TEST 2 toefl

1. Its not easy for a casual observers to

distinguish _______ genuine paintings and
copies.
a. between
b. therefore
c. for
d. to
2. _______, all matter is formed of molecules.
a. It doesnt matter if the complex
b. No matter how complex
c. How complex is not a matter
d. Its not a complex matter
3. After World War I, automobiles, buses, and
trucks became the most common_______.
a. of transportation
b. transportation form
c. forms of transportation
d. transportation of form
4. Tears _______ anger and tension naturally.
a. are relieved
b. relieving
c. relieve
d. what they relieve
5. In a single day _______ are as many as
thousands of people involved in business
deals in one area.
a. yet
b. they
c. ever
d. there
6. Paper _______ from cellulose fibers.
a. is produced
b. producing
c. produced
d. which is produced
7. _______ an insurance agent it is necessary to
pass the state examination.
a. Become
b. To become
c. Having become
d. One becomes
8. There are _______ art galleries in the city of
Carmel.
a. a great deal
b. many
c. much
d. lots
9. One difficulty _______ at night is limited
vision.
a. to drive
b. will drive
c. will driving
d. be driven

10. _______ the Pulitzer Prize in 1924.

a. Edna Ferber won
b. When Edna Ferber won
c. With Edna Ferbers winning
d. Edna Ferbers winning
11. All _______ of the world carry on breeding
experiments to increase yield or to improve
disease resistance.
a. countries that grow wheat
b. growth of wheat countries
c. wheat-producing countries
d. countries where wheat is grown
12. Throughout the United States _______ fast
food restaurants where hamburgers are
served.
a. there are
b. there is
c. located
d. are there
13. The human body contains water _______,
bones, and muscles.
a. is blood
b. in its blood
c. is in its blood
d. it is in its blood
14. _______ covered by the sea, which occupies
71 percent of the earth.
a. A huge unknown world is
b. An huge unknown world
c. How huge the unknown world
d. So huge is the unknown world
15. In his painting The Three Musicians
Picasso reached a climax in his use _______
geometric forms.
a. to
b. of
c. on
d. with
16. The population of cities in the Eastern and
Northern areas of the United States is
declining, while _______ Southern cities is
growing.
a. that in
b. that of
c. those of
d. those in
17. Some people find it surprising _______ his
career as an actor in California.
a. when Ronald Reagan began
b. Ronald Reagan began
c. that Ronald Reagan began
d. to know Ronald Reagan

18. The travels of Marco Polo in the twelfth

century would not have been so well know
_______ for the book he wrote while in jail.
a. is not have been
b. is not been
c. had it not been
d. has not been
19. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is _______ any
other lake in the world.
a. largest
b. the largest
c. larger than
d. the larger than
20. At 3,810 meters above sea level in Bolivia
stands Lake Titicaca _______ in the world.
a. the highest large lake
b. highest large lake
c. high largest lake
d. the high largest lake
21. _______ in many electric typewriter is the
ability to correct spelling errors.
a. There are many new features
b. New features
c. The new features
d. One of the new features
22. Ballet dancer, _______ actors, must spend
many hours a day practicing before a
performance.
a. like
b. the like
c. the same
d. same as
23. It is a sign _______ fall when the leaves on
the trees begin to change color.
a. for
b. at
c. to
d. of
24. Bees have compound eyes _______ almost
6,000 tine lenses.
a. made of
b. made in
c. made on
d. made up
25. _______ the reactions of people with
amnesia, scientists are learning more about
the proceed of memory in the brain.
a. By studying
b. To study
c. They study
d. Theyre studying
26. The White House is where the president
lives, and the Capitol Building is where
_______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

laws made
the laws are making
the laws are made
are making the laws

27. High levels of hazardous waste _______ in

soil near many nuclear defense facilities.
a. have been measured
b. has been measured
c. is measuring
d. are measuring
28. Bigamy is a situation in which a man
_______ two women at the same time.
a. marries to
b. is marry to
c. married
d. is married to
29. _______ the rainfall was adequate this year,
the apricot trees still did not produce a high
yield.
a. Since
b. However
c. Although
d. Due to
30. Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of
the greatest composers _______.
a. who ever lived
b. he lived
c. when living
d. while he lived
31. Fortunately, _______ single nation has to
have the task of learning all we need to
know about the ocean.
a. no
b. not
c. none
d. never
32. _______ some cultures, openness is
considered in a very negative light.
a. from
b. in
c. at
d. on
33. _______, often a religious character, were
developed from fundamental African forms.
a. Ancient dancing of Egyptians
b. Ancient Egyptian dancing
c. Ancient Egyptian dance
d. Ancient Egyptian dances

