TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 24-26)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 24-26): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

1	Truman Capotes’s In Cold Blood is neither journalistically accurate ________. A.                 a piece of fiction B.                 nor a fictitious work C.                  or written in a fictitious way D.                 nor completely fictitious
2	Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and ________ of scurvy. A.                it cures B.                  cures C.                  cure D.                 for curing
3	A baby’s development is influenced by both heredity and ________. A.                by environmental factors B.                  environmentally C.                  the influence of the environment D.                 environment
4	Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ________ the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women. A.                men do B.                  in men C.                  as men D.                 similar to men
5	Fire extinguishers (A) can contain(B) liquefied gas, dry chemicals, or (C) watery (D).
6	The U.S. Congress consist (A) of (B) both the Senate (C) as well as (D) the House of Representatives
7	The prison population (A) in this state, now at all time high (B) is higher than (C) any state (D).
8	A well-composed (A) baroque opera achieves (B) a delicate balance by focusing(C) alternately on the aural, visual, emotional, and philosophy (D) elements.
9	Manufacturers may use (A) food additives for preserving (B), to color, to flavour, or to fortify (C) foods (D).
10	A bankruptcy (A) may be (B) either voluntary (C) nor (D) involuntary.

ANSWER KEY

1	D
2	C
3	D
4	B
5	D	water
6	D	and
7	D	the prison population in any other state
8	D	philosophical
9	B	to preserve
10	D	or