THE HEINEMANN TOEFL COURSE
PRACTICE TEST 4
Structure and written expression
PART 2 (Questions 16-40)
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16
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One important agent of erosion (A) is the glacier,
which is an accumulated (B)
of snow slowly pressed (C) into (D) ice.
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17
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Ethnolinguists study (A) language as it
(B) relates to society, culture,(C)
and human behaving. (D)
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18
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It has long (A) been known as
(B) an entire cluster of galaxies may sometimes lie (C) buried within
(D) a vast, dense ball of gas.
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19
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Paleoanthropologists believe (A) that prehistoric
man was innate (B) a
gentle, cooperative,(C)
food-sharing creature (D).
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20
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Many corporate advisors feel that (A) companies that (B) provide their
employees with recreational
(C) time and facilities safe
(D) money on health insurance in the long run.
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21
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Metal and glass containers can be recycled,(A) and (B) several states are currently contemplating (C) mandatory
recycling laws for either
(D).
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22
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The desire to (A) species preservation is a primary motivator (B) for many (C) kinds of animal
behavior, including (D)
reproduction.
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23
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In (A) 1987,
molecular biologist L. Mark Lagrimini of Ohio State University cloned the
gene in that (B) codes for a type of (C) peroxidase found (D) in tobacco plants.
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24
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To
fit
(A) on (B) an ecosystem, an
organism must be able (C) to
adapt or become (D) a part
of it.
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25
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Arteries with poorly (A) blood flow can leave the (B) heart muscle starved
for (C) oxygen, a condition that
(D) often leads to heart attack.
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26
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Christopher Columbus first seen (A) Native Americans when (B) he discovered (C) the Caribbean
Islands on (D) October
12,1492.
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27
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Alpine Saint Bernards are too (A) good at following (B) the scent of
humans, even in snow, that they are
used (C) by ski patrols as
(D) rescue dogs.
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28
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The writing of Elizabeth Stoddard was
praised by her (A) contemporaries
because they (B) wasdramatic
and direct, possessing (C) a
frankness unlike that (D) of
most other writing of the time.
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29
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Newspapers
metropolitan
(A) that pride themselves (B)
on the quality of their (C)
opinion articles often have large staffs to write and edit the editorial page. (D)
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30
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Theoretical (A) biologist
Aristid Lindenmayer is (B) known
for him (C) description of
the developmental processes in
multicellular (D) structures.
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31
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When (A) the Panic
of 1857, some U.S. citizens who had
been (B) rich or comfortable became poor while (C) a few others, capitalizing (D) on economic shifts, became richer.
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32
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Many artists receive promote (A) backing from (B) government agencies as well as (C) from private individuals (D) and firms.
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33
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Dr. Frank Conrad's musical (A) radio broadcasts in 1919 led Westinghouse open (B) the first fully licensed (C) commercial
broadcasting system in the United States on
(D) November 2,1920.
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34
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The rocks of the Cambrian period of prehistory (A) were formed (B) 500 to 600
million year (C) ago. (D)
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35
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Organisms that are related are (A) usually identifiable
by at less (B) some
similarities in anatomical (C)
structure and embryonic development.
(D)
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36
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With (A) the
development of underwater breathing equipment, helmeted divers can now (B) descend six
hundred foot (C) if they
breathe a special (D) mixture
of gases.
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37
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According
to
(A) Cherokee legend, a woman named
(B) Grandmother Spider brought
(C) to her people the light of intelligence and to experience. (D)
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38
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Many of the mammals that (A) dwell in the desert
are active only at a night (B)
as (C) the intense heat of
a desert day can be fatal to warm-blooded
(D) animals.
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39
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The building blocks of the proteins
necessary for (A) life are
amino acids, much (B) of
which cannot be synthesized by the body and
(C) must be included in (D)
the diet.
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40
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The cytoskeleton of a cell provides structural (A) support also (B) coordinates cell (C) division, growth,(D) and morphology.
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ANSWER KEY
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16. Ð’ A verb form is used where a noun form is
needed. Correction: accumulation
17. D A gerund is used where a
noun parallel in structure to society and culture is needed.
Correction: behavior
18. Ð’ The noun clause following it is
incorrectly formed. An adverb clause marker has been used where a noun clause
marker is needed. Correction: that
19. Ð’ An adjective form is used where an adverb
form is needed. Correction: innately
20. D An adjective form is used
where a verb form is needed. Correction: save
21. D Either is used to
refer to one out of two things. In this sentence, two things (metal
and glass) are both being referred to. Correction: for both
22. A An incorrect preposition is
used. Correction: for
23. Ð’ An unnecessary preposition precedes the
relative pronoun. Correction: that
24. Ð’ An incorrect preposition is used.
Correction: in/into
25. A An adverb form is used where
an adjective form is needed. Correction: poor
26. A The past participle form of see
is used where the past form is needed. Correction: saw
27. A The expression so ... that
is incorrectly formed. Correction: so
28. Ð’ The pronoun they does not agree
in number with the noun (writing) that it refers to. Correction: it
29. A Incorrect adjective-noun
word order is used. Correction: Metropolitan newspapers
30. С An object pronoun is used where a
possessive adjective is needed. Correction: for his
31. A A subordinate clause marker
is used where a preposition is needed. Correction: During
32. A A verb form is used where
an adjective form is needed. Correction: promotional
33. Ð’ An infinitive is incorrectly formed.
Correction: to open
34. С A singular noun is used where a plural noun
is needed. Correction: years
35. Ð’ The superlative degree of little is
incorrectly formed. Correction: at least
36. С A singular noun is used where a plural noun
is needed. Correction: feet
37. D An infinitive is used where
a noun parallel to intelligence is needed. Correction: experience
38. Ð’ The indefinite article is used in an
expression that does not need it. Correction: night
39. Ð’ Much, an expression of quantity,
should be used only with uncountable nouns. In this sentence, much is
being used with a plural countable noun (ammo acids). Correction: many
40. Ð’ The adverb also is used where a
conjunction is needed. Correction: and
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