34. _______, allowing the passage of nerve

fibers and blood vessels.
a. Whenever microscopic canals
embraced by the bone
b. The bone embraces many
microscopic canals
c. Microscopic canals embraced by the
bone
d. Whereas the bone embraced many
microscopic canals.
35. The troublesome tartar above the gumline
_______ by careful tooth-brushing.
a. can reduce
b. can be reduced significantly
c. is reduced significantly
d. to reduce
36. Of all the brass instruments, _______, since
it mingles well with the woodwinds.
a. the French horn used
b. the French horn is useful the most
c. the French horn is the most useful
d. is the most useful French horn
37. _______ some satellites have retrograde
motion is not yet understood.
a. Why
b. Whenever
c. What
d. Although
38. George Stephenson, an English engineer,
_______ to haul coal from mines.
a. traveling engine that he constructed
b. constructed a traveling engine
c. which was constructed in a traveling
engine
d. he was a constructor of a traveling
engines
39. In the type of _______ radio receives, a
signal is translated upward or downward in
frequency.
a. used mixer in
b. mixer used
c. used in a mixer
d. mixer used in
40. Each subject of the speech was _______
carefully prepared that the keynote speaker
received a great response from the audience.
a. as
b. so
c. such
d. very
41. The weather in the far north is not _______
it is near the Equator.
a. like humid as
b. as humid as

c. humid as
d. so humid that
42. _______ of several womens records in
aviation, Ms. Savitskaya made over 500
parachute jumps.
a. Holder
b. Hold
c. To hold
d. Holds
43. _______ protects copper from damage is its
patina, a greenish surface film.
a. There
b. That
c. Which
d. What
44. Landslides, _______, and volcanic eruptions
can all cause vibrations in the earth.
a. that falling
b. falling rocks
c. rock is falling
d. when rocks falling
45. When _______ people who irritated him, the
columnist was bitter and even splenetic.
a. in discussion
b. his discussing
c. he discussed
d. he discuss
46. Vitamin E cream, a moisturizing emollient,
_____maintaining soft, healthy looking skin.
a. have been used for
b. used for
c. has been used for
d. having used for
47. Childless couples sometimes acquire
_______ pets to whom they can give
parental love.
a. baby-sized
b. size like a baby
c. babys size
d. size of a baby
48. Encounters between people from different
countries can result in misunderstandings
_______ different conceptions about space.
a. because they
b. is because they
c. is because their
d. because of their
49. Having introduced the experimental and
theoretical study of vibrational relaxation,
_______ to examine the properties of methyl
iodide.
a. proceeding the author
b. the author proceeded
c. proceed the author
d. did the author proceed

50. Not until the 1960s _______ at Hugnes

Research Laboratories build the worlds first
working laser.
a. Theodore Mainman
b. while Theodore Mainman
c. did Theodore Mainman
d. Theodore Mainman
51. After the selection, _______ a new stage.
a. the entering nation
b. to enter the nation
c. entering the nation
d. the nation will enter
52. The national parks have interpretative
centers _______ tourists can acquire
information about the animals and trees.
a. which
b. where
c. that
d. there
53. More and more graduates of medical schools
tend _______ on limited areas of their
professions.
a. to concentrate
b. concentrate
c. concentrated
d. concentrating
54. In some states, a low-income tenant over
sixty-two years old _______ a rent-stabilized
dwelling.
a. living
b. to live
c. can live
d. live
55. Tasty Mix Treat, _______ with milk, tastes
so good that children will be clamoring for
more.
a. blended
b. was blended
c. to blend
d. blending
56. A dog _______ on his owners lap may
refuse to eat from a bowl on the floor.
a. fed
b. is fed
c. was fed
d. to feed
57. To resist corrosion, _______ for todays car
to prevent havoc caused by road salts,
gravel, and other materials.
a. new coatings have been developed
b. having new coating been developed
c. new coating developing
d. development of new coatings

