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1. Political demonstrations on American Campuses have abated _____

A) After 1970 B) in 1970 C) for 1970 D) since 1970

2. Ancient civilizations such as those of the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamian _____ goods rather than
use money.
A) use to trade B) is used to trade C) used to trade D) was used to trade

3. Most Americans don’t object ____ them by their first names.

A) That i call B) to my calling C) for calling D) that i am call

4. North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains national park ___ for the
Cherokee Indian Settlements.
A) also B) And C) but also D) because of

5. General Grant had General Lee __ him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the Confederate
forces.
A) to meet B) met C) meet D) meeting
6. If a ruby is heated it _____temporarily lose its color.
A) would B) will C) does D) has
7. ___small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus; it will be possible to determine
whether the baby will be born with birth defects.
A) A B) that a C) if a D) when it is a
8. All of the people at the AAME conference are _____ .
A) mathematic teachers B) mathematics teachers C) mathematics teacher
D) mathematic’s teachers
9. To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price
or_____ .
A) to sell advertising B) if they should sell advertising C) selling advertising
D) sold advertising
10. If it___ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.
A) be B) is C)was D)were
11. ____ Java man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal.
A) it is generally believed that B) Generally believed it is C) Believed generally is
D) That is generally believed
12. For the investor who ___ money, silver or bonds are good options.
A) has so little a B) has vary little C) has so few D) has very few
13. Prices for bikes can run____$250.
A) as high as B) as high to C) so high to D) so high as
14. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree._____ .
A) My education will be employed by the university B) employment will be given to me by the
university. C) The university will employ me D) I will be employed by the university.

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15. Travelers_____ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.
A) had better to get B) Had to get better C) had better get
D) had better got
16. Flight nineteen from New York and Washington is now arriving at_____.
A) Gate two B) the Gate Two C) the two Gate D) Second Gate
17. _____ 1,000 species of finch have been identified.
A) as many as B) as Many C)As much as D) much as
18. The greater the demand,____ the price.
A) higher B) high C) the higher D) the High
19. The continental United States is____ that there are four time zones.
A) much big B) too big C) so big D) very big
20. Benjamin west contributed a great deal to American art:_____
A) painting, teaching, and lecturing B) painting, as a teacher and lecturer.
C) Painting, teaching, and as a lecturer D) painting, a teacher, and a lecturer.
21. Most insurance agents would rather you_____ anything about collecting claims until they investigate
the situation.
A) do B) do not C)don’t D) did not
22. Upon hatching, ______.
A) young ducks know how to swim B) swimming is known by young ducks
C) the knowledge of swimming is in young ducks D)how to swim is known in young ducks
23. The observation deck at the world Trade center______ in New York.
A) is highest than any other one B) is higher than any other one
C) is highest that any other one D) is higher that any other one
24. A seventeen year old is not______ to vote in an election.
A) old enough B) as old enough C) enough old D) enough old as
25. _____ is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth.
A) it is calcium B) The calcium C) Calcium D)Although Calcium
26. Only after food has been dried or canned_______.
A) That it should be stored for later consumption B) should be stored for later consumption
C) should it be stored for later consumption D) it should be stored for later consumption.
27. After the assassination attempt, President Reagan’s doctor suggested that he _____ a short rest at Camp
David.
A) will take B) would take C) take D) took
28. Not until a monkey is several years old ______to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.
A) it begins B) does it begin C) and begin D) beginning
29. Almost everyone fails____ on the first day.
A)in Passing his driver’s test B)to pass his driver’s test
C) to have passed his drivers’ s test D) passing his driver’s test
30. Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s father never approved of _____ Robert Browning, the couple
eloped to Italy, where they lived and wrote.
A) her to marry B) her marrying C) she marrying D) she to marry
31. Please write out the answers to the questions at the end of ____.
A) eighth chapter B) eight chapter C) chapter eight D) chapter the eight

