WorksheetsTOEFL Structure and Written Expression 8 (Longman PBT)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
__ range in color from pale yellow to bright orange.
Canaries which
Canaries
That canaries
Canaries that are
__ of precious gems is determined by their hardness, color, and brilliance.
The valuable
It is the value
It is valuable
The value
__ a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere.
However
Because of
Although
That
The Caldecott Medal, __ for the best children's picture book, is awarded each January.
a prize
which prize
is a prize which
is a prize
The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a cone of tight bundles of keratin __ from the epidermis.
grow
grows
growing
they grow
Most species of heliotropes are weeds, __ of them are cultivated.
some
but some
for some species
some species
Thunder occurs as __ through air, causing the heated air to expand and collide with layers of cooler air.
an electrical charge
passes an electrical charge
the passing of an electrical charge
an electrical charge passes
Researchers have long debated __ Saturn's moon Titan contains hydrocarbon oceans and lakes.
over it
whether it
whether
whether over
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey clouds __ forebode rain.
what
which
what they
which they
__ in several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow.
It was used as a measurement
A measurement was used
The use of a measurement
Used as a measurement
Only when air and water seep through its outer coat __ .
does a seed germinate
to the germination of a seed
a seed germinates
for a seed to germinate
__ seasonal rainfall, especially in regions near the tropics, is winds that blow in an opposite direction in winter than in summer.
Causing
That cause
To cause
What causes
The extinct Martian volcano Olympus Mons is approximately three times as __ Mount Everest.
high
high as is
higher than
the highest of
The flight instructor, __ at the air base, said that orders not to fight had been given.
when interviewed
when he interviewed
when his interview
when interviewing
In the northern and central parts of the state of Idaho __ and churning rivers.
majestic mountains are found
found majestic mountains
are found majestic mountains
finding majestic mountains
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Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds.
Light
travels
in
seconds
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Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
Most
start forming
sandy
or on
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Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
Most
start forming
sandy
or on
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The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times that of the atria.
walls
are
about
that
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The type of jazz known as "swing" was introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote and records "11 Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."
known
introduced
he
records
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The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of differentiation.
alike
those
other
differentiation
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The neocortex has evolved more recently then other layers of the brain.
The
evolved
then
other
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The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a tobacco products.
receives
amount
taxation
of a
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Much fats are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three molecules of fatty acids.
Much
combined with
fatty
acids
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The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Mobile, but they were moved to
Richmond.
capital
originally
they were
moved
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A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or stone or some another irritant accidentally enters into the shell of a pearl oyster.
when
another
irritant
enters into
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The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.
an alto
pitch
than
the
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In the Milky Way galaxy. the most recent observed supernova appeared in 1604.
most
recent
appeared
in
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Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.
humanity
has
living
relatively
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Because of the mobility of Americans today, it is difficult for they to put down
real roots.
mobility
difficult
they
real roots
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For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served to president of Washington College, which was later called Washington and Lee.
For
to
which
later
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The number of wild horses on Assateague is increasing lately, resulting in overgrazed marsh and dune grasses.
number
is
resulting
grasses
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Hypnoses was successfully used during World War II to treat battle fatigue.
Hypnoses
successfully
during
battle fatigue
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The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast off a damaging appendage and regenerate a new appendage to nearly normal size.
like
many
damaging
normal
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Humans develop normally twenty primary, or deciduous, teeth and thirty-two
permanent ones.
develop normally
primary
or
permanent
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The curricula of American public schools are set in individual states; they do not determine by the federal government.
The
are
do not determine
federal
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The fact that the sophisticated technology has become part of revolution in travel delivery systems has not made travel schedules less hectic.
has become
revolution
delivery
less
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Balanchine's plotless ballets, such Jewels and The Four Temperaments, present dance purely as a celebration of the movement of the human body.
plotless
such
present
purely
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In a solar battery, a photosensitive semiconducting substance such as silicon crystal is the source of electrician.
solar battery
semiconducting
such as
electrician
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In early days, hydrochloric acid was done by heating a mixture of sodium chloride with iron sulfate.
In early days
done
heating
with
