2

1. Different hormones __ at the same time 6. Coral islands such as the Maldives are the
on a particular target issue. tips of reefs built during periods of warm
climate, when __ higher.
(A) usually act
(B) usually acting (A) were sea levels
(C) they usual act (B) sea had levels
(D) the usual action (C) having sea levels
(D) sea levels were
2. The tidal forces on the Earth due to __
only 0.46 of those due to the Moon. 7. Hail forms within large, dense
cumulonimbus __ develop on hot,
(A) the Sun is humid summer days.
(B) the Sun they are
(C) the Sun it is (A) clouds
(D) the Sun are (B) clouds that
(C) clouds that are
3. Most radioactive elements oceur in (D) clouds that they
igneous and metamorphic __ fossils
occur in sedimentary rocks. 8. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease
__ by a characteristic skin rash.
(A) rocks, nearly all
(B) rocks, but nearly all (A) accompany
(C) rocks, nearly all are (B) is accompanied
(D) rocks, which nearly all are (C) accompanied
(D) it is accompanied
4. __ radioisotope is encountered, the
first step in its identification is the 9. Charles Darwin's first scientific book.
determination of its half-life. published in 1842, __ a since
substantiated theory on the origin of coral
(A) An unknown reefs and atolls.
(B) Afterwards, an unknown
(C) When an unknown (A) to present
(D) During an unknown (B) presented
(C) presenting
5. The Missouri __ longest river in the (D) it presents
United States, flows through seven states
from its source in Montana to its 10. Phytoplanktons thrive where __
confluence with the Mississippi. phosphorus into the upper layers of a body
of water.
(A) River, the
(B) River is the (A) upwelling currents circulate
(C) River is one of the (B) the circulation of upwelling currents
(D) River, one of the (C) are upwelling currents
(D) circulates upwelling currents

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II. By the end of 1609, Galileo had a 20-power 14. Hurricanes move with the large-scale wind
telescope that enabled him to see __ currents __ are imbedded.
planets revolving around Jupiter.
(A) that they
(A) the call (B) which they
(B) he called (C) in that they
(C) to call him (D) in which they
(D) what he called
IS. __ the Earth's ice to melt, the Earth's
12. On every continent except Antarctica oceans would rise by about two hundred
-_ more than 30,000 species of spiders. feet.
(A) some are (A) If all
(8) some of the (B) Were all
(C) are some of the (C) If all were
(D) is some (D) All was

13. Many bugs possess defensive scent glands

and emit disagreeable odors when __ .
(Al disturbed
(B) are disturbed
(C) they disturbed
(D) are they disturbed

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Written Expression

Directions: In these questions. each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A). (B). (C). and (0). Identify the one underlined word
or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then. on your answer sheet.
find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you
have chosen.
Look at the following examples.

Example I Sample Answer

@
The four string on a violin are tuned
A -B-

in fifths.
c-o- •
<9
@

The sentence should read. "The four strings on a violin are tuned in fifths." Therefore. you should
choose answer (B).

Sample Answer
Example II
@
The research for the book Roots taking @
--A--B-

Alex Haley twelve years.

o
-C-
•
@

The sentence should read. "The research for the book Roots took Alex Haley twelve years." Therefore.
you should choose answer (C).

TOEFL" test directions and fonnat are reprinlt'd by pcnnission

of ETS, the copyright owner. HowC'ver,all eumpld and lest
questions are provided by Pearson Education. Inc.
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16. The brilliantly colored rhinoceros viper has two or three horns above each nostrils.
A B -C- --0-

17. Most of the outer planets has large swarms of satellites surrounding them.
----P::- BCD

18. Historical records show that Halley's comet has return about every seventy-six years
-A- --B--C-

for the past 2.000 years.

J)

19. Robert Heinlein was instrumental in popularizing science fiction with a series of
A B -C-
stories that is first published in the Saturday Evening Post.
o
20. Each number on the Richter scale represent a tenfold increase in the amplitude of
--A- B

waves of ground motion recorded during an earthquake.

C 0

21. Lake Tahoe. located on the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada range. is feed by more
-A- B C;
than thirty mountain streams.
--0-

22. Established in 1789 and operated bj"the Jesuits. Georgetown University in

A
Washington. D.C. is the older Roman Catholic institution of higher learning in the
I3 C IT
United States.

23. The surface of the planet Venus is almost completely hid by the thick clouds that
-A- B----C-
shroud it.
-0-

24. Present in rocks of all types. hematite is particular abundant in the sedimentary
-A- --B- C

rocks known as red beds.

-0-

25. Tr~pical cyclones. alike extratropical cyclones. which derive much of their energy
~ -B- ----c-
from the jet stream. originate far from the polar front.
--0-

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 26. Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first U.S. women's rights convention in 1848
--A--B-

and was instrumentally in the struggle to win voting and property rights for women.
C D

27. Jaguarundis are sleek, long-tailed creatures colored either an unifonn reddish brown
A -B- C
or dark grey.
D
28. It is possible to get a sunburn on a cloudy day because eighty percent of the
-A- --B-

ultraviolet rays from the Sun would penetrate cloud cover.

-C- J)

29. In 1964, GAIT established the International Trade Center in order to assist
--A-

developing countries in the promotion of its exports.

BCD

30. Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22 satirizes both the horrors of war as well as the power
--A- -B- C

of modem bureaucratic institutions.

D

31. In Roots, Alex Haley uses fictional details to embellish a factual histories of seven
--A- B --C-

generations of his family.

o
32. The carbon atoms of the diamond are so strongly bonded that a diamond can only be
A B
scratched with other diamond.
C J)

33. Viruses are extremely tiny parasites that are able to reproduce only within the cells
-A- B C-
of theirs hosts.
-D-

34. During the last Ice Age, which ended about 10,000 years ago, there was about three
-A- -B-

times more ice than is today.

c: i5

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35. Melons most probably originated in Persia and were introduced the North American
ABC
continent during the sixteenth century.
-D-

36. More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans.
-A- --a- c- --D-

37. The more directly overhead the Moon is, the great is the effect that it exhibits on the
-A- I1C -D-
Earth.

38. As the International Dateline at 180 degrees longitude is crossed westerly, it becomes
-A- --a-
necessary to change the date by moving it one day fOIWard.
C D

39. Kilauea's numerous eruptions are generally composed in molten lava, with little
ABC-
escaping gas and few explosions.
D
40. The incubation period of tetanus is usually five to ten days, and the most frequently
A --a-
occurred symptom is jaw stiffness.
C --D-

This Is the end of Section 2.

If you finish before 25 minutes has ended,
check your work on Section 2 only.

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At the end of 25 minutes, go on to Section 3.
Use exactly 55 minutes to work on Section 3.

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