1. ( C ) The subject (of the lectures) was quite interesting.
2. ( I ) The supplies (for the camping trip) needs to be packed.
3. ( I ) The chairs (under the table in the dining room) is quite comfortable.
4. ( C ) The players (on the winning team in the competition) put forth a lot of effort.
5. ( I ) The food for the guests (at the party) are on the long tables.
6. ( C ) The cost of the clothes (was higher )than I had expected.
7. ( C ) He rugs (in the front rooms of the house) are going to be washed today.
8. ( I ) The waiters and waitresses (in this restaurant) always serves the food efficiently.
9. ( C ) The lights (in the corner of the room) need to be kept on all night.
10. ( C ) The meeting (of the members of the council )begins at 3:00 in the afternoon.
EXERCISE 12 Page 187 (Underline = Subject ; Bold = Object ; Italic = Verb )
1. ( C ) Half of the students in the class arrive early.
2. ( I ) Some of the fruit are rotten.
3. ( I ) All of the next chapter contains very important information.
4. ( I ) Most of the people in the room is paying attention.
5. ( C ) Part of the soup is left on the stove.
6. ( I ) Some of the movie were just too violent for me.
7. ( C ) All of the details in the report needs to be checked.
8. ( C ) Most of the money is needed to pay the bills.
9. ( I ) The first half of the class consist of lecture and note-taking.
10. ( I) Some of the questions on the test was impossible to answer.
EXERCISE 13 Page 188 (Underline = Subject ; Italic = Verb )
1. ( I ) Anybody are welcome at the party.
2. ( C ) No one here is afraid of skydiving.
3. ( I ) Everyone in the world needs love and respect.
4. ( I ) Someone have to clean up the house.
5. ( C ) Each plant in the garden appear healthy and strong.
6. ( C ) You should understand that anything is possible.
7. ( I ) Everything in the salad are good for you.
8. ( I ) Nobody in the class have completed the assignment on time.
9. ( I ) I am sure that every detail have been considered.
10. ( C ) Everybody know the rules, but somebody is not following them.
EXERCISE (Skill 11 – 13) Page 189 (Underline = Subject ; Italic = Verb )
1. ( C ) The receptionist in the entryway to the offices is able to answer your questions.
2. ( C ) All of the information in the documents are important.
3. ( C ) Anyone in one of the classes has to take the final exam.
4. ( I ) The coordinator of community services are arranging the program.
5. ( I ) Most of the car are covered with mud.
6. ( C ) Nothing more is going to be completed today.
7. ( I ) The drinks in the pitchers on the table in the ballroom is for everyone.
8. ( I ) Everybody were told to be here at 8:00. But somebody is not here.
9. ( C ) Some of the meetings at the conference are limited to ten participants.
10. ( I ) The sauce on the vegetables in the yellow bowl taste really delicious.
TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 11 – 13) Page 189 (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. < C > Nobody (A. know) when the (B. process) of glass-making (C. was) (D. invented).
2. < B > Sugars (A. Like) glucose (B. is) (C. made) (D. up of carbon), hydrogen, and oxygen
atoms.
3. < C > Part of the electricity (A. used) in the United States (B. today) (C. come) from
hydroelectric (D. sources).
4. < B > The languages of the world (A. presents) a vast (B. array) of structural (C. similarities)
and (D. differences).
5. < A > The rise of multinationals (A. have) (B. resulted) in a great deal of legal ambiguity
because multinationals (C. can) (D. operate) in so many jurisdictions.
6. < B > All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States (A. has) even (B. numbers),
while north-south interstate highways (C. are) (D. odd-numbered).
7. < C > (A. When) a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud (B .exploded) in 1987, a wave
of neutrinos (C. Were) (D. Detected) on Earth.
8. < A > Some of the agricultural (A. practices) (B. used) today (C. is) responsible for
(D.fostering) desertification.
