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There is no answer key. Q 1: A common way to produce x-rays is _________ electrons into a copper target. (A) fires (B) fired © by firing (D) how to fire Q 2: Oak trees furnish more timber annually in the United States than any of other broad-learned tree and are second only to conifers in total lumber production.

I have the answer key for these questions from Kaplan. Still I do not understand them Please explain them to me. Q 1: W: Did you bet on a winner? M: Yes, sure enough. My hometown football team creamed the opposition. What happened to the man? (A) He had a dream. (B) He got some cream. © He got dinner. (D) His team won. Answer: D Q 2: W: Did Mary tell you anything interesting? M: what do you think? Talking with her is like pulling teeth. What does the man mean? (A) Mary was at thee dentist. (B) Mary didn’t talk much. © He thinks she wasn’t feeling well. (D) Mary was happy and smiling. Answer: B Q 3: M: thanks for chemistry. W: Forget it or I’ll be knocking at your door tonight. What does the woman mean? (A) She needs her study guide back before dinner. (B) She will let the man keep the study guide. © She will make sure she gets her study guide back tonight. (D) She doe not remember where the man lives There is no answer key.

There is no answer key for these questions unfortunately. Pleses provide me with the right answers you think and explain why. So much thankx in advance:o Q 1: Copper was the first metal used by humans and is second only to iron into its utility through the ages. Q 2: The layers of an elephant’s tusk are deposited from the pulp, yet that he innermost layer is the newest. Q 3: Phonological structure encodes speak sounds as a sequence of vocal tract configurations successive positions of the larynx, jaw, lips, tongue, and velum. Q 4: When expelled from the nucleus of an atom, a neutron is unstable and decay to form a proton and an electron. Q 5: It is said that no potential frontier has such fired the imagination or challenged the ingenuous of humankind as has space. Q 6: Of 120 minerals known to have been used as gemstones, only about 25 are in common use in today jewelry. Q 7: During the second and third years of life, children gain __________ over their bodies. (A) control increasing (B) increasing to control © control is increasing (D) increasing control Q 8: Published in 1957, John Cheever’s first novel, The Wapshot chronicle, earned ________ the National Book Award. (A) that he had (B) him © was his (D) to him

Hi everyone I did not understand at all this dialogue. I’ll be grateful if you explain to me if it hold any meaning. M- Julie certainly seems to like classical music. W- She doesn’t like just any classical music. What does the woman imply about Julie?

In LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST, it has been asked to indicate if these sentences are correct or incorrect. Page 244, Elijah scored more points in yesterday’s basketball final than had any other player in history. The answer key says the sentence is correct. I wonder shouldn’t we have did instead of had in order to have a correct sentence? Page 271, The houses with ocean views could sell for considerably more. Surprisingly the answer key says the sentence is correct. I believe it is incorrect, because it should be in passive form, not active. Of course the houses as subject of the clause cannot sell, but could be sold. What do you think?

Dear Michael I’ve been much obliged to you many times for your complete and precise replies to my questions.[goodjob][clap] Here I am confused with your reply to Q 3. You say “give a hint” means “suggest an answer to a question/way of doing something”, but surprisingly, you present B (offering help) as the correct answer, while the dialogue is about hard problems and “suggest an answer to a question” or in other word “suggesting a solution” seems a better choice. I wonder why A (suggesting a solution) is not the correct one?! Or maybe it is a typo, you did also mean A.:o[|)]

Please let me know the right answer for these questions. I have no answer key for them. I will be thankful if you explain me what the idiomatic statements which they include mean in general. Q 1: - Patrick, what did your classmates think when you won award? - Well, it certainly didn’t hurt my standing with them. What does Patrick mean? (A) The class has a better opinion of him. (B) He was standing in front of the class. Q 2: - Are Professor Brown’s lectures fascinating? - I can close my eyes when I’m listening to him and I’m back in the middle ages. - I know what you mean. What can be inferred from this conversation about Professor Brown? (A) His lectures put his students to sleep. (B) He’s a middle-aged man. © He lectures about history. Q 3: - These math problems are hard. - Want to give you a few hints? The woman is … (A) suggesting a solution (B) offering help Q 4: - Adam, do you know the tools that I lend you when you were building that bookshelf? I’d like to have them back. - Well, I hate to tell you this, but I can’t see to lay my hands on them. What does Adam imply? Q 5: - The science building is so old. It ought to be torn down. - I couldn’t agree with you less. It’s a landmark. The second speaker … (A) agrees (B) diagrees. Q 6: W- Shall I make some more coffee? M- Not on my account. What does the man mean? (A) He doesn’t want more coffee. (B) He doesn’t want to use his credit card. © He’d like to make coffee.

