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  1. 1. Slow growth in the early 1900’s, linked with rising unemployment, less spend, and meager business investments , led many experts to declare a recession * C:spend->spending 2. Penicillin acts both (killing bacteria and their growth being inhibited/ and to kill bacteria and to inhibit their growth/ by killing bacteria and by inhibiting their growth/ kills bacteria and inhibits their growth) C:by killing bacteria and by inhibiting their growth 3. The superintendent of women nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War was DorotheaDix B:nurse->nursed 4. Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by the book Robert’s Rules of Order (and avoid large decision-making organizations procedural confusion/ large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion/ is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations/ are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision-making organizations) during meetings. C:is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations 5. Indigo is a vat color, (which it/ it is/ but / so) called because it does not dissolve inwater. D:so 6. Government money appropriated for art in the 1930’s made possible hundreds of murals and statues still admiration in small towns all over the United States C:admiration->admired 7. Beginning in the Middle Ages, composers of Western music used a system of notating their compositions (will/ that/ and when to/ so they could) be performed by musicians. D:so they could 8. Comparative anatomy is concerned to the structural differences among animal forms. A:concerned to -> concerned with/about 9. Erin Billy won the Lucise Prize of poetry in 1991 for the poem Crashing Alone. * Iam not sure 10. What is known as the Homestead Act of 1862 granted those who ventured westward(to receive needed and desired land/ the land they both needed and desired/needing and desiring land/where they most needed and desired land) B:the land they both needed and desired 11. Bill Clinton received his [former] education [at] Georgetown and YaleUniversities, from the latter [of which] he received a degree [in law]. A:former->formal 12. [Businesses] are responsible [to] the Internal Revenue Service [to keep] accurate [financial] records. A:Businesses ->Businessmans 13. The Procrastinators Club of America, founded in 1956, has (members/ a membership of/ members of/ the membership) some 10,000. * B: a membership of 14. Mosquitoes are [easily] [found] wherever there is [standing] water and [temperate] climate. I am not sure 15. The varying orbit of Pluto means that ambient temperatures also vary greatly * I am not sure 16. Along northernmost edge of the United States runs the US/Canada border. A:northernmost -> the northernmost 17. Only after losing its skin does snake begin to grow another. B: snake-> a snake 18. The formation of a rainbow [occurs] a process in which light is diffused at [varying] rates by the surrounding atmosphere, [resulting in] the reflection of different [wavelengths] of light B:varying->various 19. Lucid dreaming, the ability dreamers to become aware of and to control their dreams while dreaming, is the focus of some current psychological research C:while->during 20. Most animals have nervous systems, sense organs, and specialized modes of locomotion, and are capable of securing ingesting, and to digest food* D:digest->digesting 21. The first city in the United States that put into effect major plan for the clustering of government buildings was Washington* B plan->plans 22. The orbit of a celestial body is usually in the shape of ellipse D:ellipse-> an ellipse 23. All eels spawn in the sea, the eggs hatching into transparent, ribbonlike larvae (that drift about/ drift about/about drifting/drift about them), feeding until they metamorphose into small eels* A:that drift about 24. While infancy, the period from birth until the age of two, A child grows to approximately half of his or her adult height A:while -> during 26. Jupiter is a gasesous planet with an atmosphere composed most of hydrogen and helium * C: omit “most” 27. Rafting was an essential mean of transportation from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century * B: mean-> means 28. The actor James Earl Jones gained Broadway stardom in “The Great White hope” for his powerful portrayal of prizefighter* D prize-fighter-> a prizefighter 29. During early nineteenth-century Boston, the architect Charles Bulfinch, eager to make the city beautiful, sometimes proved free plans for people building homes * D: homes -> houses 30. In pools, goldfish are not just ornamental: since they feed on mosquito larva they are also benefit * D:benefit -> benificial 31. The eight stripes of red, white, and blue on state flag of Hawaii represent Hawaii’s eight major islands B: on state -> on the state’s flag 32. In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background, (as / because/the way that/ similarly) some corns A: as 33. Most authorities consider both dreaming while sleep and daydreaming to be forms of fantasy. B: while->during 34. The work which the poet Emma Lazarous is best known is “The New