Advance English (toefl)
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Advance English
Toefl Exercise 2
7. It Is not clear when ................ although there are many different theories
A. dinosaurs becoming extinct
B. dinosaurs extinction
C. dinosaurs became extinct
D. did dinosaurs become extinct
Answer: C (dinosaurs become extinct)
The Reason : Because it is past tense and it happened in the past.
8. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time because the low score
Answer: D ( because )
The Reason : The expression must be because of because it is followed by a noun phrase, the low scores.
9. If the driver's own car.............. damaged, the favorite probably would have won the race.
A. had not been
B. not
C. no had been
D. has no be
Answer: A ( had not been )
The Reason : Use the past perfect construction in past condition.
10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent's representing the other political party.
Answer: B (supporting)
The Reason : Decide must be followed by the infinitive, to support.
11. The soldiers were unable to determine where
A. the jeep had been left
B. had been leave the jeep
C. had the jeep been left
D. had the jeep left
Answer : A ( the Jeep had been left )
The Reason : After the question word in an embedded question, the order is subject + verb.
12. The manager was angry because somebody
A. had allowed the photographers to enter the huilding
B. had let the photographers to enter the building
C. permitting the photographers enter the building
D. the photographers let into the building
Answer: A ( had allowed the photographers to enter the huilding)
The Reason : The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action and both of these actions have happened in the past. The first thing that happens first is the past perfect tense. The action that occurs after the use of the past simple tense. Recipe: S + had + past participle.
13. The committee members resented ............... of the meeting
A. the president that he did not tell them
B. the president not to inform them had not been
C. the president's not informing them
D. that the president had failed informing themselves
Answer: C ( the president's not informing them )
The Reason : After the verb resented there must be a noun phrase or a clause. Remember that after a verb that requires a gerund in the subordinate clause, any noun must be possessive. Informing is a gerund because of resented.
14. .................did Arthur realize that there was danger.
A. Upon entering the siore candidate decided supporting his
B. When he entered the store opponent despite the opponent's
C. After he had entered the store representing the other political party.
D. Only after entering the store
Answer: D ( Only after entering the store )
The Reason : After a limiting a word (only) introduces a sentence, the order of the subject and verb is altered. That is why this sentence has the auxiliary did. A would have been correct if the order hadn’t been reversed: upon entering the store, Arthur realized.
Advance English
Toefl Exercise 2
7. It Is not clear when ................ although there are many different theories
A. dinosaurs becoming extinct
B. dinosaurs extinction
C. dinosaurs became extinct
D. did dinosaurs become extinct
Answer: C (dinosaurs become extinct)
The Reason : Because it is past tense and it happened in the past.
8. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time because the low score
Answer: D ( because )
The Reason : The expression must be because of because it is followed by a noun phrase, the low scores.
9. If the driver's own car.............. damaged, the favorite probably would have won the race.
A. had not been
B. not
C. no had been
D. has no be
Answer: A ( had not been )
The Reason : Use the past perfect construction in past condition.
10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent's representing the other political party.
Answer: B (supporting)
The Reason : Decide must be followed by the infinitive, to support.
11. The soldiers were unable to determine where
A. the jeep had been left
B. had been leave the jeep
C. had the jeep been left
D. had the jeep left
Answer : A ( the Jeep had been left )
The Reason : After the question word in an embedded question, the order is subject + verb.
12. The manager was angry because somebody
A. had allowed the photographers to enter the huilding
B. had let the photographers to enter the building
C. permitting the photographers enter the building
D. the photographers let into the building
Answer: A ( had allowed the photographers to enter the huilding)
The Reason : The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action and both of these actions have happened in the past. The first thing that happens first is the past perfect tense. The action that occurs after the use of the past simple tense. Recipe: S + had + past participle.
13. The committee members resented ............... of the meeting
A. the president that he did not tell them
B. the president not to inform them had not been
C. the president's not informing them
D. that the president had failed informing themselves
Answer: C ( the president's not informing them )
The Reason : After the verb resented there must be a noun phrase or a clause. Remember that after a verb that requires a gerund in the subordinate clause, any noun must be possessive. Informing is a gerund because of resented.
14. .................did Arthur realize that there was danger.
A. Upon entering the siore candidate decided supporting his
B. When he entered the store opponent despite the opponent's
C. After he had entered the store representing the other political party.
D. Only after entering the store
Answer: D ( Only after entering the store )
The Reason : After a limiting a word (only) introduces a sentence, the order of the subject and verb is altered. That is why this sentence has the auxiliary did. A would have been correct if the order hadn’t been reversed: upon entering the store, Arthur realized.
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