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  1. You can photo copy from your friends. It costs only $1.
  2. Thank you a lot for your recommendation. However, I want something that I can print, so I can learn them at anywhere. Thank you again, Chenyix.
  3. Dear my brothers, I start to take my GRE test in March 2006. I want to find documents to start enriching may vocabulary. Any one can help me to find Barron and Petersons word list? Thanks in advance.
  4. "It does no harm to ask" - Quoted from Oxford Advance Dictionary.
  5. The first one seem to be better.
  6. From Advance Oxford Dictionary I learned that: [usuallypl.] pieces of jewellery or ornaments that contain precious stones: The family jewels are locked away in a safe. * a jewel box / case seealsoCROWNJEWELS
  7. Hello every body, I have severals questions from October 2004 TOEFL. Thank you for your help. 1. Art Deed, a style of design popular in the 1920's and 1930's, was used primarily in furniture, jewel, textiles, and interior decoration. ## I wonder between B: design popular --> popular design C: jewel --> jewels (parallel with furniture and textiles). In this case, B can be understood that: " astyle of design, (which is) popular in..." 2. In a eclipse of the Sun, the regions of umbra experience total eclipse and those of penumbra, partial eclipse. ## I wonder between A: a --> an D: partial --> a partial 3. By 1810 the 23 towns of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, had reached a remarkable uniform of economic development as well as population density. ## I think the answer is C: uniform --> uniformity. But the answer is D?? Would you please to help me. I am going to take my TOEFL test on October 15. Thanks a lot.
  8. 2. Humus, a substance found in soil, is soft and spongy and enables plant roots to send out tiny hairs through that they absorb water and food. I think the best answer is D. How to correct??? #D: that -> which 3. The American patent system, provided for in the Constitution, was designed to encourage the creation and use new technology. I think the correct answer is D. How to correct??? #A: provided for -> provided 4. Avalanches are one of the greatest hazards facing winter travellers in mountains. #B: one of the -> the 5. It is important for this venture to be adequately capitalized and financed if a satisfactory conclusion is to be achieved. #D: to be achieved -> achieved 6. Because of incredible pressure by his father, even as a child, John Stuart Mills was far faster than everyone at school at reading. #D: everyone -> anyone 7. Toyota announced today that sales of vehicles to customers made in Japan had increased by 10 percent over the last financial year while sales of American made vehicles had slumped. #C: while -> when 8. In 1995, President Clinton doing more to cover up abuses in the White House than any of his predecessors, yet domestically he remained popular. A: doing -> did 9. The discovery of the magnetron was largely made as the result of an accident in his work to improve the magnetron, which involved a melted chocolate. #B: as the result of -> as a result of Open my mind to receive your comments. Sincerely, Meteor.
  9. Hi Erin, Can you tell me more about these traps. Thanks a lot.
  10. Choices: A. She reads more slowly than the man does. B. She has a lot of material to read before she has cofee. C. The man does more work than is necessary. D. The man seems to be taking a long time preparing for philosophy class. Script: (man) Sorry, but I can't go and have a cup of coffee with you now. I've only done half the readings for the philosophy class tomorrow. (woman) And I thought I was a slow reader. (narrator) What does the woman mean? The answer of my friends is D. I don't know WHY:confused:. Can you help me. Thanks in adavance.
  11. Hi Erin, Could you tell me the name of these six words. Thanks a lot.
  12. Hi Michael, I do not think we can add ever here, because this is simple future tense, have here is a verb, not an auxiliary verb. Nice to meet you, Meteor.
  13. Thank both of you. A good question as well as an concise answer!!!
  14. Like is similar to prepositions in its use: followed by nouns, object pronouns, -ing forms. Alike means "like each other". Used after a Verb.
  15. One of the areas of multimedia that is growing quickly____ is sound. A) yet is easily overlooked B) is easily overlooked C) it is easily overlooked D) that is easily overlooked --> A is true, yet mean In spite of " Despite (A) all of the research, it is (B) still not certain © that we will never (D) have an AIDS vaccine. The answer is D. WHY WHY WHY? --> D is true, in a sentence, there are not two negative adverb words (not certain and never). You can see through the meaning, it's best to say: Despite (A) all of the research, it is (B) still not certain © that we will have an AIDS vaccine.
  16. Thank a lot. I have undergone the answer now. I also understand other questions, for example: Some friend kicked me while I was reading some books yesterday.
  17. We have: Most people... Most of all people... Most of people ... Almost all people... Are they all true, is there any other structures with almost or most? Thanks a lot.
  18. Thank Erin, would you please to talk more about special ones in your list: amid, astride, circa, wanting. Thank you again.
  19. I am sure the answer is B, this is the case Both clauses have TO BE, we can eliminate both: The closer to one of the Earth’s pole (is), the greater the gravitational force (is). I'm sure again!!! :^)
  20. meteor

    Ets-89

    opposite adverb: There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road). * See opposite (= on the opposite page) for further details. ???
  21. into the room is Adv. so V came must follow it. C --> correct
  22. Can you compare: Adj+Adj+N and Adv+Adj+N Thanks a lot.
  23. Thank you for all your explanations. I'm sure that A is true.
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