9. < B > Every open space in the (A. targeted) area that (B. has) grass and a few bushes (C. are)
(D. occupied) by the white-crowned sparrow.
10. < A > Krakatoa (A. is remembered) as the volcano that (B. put) so much ash into the air that
sunsets around the world (C. was affected) for two years (D. afterward).
TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1 – 13) Page 190 – 191 (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. (D. Pitctograms constitute) The earliest system of writing.
2. At temperatures (A. approach) absolute zero, substances posses minimal energy.
3. The Earth’s one-year revolution around the Sun changes how (B. the fall of sunlight) on one hemisphere or the other.
4. Though sporadic interest in regional dialects (A. has existed) for centuries, the first large-scale systematic studied did not take place until the nineteenth century.
5. < D > (A. The) waters (B. of the) Chattahoochee (C. River) (D. fills) Lake Lanier.
6. < C > The first set of (A. false teeth) similar to those in use today (B. it) (C. was) (D. made) in
France in the 1780s.
7. < B > The term “Yankee” (A. was) originally a nickname for people from New England, but
now anyone from the United States (B. are) (C. referred) (D. to as a Yankee.
8. < A > A network of small arteries, mostly(A. sandwiched) between the skin and the
(B. underlying) muscles, (C. supply) (D. blood) to the face and scalp.
9. < C > Mesquite (A. is) a (B. small) tree in the Southwest (C. who) can (D. withstand) the
severest
drought.
10. < B > At the (A. end) of the Revolution, most of the army units of the young nation (B. was)
almost entirely (C. disbanded) ,(D. leaving) a total national military force of eighty men in 17894.
EXERCISE 14 Page 192 (Underline = Sentences which follow the Parallel; Bold = Parallel Parts)
1. ( I ) The pastries in that shop are very expensive but quite deliciously.
2. ( C ) You can find some change to buy a paper in the drawer, on top of the dresser, or in the jar.
3. ( C ) The living room was decorated with expensive paintings and elegance lamps.
4. ( I ) He knew that the financial problems were serious, that the situation was not going to improve,
and that he needed to get a job.
5. ( C ) All day long during the trip to the mountains, they were skiing, sledding, or played in the
snow.
6. ( C ) The car needs new tires but not a new engine.
7. ( I ) He stops working when he gets too tired to continue or when he has finished.
8. ( C ) To get to office, you should go through this door, turn to the left, and continuation down the
hall.
9. ( C) For dessert we could serve lemon pie, fruit tarts, chocolate cake, or butter cookies.
10. ( I ) The sick needs some medicine, some juice and to rest.
EXERCISE 15 Page 194 (Underline = Sentences which follow the Parallel; Bold = Parallel Conjunction)
1. ( I ) He either lied or telling an unbelievable story.
2. ( C ) The music at the concert was neither well played nor well liked.
3. ( I ) He regularly studies both in the morning or in the evening.
4. ( I ) The play that we saw last night was not only rather delightful but also quite meaningful.
5. ( C ) He married her neither for her ability to cook nor her ability to clean house.
6. ( C ) The discussion was both exciting and interest.
7. ( C ) He withdrew all the money not only from the checking account but also from the savings
account.
8. ( I ) Neither the teacher or the students are ready to leave the classroom.
9. ( I ) You can meet with me either in the next few minutes or at 04:00.
10. ( I ) John is an adventurous person who enjoys not only skydiving but also goes parasailing.
EXERCISE (Skills 14-15) Page 194-195 (Underline = Words which follow the Parallel; Bold = Parallel Conjunction)
1. ( C ) The advertisement appeared in the newspaper and on the radio.
2. ( C ) She is trained as both an accountant and in nursing.
3. ( I ) We can take either my car or yours to the party.
4. ( C ) The coffee is too hot, too bitter and too strength.
5. ( I ) He not only passed the test but also receiving the highest score in the class.
6. ( I ) Your ideas are neither more important or less important than the ideas of the others.
