Saturday, March 15, 2014

TOEFL (THREE) PRACTICE (Advanced) (EXERCISE A26E97)













1. Fill in the gaps with a word or phrase from the suggested options.

    (A) Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes _______________ they both emit hot  
           liquids from below the Earth's surface.
           (i)  due to                  (ii) because                          (iii) in spite of         (iv) regardless of

    (B) During the early period of ocean navigation, ____________________ any need for
           sophisticated  instruments and techniques.
          (i)  so that hardly       (ii) where there hardly was  (iii) hardly was        (iv) there was hardly

    (C) Refrigerating meats __________________ the spread of bacteria.
          (i) retards                   (ii) retarding                          (iii) to retard           (iv) is retarded

    (D) Throughout the animal kingdom, ___________________ bigger than the elephant.
           (i) whale is only the  (ii) only the whale is       (iii) is the whale only   (iv) only whale is the

    (E) The fact __________________ money orders can usually be easily cashed has made  
           them a  popular form of payment.
           (i) of                          (ii)  that                            (iii) is that                    (iv) which is

     (F)  The first article of the United States Constitution gives Congress ___________________ to
            pass laws.
           (i) the power              (ii)  has the power            (iii)  the power is         (iv) of the power

2. Replace the underlined word in each sentence with a possible option from the list below.

    (A) It is difficult to get young people to plan for their old age, which seems very distant to 
           them.
          (i) impossible              (ii) faraway                      (iii) observable             (iv) fearful

    (B) Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity.
           (i) upper end               (ii)  inner edge                 (iii)  mouth                   (iv)  division

    (C) Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land
          radio telephones.
          (i)  highways                (ii)  railroads                     (iii) planes                   (iv) sailboats

    (D) Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as
           hummocks.
          (i) generally                  (ii) to all                            (iii) in that area           (iv)   occasionally

   (E) It is not possible for people to remember everything that they have thought, felt, or
         done.
         (i) recall                         (ii) appreciate                    (iii) repeat                   (iv) discuss

  (F) When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the
         amount of calcium absorbed by the body.
        (i) schedule of exercise  (ii) nutritional plan            (iii) study of longevity  (iv) medicinal chart

  
ANSWERS:

1. Fill in the gaps with a word or phrase from the suggested options.

    (A) Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes (ii) because  they both emit hot  
           liquids from below the Earth's surface.          

    (B) During the early period of ocean navigation, (iv) there was hardly any need for
           sophisticated  instruments and techniques.

    (C) Refrigerating meats (i) retards the spread of bacteria.

    (D) Throughout the animal kingdom, (ii) only the whale is bigger than the elephant.

    (E) The fact  (ii)  that  money orders can usually be easily cashed has made  
           them a  popular form of payment.
          
     (F)  The first article of the United States Constitution gives Congress (i) the power to
            pass laws.
           
2. Replace the underlined word in each sentence with a possible option from the list below.

    (A) It is difficult to get young people to plan for their old age, which seems very distant to 
           them.   (ii) faraway
         
    (B) Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity.
           (i) upper end 

    (C) Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land
          radio telephones.   (iii) planes                   

    (D) Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as
           hummocks.     (iii) in that area

   (E) It is not possible for people to remember everything that they have thought, felt, or
         done.            (i) recall                        

  (F) When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the
         amount of calcium absorbed by the body.   (ii) nutritional plan
       





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