G10 TOEFL Midterm Review

What is the meaning of referent?

Write at least three transitional words or phrases that have the same meaning of 此外，还有。

Write the answer to the speaking prompt (5'): Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students who are physically体能 active and exercise regularly are more likely to succeed academically学业.

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "this" refer to? biodiversity B. decline C. loss D. Earth Biodiversity is the range of living things in an area. During the last 100 years. Scientists have seen a great decline in biodiversity. This means a great loss for humans as the stewards of the planet Earth.

• biodiversity

• decline

• loss

• Earth

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "them" refer to? Komodo dragons B. islands C. Europeans D. Komodo National Park Komodo dragons inhabit various islands in Indonesia. Sightings of them were first reported to Europeans in 1910.

• Komodo dragons

• islands

• Europeans

• Komodo National Park

There are three personal pronouns, what are they?

• it

• they

• this

• them

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "this" refer to? EI Nino B. South American coast C. cold upswelling D. warming When EI Nino takes effect, the warm water flows toward the South American coast. The absence of cold upswelling increases warming. This sends the fish population out to sea instead of swimming along the coast.

• EI Nino

• South American coast

• cold upswelling

• warming

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "these" refer to? claws B. tress C. jaws D. weapons The dragon also has large claws that are used when it is younger. It uses these to climb trees to escape from the jaws of older dragons.

• claws

• tress

• jaws

• weapons

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "them" refer to? tidal power systems B. masses of water C. ecological effects D. governments Tidal power is a way of creating electricity. Tidal power systems capture the energy contained in masses of water as the tide moves them. The ecological effects of this method are still being studied, and there are only a few of these power plants in use around the world.

• tidal power systems

• masses of water

• ecological effects

• governments

According to the following paragraph, which does the word "it" refer to? drought B. dust C. wind D. soil During the droughts the soil dried out, became dust, and blew away. The wind blew the dust east in very large black clouds. The clouds made the sky appear black all the way to Chicago. Eventually the soil was lost when it blew out to the Atlantic Ocean.

• drought

• dust

• wind

• soil