‘WRITTEN EXPRESSION QUESTIONS (Paper and Computer) 253 EXERCISE (Skills 20-23): Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice in each of the following sentences. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (1) — ‘The contracts signed by the company has been voided because some stipula ‘Ten miles beyond the river was the farmlands that they had purchased with their life savings. Each package that is not properly wrapped have to be returned to the sender. She would not have to enter the house through the bedroom window were the keys where they were supposed to be. ‘The proposal brought so much new work to the partnership that there was not ‘enough hours to complete all of it TThe box of disks for the computer have been misplaced, It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate h: been rejected for one reason or another, Only once have there been more excitement inthis city about a sporting event. Bobby has a bigger bicycle than does the other children in the neighborhood. If nobody have bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer, TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 20-23): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. 1. Among bees a highly elaborate heated by solar energy have form of communication. special collectors on the roofs to trap (A) occur sunlight (B) occurs (A) Abomeis (©) itoccurs (B) Homesare (D) they occur (© Abome (D) Homes Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct. —s. —4 Each number“ binary system are formed from only two symbols. * ne a Scientists at the medical center is trying to determ! x © iFthere isa relationship c between saccharine and cancer. D24 STRUCTURE —— 5. On therim of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands are a hotel called the aoe therm Voleano Hotel. a —— 6 The great digital advances ofthe electronic age, such as integrated circuitry and a x microcomputer, has been planted in tiny chips. c D w Juvenile, There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests involve a x a —— 8. Kepler's Laws, principles outlining planetary movement, was formulated based on observations made without a telescope siden veto sa DT Bee is vote by both houses are the U.S. Congress able to override a + cc —— 10. Ofall the evidence that has piled up since Webster's paper was published, there is no x new ideas to contradict his original theory. nn ‘TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-23): Choose the letter of the word or group of ‘words that best completes the sentence. 1 several unsuccessful atempts, Robert Peary reached the North Pole on. April 6, 1908 (A) After (B) He made (©) When ©) His 2. The musical instrument long. (A) iscalled the bass (B) itis called the bass (©) called the bass (D) calls the bass issix feet 3. One problem with all languages they are full of irregularities. (A) when @ 0 (© isthat (D) in ease ‘of economic cycles been helpful in predicting turning points in eycles, they ‘would have been used more consistently. (A) Psychological theories (B) Psychological theories have (©) Had psychological theories (D) Psychologists have theories Hospital committees spent weeks agonizing over which artificial kidney ‘candidate would receive the treatments ‘now find that the decision is out of their hands, (A) once (B) thatonce () have (D) once hadWere millions of dollars each year replenishing eroding beaches, the coastline would be changing even more rapidly, (A) the USS. Army Corps of Engineers not spending (B) the USS. Army Corps of Engincers not spend (©) the US. Army Corps of Engincers ‘does not spend Co) Nowhere more skewed than in the auto industry. “ (B) retail trade figures are (©) are retail wade figures (D) reuail trade figures [New York City's Central Park is nearly ‘ice as large second smallest ‘country, Monaco, as (B) isthe (©) asis (D) asisthe Potassium has valence of positive one ‘because it usualy loses one electron, when with other elements. (A) does itcombine (B) itcombines (©) in combining (D) combination STRUCTURE QUESTIONS (Paper and Computer) 245 10, ‘The economic background of labor legislation wll nt be mentioned inthis course, be weated (A) trade unionism will not (B) nor trade unionism will (©, norwill trade unionism (D) neither trade unionism will ‘est postive for antibiotics when tanker trucks arrive ata milk processing plant, according to federal law, the ‘entire truckload must be discarded. (A). Should milk (B) Ifmitk (© Imitkis (D) Milk should Located behind the two lacrimal glands (A) each eyelid (B) seach eyetic (©) each eyelid are (D) each eyelid which is Only fora short period of ime run at top speed. (A). cheetahs (B) docheewhs (©) thata cheetah can (D) aan ‘TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-19): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. 1 —— variety of flowers in the shows, from simple carnations to the most exquisite (A) Awide (B) ‘There was awide (©) Wasthere (D) Many 2 The wedges dart board are worth, from one to twenty points each, (A) theyare ona (B) areona (C) are they ona (D) ona20 STRUCTURE —— After ast week’ * meeting, the advertising department quickly realized that the product will need a new slogan. cD John F. Kennedy's grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald, serves two terms as the mayor of Kennedy's ve wie 5 Boston in the beginning of the twentieth century. Fort Ticonderoga, a strategically important fortification during the Revolution, had x since been reconstructed and turned into a museum, OOD In making their calculations, Institute researchers assume that the least cosy form of making the leas cost energy would be used, ee 5 A wenty-one-year-old man became the second casualty yesterday when he loses x To control of his truck. D Most people had written with quill pens until pens with metal points become popular xe c D in the middle of the nineteenth century Ina determined drive to pare its debt, Time Warner is launching a stock offering scieenines are its debt i stock offering plan that would potentially raise $2.8 billion D ‘The formula used in the study calls for either peroxide or metaldehyde, but — se € metaldehyde was not always available. wo TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-36): Choose the letter of the word or group of ‘words that best completes the sentence. 