58. _______ to Easter Egg Rock is tiring, yet

stimulating.
a. All-day trips
b. An all-day boat trip
c. When boating all day
d. Now that all-day boat trips
59. The impact of two vehicles can cause a lot of
_______ to both.
a. damage
b. damages
c. damaging
d. damagings
60. After the oil embargo, no longer _______
gas-guzzling cars as the cost of gasoline
increased.
a. people could afford
b. that people could afford
c. could people afford
d. could afford
61. Yuen T.Lee received the 1986 Nobel Peace
Prize in chemistry _______.
a. his crossed molecular beam reaction
was successful
b. for his contribution to crossed
molecular beam reactions
c. he excellence of his crossed
molecular beam reactions
d. his molecular beam theory was
historical
62. The greatest _______ between fresh water
and sea water lies in its concentration of salt.
a. difference that
b. is a difference
c. difference is
d. difference
63. Not until the Enlightenment, 200 years ago,
_______ the states power to kill.
a. the societies seriously questioned
b. questioned seriously by societies
c. questioned by societies seriously
d. did societies seriously question
64. The electronic violin ought to be better than
existing modern instrument, _______ the
inter-modulation distortion is virtually
eliminated.
a. or
b. due
c. also
d. since
65. _______ from France in 1830 was one of the
greatest events in the history of the growth
of the United States.
a. Purchasing of Louisiana
b. Louisiana Purchase

c. Purchased Louisiana
d. The purchase of the Louisiana
Territory
66. Ancient mountains have been worn away by
wind, rain, and _______.
a. with agents of erosion
b. other agents of erosion
c. for agents of erosion
d. to other agents of erosion
67. Ultrasound can be used to assess gestational
age, to evaluate bleeding during pregnancy,
and____.
a. determine the location of the fetus
b. to determine the location of the fetus
c. which determined the location of the
fetus
d. it is a determination of the fetus
location
68. For years, researchers have tried to lower the
antipsychotic drug dosage to a level
_______ movement disorders, yet controls
psychosis.
a. that they minimize
b. the minimum is
c. they minimizes
d. that minimizes
69. The details of the geological history of the
Rocky Mountains have been lost _______
hundreds of millions of years.
a. on the passage of
b. during the passage of
c. in the passage
d. at the passage of
70. In China, acupuncture is used as an
anesthesia, permitting patients to have major
surgery _____.
a. while fully conscious
b. what is fully conscious
c. that fully consciousness
d. which is fully conscious
71. _______ as president, a candidate must win
a majority of votes.
a. Having elected
b. Electing
c. To be elected
d. Elected
72. _______ numbers were created is not
known.
a. When
b. After
c. Since
d. Before

73. Hair color is _______ characteristics to use

in identifying people.
a. one of most obvious
b. obviously one of the most
c. one of the most obvious
d. one of the most obvious that is
74. It takes _______ car to get there.
a. a shorter time by subway than by
b. shorter time than by subway and by
c. by subway shorter time than
d. shorter time by subway than
75. _______ first place in the womens ten meter
platform driving event, Xu Yianmen became
Chinas first gold medal winner in the 1988
Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
a. To win
b. Being won
c. Won
d. Having
76. The script has to _______ for a speech even
though its well-written.
a. adapt to
b. be adapted
c. adapted
d. adapt
77. Even though woodpeckers _______ as a
nuisance to many people, they are actually
helpful, since they feed on harmful insects.
a. are seen
b. which are seen
c. being seen
d. to be seen
78. The first clock, made nearly a thousand
years ago, had neither a face nor hands,
_______ that rang each hour.
a. it had bells
b. rather than bells
c. though bells
d. but it had bells
79. _______ on the floor of the ocean is a big
farming industry.
a. Oysters raising
b. Oysters are raised
c. The raising of oysters
d. The oysters raised
80. A barbershop _______ a red and white
striped pole.
a. what symbolizes
b. is symbolized by
c. is symbolized to
d. was symbolized

