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Section 2
Structure and Written Expression
‘Time: 25 minutes
Now set your clock for 25 minutes.
‘This scction is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate
for standard written Fnglish There are two types of questions in thie eection, with apecial
directions for each type.
STRUCTURE
Directlony: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Heneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the onc word or phrase that
best completes the sentence. 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 I Sample Answer
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Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes
Earth’s surface.
(A) despite
(B) becanse:
(© in regard to
(D) asa result of
both emit hot liquids from below
The sentence should read: “Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because both
emit hot liquids from below Earth’s surface.” Therefore, you should choose (B).
Example I Sample Answer
S2ec©e
During the early period of ocean navigation, ---— any need tor sophisticated instruments
and techniques.
(A) so that hardly
(B) when there hardly was
(© hardly was
(D) there was hardly
‘The sentence should read: “During the early period of ocean navigation. there was hardly
any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques.” Therefore, you should choose (D).
NOW BEGIN WORK ON THE QUESTIONS.
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Tourism is -—-— leading source
of income for many coastal
communities.
(Aya
@B) at
(© then
(D) none
Although thunder and lightning are
produced at the same time, light
waves travel faster so we
see the lightning before we hear the
thunder.
(A) than sound waves do
(B) than sound waves are
(©) do sound waves
(D) sound waves
Beef cattle ofall livestock
for economic growth in the North
American economy.
(A) the most are important
(B) are the most important
(C) the most important are
(D) that are the most important
The discovery of the halftone process
in photography in 1881 made it
photogtaphis in Luuks aud
newspapers.
(A) the possible reproduction
(B) possible to reproduce
(©) the possibility of reproducing
(D) possihly reproduced
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Flag Day is a legal holiday only in
the state of Pennsylvania, -—-
according to tradition, Betsy Ross
sewed the first American flag.
(A) which,
(B) where
(©) that
@) las
—-—- vastness of the
Grand Canyon, itis difficult to
‘capture it in a single photograph.
(A) While the
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(©) Forme
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Speciation, ---———-, resulis when an
animal population becomes isolated
by some factor, usually geographic.
(A) form biological species
(B) biological species are formed
(©) which forming biological spocies
(D) the formation of biological
species
In its pure state antimony has no
important uses, but ------ with other
substauices, il is an eatremely useful
metal.
(A) when combined physically or
chemically
(B) combined when physically or
chemically
(C) the physical and chemical
combination
(D) it is combined physically and
chemically
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The dawn redwood appears
= some 100 million years ago in
northern forests around the world.
(A) was flourished
(B) having to flourish
(© twhave ourished
(D) have flourished
10. Beginning in the Middle Ages,
composers of Western music used a
system of notating their compositions
~~ be performed by musicians.
(a) will
(B) that
(C) and when to
(D) so they could
11. Civil rights are the freedoms and
nghts ——-- as a member of a
community, state, ot uativu.
(A) may have a person
(B) may have a person who
(© aperson may have
(D) and a person may have
412. Richard Wright enjoyed success
‘end influcney ~~ auiuuy Black
American writers of his era.
(A) were unparalleled
(B) are unparalleled
(©) unparalletea
(D) the unparalleled
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of large mammals once
dominated the North American
prairies: the American bison and the
pronghom antelope,
(A) There are two species
(B) With two species
(© Two species are
(©) Two species
Franklin D, Roosevelt was
——— the great force of radio and the
opportunity it provided for taking
government policies directly to the
people.
(A) as the first president he
understood fully
(B) the first President that, to fully
understand
(©) the first President fully
understand
(D) the first President to understand
fully
|. During the late fifteenth century,
— of the native societies of
America had professions in the fields
of arts and crafts,
(A) only a few
(B) afew but
(© few, but only
(D) e few only
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WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Directions: In questions 16-40, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The
four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one
underlined word or pluase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Then, on
your anewer sheet, find the nnmber of the question and Sill in the space that corresponds to
the letter of the answer you have chosen,
Example T
Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish due to the bright colors of the males.
A hice, D
‘The sentence should read: “Guppies are sometimes called rainbow fish due to the bright
colors of the males.” Iheretore, you should choose (A).