These are two other questions from Peterson TOEFL CBT practice tests, part structure. First Q: The higher __________ octave number of gasoline, the less knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel is burned. (A) some (B) the © is (D) than According to the answer key, (B) is correct. I, however, believe © is the right answer, because it provides the missed verb for the first clause. With (B) we have no verb in the first clause while the second clause holds verb “occurs”, and then we have no parallelism. What do you think? Second Q: Life that we know it is based on the element carbon. The answer key says: the correct answer is “that”. The word as should be used in place of that. (as in this sentence means in the way that …) I think the answer is it. it should be omitted, because we have two subjects in this sentence, the first subject is life (which we know is an adjective clause which describes life) and the second subject is it which is redundant and should be omitted. If you do not agree, please clear me up. :shy:[|)]:shy:[|)]

Dear TestMagic As you probably know ETS exams “TOEFL, GRE, GMAT” are not hold in Iran for a long time, say after Islamic revolution. Now it’s said hear and there that in next few months these exams will execute in Iran. Even a magazine newsletter of Iran high education organization has announced this probability. Do you know anything on this matter? Please inform us if you have any right news, because at the moment we Iranian students have to travel to some neighbor country like UAE, Turkey,… to sit for the exams and we must register for the test and prepare for the trip earlier. It would be very helpful if we know what will be our situation with these exams. [heartbeat][heartbeat][heartbeat]

These are two other questions from Peterson TOEFL CBT practice tests, part structure. First Q: The higher __________ octave number of gasoline, the less knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel is burned. (A) some (B) the © is (D) than According to the answer key, (B) is correct. I believe © is the right answer, because it provides the missed verb for the first clause. With (B) we have no verb in the first clause while the second clause holds verb “occurs”, and then we have no parallelism. What do you think? Second Q: Life that we know it is based on the element carbon. The answer key says: the correct answer is “that”. The word as should be used in place of that. (as in this sentence means in the way that …) I think the answer is it. it should be omitted, because we have two subjects in this sentence, the first subject is life (that we know is an adjective clause which describes life) and the second subject is it which is redundant and should be omitted. If you do not agree, please clear me up.

Among Ralph Earl’s most famous paintings is his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail. To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accurately details the relative luxury of the Ellsworth’s interior furnishings. The view through the window behind them shows sunlit fields, well-kept fences, and a bend of the Connecticut River. One of Earl’s paintings is something of an anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which for many years was attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, shows a well-dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground, he displays a pile of birds, the result of a day’s hunt. The viewer can also see a farmer’s donkey lying in the background, another of the hunter’s victims. The word “he” in line "In the foreground, he displays a pile of birds, the result of a day’s hunt" refers to (A) Ralph Earl (B) The farmer © The hunter (D) Thomas Gainsborough According to the answer key: “The correct answer is ©. The reference is to the “well-dressed gentleman”-that is, the hunter.” I myself believe (A) is correct. The hunter is a figure in the painting, how can it display anything?! In fact, all of the things have been displayed by the painter, Ralph Earl. It is not correct that we choose the reference always the first and nearest name to the referent. Don't you agree with me? Then, clear me up please.

1- Once known as the “Golden State” because of its gold mines, _____________ . (A) North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals. (B) few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today. © there are few metallic minerals mined in North Carolina today (D) today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined The answer key introduces (A) as correct answer. I wonder how it could be the right one. I do not understand how the verb “mines” agrees in meaning with its subject. Shouldn’t we have a passive form of verb here? Why are not the other items correct? All seem correct, what is wrong with them? 2- Not until geologists began to study exposed rocks in ravines and on mountainsides they did discover many of the earth’s secrets. According to the answer key, the answer is “they did”.I wonder how inversion occurs when negative signs such as ‘not” appears in the beginning of the sentence? Should we inverse the clause which contains “not”? I mean we must have “Not until did geologists begin …”