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32. Although the weather is Martha’s Vineyard isn’t____ to have a year-round tourist session, it has
become a favorite summer resort.
A) goodly enough B) good enough C) good as enough D) enough good
33. ____ to go to the grocery store every day?
A) Do people in your country like B) People in your country like
C) May people in your liked D) have people in country like
34. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to ______
A) the driving of a car B) when your drive a car C) driving a care
D) when driving a car
35. Although most adopted persons want the right to know who their natural parents are, some who have
found them wish that they_____ the experience of meeting
A) hadn’t B) didn’t have had C) hadn’t had D) hadn’t have
36. Costner’s going to be nominated to receive the Academy Award for best director._____ ?
A) Won’t he B) didn’t he C) doesn’t he D) isn’t he
37. Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and _____
A) Mexico does neither B) Mexico doesn’t either C) neither Mexico does D)
either does Mexico
38. ____ the formation of the sun, the planets, and others stars began with the condensation of an
Interstellar cloud.
A) it accepted that B) accepted that C) it is accepted that D) that is accepted
39. The speaker is ____
A) Very well acquainted with the subject B) recognized as an authority who knows a great
deal in terms of the subject C) someone who knows well enough about the subject
which he has undertaken to do the speaking D) a person who has close awareness of the
subject that he speaks about so much
40. The consumer Price index Lists____
A) how much costs every car B) how much does every car cost
C) how much every car costs D) how much are every car cost
41. The ford theater where Lincoln was shot______
A) must restore B) must be restoring C) must have been restored D) must restored
42. Fast food restaurants have become popular because many working people want_____
A) to eat quickly and cheaply B) eating quickly and cheaply
C) eat quickly and cheaply D) the eat quickly and cheaply
43. After seeing the movie Centennial ______
A) the book was read by many people B) the book made many people want to
read it C) many people wanted to read the book D the reading of the book interested
many people.
44. ____ Carl Sandburg is also well known for his multivolume biography of Lincoln.
A) An eminent American poet B) he is an eminent American poet
C) the reading of the book interested many people C) Despite an eminent American poet.
45. The examiner made us____ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.
A) showing B) show C)showed D) to show

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46. Docloral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the
library every night_____ the last three months.
A) since B) until C) before D) for
47. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the international
convention, ____
A) the members applauded him B) he gave a short acceptance speech
C) a speech had to be given by him D) the members congratulated him
48. ____ of the play Mourning Becomes electra intodues the cast of characters and hints at the plot.
A) the act first B) act one C) act first D)first act
49. As soon as ____ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.
A) a base will react B) a base reacts C)a base is reacting D) the reaction of a base
50. The internal Revenue Service____ their tax forms by April 15 every year.
A) makes all Americans file B) makes al American to file C) Makes the filing of
all Americans D) makes all Americans filing
51. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to spain past the cape of good hope,
Magellan never compledted the first circumnavigation of the world, and _____ .
A) most of his crew didn’t too B) neither most of his crew did C) neither did nost of
his crew D) most of his crew didn’t also
52. To answer accurately is more important than_____
A) a quick finish B) to finish quickly C) finishing quickly D) you finish quickly
53. Weathering____ the action whereby surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.
A) it is B) is that C)is D)being
54. A telephone recording tells callers____
A) what time the movie starts B) what time starts the movie C)what time does the
movie start D) the movie starts what time
55. The people of western Canada have been considering ____ themselves form the rest of the provinces.
A) to separate B) separated C) separate D) separating
56. I costs about sixty dollars to have a tooth _____
A) filling B) to fill C) filled D) fill
57. Not until a student has mastered algebra___ the principles of geometry, trigonometry, and physics.
A) he can being to understand B) can he being to understand
C) he begins to understand D) beings to understand.
58. Although Margaret Mead had several assistants during her long investigations of Samoa, the bulk of the
research was done by ____ alone.
A) herself B) she C) her D) hers
59. Several of these washers and dryers are out of order a and______
A) need to be repairing B) repairing is required of them
C) requiring that they be repaired D) need to be repaired
60. Thirty eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty two as monuments, and ____
A) the another one hundred seventy eight as historical sites. B)the other one hundred seventy eight
as historical sites C) seventy eight plus one hundred more as historical sites.
D) as historical sites one hundred seventy eight.
61. When a body enters the earth’s atmosphere, it travels____
A) very rapidly B) in a rapid manner C) fastly D) with great speed

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62. Put plants _____ a window so that they will get enough light.
A) near B) near of C) next to D) nearly
63. Employers often required that candidates have not only a degree in engineering.
A) But two years experience B) also two years experience
C) but also two years experience D) but more two years experience.
64. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and _____ before he entered politics.
A) served in the navy as an officer B)an officer in the Navy
C) the navy had him as an officer D) did service in the Navy as an officer.
65. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders____ no real communication has taken place.
A) what said the other person B) what the other person said
C) what did the other person say D)what was the other person saying
66. The salary of a bus driver is much higher_____
A) in comparison with the salary of a teacher B) than a teacher C) than that of a teacher
D) to compare as a teacher.
67. Professional people appreciate_____ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
A) you to call them B) that you would call them
C) your calling them D) that you are calling them
68. The assignment for Monday is to write a ____ about your hometown.
A) five hundred word composition B) five hundred words composition
C0 five hundreds words composition D) five hundreds words composition
69. Farmers look forward to _____ every summer.
A) participating in the country fairs B) participating in the country fair
C) be participating in the country fairs D) have participating in the country fairs
70. A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of maintenance_____ its
capacity to store information.
A) the same as B) the same C) as well as D) as well
71. Many embarrassing situations occur____ a misunderstanding.
A) for B) of C) because of D) because
72. Neptune is an extremely cold planet, and_____
A) so does Uranus B) so has Uranus C) so is Uranus D) Uranus so
73. ____ That gold was discovered at sutter’s mill and that the California Gold Rush began.
A) Because in 1848 B) that is 1848 C) In 1848 that is was D) it was in
1848.
74. The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts on the part of both government
and private citizens to curb______ .
A) them B) him C)its D) it
75. Frost occurs in valleys and on how grounds _____ on adjacent hills.
A) More frequently as B) as frequently than C) more frequently than D) frequently
than.
76. It is important that the TOEFL office ____ your registration.
A) will confirm B) confirm C) confirms D) must confirm
77. As a safety precaution, all city cabdrivers carry only enough money to make change for a _____ bill.
A) ten dollar B) ten dollars C) tens dollar D) tens dollars

