TOEFL STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Exercise 2. Directions:

Each question on this test consists of a sentence in which four words or phrases are underlined. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard written English.

I have to depositing this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will bounce.

• depositing

• my checking

• just wrote will

• bounce

Alexander is used to fly after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade.

• to fly

• having crossed

• many times

• past decade

Christopher would rather to be fishing from his boat I the lake than sitting at his desk in the office.

• to be fishing

• from his boat

• than

• at his desk

If a crisis would occur, those unfamiliar with the procedures would not know how to handle the situation.

• would occur

• those unfamiliar

• the

• how to handle

Samuel used to living in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia.

• living

• but

• had him transferred

• a better position

James’ counselor recommended that he should take a foreign language in his freshman year instead

of waiting until the following year.

• he should take

• in his

• of waiting

• the following year

It is most important that he speaks to the dean before leaving for his vacation.

• he

• speaks

• the

• leaving

In spite Nellie’s fear of heights, she decided to fly with a group of her classmates to the Bahamas during

the spring recess.

• In spite

• to fly

• to the Bahamas

• the

Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of security and lighting.

• Visitors

• entering

• because

• of

Writers like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not only prolific but too interesting.

• Writers

• like

• are

• too interesting