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PRE TEST of TOEFL ONLINE CLASS - @SCHOLARSHIP4US

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1) The North Plate River _______ from Wyoming into Nebraska.

a)

It flowed

b)

Flows

c)

Flowing

d)

With flowing water

2.

2) ________Biloxi received its name from a Sioux word meaning “first people.”

a)

The city of

b)

Located in

c)

It is in

d)

The tour included

3.

3) A pride of lions _______up to forty lions, including one to three males, several females, and cubs.

a)

can contain

b)

it contains

c)

contain

d)

containing

4.

4) _____ tea plant are small and white.

a)

The

b)

On the

c)

Having flowers the

d)

The flowers of the

5.

5) The tetracyclines, ________antibiotics, are used to treat infections.

a)

are a family of

b)

being a family

c)

a family of

d)

their family is

6.

6) Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants _________marginal at best.

a)

it is

b)

there is

c)

is

d)

as

7.

7) Henry Adams, born in Boston, ________famous as a historian and novelist.

a)

became

b)

and became

c)

he was

d)

and he became

8.

8) The major cause __________the pull of the Moon on the Earth.

a)

the ocean tides are

b)

of ocean tides is

c)

of the tides in the ocean

d)

the oceans’ tides

9.

9) Still a novelty in the late nineteenth century, __ _____limited to the rich.

a)

was

b)

was photography

c)

it was photography

d)

photography was

10.

10) A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement _______on a local cable channel during rush hours.

a)

airs

b)

airing

c)

air

d)

to air

11.

11) The president of the United States appoints the cabinet members,_ _______ appointments are subject to Senate approval.

a)

their

b)

with their

c)

because their

d)

but their

12.

12) The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because _________

a)

not wanting the story in the papers

b)

the story in the papers the superintendent did not want

c)

the public to hear the story

d)

the superintendent did not want the story in the papers

13.

13) Like Thomas Berger’s fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself where _________ of important events took place.

a)

it was an extraordinary number

b)

there was an extraordinary number

c)

an extraordinary number

d)

an extraordinary number existed

14.

14) _______ sucked groundwater from below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.

a)

Pumps have

b)

As pumps have

c)

So pumps have

d)

With pumps

15.

15) Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, _________used extensively by numerous researchers.

a)

they are

b)

are

c)

yet they

d)

yet they are

16.

16) According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the___________migrate by following magnetic fields.

a)

target monarchs

b)

target since monarchs

c)

target since monarchs are

d)

target

17.

17) __________show the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other aspects are important.

a)

Neural theories

b)

A neural theory

c)

Although neural theories

d)

However neural theories

18.

18) _______or refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to ensure the payment of property taxes and homeowner’s insurance.

a)

A home is

b)

A home is bought

c)

When a home

d)

When a home is bought

19.

19) If ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth’s atmosphere, ___________generally blocked by the ozone concentrated in the amosphere.

a)

it

b)

it is

c)

so it is

d)

then it

20.

20) The three basic chords in ________the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.

a)

functional harmony

b)

functional harmony is

c)

functional harmony are

d)

functional harmony they are

21.

21) ________ Hale telescope, at the Palomar Observatory in southern Calfornia, scientists can photograph objects several billion light years away.

a)

The

b)

With the

c)

They use the

d)

It is the

22.

22) Without the proper card installed inside the computer, _______impossible to run a graphics program.

a)

is definitely

b)

because of

c)

it is

d)

is

23.

23) The charter for the Louisiana lottery was coming up for several, _______spared no expense in the fight to win renewal.

a)

the lottery committee

b)

so the lottery committee and

c)

so the lottery committee

d)

so the lottery committee made

24.

24) While in reality Alpha Centauri is a triple star, _________to the naked eye to be a single star.

a)

it appears

b)

but it appears

c)

appears

d)

despite it

25.

25) The Sun’s gravity severely distorted the path of the comet _________entered its wildly erratic orbit around Jupiter.

a)

it

b)

when

c)

after the comet came into it

d)

once the comet

26.