81. _______ as beats of burden by the Indians in

the Andes Mountains.
a. Using llamas
b. Llamas are used
c. Llamas use
d. There are llamas
82. The moon, _______ no air around it, grown
extremely hot in the daytime and extremely
cold at night.
a. which has
b. has
c. having had
d. what has
83. Even though they are liquid, cottage cheese,
sour cream, and yogurt are sold _______
liquid measurements.
a. to
b. for
c. over
d. by
84. To plant rice, farmers, _______, set young
plants in the mud.
a. they wade with bare feet in the water
b. water wading in their bare feet
c. wading in the water in their bare feet
d. whose bare feet wading in the water
85. _______, farmers cut holes in the bark of
maple trees.
a. Maple syrup is collected
b. To collect maple syrup
c. The collection of maple syrup
d. When collect maple syrup
86. The boll weevil, an insect _______ cotton
plans, is native to Central America.
a. destroy
b. to destroy

c. has destroyed
d. that destroys
87. _______ humans, toads have tongues
fastened at the front of their mouths, which
allow them to catch insects.
a. Not the same
b. Unlike
c. Except for
d. Dislike
88. _______ on a hot fire is a delicacy in many
parts of the world.
a. Lamb roasted
b. Roasted
c. Lambs roast
d. Lambs
89. _______ determines a good meal varies
from country to country.
a. Which
b. Why
c. What
d. How
90. _______, the pecan is the second most
popular nut in the United States.
a. The rich food
b. Food is rich
c. To be rich
d. A rich food
91. More ivory is obtained from elephants in
Africa _______ elephants in Asia.
a. rather than
b. more than
c. than from
d. as well as

KAY
1. A. Preposition. Between (or among) must follow the verb distinguish.
2. B. Word order. The complete sentence should read No matter how complex it is The words it is
have been omitted in (B) but grammatically, the sentence is still correct.
The word matter has two different meanings. The first definition is a part of a phrase meaning It
doesnt matter or its not important. The second definition of matter is the substance of a physical
thing.
3. C. Noun + prepositional phrase. The noun forms needs to be plural and in the correct order common
forms of transportation.
4. C. Verb. The sentence needs a present tense verb to agree with a plural noun.
5. D. Expletive there. The word there are refer to the existence of thousands of people.
6. A. Passive voice. The sentence should be Paper is produced from In the active voice it would be
People produce paper from
7. B. Infinitive phrase. An infinitive phrase commonly used to express purpose. In this sentence the
examination is necessary for the purpose of becoming an insurance agent.
8. B. Many/much. The word galleries is plural, and the word many is used before a plural noun.
9. C. Prepositional phrase. The sentence needs a prepositional phrase to modify the noun difficulty.
10. A. Subject + verb. The sentence needs a subject and a past tense verb.
11. C. Noun. All _______ of the world indicates the sentence needs a noun or a noun phrase, not a clause.
12. A. Expletive there. The sentence should read there are restaurant s where are served. The
verb must be plural because of restaurants.
13. B. Prepositional phrase. The sentence needs a prepositional phrase to describe where the water is. The
commas indicate that the nouns are part of a series that must be written in parallel construction.
14. A. Subject + passive voice verb. The sentence needs a subject and a passive voice in the present tense.
15. B. Preposition. The preposition of follows the noun use. The prepositional phrase of geometric
forms describes the type of use.
16. B. Pronoun agreement. The pronoun that refers to the population. The sentence should be The
population of cities is, while that of Southern cities is
17. C. Noun clause. The sentence needs a that clause with a subject + verb. The sentence should read like
this Some people find it surprising that subject + verb...
18. C. Inverted verb order. Had it not been is the same as If it had not been.
19. C. Comparative. The words any other lake are a clue for a comparative structure.
20. A. Superlative. A superlative form needs the est after the. The sentence should be in Bolivia
stands, the highest large lake in the world.
21. D. Subject/ noun phrase. The verb is indicates the noun must be singular.
22. A. like/unlike. The word like acts like a preposition. You could also say dancers, unlike actors. The
word like or unlike come before a noun.
23. D. preposition. The phrase of fall means of the fall season.
24. A. Preposition. made of means consisting of.
25. A. Adverb phrase. Scientists are learning is the main sentence. The sentence needs an adverb
phrase to describe how the scientists are learning. The sentence should be By studying, scientists are
learning
26. C. Passive voice. The laws are not the actor here, and must be made by someone. The second half of
the sentence should be read the Capitol is where the laws are made.
27. A. verb. The noun high levels is plural, so the verb must start with have instead of has. The
subject high levels of is not an actor, and must use the passive voice. The sentence should be High
levels of have been measured in
28. D. Passive voice. The phrase is married is in the passive voice.
29. C. Adverb clause. _______ adequate, still did not indicates the sentence needs a word that
shows contrast to begin the adverb clause. The word although is the only one to indicate a contrast
correctly.
30. A. noun clause. The sentence needs a clause to describe composer.

