Kamis, 21 Mei 2015

TOEFL 2



1.      After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to be
                         A                       B              C                              D
·         Answer                        :  A
·         Correct Answer           : After John had eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to   bed.
·         Reason                        : The sentence is past perfect tense because it is relating two events which happen in the past, one action occurred before another or an action finishes before another action. And the pattern is Subject+had+V3.


2.      Water boil at  212 degrees F, and freezes at 32 degrees F.
        A       B  C                                   D
·         Answer                      : B
·         Correct Answer         : Water  boils at  212 degrees F, and freezes at 32 degrees F.
·         Reason                      :The adjective (boil) is formed with the suffix -est:boils.


3.      If she borrows your coat, then you  should  be able to borrow her.
                    A                                         B          C                      D
·         Answer                        :  A
·         Correct Answer           : If she borrow your coat, then you should be able to borrow her
·         Reason                        :  Because its a Future conditionals  (Simple present tense).


4.      Not only  her parents  but also her brother and sister lives  in New York.
           A                                B                   C                  D
·         Answer                        :  D
·         Correct Answer           : Not only her parents but also her brother and sister live in New York.
·         Reason                        : Because sentences it simple present tense.


5.      My Friend, Jim has not complete  the assignment yet, and Mary hasn’t either.
                                 A            B                               C                           D
·         Answer                        : B
·         Correct Answer           : My friend, Jim hasn't completed the assignment yet, and Mary  hasn't either.
·         Reason                        : should use the verb 3 is (completed) and (hasn’t neither)


6.      If a crisis occurs, those unfamiliar with the procedures wouldn’t know how  to handle
                       A                B                                                            C                D
      the situation.
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : If a crisis occurred, those unfamiliar with the procedures wouldn’t know how to handle the situation.
·         Reason                         : should verb 2 not verb 1, because this sentence is past tense.


7.      Mary go  to bed after she had drunk the medicines.
                A                      B    C      D
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : Mary went to bed after she  had  drunk the medicines.
·         Reason                        : Subject + had + verb3 rd. form


8.      The flights were cancel by them because of fog.
                         A       B           C             D
·         Answer                        : B
·         Correct Answer           : The flights were canceled by them because of fog.
·         Reason                        : Should verb 2 not verb 1, because this sentence uses the auxiliary verb “were” and this sentence is a “simple past tense” and active sentence using the verb 1 so that the verb is change into a verb 2.


9.      A new ring road around the city is being build by them.
      A                                              B            C          D
·         Answer                        : C
·         Correct Answer           : A new ring road around the city is being built by them.
·         Reason                        : Pasive voice of present continuous must be followed by past participle.


10.  He got the worse  score in this  class.
             A       B                  C   D
·         Answer                        : B
·         Correct Answer           : He got  the worst score in  this  class.
·         Reason                        : Because this sentence is not a sentence that shows two things to compare.


11.  Please give me a few coffee and some donuts  if you have any left.
                     A        B                           C                     D         
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : Please gave me  a few coffee and some donuts  if you have any left.
·         Reason                        : This sentence contains quantity adjective "give me" changed to "gave me"


12.  She won’t be going to the conference, and neither won’t her colleagues.
                A            B                                               C                 D
·         Answer                        : C
·         Correct Answer           : She won’t  be going to the conference, and neither won’t  her colleagues
·         Reason                        : Because at the beginning of the sentence there won’t be the nex sentence won’t exchange into won't


13.  He couldn’t gave me  a good reasons, for what he did.
                           A    B                                  C           D
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : He couldn’t give  me  a good reasons, for what he did.
·         Reason                        : This sentence dont contain quantitative adjectives, the word “gave” changed into “give”


14.  Mary had to balanced her account very carefully because she had only
                              A                                B                               C                    
little money.
      D
·         Answer                        :A
·         Correct Answer           : Mary had to balance her account very carefully because she had only little money.
·         Reason                        : should Verb 1 don’t Verb 2


15.  Our friends might stopped to see us on their  way to California.
                                      A          B        C    D
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : Our friends might stop  to see us  on  their  way to California.
·         Reason                        : Should verb 1 not verb 2, because this sentence is a present tense and It is the third single subject . Here the verb 1 is added “s” or “es”.


16.  Daniel said that if he had to do  homework tonight, he wouldn’t have been
                                                 A                          B                     C
      able to attend  the concert.
              D
·         Answer                        : C
·         Correct Answer           : Daniel said that if he had to do  homework tonight, he didn’t able to attend  the concert.
·         Reason                        : Because the sentences is past perfect tense


17.  Peter had already saw  that musical before  he  read  the reviews about it.
                           A                                 B               C                           D
·         Answer                        : A
·         Correct Answer           : Peter had already seen that musical before  he  read  the reviews about it.
·         Reason                        :  Because "already" is time signal for present perfect tense, past perfect tense + before + simple past tense


18.  Tom and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean.
           A                           B                     C                        D
·         Answer                        : B
·         Correct Answer           : Tom and her sister studies biology last year, and so does Jean.
·         Reason                        :  Because this is a sentence of past tenses so the verb must be change from "studied" to "studies".


19.  The sooner you leave,  the earliest you will  arrive at your destination.
             A              B                 C           D
·         Answer                        : C
·         Correct Answer           : The sooner  you leave,  the earlier  you will  arrive at your destination.
·         Reason                        : Because verb1 on will arrive, so words earliest should past tense.


20.  He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and neither they are.
                       A         B                        C                        D
·         Answer                        : D
·         Correct Answer           : He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and either they are.
·         Reason                        : because the sentence is single sentence, so it comes to be either they are not neither they are.