TOEFL EXERCISE (Skill 1-3): Choose
the letter of the underlined word or group of words tha is not correct.
1.
Nobody know when the process
of glass making was invented.
A
B
C D
Answer:
C (was)
2. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural and
A
B
similarities differences.
C D
Answer:
B (array)
3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal
A
B
ambiguity
because multinationals can operate in so many juridictions.
C D
Answer:
A (have)
4. All of the east-west interstate highways in United States has even
A
numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
B
C
D
Answer:
A (has)
5. When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a
A
B
wave
of neutrinos were detected on Earth.
C D
Answer:
C (were)
6. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few
A
B
bushes
are occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
C D
Answer:
C (are)
7. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano tha put so much ash into the
A
B
air
that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
C D
Answer:
A (is remembered)
8. The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New
A
England,
but now anyone from United States are referred to as
a
B C
D
Yankee.
Answer:
B (are)
9. A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and
A
the
underlying muscles, supply blood to the face and
scalp.
B
C D
Answer:
C (supply)
10. Mesquite is a small tree in the southwest who can withstand the severest drought.
A B
C
D
Answer:
C (who)