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78. ____ that the English settled in Jamestown

A) in 1607 that it was B) that in 1607 C) because in 1607 D) it was in 1607.
79. Staying in a hotel costs_____ renting room in a dormitory for a week.
A) twice more than B) twice as mush as C) as much twice as D) as mush as twice
80. When friends insist on ____ expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.
A) them a accept B) their accepting C) they accepting D) they accept
81. Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics______ greatest painter in the North American colonies.
A) that he was B) as he was C) who was the D) the
82. As a safety measure, the detonator for a nuclear device may be made of____ each of which is controlled
by a different employee.
A) two equipments B)two pieces of equipments C) two piece of equipment
D) two equipment pieces
83. A student should tell a dorm counselor if_____ live with his roommate again next year.
A) he’d rather not B) he won’t rather C) he’ll rather not D)he’d rather didn’t
84. It is the first time that the Princess of Wales has been to United States.
A) isn’t she B) hasn’t she C) isn’t it D) hasn’t it
85. _____ two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect on each other’s
subsequent motion.
A) so that B) they are C) that D) if
86. A child in the first grade tends to be_____ all of the other children in his class.
A) The same old to B) the same age than C) as old like D)the same age as.
87. Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and_____
A) I don’t too B) either don’t I C)neither don’t I D) neither do I
88. We had hoped____ the game, but the other team played very well.
A) State University to win B) that State University win
C) that State University would win D) State University winning.
89. This plant is ______ big that it should really be moved outside.
A) So B) too C) such D) very
90. Unlike most European, many Americans ____ a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day.
A) used to eating B)are used to eat C) are used to eating D) used to eat
91. Often a team of engineer’s is_____
A) work on one project B) on one project work C) working on one project
D) to working on one project.
92. _____ in the world export diamonds.
A) Only little nations B) Only few nations C) Only a little nations D) only a few
nations.
93. A vacuum will neither conduct heat for_____
A) transmit sound waves B) transmitting sound waves C) sound waves are transmitted
D) the transmission of sound waves
94. To relive pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock,_____
A) taking immediate steps B) to take immediate steps C) taken steps immediately
D) take immediate steps
95. All the cereal grains_____ grow on the prairies and plains of the United States.
A) But rice B) except the rice C) but for rice D) expecting rice

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96. Warning:____ or operate heavy equipment while taking this medication.

