TOEIC AND TOEFL practice tests
Items
1-12 are incomplete sentences. They are similar to questions you might find on
the TOEFL or TOEIC exams. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Use
the dictionary to look up any words that you do not understand.
1
Many farmers ___________four-year college programs to prepare for the complex
scientific, and financial decisions involved in modern farming.
A
achieve B complete C conclude D succeed
2
When the first typewriters were introduced to the public ________________the
nineteenth century, businesses did not understand their potential impact
A
along B since C during D toward
3
Laws to ____________consumers often conflict with the interests of big
corporations
A
produce B provide C progress D protect
4
Because crows are difficult to trap, there is ________less scientific study of
their behavior than there is of blackbirds, pigeons and gulls.
A
such B very C more D much
5
Rising production and falling unemployment are _________ signs of economic
recovery from a recession.
A
encouraging B encourage C encouraged D
encourages
6
Before clocks, calendars, or compasses were invented, constellation helped
people tell time and ______________ in the dark.
7
Using machines for bonding and gluing clothes __________ sewing them is a
practice that is expected to become more and more widespread in the clothing
industry.
A
instead of B in spite of C because of D
in view of
8
Employers cannot always afford to hire the job applicant _________the most experience.
A
who is B whose C who has D
who was
9
Structural damage of small bridges is
often caused _________ heavy rainstorms and flooding.
A
for B with C of D
by
10
During the seventeenth century, Galileo Galilei __________pendulums as measurement
devices in many of his experiments.
A
used to B used C using D is used
11
The ability of snakes to see at night is due to a structure in the lining of
their lips that _________ them see heat patterns of mammals.
A
lets B
permits C allows D supports
12
A company’s business plan should _________how it expects to succeed snd how it
will measure success.
A
to describe B describe C
describing D describe
Sentences
1-14 each contain an error. They are similar to questions you might find on the
TOEFL or TOEIC exams. Identify one underlined word or phrase that must be
changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Use the dictionary to look up
any words that you do not understand.
1
According to a government report, mortgage rates have never fluctuated
as much than they have this past year.
2
The spelling system of present-day English is based on the pronunciation
what was used when Chaucer and Shakespeare were alive.
3
The newspaper and broadcasting industries are sensible to economic ups
and downs because of
their dependence on advertising revenue.
4
Despite water was distributed to homes in ancient Rome through
lead pipes, plumbing became almost non-existent during the Middle Ages.
5
Librarians are increasingly applying their information management
and research skills to developing database and training database
users.
6
Most factory assembly lines have conveyor belts which move components
to a point where they can be process.
7
Resistance to antibiotics develop when bacteria change in a way
that reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of antibiotic
treatment.
8
Customers should disrespect any bill or renewal notice
received soon after mailing a payment or order.
9
Ringing cell phones have replaced talking as most annoying
disruption during movies, concerts, and public lectures.
10
All participants and their guests have notified that in the
event of bad weather, the graduation ceremony will be moved indoors.
11
A well written resume should focus not only on previous
responsibilities at work if also on accomplishments.
12
Theories about when the life could have evolved and when planets
formed are changing as more planets are discovered outside of the
solar system.
13
In many cities around the world, there takes the average worker more
than forty minutes to get to work each morning.
14
If average globally temperatures rise even moderately, melting
ice will cause rising sea levels and coastal flooding.
ที่มา
:
The Oxford SSL
dictionary. (2008). New York : Oxford University Press.
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