Although there an answer key accompanies the book; I am still in dark with these questions[b)]. Everybody who clears me up would be appreciated[heartbeat]:o. Reference: PETERSON’S TOEFL CBT Practice tests, Part: listening 1- W- Did you find that movie exciting? M- Exciting! To put it mildly! What does the man say about the movie? (A) It was indeed exciting. (B) It was too frightening. © It was mildly interesting. (D) It was extremely long. Answer: (A) Does “To put it mildly” always mean exciting??:shy: 2- - Steven hasn’t been himself lately, has he? - Well, no, he hasn’t-he’s had a lot on his mind. What do the speakers say about Steve? (A) He hasn’t been alone lately. (B) He hasn’t been here recently. © He has been acting strangely. (D) He has to be reminded several times. Answer: © 3- W- What did you think of Brenda’s story? M- To tell you the truth, I found it hard to keep a straight face while she was telling it. How did the man feel bout the story? (A) It was sad. (B) It was believable. © It was boring. (D) It was funny. Answer: (D) 4- M- Bob was late for the dinner because he was helping his roommate. W- Isn’t that just like Bob? What does the woman imply bout Bob? (A) He and his roommate are alike. (B) He is a helpful person. © He always comes late to diner. (D) His roommate likes him a lot. Answer: (B) 5- W- I need to pay my check and leave. M- I’ll try to catch the waiter’s eye. What does the man intend to do? (A) Order a meal. (B) Write a check. © Look for the waiter. (D) Get the waiter’s attention. Answer: (D) Shouldn’t be © the correct answer??:shy:

Dear Simin would you please share your listening files with me? thanx in adavance.

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hi everyone:o plaese help me with the meanings of these two sentences: After her second hapless love affair in a year, Bethany decided she'd had her fill of romance. what does it mean of "her fill of romance"?? The professor gasped when his young student had the audacity to tell the visiting physicist that she thought his theory did not hold water. what does “his theory did not hold water” mean in this sentence? Is it possible it have a figurative meaning?

Dear friends, it's again me :shy::othat got confused by this sentence from an English drill software: Try as she might, Carla was unable to efface the painful memories of her childhood. Do you think it is correct, I mean the first clause “try as she might...” I suppose it should be as “trying as she might...”??

Hi my friends:o. I just came across with this sentence in one software to drill English skills: No matter how he was fettered, Harry Houdini escaped. Does it need “inversion”??? I mean replacing the subject and verb? I think since “no matter” has appeared in the beginning of the sentence, it’s required to be corrected as: ” No matter how was he fettered, Harry Houdini escaped.”

what is the meaning of the last sentence? My father bought a new computer with all the bells and whistles. I think it even makes toast.

Give me a hand by answering these questions please. Unfortunately the reference book doesn’t hold any answer key:shy:. 1- war is to hawk as peace is to ……… (A) eagle © dove (E) owl (B) gull (D) falcon 2- friction is to rubber as repetition is to …… (A) skill © literacy (E) knowledge (B) novelty (D) memory 3- automation: originality :: ------------------ (A) ambassador : god will (D) guest : hospitality (B) pioneer : phrases (E) benefactor : generosity © hothead : equanimity 4- aristocrat : count :: ------------------ (A) flower : leaf (D) civilian: solider (B) senator : voter (E) insect : ant © professional : amateur 5- plant : harvest :: ------------------ (A) factory : equipmentl (D) clump : shrub (B) launch : decommission (E) mishap : carelessness © sow : irrigate 6- needle : stitch :: ------------------ (A) shears : prune (D) stake : bush (B) rake : mow (E) wrench : soak © spade : level 7- The word most nearly opposite in meaning to “prototype” is: (A) model © copy (E) phenomenon (B) robot (D) electron 8- All the novels we have studied this year have had a man as the leading character. It’s about time we had a female -------- (A) antagonist © gourmet (E) phenomenon (B) prodigy (D) protagonist (P.S.: What does “it’s about time” mean in this sentence?) 9- The following names all contain an epithet except ----- (A) One-Punch Nelson © Alexander the great (E) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (B) Ivan the terrible (D) Wrong-Way Corrigan Reference: Vocabulary for the high school student, by Harold Levine, AMSCO SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS, INC P.S. Since GRE books are scarcely found in IRAN, I thought this book would help me to prepare myself for GRE exam. [/size]Dear Erin[/size], would you please let me know your idea about this book?. And please everybody excuse me if the above questiosn seem irrelevant to the GRE forum:o.

Dear uhcl Here is the full conversation: (woman) I heard that Sally just moved into a new, big house near the beach. (man) But Sally doesn’t have a cent! (narrator) WHAT DOES THE MAN MEAN? (A) Sally has no sense of responsibility. (B) Sally sent her friend to the house. © Sally has no money. (D) Sally is on the set with her. and according to answer key , the answer is ©.

thank u so much Erin, ya there are many faults with others, but Testmagic is really unique, as precise as ETS toefl. :o

This is no full conversation, this is just an option out of four choices for a lisening question. refer to Longman complete course for TOEFL test Deborah Philips, page 33, exercise 3.

This is no full conversation, this is just an option out of four choices for a lisening question. refer to Longman complete course for TOEFL test Deborah Philips, page 33, exercise 3.

i'm really sorry for micorrect typing.:o my confusion is why answer (B) "is burned" is not the right answer .