TOEFL Structure Test 5

Time: 25 minutes
This section is designed to test your ability to recognize language structures that are
appropriate in standard written English. The questions in this section belong to two types, each
of which has special directions.
DIRECTIONS: Questions 1-15 are partial sentences. Below each sentence you will see four
words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Select the one 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 contains the letter for the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space completely.
EXAMPLE I Sample Answer
Drying flowers is the best way - - - - - - them. A B C D
(A) to preserve
(B) by preserving
(C) preserve
(D) preserved

the correct answer is (A).

EXAMPLE II Sample Answer

Many American universities - - - - - - as small, private colleges. A B C D
(A) begun
(B) beginning
(C) began
(D) for the beginning

Therefore, the correct answer is (C).

After you read the directions, begin work on the questions.

1. The Boston Public Library, - - - - - - 2. Toolmakers not only - - - - - - elaborate

1854, was the first library to be financed tools but also test them for reliability
by donations and proceeds from raffles. and utility.

(A) found it in (A) does it help to construct

(B) founded in (B) help in the construction
(C) was founded in (C) help to construct
(D) it was found (D) do help to construct
3. Before he turned 14, Mozart - - - - - - a 9. Mass transit systems relieve traffic
few lesser pieces for the piano. congestion when the service is
(A) had composed convenient, - - - - - - , and affordable.
(B) has composed (A) comfort
(C) had the composition (B) comforting
(D) he had composed (C) comfortable
(D) comforted
4. One of the quickest methods - - - - - -
personality is the self-report inventory. 10. Automatic fire alarms, - - - - - - smoke
(A) the measuring of detector, are installed in almost all
(B) to the museum public buildings.
(C) for measurements (A) such as the ubiquitous
(D) of measuring (B) so ubiquitous
(C) such is the ubiquitous
5. Ginkgo trees bear seeds - - - - - - an (D) so as the ubiquitous
unpleasant odor to discourage animals
from eating them. 11. When a person is in shock, the blood
(A) who have - - - - - - enough oxygen to the brain.
(B) that have (A) supplies fail to
(C) which they (B) supplied fails to
(D) that are (C) failing to supply
(D) fails to supply
6. Patrick Henry, born in 1736, - - - - - - by
his father, who had advanced training in 12. Throughout history, elevated ranges
mechanics. have been viewed as barriers to
(A) had taught transportation and - - - - - - .
(B) has been taught (A) to the communicating
(C) taught (B) to the communications
(D) was taught (C) communication
(D) communication with
7. In the 1950s, many people believed that
the more they produced and consumed, 13. About 90 percent of fabrics distributed
-------. to secondary sewing outlets - - - - - -
(A) they were the more affluent weaving or knitting.
(B) the more affluent they were (A) are manufactured
(C) were they affluent (B) are manufactured by
(D) they were affluent (C) by manufacturing the
(D) manufactured by
8. A meteor burns brightly - - - - - - through
.
(A) as it descends
(B) as descending
(C) whether it descends
(D) when descends
14. Deep ticks - - - - - - vacationers hiking 15. Either the goalkeeper or one of the
or camping in mixed deciduous forests. other players - - - - - - the ball from the
goal.
(A) never trouble
(B) never any trouble (A) retrieving
(C) troubles never (B) retrieval
(D) trouble never (C) retrieves
(D) retrieve
 DIRECTIONS: In questions 16-40, every sentence has four words or phrases that are
underlined. The four underlined portions of each sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Identify the one word or phrase that makes the sentence incorrect. Then, on your answer sheet,
find the number of the question and fill in the space that contains the letter for the answer you
have chosen. Fill in the space completely.

EXAMPLE I Sample Answer

A B C D

Christopher Columbus has sailed from Europe in 1492 and discovered a new land he
A B C
thought to be India.
D

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cov

EXAMPLE II Sample Answer

A B C D

As the roles of people in society change, so does the rules of conduct in certain situations.
A B C D

the rules of

After you read the directions, begin work on the questions.

16. The Slater Mill, built in 1793, it was one of the first successful mills in the United States.
A B C D
17. In kindergarten, children are generally unrestricted in expressing their ideas by talk.
A B C D
18. Japanese initially used jeweled objects to decorate swords and ceremonial items.
A B C D
19. The legal age which a person is considered to be an adult is customarily 18.
A B C D
20. Australian aborigines adhere to their tribal traditions and few marriage outside the tribe.
A B C D
21. During a radio broadcast, a microphone picks up speech and another live sounds.
A B C D
22. Although both are the bread and butter of recreational vehicles, camping trailers are smaller
A B
and compacter than travel trailers.
C D
23. The leathery fruit burr of the horse chestnut splits openly when ripe and releases a
A B C
roundish brown seed.
D
24. Blacksnakes ascend trees to reach nests and ingest the eggs and young birds.
A B C D
25. Although rhubarb is technically a vegetable, it usually prepared as a dessert.
A B C D
26. Colonial craftsmen pieced bed covers together from scraps of linen and wool because cloth
A B C
was scarcely.
D
27. In art, relief is sculpture in which the figures or designs projects from their background.
A B C D
28. Edith Roosevelt was a devoted mother of five children, as well a gracious hostess.
A B C D
29. Vocational counseling guides students and helps them to understand how occupations differ
A B C
and what job opportunities are exist.
D
30. Newtonian physics holds true if the velocities of the objects being study are negligible.
A B C D
31. Roman doctrine stipulated every man was born with a spiritual who guarded him against
A B C D
travail.

32. When wine grapes contain the proper amounts of acid and sugar required to produce wine.
A B C D
33. Beef and dairy cattle is major sources of income in Louisiana, which has a mild climate.
A B C D
34. After the new dollar bills are printed and cut, the inspectors scrutinize them for imperfectives.
A B C D
35. Psychologists take it for granted that girls are more empathic than do boys.
A B C D
36. Henry Richardson was the first prominent architect to incorporate geometric form in
A B C
his concave designs.
D
37. With small numbers, the objects in a set can be visualized and quick counted without
A B C D
mathematical formulas.

38. In group dancing, couples step in tandem, bow, join hands, and change partner.
A B C D
39. Additives are chemicals infused into perishable foods to prevent it from spoiling.
A B C D
40. Football is a fast-moving team sport playing mainly in the United States and Canada.
A B C D