Colossus”, Which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty A: work which -> work for which 35. Although they feflect a strong social conscience , Arthur Miller’s stage works are typical more concerned with individuals than with systems B: typical -> typically 36. in the New England colonies, Chippendale designs were adapted to locally tastes, and beautiful furniture resulted B: locally -> local 37. Of the many machines invented in the late nineteenth century, none had a great impact on the Unitd States economy than the automobile C: great -> greater 38. Dwelling primarily in the ice northern polar seas, beluga whales are characteristically small, white, agile, and elusive B:ice -> ice of 39. Ozone is an unstable faintly bluish gas that is the most chemical active form of oxygen B: faintly -> faint 40. The development of professional sports in the United States dates back to nineteenth century D: nineteeth -> the nineteeth 41. Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops B: few -> some 42. Edwin Franko Goldman was the first bandmaster to encourage leading contemporary compositions to write original works for a band. B: compositions -> composers 43. Surveys show that the majority of passengers are pleasing that an agreement has been reached to forbid smoking on commercial flights within the continental United States A: are pleasing -> are pleased 44. Snakes are capable of graceful motion throughout the entire long of their rubbery bodies B: motion -> motions 45. The sea chantey, a typre of folk music, not only described the pleasures of stations’ lives ashore, also but the harsh conditions of life aboard ship C: also but -> but also 46. Electric motors range in size from the tiny mechanisms that operate sewing machine to the great engines in heavy locomotives. C: sewing machine -> sewing machines 47. Light rays what enter the eye must be focused onto a point on the retina in order for a clear visual image to form A: what -> which 48. certain species of penicillin mold are used to ripe cheese C:ripe -> ripen 49. Transfer taxed are imposed on the sell or exchange of stocks and bonds* B: sell ->selling 50. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, are subdivided in periods B: time -> times
  2. 1. Slow growth in the early 1900’s, linked with rising unemployment, less spend, and meager business investments , led many experts to declare a recession * C:spend->spending 2. Penicillin acts both (killing bacteria and their growth being inhibited/ and to kill bacteria and to inhibit their growth/ by killing bacteria and by inhibiting their growth/ kills bacteria and inhibits their growth) C:by killing bacteria and by inhibiting their growth 3. The superintendent of women nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War was DorotheaDix B:nurse->nursed 4. Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by the book Robert’s Rules of Order (and avoid large decision-making organizations procedural confusion/ large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion/ is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations/ are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision-making organizations) during meetings. C:is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations 5. Indigo is a vat color, (which it/ it is/ but / so) called because it does not dissolve inwater. D:so 6. Government money appropriated for art in the 1930’s made possible hundreds of murals and statues still admiration in small towns all over the United States C:admiration->admired 7. Beginning in the Middle Ages, composers of Western music used a system of notating their compositions (will/ that/ and when to/ so they could) be performed by musicians. D:so they could 8. Comparative anatomy is concerned to the structural differences among animal forms. A:concerned to -> concerned with/about 9. Erin Billy won the Lucise Prize of poetry in 1991 for the poem Crashing Alone. * Iam not sure 10. What is known as the Homestead Act of 1862 granted those who ventured westward(to receive needed and desired land/ the land they both needed and desired/needing and desiring land/where they most needed and desired land) B:the land they both needed and desired 11. Bill Clinton received his [former] education [at] Georgetown and YaleUniversities, from the latter [of which] he received a degree [in law]. A:former->formal 12. [Businesses] are responsible [to] the Internal Revenue Service [to keep] accurate [financial] records. A:Businesses ->Businessmans 13. The Procrastinators Club of America, founded in 1956, has (members/ a membership of/ members of/ the membership) some 10,000. * B: a membership of 14. Mosquitoes are [easily] [found] wherever there is [standing] water and [temperate] climate. I am not sure 15. The varying orbit of Pluto means that ambient temperatures also vary greatly * I am not sure 16. Along northernmost edge of the United States runs the US/Canada border. A:northernmost -> the northernmost 17. Only after losing its skin does snake begin to grow another. B: snake-> a snake 18. The formation of a rainbow [occurs] a process in which light is diffused at [varying] rates by the surrounding atmosphere, [resulting in] the reflection of different [wavelengths] of