7. ( I ) The meeting lasted only an hour but still seeming too long.
8. ( C ) The novel was both emotional and description.
9. ( C ) Either the counselor or her secretary can help you with that problem.
10. ( C ) The leaves from the tree fell in the yard, in the pool, in the driveway, and on the sidewalk.
TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 14-15) Page 195 (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. < C > Ballpoint pens (A. are) less versatile (B .but) more (C. population) than fountain (D. pens).
2. < D > Riddles (A. vary) (B. greatly) in booth grammatical and (C. phonology) (D. form).
3. < D > Blood pressure is (A. measured) by feeling the pulse and (B. apply) a (C. force) to the (D.
arm).
4. < D > The Moon (A. has) no atmosphere, (B. no air) (C. and) no (D. watery).
5. < B > The first (A. matches) (B. were) too hard to ignite, (C. a mess), or too (D. dangerously) easy
to ignite.
6. < B > A 1971 U.S (A. government) policy not only put warnings on cigarette (B. packs) but also
(C. banning) television (D. advertising) of cigarettes.
7. < B > (A. Demand), beauty, durability, (B. rare) and perfection of cutting (C. determine) the (D.
value ) of gemstone.
8. < D > The Harvard Yard, (A. which) was Harvad’s (B. original) campus, is still a (C. major)
attraction for both students and (D. visiting).
9. < C > (A. In) 1862, the American Confederacy (B. raised) the Merrimack, renamed it Virginia
covered it with iron (C. plates) and an (D. outfit) it with ten guns.
10. < C > The liquid crystals in a (A. display) (LCD) (B. affect) the (C. polarized) light so that it is
either blocked (D. and) reflected by the segments of the display.
TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (skills 1-15) Page 196 (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. Most cells in multicelled organisms perform (D. Specialization) function.
2. The big island of Hawaii, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (B. it was created) by five volcanoes.
3. The Sun uses up four million tons of hydrogen per second (C. but is) still has enough hydrogen to last for the next five billion years.
4. For Katherine L. Bates, who ( A. reached ) the top of Pikes Peak in 1893, the view provided the inspiration for her hymn “America the Beautiful”
5. < C > Coal , petroleum (A. and) natural (B. gaseous) are (C. all) fossil (D. fuels)
6. < A > The mass of (A. neutron stars) generally (B. range) from one-tenth to (C. twice) the (D.
mass) of the sun.
7. < D > Grasses (A. grow) in (B. ways) that help them to (C. survive) being nibbled, (D. chilly), or
dried.
8. < B > Most of Hemingway’s novels (A. glorifies) heroic (B. exploits) such as (C. bullfighting) or
(D. boxing)
9. < D > Paleographers (A. study) ancient and (B. medieval) handwriting in order to (C. establish)
not only its age (D. and) also its background.
10. < D > The sound (A. produced) by bullfrogs and toads (B. vary) greatly because each species (C.
have) its own particular (D. call)
EXERCISE 16 Page 197 (Italic = Verb)
1. ( I ) We have already hearing the good news .
2. ( C ) She has ridden her bicycle to school every day .
3. ( I ) I have always believe you.
4. ( C ) He has find the missing car keys.
5. ( C ) They have put their money in a saving account.
6. ( C ) Their parents have allowed them to stay up late.
7. ( C ) She has never ran away from home before.
8. ( I ) Have you ever saw a ghost ?
9. ( C ) They have taken three tests already this week.
10. ( I ) He has offer me a high-paying job.
EXERCISE 17 Page 198 (Italic = Verb)
1. ( I ) She was study the textbooks all night long.
2. ( C ) The pie was cut into six equal pieces.
3. ( I ) Today the teacher is allow the students to leave class a few minutes early.
4. ( I ) The class is teach every other semester.
5. ( C ) Tom is bringing some drinks to the party.
6. ( C ) The sick child was taken to see a doctor.
7. ( I ) The children are swim in the backyard pool.
