Simulation Of TOEFL Test

1.

North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ______for the Cherokee settlements.

Also

And

But also

Because

(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.

Explanation

(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.

2. ____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.

Because

So

A

Who

(A) Because is used before a subject and verb to introduce cause. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are not accepted for statements of cause.

Explanation

(A) Because is used before a subject and verb to introduce cause. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are not accepted for statements of cause.

3. To generate income, magazine publishers must decide wheter to increase the sub-scription price or ____

To sell advertising

If they should sell advertising

Selling advertising

Sold advertising

(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.

Explanation

(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.

4. 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.

But

To hunt

Living

Primarily

(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.

Explanation

(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.

5. Psychology Today is interesting, informative, and it is easy to read.

Is

Interesting

It is

To read

(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”.

Explanation

(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”.

6. Because of the movement of a glacier, the form of the Great Lakes was very slow.

Because of

The form

Of

Slow

(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.

Explanation

(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.

7. For the investor who ____ money, silver or bonds are good options.

Has so little a

Has very little

Has so few

Has very few

(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.

Explanation

(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.

8. The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation raises.

Of the dollar

Declines

As

Raises

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.

Explanation

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.

9. if it ____ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.

Be

Is

Was

Were

(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.

Explanation

(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.

10. 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.

Is not

To a point

May become

Its

(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”.

Explanation

(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”.