Example II
Serving several term in the United States Congress, Shirley Chisholm became a respected
A B c
United States politician
D
‘The sentence should read: “Serving several terms in the United States Congress, Shirley
Chisholm becane a respected United States politician” Therefore, you should choose (B).
NOW BEGIN WORK ON THE QUESTIONS.
Complete TOEFL ITP Practice Test 11516. Jane Addams, social worker, author, and spokeswoman for the peace and women’s
A
suffrage movements, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her humanitarian
B o D
achievements,
17. The public ceremonies of the North American Plains Indians are lesser elaborate
A B
than those of the Navajo in the Southwest.
G D
18 Tn some species of fish, such the three-spined stickleback, the male, not the female,
A B
performs the task of caring for the young.
c D
19. When she retires in September 1989, a Christine Evert was tenors
A
fea wean as vine Uns aieee
D
20. ‘The ancient Romans used vessels equipped with sails and banks of oars to transporting
A B G. D
their armies.
21, Dinosaurs are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, but recent evidence
A B
based on eating habits, posture, and skeletal structural suggests some may have been
iG D
watuebleuded.
22. Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, government programs such as Social
A
‘Security have been built into the economy to help avert severity business declines.
B i D
23. In the 1970s, consumer activists succeeded in promoting laws that set safety standards
A B c
for automobiles, children’s clothing, and a widely range of household products.
D
24. Zoos in New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and the Bronx have become biological
A
parks where animals roams freely and people watch from across a moat.
B c D
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25. In primates, as in other mammal, hairs around the eyes and ears and in the nose,
A B
‘prevent dust, insects, and other matter from entering these organs.
ie D
26, The Rocky Mountains were explored by fur traders during the early 18000, in a
A B G
decades preceding the United States Civil War.
D
27. The works of the author Herman Melville are literary creations of a high order,
A D
blending fact, fiction, adventure, and subtle symbolic.
iG D
28. Bach chemical element is characterized to the number of protons that an atom of that
A B iC]
clemeut contains, called its atomic number,
D
29. ‘The body structure (hat developed in birds over millions of years is well designed for
A B G
flight, being both lightly in weight and remarkably strong.
D
30. From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her
A B
writing career, producing afher three most popular novels,
iG D
31, In the early twentieth century, there was considerable interesting among sociologists
A
in the fact that in the United States the family was losing its traditional roles.
B G D
32, Although diamond is colorless and transparent when pure, it may appear in various
A B c
color, ranging from pastels to opaque black, ifit is contaminated with other material
D
33. Comparative anatomy is concemed to the structural differences among animal forms.
A B ¢c D
34. A seismograph records oscillation of the ground caused by seismic waves, vibrations
A
‘hat travel from its point of origin through Earth or along its surface.
B iG D
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Electric lamps came into widespread use during the early 1900s and eventually
eae eon ‘type of fat, gas, or oil lamps for almost every purpose,
A B c D
36. Located in Canada, the Colnmhia Teefield covers area of 120 square miles and is
A B
3,300 feet thick in some places.
c D
37. Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II brought to the musical
A
Oklahoma! extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiar with the
B G
traditional forms of operetta and musical comedy.
D
38. Although traditional flutes are among the world’s oldest musical instruments, but the
A B
flute used in orchestras today is one of the most technically sophisticated.
c D
39. Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world’s population, grows
A B
hhestin hot, wet lands.
Cea
40, ederal tunds appropriated for art in the 1930s made possible hundreds of murals and
a RB
statues still admiration in small towns all over the United States,
c D
THIS IS THE END OF THE STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN,
EXPRESSION SECTION.
IF YOU FINISH IN LESS THAN 25 MINUTES, CHECK
YOUR WORK IN SECTION 2 ONLY.
DO NOT READ OR WORK ON ANY OTHER SECTION OF THE TEST.
AT THE END OF 25 MINUTES,
GO ONTO SECTION 3—READING COMPREHENSION.
USE EXACTLY 55 MINUTES TO WORK ON SECTION 3.
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