8. ( I ) The diamond jewelry is always keep in safe place.
9. ( C ) The teacher is preparing a difficult exam for the students.
10. ( I ) Dinner is served from 6:00 to 8: 00 .
EXERCISE 18 Page 199 (Italic = Verb)
1. ( C ) You should try to respond politely.
2. ( I ) Everyone must leaves the room immediately.
3. ( I ) I could sat on the beach for hours.
4. ( I ) She will asking you many difficult questions.
5. ( C ) You can look at the book , but you cannot borrow it.
6. ( I ) He may lies to you because he is not very truthful.
7. ( I ) He knew that he would forgot the phone number.
8. ( I ) The weatherman said that it might snowing tonight.
9. ( I ) Perhaps we could bought a new car this year.
10. ( C ) This course will satisfy the graduation requirement.
EXERCISE ( 16-18 ) Page 200 (Italic = Verb)
1. ( C ) We have became good friends in the last year.
2. ( C ) Your name will be list in the new directory.
3. ( I ) The new movie is receive good reviews.
4. ( I ) She must have feel sorry about her bad behavior.
5. ( C ) They have always given their family many present.
6. ( C ) We may be taking a vacation next week.
7. ( C ) We could have taking a vacation last week.
8. ( I ) The package might had been deliver by an express mail service.
9. ( I ) I have not wrote very many letters to my friends.
10. ( C ) The car should not have be drive anymore yesterday.
TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 16 – 18) Page 200-201 (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. < B > By the 1920, (A. many) radio (B. transmitters) (C. had) been (D. build)
2. < C > (A. Fish) (B. farming) has (C. rose) in the united states in (D. recent) years.
3. < C > In (A .areas) of volcanic activity, beach (B. sand) may (C. contains) dark minerals and (D. little) quarts.
4. < A > Cro-Magnon man was (A. names) after the (B. caves) in southwest France where the first (C. remains) were (D. discovered)
5. < C > Lassies the famous collie who (A. made) her first (B. screen) appearance in 1943, has always (C. be) (D. played) by a male dog.
6. < B > A blue bigwig lizard (A. stakes) out a (B. territory) and will (C. defending) females within it against (D. courting) males.
7. < A > President George Washington was (A. inaugurates) on the (B. steps) (C. of the) federal (D. building) in New York City.
8. < C > (A. By) 1627 Plymouth had (B. became) a viable and (C. growing) community of fifty families twenty – two goats, fifteen cows and (D. more than) fifty pigs.
9. < D > Tobacco (A. was) the crop on which the (B. eminence) of Williamsburg and the (C. prosperity) of Virginia were (D. base)
10. < D > Because there (A. may be) scores of genes in each suspect DNA region scientists must (B. identifying) and (C. sequence) the actual genes (D. contributing) to type I diabetes.
TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-18) (Parentheses () = Option; Bold = Answer)
1. (D. the Pacific Ocean has) the deepest valleys and canyons on the earth.
2. In the United States the participation of females in the labor force (D. jumped) from 37 percent in 1965 to 51 percent in 1980.
3. Some composers such as Richard Wagner have felt that (B. interrupt arias) the action of the opera too much and have written operas without them.
4. < C > Water (A. stored) behind a (B.dam) can (C. used) to (D. drive) turbines.
5. < D > Our universe may (A. continue) to (B. expand) as it (C. gets) colder, (D. empty) and deader.
6. < B > Every (A. form) of matter in the world (B. are) (C. made up) of (D. atoms)
7. < B > The (A. lens) and corner are (B. supply) with (C. nutrients) and oxygen by the (D. aqueous) fluid
8.
9. < B > The amount of the (A. two kinds) of cholesterol in the blood (B. have) been (C. shown) to have an (D. effect) on the risk of heart attack.
10. < C > By the time Noah Webster (A. Reached) (B. his) mid-twenties he had already (C. publish) an (D. elementary) speller.