A) please no drive B) would you please no driving C) please don’t drive D) have
you please not driven
97. Burrowing animals provide paths for water is soil, and so do the roots of plants.
A) Decaying and they dying B) when they die and decay C)they die and decay
D) when they will die and decay.
98. _____ a busy city, Pompeii was virtually destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
A) once B) it was once C) once it was D) that once
99. In his autobiography, the education of Henry Adams, Adams attempted to show that his
generation_____.
A) did not know how to live in a technology society B) did not know living in a technology
society C) was not knowing how live in a technology society
D) had not know how living in a technology society
100. The FDA was set up in 1940____ that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.
A) to enforce the laws B) to enforcing laws C) to enforcing lays
D) enforced the laws
101. Green and magenta are complementary colors located opposite each other on the color
wheel,_____
A) and blue and yellow so B) and too blue and yellow C) and so blue and yellow do
D) And so are blue and yellow.
102. Double stars orbit_____.
A) Each to the other B) each other C) each other one D) other each one
103. John F. Kennedy was the youngest president of the United States and ____ to be assassinated.
A) The fourth B) fourth C) four D) the four
104. Oscillation, one of the few plants that can move about, _____ a wavy, gilding motion.
A) Having B) has C) being D) with
105. ______ a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the Dictionary of the American Languages.
A) It was while B) when C) when was D) while
106. The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue_____
A) they are alike B) are similar to C) are similar D) the same
107. the lights and appliance is most homes use alternating current____
A) instead direct current B) instead of direct current C) that instead direct current
D) for direct current instead.
108. When Franklin Roosevelt decide d to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was _____.
A) So old B) too old C) oldest D) very old
109. The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of
_____ in porous rocks.
A) The oil B) oil C) an oil D) oils
110. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two place of
identification______ .
A) Must present B) presented C) be presented D) for presentation?
111. Nerve impulse ____ to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
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112. Although exact statistics vary because of political changes,_____ separate nation states are
included in the official lists at any one time.
A) More than two hundred B) as much as two hundred C) many as two hundred
D) most that two hundred
113. ______ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
A) That birds B) A bird C)the bird D) birds
114. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons_______
A) money beside B) money besides C) beside money D) besides money
115. Seals can____ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
A) Keep the warm B) keep themselves warm C) they keep warm D) keep their warm
116. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have____
A) not definite shape B) none definite shape C) nothing definite shape
D) no definite shape
117. One of Shaw’s_____, Pygmalion, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play My
Fair Lady.
A) Greatest work B) greatest works C) the greatest work D) the greatest works
118. Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of transplantation_____ the shortage
of organ donors has curtailed research.
A) Progress B) had progress C) would progress D) progressing
119. The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth ____ than do the machine
tools invented to replace them.
A) More efficiently B) efficiently C) more efficient D) most efficient
120. ______ unknown a quantity is the task of algebra.
A) To found B) find C) the find D) finding
121. The yearly path of the sun around the heavens______
A) is known as the ecliptic B) known as the ecliptic C) it is known as the ecliptic
D) knowing as the ecliptic
122. a dolphin _____ a porpoise in that it has a longer nose.
A) Different B) differs C)different than D) differs from
123. _______ like McDonalds and Kentucky fired chicken have used franchising to extend their sales
internationally.
A) chain’s restaurants B) chains restaurants C) chain restaurants
D) chain restaurants
124. Uranus is just ___ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
A) bring enough B)enough brightly C) as enough bright D) bright as enough
125. Before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, may people died_______
A) infected with simple bacteria B) form simple bacteria infections
C) infections were simple bacteria D) infecting of simple bacteria
126. That most natural time units are not simple multiples of each other_____ in constructing a
calendar.
A) it is a primary problem B)is a primary problem C)a primary problem is
D) a primary problem
127. an abstract painter and a pioneer of Surrealism, _____ and symbolic images.
A) Miro’s work are characterized by bright colors

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B) the works of Miro are characterized by bright colors

C) Miro is famous for works characterized by bright colors
D) bright colors characterize the works of Miro
128. ____ the plow is being displayed by the new techniques that protect the land and promise more
abundant crops.
A) as a whole B) wholely C) on a whole D) the whole
129. In excess of 80 percent of the UN’s budget is used____ the economic development of member
nations.
A) Support B) Supporting C) the Support D) to Support
130. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when_____ to at least 62 C.
A) it be heated B) it heated C) it is heated D) it will be heated
131. in order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade____ they often development
a simplified language called pidgin.
A) with each the other B) with each to the other C) with each another
D) with each the other
132. the two main____ are permanent magnets and electromagnets.
A) kinds of magnets B) kind of magnets C) kinds of magnets
D) kinds of magnets
133. the supreme court does not hear a case unless ____ except those involving foreign ambassadors.
A) a trail B) already tried C) it already trying D) it has already been tried.
134. According to a recent survey,____ doctors don’t have a personal physician.
A) a large amount of B) large amount of C) a large amount of D) large amount of

135. There are many beautifully preserved historic buildings______.

A) In beacon street in Boston B) In beacon street at Boston
C) In beacon street in Boston D) In beacon street on Boston

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ANSWER KEY

1.D 31.C 61.A 91.C 121.A

2.C 32.B 62.C 92.D 122.D
3.B 33.A 63.C 93.A 123.D
4.C 34.C 64.B 94.D 124.A
5.C 35.C 65.B 95.A 125.B
6.B 36.B 66.C 96.C 126.B
7.C 37.D 67.C 97.B 127.C
8.B 38.C 68.A 98.A 128.A
9.A 39.A 69.A 99.A 129.D
10.D 40.C 70.C 100.A 130.C
11.A 41.C 71.C 101.D 131.D
12.B 42.A 72.C 102.B 132.A
13.A 43.C 73.D 103.A 133.D
14.D 44.A 74.D 104.B 134.C
15.C 45.B 75.C 105.F 135.C
16.A 46.D 76.B 106.C
17.A 47.B 77.A 107.B
18.C 48.B 78.D 108.B
19.C 49.B 79.B 109.B
20.A 50.A 80.B 110.C
21.B 51.C 81.D 111.C
22.A 52.B 82.C 112.A
23.B 53.C 83.A 113.D
24.A 54.A 84.C 114.D
25.C 55.D 85.D 115.B
26.C 56.C 86.D 116.D
27.C 57.B 87.D 117.B
28.B 58.C 88.C 118.C
29.B 59.D 89.A 119.A
30.B 60.B 90.C 120.D

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