light B:varying->various 19. Lucid dreaming, the ability dreamers to become aware of and to control their dreams while dreaming, is the focus of some current psychological research C:while->during 20. Most animals have nervous systems, sense organs, and specialized modes of locomotion, and are capable of securing ingesting, and to digest food* D:digest->digesting 21. The first city in the United States that put into effect major plan for the clustering of government buildings was Washington* B:plan->plans 22. The orbit of a celestial body is usually in the shape of ellipse D:ellipse-> an ellipse 23. All eels spawn in the sea, the eggs hatching into transparent, ribbonlike larvae (that drift about/ drift about/about drifting/drift about them), feeding until they metamorphose into small eels* A:that drift about 24. While infancy, the period from birth until the age of two, A child grows to approximately half of his or her adult height A:while -> during 26. Jupiter is a gasesous planet with an atmosphere composed most of hydrogen and helium * C: omit “most” 27. Rafting was an essential mean of transportation from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century * B: mean-> means 28. The actor James Earl Jones gained Broadway stardom in “The Great White hope” for his powerful portrayal of prizefighter* D:prize-fighter-> a prizefighter 29. During early nineteenth-century Boston, the architect Charles Bulfinch, eager to make the city beautiful, sometimes proved free plans for people building homes * D: homes -> houses 30. In pools, goldfish are not just ornamental: since they feed on mosquito larva they are also benefit * D:benefit -> benificial 31. The eight stripes of red, white, and blue on state flag of Hawaii represent Hawaii’s eight major islands B: on state -> on the state’s flag 32. In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background, (as / because/the way that/ similarly) some corns A: as 33. Most authorities consider both dreaming while sleep and daydreaming to be forms of fantasy. B: while->during 34. The work which the poet Emma Lazarous is best known is “The New Colossus”, Which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty A: work which -> work for which 35. Although they feflect a strong social conscience , Arthur Miller’s stage works are typical more concerned with individuals than with systems B: typical -> typically 36. in the New England colonies, Chippendale designs were adapted to locally tastes, and beautiful furniture resulted B: locally -> local 37. Of the many machines invented in the late nineteenth century, none had a great impact on the Unitd States economy than the automobile C: great -> greater 38. Dwelling primarily in the ice northern polar seas, beluga whales are characteristically small, white, agile, and elusive B:ice -> ice of 39. Ozone is an unstable faintly bluish gas that is the most chemical active form of oxygen B: faintly -> faint 40. The development of professional sports in the United States dates back to nineteenth century D: nineteeth -> the nineteeth 41. Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops B: few -> some 42. Edwin Franko Goldman was the first bandmaster to encourage leading contemporary compositions to write original works for a band. B: compositions -> composers 43. Surveys show that the majority of passengers are pleasing that an agreement has been reached to forbid smoking on commercial flights within the continental United States A: are pleasing -> are pleased 44. Snakes are capable of graceful motion throughout the entire long of their rubbery bodies B: motion -> motions 45. The sea chantey, a typre of folk music, not only described the pleasures of stations’ lives ashore, also but the harsh conditions of life aboard ship C: also but -> but also 46. Electric motors range in size from the tiny mechanisms that operate sewing machine to the great engines in heavy locomotives. C: sewing machine -> sewing machines 47. Light rays what enter the eye must be focused onto a point on the retina in order for a clear visual image to form A: what -> which 48. certain species of penicillin mold are used to ripe cheese C:ripe -> ripen 49. Transfer taxed are imposed on the sell or exchange of stocks and bonds* B: sell ->selling 50. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, are subdivided in periods B: time -> times
  3. 1.At its center, the sun has a density of over a hundred times ------------ and a temperature of 10 to 20 million degrees centigrade. (A) that of water (B) of water © than that of water (D) water The correct Answer is A.I wonder why we can't choose B? 2. The Sun, the Moon, the Earth have magnetic fields, and --------- evidence that the stellar galaxies have fields that extend through vast regions of space. (A) which is (B) is © because (D) there is The Answer key is C. Why? I think D is also appropriate. 3. Perhaps more than any other United States city, San Francisco is a collection of neighborhood. The Answer key is C.How to correct? 4. The major economic activities of Cheyenne, Wyoming, include transportation, chemicals, tourism, but governmental activities. The Answer key is C. But I don't understand why D:" but" is right?
