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I took PBT 2 yrs ago and scored 630, now I have to take TOEFL again, but it seems I can only to take IBT(I am now in the US), any advices on the preparation? if I only spend time on speaking, is it fine? thank you all guys

My backgrounds: undergraduate GPA TOEFL: 630/4.0 GRE: 1350/3.5 with research background, one paper accept, another is under review Applying for Materials Science and Engineering I chose following universities: UFL PSU U Wisconsin-Madison Iowa State U UC Davis Virginia Tech U Maryland Rutgers USC Stevens Insitute of Technology what the probability I will be enrolled(offer with aid)? thanks in advance

1) bird : feathers a) mammal : spine b) hand : fingers c) branch : fruit d) limb : fur e) fish : scales 2) caret : insertion a) pound : heaviness b) tongs : extraction c) comma : pause d) quotation : agreement e) clip : attachment 3) curtain : stage a) footlight : orchestra b) lid : jar c) upholstery : sofa d) veil : face e) screen : film

from middle of a PP CAT colonnade - pillar throng - group queque -- person constellation -- galaxie

FLOOD : DILUVIAL :: > > > > > > punishment : criminal > > > > > > bacteria : biological > > > > > > verdict : judicial > > > > > > light : candescent > > > > > > heart : cardiac Am I right?

I think maybe we can explain the answer: both rubber and wax organic materials, others are not. BTW: is it chosen form real tests?

I dont know, that why I post them for advice.

Me too, I'm also cutious about the OA, that's why I post them.

Anyway, thanks for your participating

the answer to the second one is A

post your opinions, plz

the answers: A, B, B, E, B post your reason for choice, plz

1. GUST: WIND:: (A) water: sea (B) flare: light © cloudburst: torrent (D) discord: sound (E) breath: air 2. RAIL: VEHEMENCE: : (A) entreat: urgency (B) revere: simplicity © plead: sorrow (D) avenge: ferocity (E) insult: sarcasm Thanks in advance

1. Lizzie was a brave woman who could dare to incur a great danger for an adequate ----. (A) risk (B) combat © object (D) event (E) encounter 2. Ultimately, the book’s credibility is strained; the slender, though far from -----, web of evidence presented on one salient point is expected to support a vast ---- of implications. (A) unconvincing.. cacophony (B) nonexistent.. superstructure © indispensable.. array (D) intricate.. network (E) imposing.. compendium 3. Personnel experts say that attractive benefits alone will not always keep ---- executives from changing jobs for better long-range opportunities, but they think the enticements may deter many executives from accepting ---- offers from other companies. (A) discontented.. preferable (B) ambitious.. routine © unqualified.. inferior (D) experienced.. superior (E) dedicated.. advantageous 4. The concept of timelessness is paradoxical from the start ,for adult consciousness is ---- by the awareness of duration. (A) intrigued (B) repelled © measured (D) accelerated (E) permeated 5. Human reaction to the realm of thought is often as strong as that to sensible presences; our higher moral life is based on the fact that ---- sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than do ideas of ----facts. (A) disturbing.. ordinary (B) material.. remote © emotional.. impersonal (D) definitive.. controversial (E) familiar.. symbolic Thanks in advance

the answers: E, A, C, B