Practice TOEFL TEST 5

Structure and Written Expression

Structure and Written Expression

1. Different hormones (a) usually act at the same time on a particular issue.
2. The tidal forces on the Earth due to (d) the Sun are only .46 of those due to the
Moon.
3. Most radioactive elements occur in igneous and metamorphic (b) rocks, but
nearly all fossils occur in sedimentary rocks.
4. (c) When an unknown radioisotope ie encountered, the first steop in its
identification is the determination of its half-life.
5. The Missouri (a) River; the longest river in the United States, flows through
seven states from its source in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi.
6. Coral Islands such as the Maldives are the tips of reefs built during periods of
warm climate, when (d)sea levels were higher.
7. Hail forms within large, dense cumulonimbus (b) clouds that develop on hot,
humid sumer days.
8. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease (c) accompanied by a
characteristic skin rash.
9. Charles Darwin's first scientific book, published in 1842, (b) presented a since
substantiated theory on the origin of coral reefs and atolls.
10. Phytoplanktons thrive where (A) upwelling currents circulate phosphorus into
the upper layers of a body of water.
11. By the end of 1609, Galileo had a 20-power telescope that enabled him to see
(D)what he called planets revolving around jupiter.
12. On every continent except Antarctica (c) are some of the more than 30,000
species of spiders.
13. Many bugs possess defensive scent glands and emit disagreeable odors when
(a) disturbed.
14. Hurricanes move with the large-scale wind currents (d) in which they are
imbedded.
15. (b) Were all the Earth's ice to melt, the Earth's oceans would rise by about two
hundred feet.
16. D nostril
17. B have
18. B returned
19. D was
20. B represents
21. C fed
22. B oldest
23. B hidden
24. C particularly
25. A like
26. C instrumental
27. C a
28. C will
29. D their
30. C and
31. C history
32. D another
33. D their
34. D there is
35. C introduced to
36. C live
37. B greater
38. B in a westerly direction
39. B 0f
40. C occuring

Listening Comprehension

TOEFL Test Five

Listening Comprehension
Listening Comprehension
1. (D) She'll be acting in a school project.
2. (A) She'd like something to drink.
3. (B) She's wide awake.
4. (C) He agrees with the woman about the texts.
5. (A) He was given the wrong key.
6. (D) He sent a representative.
7. (B) She needs to phone the lawyer.
8. (C) There is little homework.
9. (A) Returning to it later.
10. (D) He was not given the chance to speak.
11. (B) He's happy he didn't attend it.
12. (C) He shares the woman's position
13. (D) To see an ophthalmologist.
14. (B) She would like another opportunity.
15. (C) He couldn't attended the conference.
16. (A) She doesn't need a jacket for the game.
17. (B) He left the car were he shouldn't have.
18. (D) She was really ready for her presentation.
19. (C) He hasn't had much time for sailing.
20. (A) THat the man had been in class.
21. (D) She was inattentive furing some of the class.
22. (A) He's not wuiet sure when the projects should be finished.
23. (B) She was prepared for the tuition increase.
24. (C) It's hard for her to put the answer into words.
25. (B) Some of them will lose their positions.
26. (C) She's really pleased with her score.
27. (D) He registered for the course.
28. (A) He didn't go because he was sleeping.
29. (C) That he would not be in the office this weekend.
30. (A) They should not let what happened bother them.
31. (B) To an exercise club.
32. (C) She wants him to try it out.
33. (D) Just about anything.
34. (A) Visit the club once.
35. (A) A presentation for political science club.
36. (D) Only the state and federal courts.
37. (B) On Monday.
38. (C) About one week.
39. (B) A student.
40. (D) Important locations on campus.
41. (A) To provide students with assistance and amusement.
42. (C) In an auditorium.
43. (B) Synthetic detergents.
44. (C) Substances that break down into simpler forms.
45. (B) They caused the water to become foamy.
46. (D) Problems caused by the phosphates.
47. (B) The cause of changes in the atmosphere.
48. (B) Twenty million years ago.
49. (A) The evolution of plants and photosynthesis.
50. (D) Read the following chapter.
Reading Comprehension
1. The main idea of the passage is that (B) what is today a
great university started out small.
2, The passage indicates that Harvard is (D) the oldest
university in America.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that hte Puritans
who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were ( A) rather
well educated.
4. The pronoun "they" in line 7 refers to (B) university
graduates.
5. The "pounds" in line 8 are probably (c) units of money.
6. The "English cousin" in line 10 refers to a (A) city.
7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John
Harvard? (C) Where he was buried
8. The word "fledgling" in line 14 could best be replaced
by which of the following? (A) Newborn
9. The passage implies that (D) the position of president of
Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the
early years.
10. The word "somewhat" in line 20 could best be
replaced by (d) more or less.
11. Where in the passage does it indicate how much
money Minister Harvard was really responsible for giving
to the university? (c) Lines 12-15
12. c
13. d
14. a
15. b
16. c
17. c
18. a
19. c
20. d
21. b
22. d
23. c
24. c
25. a
26. c
27. c
28. a
29. d
30. c
31. a
32. b
33. c
34. d
35. c
36. b
37. a
38. a
39. d
40. d
41. b
42. a
43. c
44. d
45. b
46. d
47. d
48. b
49. d
50. a