EXERCISE (Skills 58-60) (STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION)

LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

EXERCISE (Skills 58-60): Circle the words in the following sentences that are commonly confused on the TOEFL test. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

_______	1	When the car’s odometer reached 100,000, she decided that it was time to buy another car.
_______	2	Every time someone does an error in the program, several extra hours of work are created.
_______	3	Like the fashions shown in this magazine, the fashions in the other magazine are quite expensive.
_______	4	Because the main highway is crowded at this hour, the driver should try to find another routes to the stadium.
_______	5	Although the two signatures are supposed to be exactly the same, they are not at all like.
_______	6	The decorators did the shopping for the material and made curtains for the windows.
_______	7	Before the administrator reads the stack of papers on his desk, he should sign the others that are on the file cabinet.
_______	8	The committee is doing the arrangements for the Saturday evening banquet.
_______	9	When you made several other big mistakes, he did his apologies to the others in the office.
_______	10	Perhaps the designer could select others styles if these are inappropriate.

ANSWER KEY

1	C
2	I	(does should be make)
3	C
4	I	(routes should be route)
5	I	(like should be alike)
6	C
7	C
8	I	(doing should be making)
9	I	(did should be made)
10	I	(others should be other)