass fibers are mad by forcing molten glass through: Spinners Spiderets Spinnerets Spinets 29. The word changing in the second paragraph could best be replaced by the word: Altering Boring Bringing Doing 30. What are glass fibers woven into cloth for? Draperies Cars and boats Glasses Glue 31. The word fed in the fourth paragraph means: To give food to To minister to To support To supply 32. The word they in the second sentence of the first paragraph refers to: Human hair Weight Glass fibers Yarn 33. The word it in the fourth paragraph refers to: Molten glass Glass wool Spinning drum Holes 34. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph? “This improvement in technology is expected to continue.” Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 35. A signal of what can be made to travel along fiber for very long distances? Heat Wave Wool Light 36. The word spray in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by the word: Shower Blow Spit Force 1 out of 4 Full name Email Time's up
