Sample TOEFL PBT
Sample TOEFL PBT
Sample TOEFL PBT
1.The flexibility of film allows the artist __________ unbridled imagination to the animation of
cartoon characters.
(A) to bring
(B) bringing
(C) is brought
(D) brings
4.Lillian D. Wald, public health nurse and __________, was born in Cincinnati Ohio, in 1867.
(A) reforming society
(B) social reformer
(C) who reformed society
(D) her social reform
5.Copper sulfate, spread in judicious amounts, kills algae __________ harming fish or aquatic
invert-ebrates.
(A) does not
(B) but does no
(C) except
(D) without
6.Of the millions who saw Haley's comet in 1986, how many people __________long enough to
see it return in the twenty-first century.
(A) will they live
(B) they will be living
(C) will live
(D) living
7. __________that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial
expressions.
(A) Anthropologists have discovered
(B) Anthropologists discovering
(C) The discovery by anthropologists
(D) Discovered by anthropologists
8.In 1964__________of Henry Ossawa Tanner's paintings was shown at the Smithsonian
Institution.
(A) was a major collection
(B) that a major collection
(C) a collection was major
(D) a major collection
9. __________irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been
largely discontinued.
(A) Its
(B) Where its
(C) Since its
(D) Because of its
10.In order to remain in existence,__________must, in the long run, produce something
consumers consider useful or desirable.
(A) a profit-making organization
(B) a profit-making organization which
(C) therefore a profit-making organization
(D) whichever a profit-making organization
12. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; __________future events.
(A) even influencing
(B) it may even influence
(C) may even influence
(D) that it may even influence
13. __________a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed an eager intellect and artistic talent that
her parents recognized and encouraged.
(A) Has been
(B) It was while
(C) She was
(D) As
14. It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes__________round
shape into a teardrop shape.
(A) of the drop
(B) the drop's
(C) drop of
(D) drops their
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16. Not woman held a presidential cabinet position in the United States until 1933, when Frances
A B C
Perkins became secretary of labor.
D
17. The human body relies on certainty nutrients for its survival.
A B C D
18. Too much electric current may flow into a circuit as a result either of a fault in the circuit and
A B C D
of an outside event such as lightning.
19. The Appalachian Trail, extending approximately 2,020 miles from Maine to Georgia, is the
A B
longer continuous marked footpath in the world.
C D
20. For years, elephants were hunted for food and ivory, and as a result theirs numbers have been
A B C
greatly reduced.
D
21. Barges which carrier most of the heavy freight on rivers and canals are usually propelled by
A B C
towing.
D
22. Although afflicted by serious eyesight problems, Alicia Alonso was one the principal stars of
A B C
the American Ballet Theater and later formed her own dance company.
D
24. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effective than to employ flowery but vague
A B C D
expressions that only obscure one's meaning.
25. Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches to over thirty feet in
A B C D
long.
26. According to some theories derived from psychoanalysis, life is supposedly easier and mo
A B C
re pleasant when inhibitions overcoming.
D
27. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly the Sun.
A B C D
28. Benjamin Franklin drew a political cartoon that is credited raising 10,000 volunteers for the
A B C D
American Revolutionary War.
29. The begins of the modern chemistry laboratory go back to the workrooms of medieval
A B C D
alchemists.
30. In many pieces of music there is a dominant theme on which the restful of the composition is
A B C
centered.
D
31. Luminescence refers to the emission of light by means another than heat.
A B C D
33.George Washington Carver found hundred of uses for the peanut, the sweet potato, and the
A
soybean and thus stimulated the cultivation of these crops.
B C D
34. A citadel, a fortress designed for the defense of a city, usually standed on top of a hill.
A B C D
35. Conservative philosophers argue that the very structure of society is threatening by civil
A B
disobedience, while humanists stress the primacy of the individual conscience.
C D
36. Since 1971 the regional corporations set up in Alaska by Congress managing everything from
A B C
fishing to banking.
D
37. A rocket burns propellant rapidly and most rockets carry a supply that last just a few seconds.
A B C D
38. Textile art is known for both its tactile and vision qualities.
A B C D
39. The metal aluminum has been first isolated early in the nineteenth century.
A B C D
40. Gulls can often be see swooping over large bodies of water.
A B C D