26) Each object _______Jupiter‘s magnetic field is deluged with electrical charges.

a)

enters

b)

it enters

c)

entering

d)

enter

27.

27) As its name suggests, the Prairie Wetlands Resource Center__________the protection of

wetlands on the prairies of the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

a)

it focuses

b)

focuses on

c)

focusing

d)

to focus on

28.

28) One of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, _________a six- foot wingspan and legs and talons roughly the size of a man’s arms and legs.

a)

so the harpy has

b)

the harpy having

c)

with the harpy having

d)

the harpy has

29.

29) __________ creation of such a community was a desirable step, the requisite political upheaval had to be accepted.

a)

Since the

b)

The

c)

Later, the

d)

It was the

30.

30) __________ loom high above the northern and northeastern boundaries of the expanding city of Tucson.

a)

The Santa Catalina mountains

b)

Because the Santa Catalina mountains

c)

The Santa Catalina mountains are

d)

That the Santa Catalina mountains

31.

31) Radioactive __________ provides a powerful way to measure geologic time.

a)

it

b)

dates

c)

dating

d)

can

32.

32) __________ contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity.

a)

Genes which are

b)

Genes are

c)

When genes

d)

Because of genes

33.

33) The benefit_________the study is that it provides necessary information to anyone who needs it.

a)

of

b)

which

c)

that

d)

because

34.

34) The same symptoms that occur ______________occur with cocaine.

a)

amphetamines can

b)

with amphetamines can

c)

so amphetamines

d)

with amphetamines they

35.

35) Many companies across the country have molded the concepts ______________

describes into an integrated strategy for preventing stress.

a)

and Wolf

b)

that Wolf

c)

what Wolf

d)

so Wolf

36.

36) ____________ in the first draft of the budget will not necessarily be in the final draft.

a)

Although it appears

b)

It appears

c)

What appears

d)

Despite its appearance

37.

37) If a food label indicates that a food is mostly carbohydrate, it does not mean _________is a good food to eat.

a)

and it

b)

and

c)

that it

d)

when

38.

38) A need for space law to include commercial concerns has been recognized inasmuch _____________ been expanding drastically in recent years.

a)

the commercial launch industry

b)

the commercial launch industry has

c)

as has the commercial launch industry

d)

as the commercial launch industry has

39.

39) The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line _______ unsafe.

a)

and it had been

b)

it had been

c)

had been

d)

that it had been

40.

40) In the United States___________approximately four million miles of roads, streets, and highways.

a)

there

b)

is

c)

they

d)

there are

41.

41) ____________twelve million immigrants entered the United States via Ellis Island.

a)

More than

b)

There were more than

c)

Of more than

d)

The report of

42.

42) The television,_________so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.

a)

has

b)

it has

c)

which

d)

which has

43.

43) Psychologists have traditionally maintained that infants cannot formulate long-term memories until__________the age of eight or nine months.

a)

they

b)

they reach

c)

to reach

d)

reach

44.

44) _____________ a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores.

a)

In the beginning of

b)

It began as

c)

Its beginning which was

d)

What began as

45.

45) Primarily a government contractor,_____________preferential treatment from government agencies as both a minority-group member and a woman.

a)

receives Weber

b)

Weber receives

c)

the reception of Weber

d)

according to Weber‘s reception

46.

46) Because the project depends on______________at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.

a)

it happens

b)

which happening

c)

what happens

d)

that it happens

47.

47) ______________definitive study of a western hard-rock mining community cemetery appears to have been done is in Silver City, Nevada.

a)

Most

b)

The most

c)

Where most

d)

Where the most

48.

48) One of the areas of multimedia that is growing quickly______________is sound.

a)

yet is easily overlooked

b)

is easily overlooked

c)

it is easily overlooked

d)

that is easily overlooked

49.

49) ___________________ , early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only after its symptoms had appeared.

a)

Although well-intending

b)

Although it is a good intention

c)

Although a good intention

d)

Although well-intended

50.

50) When____________, you are free to leave.

a)

The finished report

b)

Finished with the report

c)

The report

d)

Is the report finished