TST (TOEFL STRUCTURE TEST) 1

TOEFL STRUCTURE TEST

Practice 

          Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

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Andy Warhol was _____ in the Pop Art movement who was known for his multi-image silkscreen paintings.       A. that one of a leading figure                          B. a leading figure       C. leading figures                                             D. who leads figures Even with vast research, there is still a great deal that is _____ known about the workings of the human brain.       A. neither                                                           B. none       C. no                                                                  D. not _____ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.       A. In spite of                                                       B. Despite       C. Even though                                                   D. Whether Typically, _____ in meadows or damp woods and bloom in the spring.       A. wild violets grow                                            B. wild violets growth       C. growing wild violets                                       D. the growth of wild violets The art works of Madlyn-Ann Woolwich are characterized by strong, dark colors and fine attention to patterns of light _____ the viewer’s eye.       A. that attract                                                      B. when attracted       C. which attraction                                             D. attract to A grass-eating, river-dwelling mammal, the hippopotamus _____ to the pig.       A. being related                                                  B. is related       C. relate                                                              D. relating Woodrow Wilson _____ as governor of New Jersey before he was elected President of the United States in 1912.        A. to have served                                               B. who has served       C. serving                                                           D. served _____ fish in Great Salt Lake, but its waters do contain small brine shrimp.       A. Why no                                                          B. No       C. Not only                                                         D. There are no An etude is a short musical composition written especially _____ a particular technique.       A. enable students practicing                             B. enables students practicing       C. enable students to practice                            D. to enable students to practice Seldom _____ games been of practical use in playing real games.       A. theories of mathematics                                B. has the mathematical theory of       C. theorized as mathematics                              D. the mathematical theory has The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a native American word _____ ‘bubbling springs.”        A. meant                                                             B. meaning       C. that it meant                                                   D. whose meaning Jet propulsion involves _____ of air and fuel, which forms a powerful exhaust.       A. a mixture is ignited                                        B. to ignite a mixture       C. a mixture of igniting                                      D. the ignition of a mixture Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most, _____, other commercial chemicals.       A. of all not                                                         B. not if all are       C. are not all                                                        D. if not all The United States consist of fifty states, ______ has its own government.       A. each of which                                                 B. each they       C. they each                                                        D. each of Though smaller than our solar system, a quasar, which looks like an ordinary star, emits more light ______ galaxy.       A. than an entire                                                  B. entirely as       C. that the entire                                                  D. entirely than

          Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

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People usually wear clothing on two basic purposes – warmth and decoration.                      A                        B            C                                                 D In 1980, Kate Hurd-Mead became medical director of the Bryn Mawr School for girls, one of  a                                                  A                                    B                                                              C first schools in the United States to initiate a preventive health program.                                                            D Superior to all others woods for shipbuilding, teak is also used for furniture, flooring, and general                             A                B                                      C                      D construction. Weather is the transitory expression of climate that can change great from day to day or season  to                                                                     A             B                  C                               D season. Archeological investigations indicate that control of fire is an extremely old technical attainment,                                   A                                                                     B though the time, place, and mode of his origin may never be learned.                   C                                       D Paul Revere designing the metal plates on which the first paper money in the United States was                            A                                          B            C                         D printed. It was after shortly microscopes were introduced at the beginning of the seventeenth century that                     A                                         B                           C microorganisms were actually sighted.                                          D Until the 1840’s, practically the only pioneers who had ventured to the western United States were    A                             B                                                      C trappers and a little explorers.                          D Medical research indicates but  large amount of histamines can be responsible for colds, hay fever,                                              A            B                                     C                                 D and other respiratory reactions. Yttrium is  a silvery, metallic element used in the made of red phosphors for television picture tubes.                         A             B                                         C                                            D Tropical forests exist close the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occur        A                             B                           C                                                      D year-round. Paintings of a religious, ceremonial, or history character tend to elevate their subjects above the level                                                                    A                        B                      C of ordinary existence.           D According to classical musical tradition, the term “sonata” is given to those works are written for            A                            B                                                                                     C solo piano or for a solo wind or stringed instrument.                                                                          D Precisely because photographs are produced by mechanical devices, a camera’s images now seem to                                                               A                    B some artists the perfect  means for expression the modern era.                                                              D For at least 4,000 years, Native American artists adorned rocks, cliff walls, and caves in the            A                                                                                                                      B American Southwest with an amazing various of symbolic figures.                                                                    C                             D Animal researchers have identified many behavioral patterns associated with selection a place                                                                                                           A                      B to live, avoiding predators, and finding food.     C                            D     Average world temperatures have risen on half a degree Celcius since the mid-nineteenth century.                             A                                 B               C                      D The plan connected the Hudson River with Lake Erie by a canal was first proposed  in the late                        A                                      B                                               C                       D eighteenth century. Why certain plants contain alkaloids remains a mystery, although botanists have formulated    A                                                           B                             C a number of theory to explain it.                         D Dimness of light will not harm the eyes any more than taking a photograph in dimly light can harm                                   A                                  B                  C                                   D a camera.                      Petroleum it is composed  of  a complex mixture of hydrogen and carbon.                    A                      B                        C                                      D The company, a long time producer of cars, has hired a public relations  firm to inform the public of                                  A                                                                       B                     C their antipollution program.   D How I wish it had been me whom you had frightened and not she!   A                                  B       C                                                 D Outside of Japan  seldom potters are regarded as anything more than craftsmen.               A                           B                            C                              D Along the northern border of Italy is seen the Alps, mighty in their splendor.     A                                                      B                         C           D