THE HEINEMANN TOEFL COURSE PRACTICE TEST 2 Structure and written expression PART 1

THE HEINEMANN TOEFL COURSE

PRACTICE TEST 2

Structure and written expression

PART 1

1	The life of Benjamin Franklin, a practical man ------- many stories have been told, was unusually productive.
	A	of about whom about of which
	B
	C
	D
2	Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located ------- town.
	A	a small midwestern in a small midwestern small midwestern in small midwestern
	B
	C
	D
3	. ------- his life, Eugene O'Neill was regarded as the foremost American dramatist.
	A	It was the time of While During By the time of
	B
	C
	D
4	----- Social Security Act of 1935 was written to insure workers against unemployment.
	A	The What the For the After the
	B
	C
	D
5	Chemists are not sure -------.
	A	how precisely can cold fusion occur cold fusion can occur precisely how precisely how cold fusion can occur can cold fusion occur precisely how
	B
	C
	D
6	Just off the Massachusetts coast -------, a popular summer resort area.
	A	Martha's Vineyard is is where Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard is Martha's Vineyard
	B
	C
	D
7	Franchising offers many advantages to small business owners ------- problematic.
	A	however it is even though it is despite its it is
	B
	C
	D
8	Although most cats hate to swim, ------- if necessary.
	A	can they do so so can they do they do so can they can do so
	B
	C
	D
9	American author John Updike, -------, spent his boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania.
	A	was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher whom the only child of a high school mathematics teacher the only child of a high school mathematics teacher he was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher
	B
	C
	D
10	In practice, setting up a chain of command in a business can be a very complicated task, -------it involves the interaction of real human beings.
	A	because of how as due to
	B
	C
	D
11	When linguists encounter a new language, ------- work to identify all of the sounds it contains.
	A	who they and those
	B
	C
	D
12	According to recent investigations, unselfish motives, such as true empathy, -------, and commitment to a principle, sometimes surpass self-interest in influencing human behavior.
	A	to have solidarity with others others with solidarity solidarity with others one has solidarity with others
	B
	C
	D
13	------- the lip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like toys, and people look like tiny ants scurrying about.
	A	Where While That From
	B
	C
	D
14	Not only ------- atoms with their microscopes, but they now can also "feel" them with the aid of a versatile sensing device called the "magic wrist".
	A	are today's scientists able to see able to see today's scientists are today's scientists are able to see are able to see today's scientists
	B
	C
	D
15	In the seventeenth century. North America was vast and unconquered, ------- only at great cost.
	A	it promised riches but yielded its bounty promising riches but yielding its bounty by promising riches but by yielding its bounty its riches were promised but its bounty yielded.
	B
	C
	D

ANSWER KEY

1. В   An adjective clause using a relative pronoun that refers to man is needed. (A) and (C) contain prepositions only. (D) contains a relative pronoun (which) that cannot refer to a human noun. 2. В   A correctly formed prepositional phrase showing location is needed. The indefinite article is needed before small midwestem town. (A), (C), and (D) are missing the preposition, the article, or both. 3. C   A preposition is needed to begin the modifying phrase. (A) would change the modifying phrase to a main clause. Two main clauses cannot be joined by a comma. (B) contains an adverb clause marker that cannot be used as a preposition. (D) contains a preposition that doesn't fit the meaning of the sentence. 4. A   An article is needed in this sentence to complete the subject. (B) and (D) contain unnecessary clause markers before the article and would change the sentence to a subordinate clause. Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone as sentences. (C) contains an unnecessary preposition before the article and would embed the subject in a prepositional phrase. 5. C   Standard subject-verb word order is needed when a question word begins a subordinate clause that is not a direct question. (A), (B), and (D) contain incorrect word order. 6. D   Inverted subject-verb word order is needed after the introductory expression of location, Just off the Massachusetts coast. Both a subject and a verb are needed to complete the sentence. Incorrect word order is used in (A). (B) contains an unnecessary clause marker (where) before the subject. (C) is missing a verb. 7. B   (A) would be correct only if owners were followed by a period (.) or a semicolon (;). (C) contains a preposition. There is no noun object to complete a prepositional phrase in this sentence. (D) creates a main clause. Two main clauses cannot stand next to each other with no punctuation mark between them. 8. D   A main clause using standard subject-verb word order is needed. Incorrect word order is used in (A), (B), and (C). 9. C   An appositive noun phrase or noun clause structure is needed to rename John Updike. (A) contains an unnecessary verb before the appositive noun phrase. (B) contains an unnecessary relative pronoun before the appositive noun phrase. (D) contains a complete sentence, which cannot function as an appositive. 10. C   An adverb clause marker is needed to begin the subordinate clause. (A) and (D) contain prepositions, which cannot be used as adverb clause markers. (B) contains a noun clause marker and would create a noun clause with no place to function as a subject, object, or complement in this sentence. 11. B  A subject is needed to complete the main clause of this sentence. (A) contains a relative pronoun, which would change the main clause to an adjective clause. (C) contains a conjunction, which would leave the main clause without a subject. (D) contains a determiner, which cannot function as a subject in this sentence. 12. C   A noun structure parallel to the phrases true empathy and commitment to a principle is needed. Only (C) contains such a structure. 13. D   A preposition is needed to complete the modifying phrase. (A), (B), and (C) contain clause markers. 14. A   Inverted subject-verb word order is needed after the special expression not only. Incorrect word order is used in (B), (C), and (D). 15. В   An -ing modifying phrase is needed. (A) and (D) would create main clauses. Two main clauses cannot be joined only by a comma. (C) contains a prepositional phrase that does not fit the meaning of the sentence.