Ôn thi TOEFL

1. Associated with the Denishawn company from 1916 until 1923, Martha Grahaim
developed a powerful, _____ that was integral to the foundations of modern dance.
(A) expressively stylish
(B) a style expressive
(C) stylishly expressive
(D) expressive style.
D
2. Some snakes lay eggs, but others _____ birth to live offspring.
(A) give
(B) giving
(C) they give
(D) to have given
A
3. Because it was so closely related to communication, _____ art form to develop.
(A) drawing was probably the earliest
(B) to draw early was probably
(C) early drawing probably
(D) the earliest draw.
A
4. Halley's Comet had its first documented sighting in 240 B.C. in China and _____
it has been seen from the Earth 29 times.
(A) after
(B) because of
(C) since then
(D) that is
C
5. _____ that managers commit in problem solving is jumping to a conclusion about the cause
of a given problem.
(A) Major errors.
(B) Since the major error
(C) The major error
(D) Of the major errors.
C
6. Algonkian-speaking Native Americans greeted the Pilgrims _____ settled on the
eastern shores of what is now New England.
(A) to whom
(B) of which
(C) who
(D) which
C
7. The best known books of Ross Macdonald, _____ writer of detective novels, feature
the character Lew Archer, a private detective.
(A) is the
(B) is an
(C) they are by
(D) the
D
8. The first building to employ steel skeleton construction, _____.
(A) Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Home Insurance Company Building completed in
1885.
(B) The Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885.
(C) Because the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois was completed
in 1885.
(D) The Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885.
B
9. During the course of its growth, a frog undergoes a true metamorphosis _____ with fishlike
larval stage.
(A) begin
(B) began
(C) beginning
(D) is begun.
C
10. Mahalia Jackson, _____ combined powerfully vitality with great dignity, was one of the
best known gospel singers in the United-States.
(A) it was her singing
(B) which songs
(C) who sang
(D) whose singing
D
11. Precious metals, gems, and ivory have been used to make buttons, but most buttons are
made of _____ wood, glass, or plastic.
(A) such materials that
(B) materials as such
(C) such materials as
(D) such materials.
C
12. Outside the bright primary rainbow, _____ much fainter secondary rainbow may be
visible.
(A) so
(B) a
(C) since
(D) still
B
13. An critic, teacher, librarian, or poet who hopes to broaden poetry's audience faces the
difficult challenge of persuading skeptical readers _____.
(A) that poetry is important today
(B) for poetry to be important today
(C) to be important poetry today
(D) poetry that is important today.
A
14. Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by the book Robert's Rules
of Order, _____ during meetings.
(A) and avoid large decision-making organizations' procedural confusion
(B) large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion
(C) is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations
(D) are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision-making organizations.
B
15. Indigo is a vat color, _____ called because it does not dissolve in water.
(A) which it
(B) it is
(C) but
(D) so
D
16 According to most psychological studies, body language expresses a speaker's
A B C
emotions and attitudes, and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes of the listen.
D
D
listen → listener
17. The dachshund is a hardy, alert dog with a well sense of smell.
A B C D
C
well → good
18. Quasars, faint celestial objects resembling stars, are perhaps the most distant
A B C
objects know.
 D
D
know → we(people) know/known
19. The importance of environmental stimuli in the development of coordination
A B
between sensory input and motor response varies to species to species.
C D
D
to → from
20. A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify, it can also be elicited
A B C
and manipulated under experimental conditions.
D
B
identify → identified
21. A musical genius, John Cage is noted for his highly unconventional ideas, and
A B
he respected for his unusual compositions and performances.
C D
C
he respected → he is respected
22. Chocolate is prepared by a complexity process of cleaning, blending and roasting
A B
cocoa beans, which must be ground and mixed with sugar.
C D
A
complexity → complex
23. Several million points on the human body registers either cold, heat, pain, or touch.
A B C D
C
registers → register
24. In the 1800's store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow, trust
A B C
everyone, and never took inventory.
D
C
trust → trusted
25. Although they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller's stage works are
A
typical more concerned with individuals than with systems.
B C D
B
typical → typically
26. While highly prized for symbolizing good luck, the four-leaf clover is rarity found
A B C D
in nature.
D
rarity → rarely
27 An involuntary reflex, an yawn is almost impossible to stop once the mouth
A B
muscles begin the stretching action.
C D
A
an → a
28. Elected to serve in the United States House of representatives in 1968, Shirley
A
Chisholm was known for advocacy the interests of the urban poor.
B C D
C
advocacy → advocating
29. A mirage is an atmospheric optical illusion in what an observer sees a nonexistent
A B
body of water or an image of some object.
C D
B
in what →in which
30. Turquoise, which found in microscopic crystals, is opaque with a waxy luster,
A B
varying in color from greenish gray to sky blue.
C D
A
which found → which is found
31. Homo erectus is the name commonly given into the primate species from which
A B C
humans are believed to have evolved.
D
B
into → to
32. Today, modern textile mills can manufacture as much fabrics in a few seconds as
A B
it once took workers weeks to produce by hand.
C D
A
fabrics → fabric
33. The Hopi, the westernmost tribe of Pueblo Indians, have traditionally live large.
A B C
multilevel structures clustered in towns.
D
C
live large → lived in large
34. Exploration of the Solar System is continuing and at the present rate of progress
A B
all the planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years.
C D
D
near → next/following
35. Since their appearance on farms in the United States between 1913 and 1920,
 A B
trucks have changed patterns of production and market of farm products.
C D
D
market →marketing
36. Antique collection became a significant pastime in the 1800's when old object
A B C
began to be appreciated for their beauty as well as for their historical importance.
D
C
object → objects
37. American painter Georgia O'Keeffe is well known as her large paintings of
A
flowers in which single blossoms are presented as if in close-up.
B C D
A
as → for
38. Despite television is the dominant entertainment medium for United States
 A
households, Garrison Keillor's Saturday night radio show of folk songs and stories is
B C
heard by millions of people.
D
A
Despite → Although
39. The work which the poet Emma Lazarus is best known is "The New
A B
Colossus",which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
C D
A
work which → work for which
40. In the New England colonies, Chippendale designs were adapted to locally tastes,
A B
and beautiful furniture resulted.
C D
B
locally →local