Peterson’s TOEFL Practice TEST 5 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION STRUCTURE

Peterson’s TOEFL Practice

TEST 5

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

                                             STRUCTURE

Directions: Items in this part are incomplete sentences. Following each of these sentences, there are four words or phrase-(A), (B), (C), or (D)- that best completes the sentence. Then fill in the space on your answer sheet that matches the letter of the answer that you have selected. Example 1 Pepsin ­­___________ on enzyme used in digestion. A.    that B.    is C.    of D.    being This sentence should properly read “Pepsin is an enzyme used in digestion.” You should fill in (B) on your answer sheet.

1	Indian summer is a period of mild weather ___________ during the autumn. A.       occurs B.       occurring C.       it occurs D.       is occurring	9	Mushrooms have no vascular tissue, they reproduce by means of spores, and they ___________ chlorophyll. A.       lack B.       no C.       without D.       not have
2	Bacteria may be round, ___________, or spiral. A.             rod shapes B.             in the shape of rods C.             like a rod’s shape D.            rod-shaped	10	___________ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex. A.            Children B.            Children, when they C.            As children D.           For children to
3	___________ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels. A.            Remembering B.            Memories C.            It was the memories D.           He remembered	11	___________ is the ancestor of most types of domestic ducks is well documented. A.          That the mallard B.          The mallard C.          Because the mallard D.          The mallard which
4	Most of the spices and many of the herbs ___________ today originate from plants native to tropical regions. A.            using B.            use of C.            in use D.           are used	12	Rarely ___________ last longer than an hour. A.            do tornados B.            tornados C.            tornados that D.           tornados do
5	___________ many improvements made to highways during the nineteenth century, but Americans continued to depend on water routes for transportation. A.            Despite the B.            There were C.            However D.           Though there were	13	Adobe bricks tend to crumble if ___________ to excessive moisture or cold. A.             they expose B.             exposed C.             are exposed D.            to be exposed
6	There are believed ___________ over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. A.             to be B.            being C.            they are D.           there are	14	___________ play Alison’s House, the author Susan Glaspell won a Pulitzer Prize in 1931. A.            Her B.            By her C.            It was her D.           For her
7	First performed in 1796 ___________. A.            William Lane wrote the one character play The Belle of Amherst about the life of Emily Dickinson. B.            the life of Emily Dickinson was the subject of the one character play The Belle of Amherst about by William Lane. C.            William Lane’s the one character play The Belle of Amherst was about the life of Emily Dickinson. D.           there was only one character in William Lane’s play The Belle of Amherst about the life of Emily Dickinson	15	___________ type of insects that pollinate plants. A.            Not only are the bees B.            Bees are not the only C.            Not the only bees are D.           Bees are not only the
8	Minnesota’s thousands of lakes ___________ over 4,000 square miles. A.            that cover B.            covering C.            are covered D.           cover

 

ANSWER KEY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
B	D	B	C	B	A	C	D	A	C	A	A	B	D	B