31. A. No/Not/None. Use no before a noun, use not to make a negative verb, use none as a negative
noun, and use never to mean at no time.
32. B. Preposition. In some cultures means the same as inside.
33. D. Noun phrase. The subject of the sentence is dances. The adjectives Ancient and Egyptians
describe the kind of dancing. Dances is a plural noun; therefore, the plural verb were is needed.
34. B. Subject + verb. The sentence needs a main clause. Allowing is an adverb phrase describing the
canals.
35. B. passive voice. The sentence should be tartar can be reduced significantly by
36. C. Subject + verb. The sentence needs a main clause. Of all the brass gives additional information
about the French horn. The sentence should read Of all theinstruments, horn is the most useful,
since
37. A. Wh- word as subject. The main verb of the sentence is is. All the first six words tell what is not
understood.
38. B. Verb. The sentence needs a past tense verb and an object. The sentence should be George
Stephenson constructed a traveling engine
39. D. Word order. The sentence needs a noun and a past participle phrase to modify the noun mixer.
40. B. Purpose/reason. The word that is a clue to identify this testing point. (sothat) Use no
before an adjective or adverb; use such before a noun.
41. B. Comparative asas. Two situations are compared in this type of sentence.
42. A. subject/noun phrase. The second part of the sentence, beginning with Ms. Savitskaya, is the main
part. The first part is a description of Ms. Savitskaya. The comma is a clue that the first part is a phrase
describing the person.
43. D. wh- word as subject. The main verb is the word is. All the words before is describe patina. The
sentence should read What protects copper is
44. B. Parallel construction. The sentence should read Landslides, falling rocks, and volcanic eruptions
can all causes The words landslides and volcanic eruptions are clues to the fact that the other
word must be plural.
45. C. Adverb clause. The comma and the word when are clues that the first part of the sentence is a
dependent clause describing the columnist. The clause needs a subject and a verb.
46. C. Verb. The sentence should read cream has been used for maintaining. This must start with the
word has. Cream is not an actor so the verb must be in the passive voice.
47. A. Adjective. The sentence needs an adjective to modify the noun pets. The hyphen means that both
words stand for one idea. The two nouns baby and size are used to describe a type of pet.
48. D. Cause/result. Because of is followed by a phrase (because of their different conceptions about
space.) The word because is followed by a clause (because they have different conceptions) .
49. B. Subject + verb. Use the comma as a clue to indicate that the whole first part of the sentence is not the
main sentence. It can be omitted while still keeping a grammatically correct sentence.
50. C. Inverted verb. Use the words not until as a clue to inverted verb order. The sentence should read
Not untildid build
51. D. Subject + verb. The sentence needs a noun and a future tense verb.
52. B. Adjective clause. Interpretative centers is a place, use where to describe the place.
53. A. Infinitive. An infinitive follows the verb tend.
54. C. Verb.
55. A. adjective phrase. The past participle is used to form an adjective phrase, which describes the treat.
56. A. Adjective phrase. The past participle fed is used to form the adjective phrase.
57. A. Subject + verb. The sentence needs a noun and a passive voice verb. The sentence should read To
resist , new coatings have been developed for Use the comma as a clue to read the sentence
without the first three words to see if it makes sense.
58. B. Noun. The sentence needs a noun phrase. Since the main verb is singular, the noun also must be
singular.
59. A. Noun. The word damage is an abstract noun, also called an uncountable or a mass noun.
60. C. Inverted verb. The sentence should read No longer could people afford Use the words no
longer as a clue.
61. B. Prepositional phrase. The sentence should be Yuen T.Lee received theprize for his contribution
to...

