HELP TOEFL like SIMULATION

SECTION 2

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Time: 5 minutes

This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.

Structure

Directions: Question 1-5 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that the best completes the sentence. The, 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. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.

Example 1

Most American families _____________ at least one automobile.

(A) have

(B) in

(C) that

(D) has

The sentence should read, “Most American families have at least one automobile.” Therefore, you should choose (A).

Example 2

__________ recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines.

(A) It is since

(B) When

(C) Since it is

(D) In

The sentence should read, “In recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines.” Therefore, you should choose (D).

Now begin work on questions.

1. The cyclist………………………………. he crossed the main street

• Looked with caution after

• Had looked cautiously before

• Was looked cautious when

• Looks cautious when

Here…………………. notebook and report that I promised you last week.

• is the

• are the

• was the

• has been a

Small microcomputers of today can process

___________ their predecessors, which were twenty times their size.

• in the same amount of information

• and have the same amount of information

• the information is the same as

• the same amount of information as

Cuba is……………….. sugar growing areas in the world.

• One of the larger

• One of largest

• One of the largest

• Largest

The skiers would rather…………………. through the mountain than go by bus.

• To travel on train

• Traveled by train

• Travel by train

• Travelling by the train

Written Expression

Direction: In question 6-10 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). 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.

Example 1

The octopus is a unique animal because they has three

functioning hearts.

A. is

B. because

C. they

D. functioning

The sentence should read, “The octopus is a unique animal because it has three functioning hearts.” Therefore, you should choose (C). they

Example 2

The beagle, one of the most ancient breeds of dog known, originating in England.

A. one of the most

B. ancient

C. known

D. originating

The sentence should read, “The beagle, one of the most ancient breeds of dog known, originated in England.” Therefore, you should choose (D).originating

Now begin work on the questions.

1. While searching for the wreckage of a unidentified aircraft, the coast guard encountered severe squalls at sea

• While searching

• the

• a

• severe squalls at sea

Although a number of police officers was guarding the priceless treasure in the museum, the director worried that someone would try to steal them

• was guarding

• treasure

• would try

• to steal

Since it was so difficult for American Indians to negotiate a peace treaty or declare war in their native language. They used a universal understood from of sign language.

• so difficult

• to negotiate

• in their native language

• universal

Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to convey and preserve their thoughts to in corporate a series of dots which were read by the finger tips

• enabling

• to convey

• to in corporate

• were read

While Verbalization is the most common form of language in existence, humans make use of many others systems and technique to express their thoughts and feelings.

• the most common form

• existence

• others systems

• to express