1 in the United States declined from 2, Because of hi reservations about the ‘oenty million in 1910 to nine million in issue, refused to vote for it. the 1970s. a) we (A) Fora number of horses (B) and (B) The number of horses (C)_ which the senator (©) Whea the number of horses (D) the senator ) ‘That the number of horsesWRITTEN EXPRESSION QUESTIONS (Paper and Computer) EXERCISE (Skills 37-38): Underline the verbs twice in the following sentences. Then indicate ifthe sentences are correct (C) or ineorrect (I) _—— 1. After the old radiator had be replaced, the travelers continued their erose-country wip, —— 2% During the lightning storm, he struck in the head by a falling tee — 3. While am on vacation, the pets should be Feeds every morning and evening. —— 4. Arbok being written now bya team of writers wil be published in the fall —— 5. found out thatthe real esate agent had already been leased the condominium. — 6 The house that Mrs, Martin has always wanted to buy has ust placed on the market, —— 7. The foundation should have been finishing by the construction workers before they left the construction site, —— 8 Wemustleave that money in the checking account because the bills pay on the first of, the month. —— 9 The horses can’t be taken out now because they have been rode for the past few hours. —— 10. Iris being announced by a presidential aide that a lawyer from Virginia has been ‘named attorney general ‘TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 37-38): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. 1 discussed by the board of directors ‘when ic was proposed again by the supervisors (A). The problem had already (B) The problem is already (C)_ The problem had already been (D) The problem has already 2 Much ofthe carnage ofelephans, siralTes, and big cats uncaring hunters. (A) must commit by (B) must be committed (C) must have commited (D) must have been committed by 3. The xray treatments up tothe time that he was dismissed from the hospital. (A) gave daily (B) were given daily (©) basically have given {D) daily had been givenSTRUCTURE —— 9 The earliest you send in your tax forms, the sooner you will receive your refund. —— 10. The more people there are atthe party, you'll have a good time, EXERCISE (Skills 27-29): Circle the comparatives and superlative tences. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect ( the following sen- 1. The coffee is more stronger today than it was yesterday, —— 2% Thetree that was struck by lightning had been the tallest of the two trees we hadl in the yard. —— 3. Hewill buy the most fuel-efficient car that he can afford. 4. The closest it gets to summer, the longer the days are. _—— 5. The business department is bigger of the departments in the university. —— 6. Lreally do not want to live in the Southeast because itis one of the most hot areas} the United States. _—— 7. Itispreferable to use the most efficient and most effective method that you can. —— & Tonight's dinner was more filling than last night's. —— 9 The sooner the exam is scheduled, the less time you have to prepare. 10. The hous row the cleanest that it has ever been. TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 27-29): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that ‘best completes the sentence. 1, The speed of light is the speed of 8 in Stevenson's landscapes, the sound. ‘more vitality and character the paintings (A) taser seem to possess. (B) much faster than, (A). The brushveork is loose () the fastest (B)_ The looser brushwork (D) as fast (C) The loose brushwork is (D) The looser the brushwork is 2. The use of detail is ___ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students employ this method. (A) more common (B) common (C)_ most common (D) the most commonWRITTEN EXPRESSION QUESTIONS (Paper and Computer) 267 Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct. 4. Certain types of snakes have been known to survive fasts more asa year long. x E D —— 5. Thegrizaly bear, which can grow up to eight feet tall, has been called a more ae — c the best type of grass fora lawn. D —— 7 Peter Abelard, a logician and theologian, was the controversies teacher ofhis age. ‘logician and theologian, was dhe controvesialest teacher ot is age 8. Protein molecules are the most complex than the molecules of carbohydrates. xB c D 9 The leck,a member of the lily family, has a mildest taste than the onion. =— - 10, Thenidely wed nat ber ofall oton, Ahegdels us c D ‘TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-29): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. 1 liberal ans college specifically 3. While the discovery that many migratory for deaf people, is located in songbirds can thrive in deforested ‘Washington, D.C. wintering spots, the fact remains (A) Calleudes Cotlege that these birds are dying at unusual (B)_ Gallaudet College rates (C) About Gallaudet College (A) itisheartening (D) Because of Gallaudet College (B) hearten (©) heartening 2 varieties of dogs at the show, (D) isheartening including spaniels, poodles, and collies. (A). The several (B) Those (C)_ Several (D) There were several Choos te tewer of he undetined word grupo words thasnot cone + reenter mae a cere ogla mgl ee _— 5 Teveater pmsl sed hater ee emendon sor ot eet ay — 6. Seldom cactus plants are found outside of North America cD