62. D. Noun. The greatest difference between

63. D. Inverted verb. Not until did societies seriously question.. use the word not until as a clue.
64. D. Cause/result. The word since introduces the reason that the electronic violin is better.
65. D. Noun phrase. The word purchase is the subject of the sentence. The purchase ofwas
66. B. Parallel construction. By wind, rain, and agents Answer B is correct, since it is the only phrase
that correctly follows the preposition by.
67. B. parallel construction to assess, to evaluate, and to determine
68. D. Noun clause. The noun clause beginning with that describe level: to a level that minimizes
69. B. Prepositional phrase. During the passage ofyears
70. A. adverb phrase. The words while fully conscious describe the patients condition at the time of
surgery to have major surgery while fully conscious.
71. C. Infinitive/ gerund/ participle. The infinitive phrase is used to show purpose. To be elected as,
must win
72. A. wh word as subject. The main verb of the sentence is the word is. The complete subject is when
numbers were created.
73. C. Superlative. is one of the mostcharacteristics to
74. A. Comparative. It takes a shorter bythan by
75. D. Infinitive/ gerund/ participle. The word having begins an adjective phrase that indicates a cause.
76. B. Passive voice. Be adapted is a passive verb. The active sentence would be somebody must adapt
(change) the speech. The words has to mean the same as the modal must.
77. A. Passive voice. The active sentence would be people see woodpeckers as the sentence should be
woodpeckers are seen as
78. D. Conjunction using the word but. The word but shows the connection between the two parts of the
sentence. The sentence should read had neithernorbut it had
79. C. Noun phrase. The gerund raising forms a noun phrase. The sentence needs a noun phrase, not
another sentence. Since the main verb is the word is, the sentence should be The raising ofis a
industry.
80. B. Passive voice/preposition. The sentence needs a passive voice verb which has to be present tense,
because the subject is not an actor, and a general fact is being expressed.
81. B. Subject + verb/passive voice. The sentence needs a subject + verb. Even if you dont know the word
llamas, you still can decide to use a passive voice by the clue word as, be used as.
82. A. Adjective clause. The sentence needs a nonrestrictive clause to describe the moon, which must start
with the word which, not what.
83. D. Preposition. Sold bymeasurements
84. C. Adjective phrase. The sentence needs an adjective phrase, rather than a clause or another sentence.
Use the commas as clues. The first comma indicates a phrase that can be omitted while still keeping a
grammatical correct sentence. The next two commas indicate a phrase that can also be omitted from the
sentence. It cannot be a clause.
85. B. infinitive. The sentence needs an infinitive phrase to show purpose To collect means in order to
collect
86. D. Adjective clause. The sentence needs a clause to describe the noun insect. You must have that to
begin the clause, because you cannot use two main verbs in one sentence.
87. B. like/unlike. Unlike is a comparative form used before a noun. The sentence should be Unlike
toads have
88. A. noun+ participle. The sentence needs a noun and an adverbial phrase to be the main subject. The
sentence should read Lamb roasted on is a it means the same as lamb that is roasted The
main subject must be lamb, uncountable (mass) noun, because the verb is singular is.
89. C. wh word as a subject. The main verb is varies. The sentence should read What determines a
varies
90. D. Adjective phrase. A rich food is an appositive of the subject noun the pecan. An appositive is a
phrase or word that renames a noun or describe a noun.
91. C. Comparative. The sentence should be More,,, is obtained fromthan from