BARON TOEFL PRACTICE EXERCISES Exercise 53: Sentences – Redundancy

BARON TOEFL PRACTICE EXERCISES

Exercise 53: Sentences – Redundancy

In some sentences in the Structure Section of the Paper-Based TOEFL, you will be asked to identify error in redundancy. Redundancy is the unnecessary repetition of words and phrases. Choose the correct answer in the incomplete sentences. Choose the incorrect word or phrase in the underlined choices.

1	Some international students use (B) a cassette recorder to make (B) tapes of their classes so that (C) they can repeat the lectures again (D).	11	Found in and near the Mohave Desert, ___ has a limited habitat. A.    is the Joshua tree that it B.    it is the Joshua tree C.    the Joshua tree D.    the Joshua tree it
2	Blood plasma it (A) is the transportation system for all (B) of the widely (C) separated organs in the human body (D).	12	Traditionally, the South has been mostly Democrat __, while the North has been divided between Democrats and Republicans A.       in the politics B.       politically C.       politics-wise D.       in a political way
3	Whereas a gas expands _______ in all directions, a vapor remains somewhat more concentrated. A.       in a uniform manner B.       uniformly C.       uniformly in manner D.       uniform	13	It (A) was Isadora Duncan who (B) was responsible for many of the new innovations (C) that have made modem dance different from (D) classical ballet.
4	Appointed (A) by the General Assembly for (B) five years, the Secretary-General of the United Nations must act (C) in an impartial manner (D) toward all members.	14	Little House on the Prairie, a successful television program, was adapted from a series (A) of books by a young pioneer woman whose (B) life was similar to that (C) of the character called by name (D) Laura.
5	Humans who (A) lived thousands of years ago (B), long before alphabets were devised, they (C) used pictures to record events and to communicate (D) ideas.	15	In recent years (A) great advances forward (B) have (C) been made in the field of genetic research (D).
6	If one does not pick up the (A) dry cleaning within (B) thirty days, the management is not obligated (C) to return it back (D).	16	Today the United States is (A) one of the few countries in the Western Hemisphere that it (B) has (C) laws providing (D) for the death penalty.
7	That witches cause disaster and misfortunes _______ among the colonists in Salem, Massachusetts. A.        it was widely believed B.        was widely believed C.        was believed in a wide way D.        they widely believed	17	According (A) to recent geological research, the climate (B) of the states along the Canadian border is (C) changing with rapidity (D).
8	The southern part of the United States has ideal conditions for raising (A) cotton because the climate is sufficiently warm enough (B) to allow (C) a six-month growing period (D).	18	Digital clocks, however precise, ____ because the earth's rotation changes slightly over the year. A.       they cannot be perfectly accurate B.       cannot be perfectly accurate C.       not perfectly accurate D.       not be perfectly accurate
9	People who (A) are competitive in nature (B) are more likely to suffer (C) from the effects of stress on (D) their health.	19	Natural gas often occurs ______ petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone and limestone. A.       both together with B.       both together C.       with D.       both with
10	International law is (A) made up of the rules and customs that (B) they (C) deal with the relationships between (D) different nations and the citizens of different nations.	20	World hunger it (A) is (B) one of the most urgent (C) problems that we face (D) today.

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	C
2	A	12	B
3	B	13	C
4	D	14	D
5	C	15	B
6	D	16	B
7	B	17	D
8	B	18	B
9	B	19	C
10	C	20	A

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