TOEFL EXERCISE REVIEW 6-8

TOEFL EXERCISE 6-8

Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

1.    The president of the United States appoints the cabinet members, ___ appointments are subject to Senate approval.

A. their           B. with their       C. because their                               D. but their

2.    The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because ___

A. not wanting the story in the papers

B. the story in the papers the superintendent did not want

C. the public to hear the story

D. the superintendent did not want the story in the papers

3.    Like Thomas Berger’s fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself where ___ of important events took place.

A. it was an extraordinary number

B. there was extraordinary number

C. an extraordinary number

D. an extraordinary number existed

4.    ___ sucked groundwater from below; some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.

A. Pumps have           B. As pumps have            C. So pumps have            D. With pumps

5.    Case studies are the target of much scepticism in the scientific community, ___ used extensively by numerous researchers.

A. they are                                   B. are                                    C. yet they                          D. yet they are

6.    According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the ___ migrate by following magnetic fields.

A. target monarchs                                                   C. target since monarchs are

B. target since monarchs                                        D. target

7.     ___ show the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other aspects are important.

A. Neutral theories                                                   C. Although neutral theories                                      

B. A neutral theory                                                   D. However neutral theories

8.    ___ or refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to ensure the payment of property taxes and homeowner’s insurance.

A. A home is                                                                                C. When a home

B. A home is bought                                                 D. When a home is bought

9.    If ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth’s atmosphere, ___ generally blocked by ozone concentrated in the atmosphere.

A. it              B. it is                        C. so it is               D. then it

10. Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome us unusual  ___ most of the chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination.

A. in             B. so                          C. and                   D. in that

ANSWER KEY

1.    D

2.    D

3.    C

4.    B

5.    D

6.    B

7.    C

8.    D

9.    B

10. D