TOEFL试题样题

Section 1

Directions: Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

01. Scientific research has revealed that children usually relate to the strengths and abilities of their peers, rather than____.
A. to its weak B. to their weakness
C. is a weakness D. a weak one of theirs

02. ____have spread to virtually every country around the world.
A. Fast food chains B. When fast food chains
C. Fast food chains which D. Now that fast food chains

03. Effective supervisors____and understand the needs of their employees.
A. work is thoroughly known B. know their work thoroughly
C. thoroughly know their work is D. their work is thoroughly known

04. Senators are elected by the voters of each state,____appointed by the president.
A. but B.instead of being C. nevertheless D. not

05. AM radio signals differ from FM signals____are based on amplification modulation rather than frequency modulation.
A. in that B. that they in C. in that they D. that in

06. William Perry faced many setbacks in his attempts to reach the North Pole,____his perseverance finally paid off.
A. but B. therefore C. which D. so

07. The bread-making process involves first kneading flour, water, and yeast together to make dough, leaving it to rise, and then____it in an oven.
A. to bake B. bake C. be baked D. baking

08. ____the land in the world were put together, its total area would still be less than the area of the Pacific Ocean.
A. all B. If all C. Were all D. Although all

09. Thomas Edison,____, took out over 1,000 patents during his lifetime.
A. America's most famous inventor
B. was America's most famous inventor
C. for whom America's most famous inventor
D. America's most famous inventor who

10. ____Ralph Waldo Emerson became internationally famous for his writings on transcendentalism, he was largely ostracized by his alma mater, Harvard.A. Although B. Despite C. Unless D. Regardless of

11. Of the many dinosaur species that existed in prehistoric times, ____beyond the end of the Cretaceous period.
A. survived none B. none survived
C. are there none D. surviving were none

12. ____in an environment of rural poverty, Jerry Lee Lewis displayed a talent for music from an early age.
A. Rear him up B. Reared up C. Rearing up D. He was reared up

13. Most bills____, check, or credit card.
A. to cash may pay B. in payment of cash C. may be paid by cash
D. being paid by cash

14. Nancy Kerrigan's struggle to win an Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1994 is the kind of story____a fascinating novel might be written.
A. of B. with C. by whom D. about which

15. ____begun to understand the risk of skin cancer associated with excessive exposure to the sun's harmful rays.
A. In the past decade have only sun-bathers
B. Only in the past decade have sun-bathers
C. The only sun-bathers in the past decade
D. Only in the past decade sun-bathers

Written Expression

Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

16. In addition to [A] petroleum, crude oil container [B] the basis for [C] many chemicals, including [D] plastics.

17. There is often [A] great variation between the different types of culture [B] life on display within [C] the particular [D] city.

18. Regular amounts of water [A] , oxygen, food, exercise, and to sleep [B] are essential to [C] the functioning [D] of the human body.

19. Democracy and liberty are the beliefs [A] on which [B] American society [C] has been build [D] .

20. Linguistics deals [A] with [B] the analyze [C] of languages [D].

21. Depictions [A] of animals and hunting scenes can found [B] in [C] the prehistoric cave paintings of nearly every [D] continent.

22. Amelia Earhart was one of the first woman [A] to achieve [B] fame as [C] an aviator, with [D] her 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

23. Many young poets having had [A] their works [B] printed [C] in [D] the Village Voice.

24. Balsa wood possesses [A] flotation [B] qualities far superior [C] to those that of [D] other woods.

25. The Vikings was [A] supposedly [B] the first [C] European sailors [D] to successfully reach America.

26. The quantity [A] of computer experts needed meeting [B] the requirements of modern communications [C] is constantly [D] increasing.

27. Perhaps the most typically American types [A] of feature movie, the western, has seen [B] a resurgence in [C] popularity in recent years [D] .

28. In the nineteenth century, a gold rush [A] started when people in Maska made [B] the discovered [C]of gold there [D] .

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29. No other [A] grain [B] comes even close to rivaling [C] rice as the more widely [D] eaten food in Asia.

30. John F. Kennedy's gift [A] for leadership [B] was displayed [C] during his command of a patrol boat while [D] the Second World War.

31. The