  4. Thanks H3qwerty and Nemoftu for your answers.The questions 1,2,3,5,6 are OK to me now. However with the 4th question, I am sorry that I forgot to post the answer key. That is A, not B.I also think it should be B, but A is the right answer, why?
  5. Hi Feagle, Yeah, actually those questions are from TOEFL practice tests.
  6. Pls correct and explain for me the answer keys of these sentences, thank you very much:) : 1. .Among the symptoms of measles, which takes about twelve days to incubate, are a high fever, swelling of glands in the neck, a cough, and sensitive to light. Answer key: D. I don't know what the Subject of " to light" is? 2. The sounds used in human languages to create meaning consist of small variations in air pressure can be sensed by the car. Answer key is C. Why? 3. Abigail Adams was prodigous letter writer, ------ many editions of her letters have been published. (A) who (B) and © in addition to (D) due to Answer key is B.Why not "D"? 4.Different fourteen crops were being grown 8,600 years ago by some of the world’s earliest farmers. 5. Addressing themes that were unique American, the poet Walt Whitman celebrated the lives of ordinary people. Answer key is B, but I think A should be " Addressed" , why A is not wrong? 6. Although all sedimentary rocks contain iron, but the deposits that are richest in iron consist predominantly of minerals such as iron oxides, carbonates, silicates, and sulfides. I think B: richest-> rich. But answer key is A. I don't know why?
  7. Lyf

    "An" or not?

    Pls help me correct these sentences: 1. The position of the Earth’s magnetic poles is not constant but shows an appreciable change after year to year. The key answer here is C. We should delete " an" here, right? 2. Nomadic hunter and gatherer societies have access to only limited amount of food in an area and moved on when they have exhausted each locality. The key answer is C.But I don't know how to correct, why do they use " have access" here?
  8. Haohmaku, The forth question I post is the sentence number 40-TOEFL 1999/08. Actually, the answer key is A.I agree with you that Parallel structure doesn't require the same verb.But in this case, how to correct?
  9. Pls explain for me these questions: 1. ------- economic change by investigating the fluctuations in the relationship between worker’s wages and their buying power. (A) Economists gauging (B) Economists gauge how © Economists gauge (D) Whenever economists gauge Answer key is C, how about B, why can't we choose B? 2.A patrilineal extended family consists of core group of males, their wives and their unmarried daughters. The right answer is B, but I don't know how to correct it. 3. Today’s nuclear fission fuels are the remnants of which used to be a much more active mixture of radioactive and fissionable materials two billion years ago and earlier. The right answer is A, may be of which -> of what, but I am not sure 4. Petrography concerns primarily with the detailed description and classification of rocks, whereas perology deals primarily with rock formation The right answer is A, but I don't know how to correct it.
  10. Pls help me correct and explain these sentences: 1.In the nineteeth century, North American locomotives ran on hardwood fuel, which was inexpensive and plentiful in the time. 2. Her work in genetics won United States scientist Barbara Mc Clintock ------in 1983. (A) was the Nobel prize (B) the Nobel Prize was © the Nobel Prize (D) for the Nobel Prize Actually, I don't know how to analyze grammar structure of this sentence:(
  11. Thanks! It is clear to me now!:)
  12. Would you pls explain for me these questions: 1. During the Pleistocene glacial periods ------- portions of the Earth where plant and animal life flourished making it possible for people to subsist. (A) the (B) it was © there were (D) have there been The correct answer is C, but I wonder why we can not choose D here? 2. The photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, in which she often makes her family members -------, are an affectionate and incisive representation of the African American experience. (A) are her subjects (B) her subjects © are subjects (D) which her subjects The correct answer is B, Why? 3. Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor the air contains at a certain temperature ---------- with the amount it could hold at that tempreture. (A) to compare (B) compared © comparing (D) compares The correct answer is B. Why we can not choose C instead of B?
  13. Would you please explain for me some sentences below : 1. Most authorities consider both dreaming while sleep and daydreaming to be forms of fantasy. The answer key is B. But I don't understand what wrong with " while " here? 2. The first explorer---------- California by land was Jedediah Strong Smith, a trapper who crossed the southwestern deserts of the United States in 1826. (A) that he reached (B) reached © to reach (D) reaching it The answer key is C. I wonder why we can not choose B instead of C?
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