STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 49-51)

LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 49-51): Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.

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1	As the only (A) major American river that flowed (B) in a west (C) direction, the Ohio was the preferred (D) route for settlers.
2	During the annually (A) salmon migration from the sea to fresh (B) water, Alaska’s McNeil River becomes a gathering (C) place for brown bears waiting eagerly (D) to catch their fill.
3	Edelman stresses the mounting (A) evidence showing (B) that greatly (C) variation on a microscopic scale is likely (D).
4	Perhaps the most welcoming (A) and friendly (B) of the park’s wild places is the live (C) oak forest that surrounds the district’s alone (D) visitors’ center in Gulf Breeze.
5	Halley’s comet, viewing (A) through (B) a telescope, was quite (C) impressive (D).
6	The state of deep (A) asleep (B) is characterized (C) by (D) rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep.
7	Among (A) the disputing (B) sections (C) of the Monteverdi opera are (D) the sinfonia, the prologue, and the role of Ottone.
8	Most probably (A) because of the likeable (B) rapport between anchors, the night (C) newscast on the local ABC affiliate has recently (D) moved well beyond its competitors in the ratings battle.
9	Signing (A) at the outset (B) of a business deal, a contract offers the participants a certain (C) degree of legal protection from costly (D) mistakes.
10	The story presented by Fischer is a headlong (A) tale told so effectively (B) that its momentum (C) carries the reader right through the live (D) endnotes.

ANSWER KEY

1	C	westerly
2	A	annual
3	C	great
4	D	lone
5	A	viewed
6	B	sleep
7	B	disputed
8	C	nightly
9	A	Signed
10	D	lively