TOEFL Structure Test 1

The atmosphere or mood of a painting is influenced by how the colors or brushstrokes are applied, and how _____________.

• is it blended

• it is blended

• they are blended

• are they blended

When the harsh winter frost has damaged most crops, _______.

• wheat and barley thrive

• as much as wheat

• wheat thriving

• barley and wheat to thrive

The eagle _______ in the sky for hours without flapping its wings, relying on air currents.

• common soars

• common soaring

• commonly soaring

• commonly soars

The medication's effectiveness varies, depending on how rapidly ______ by the liver.

• it broken down

• breaking down

• can be broken down

• it is broken down

____________, for leading the Union Army, later became the 18th President of the United States.

• Ulysses S. Grant, was known

• Because Ulysses S. Grant

• Ulysses S. Grant, known

• With Ulysses S. Grant

_____________ and most industrialized state, California, has a larger economy than many countries.

• America's richest

• America is the richest

• America as the richest

• America was the richest

The Roman Empire, ________ the British Isles to the deserts of North Africa, left a lasting legacy on Western Civilization.

• stretched from

• stretching from

• that stretches from

• it stretched

Policy analysts devote extensive resources to formulating strategies, drafting with papers, and disseminating proposals __________ germane to contemporary societal challenges.

• will be that

• that will be

• will it be

• that it will

Although it is often argued ___________ tailored to address societal issues, it may be more precise to suggest that such policies primarily serve political agendas.

• that public policy is

• public policy that is

• that is public policy

• public policy is that

Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock and Dr. Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe _______ of Benedict Cumberbatch's notable characters.

• they are two

• two of them are

• two of them

• are two