MilleA TOEFL QUIZZZ 2

1. Pig iron, wrought iron, and steel contain iron carbides made up of ______ of carbon.

• (A) amounts are different

• (B) different amounts that

• (C) different amounts

• (D) which amounts are different

2. The midge, ________ to any of several species of small flies, refers to a mosquito-like insect with slender wings and body, long legs, and antennae.

• (A) which a term applied

• (B) a term applied

• (C) is a term applied

• (D)applied a term

3. The chemical facts ________ as a by-product of their search for gold became the basis for modern chemistry.

• (A) that had been accumulated by alchemists

• (B) were accumulated by alchemists

• (C) alchemists accumulating them

• (D) had been accumulated by alchemists

4. The gray scale, a progressive series of shades ranging from black to white, is used in computer graphics _______ detail to graphical

images.

• (A) added

• (B) to add

• (C) are added

• (D) and add

5. By _________ excluding competition from an industry, governments have often created public service monopolies.

• (A) they adopt laws

• (B) laws are adopted

• (C) adopting laws

• (D) having laws adopt

6. Charles Schulz’s comic strip, “Peanuts,” features children who make ________ about life.

• (A) funny, wise statements that

• (B) which funny, wise statements

• (C) statements are funny but wise

• (D) funny but wise statements

7. Outbreaks of diseases in trees commonly occur _________ stressed because of drought or other environmental factors.

• (A) as forests that become

• (B) in forests become

• (C) that become forests

• (D) when forests become

8. No one knows what color dinosaurs were ___________ no sample of their skin has survived.

• (A) because of

• (B) because that

• (C) it is because

• (D) because

9. Small sailboats can easily capsize __________ they are not handled carefully.

• (A) but

• (B) which

• (C) if

• (D) so

10. ________ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

• (A) Despite

• (B) Even though

• (C) Nevertheless

• (D) But