TOEFL POST TEST 1-3

The Amazon River _____ across several countries in South America before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

• it flows

• flows

• flowing

• flowed

_____ Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world, it was first climbed in 1953.

• That

• Because

• Although

• Since

A group of researchers _____ new evidence about climate change last year.

• present

• presents

• presented

• presenting

_____ invention of the telephone transformed global communication.

• A

• The

• An

• By the

The cheetah, _____ the fastest land animal, can reach speeds up to 100 kilometers per hour.

• is

• being

• which

• its

At that time, _____ no reliable maps of the African interior.

• there were

• it was

• they were

• was

Marie Curie, born in Poland, _____ the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

• became

• she became

• becoming

• and became

The primary reason _____ the Industrial Revolution began in Britain was the abundance of coal.

• why

• is

• that

• because

Still common in many countries, _____ an important part of traditional festivals.

• music is

• it is music

• was music

• being music

The government’s plan _____ renewable energy sources has received international support.

• develop

• to develop

• developing

• developed