Structure Skill: TOEFL Exercise Skill 1-5

Previous Skill: Be Careful of past participle (Skill 5)

Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

1. The North Plate River _______ from Wyoming into Nebraska

   (A) it flowed
   (B) flows
   (C) flowing
   (D) with flowing water

2. ________ Biloxi  received its name from a Sioux word meaning "first peopke".

  (A) The city of
  (B) located in
  (C) It is in
  (D) The tour included

3. A pride of lions _______ up to forty lions, including one to three males, several females and cubes.

   (A) can contain
   (B) it contains
   (C) contain
   (D) containing

4. __________ tea plant are small and white.

   (A) The
   (B) On the
   (C) Having flowers the
   (D) The flowers of

5. The tetracylines, __________ antibiotics, are used to treat infections.

    (A) are a family of
    (B) being a family of
    (C) a family of
    (D) their family is

6. Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants _______ marginal at best.

    (A) it is
    (B) they is
    (C) is
    (D) as

7. Hendy Adams, born in Boston ________ famous as a historian and novelist.

   (A) became
   (B) and because
   (C) he was
   (D) and he became

8. The major cause __________ the pull of the Moon on the Earth.

   (A) the ocean tides are
   (B) of ocean tides is
   (C) of the tides in the ocean
   (D) the oceans' tides

9. Still a novely in the late nineteenth century, _________ limited to the rich

   (A) was
   (B) wa photography
   (C) it was photography
   (D) photography was

10. A computerized mpa of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement ______ on a local cable channed during rush hours.

   (A) airs
   (B) airing
   (C) air
   (D) to air

Answer Keys and Anlysis:

1.  (B).
2.  (A).
3.  (A).
4.  (D)  
5.  (C) 
6.  (C)
7.  (A)
8.  (B)
9.  (D)
10. (A)