Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Look at the example.

"Why do you always want to use _____ pens?"

1) to one
2) of my
3) that my
4) one of my

We would say: "Why do you always want to use one of my pens?" Therefore you should press "4."

Click the answer button to see the correct answer.

1. The bank is _____ here.
   1) near
   2) near to
   3) near from
   4) nearing
   Answer 1
   hint This means that the bank is close by. Is "near" a verb in this sentence?
2. When I woke up, everything was _____ snow.
   1) covered
   2) covered by
   3) covered with
   4) covering
   Answer 3
   hint This means that snow covered everything. Does "cover" take nothing, "by," or "with" in the passive voice?
3. Do earthquakes _____ often in the United States?
   1) break
   2) break out
   3) happen to
   4) occur
   Answer 4
   hint This is asking whether they often have earthquakes in the United States.
4. We had better _____ soon.
   1) leave
   2) leaving
   3) to leave
   4) to leaving
   Answer 1
   hint What form of the verb follows "had better?"
5. A large crowd _____ in front of the station.
   1) gathering
   2) to gather
   3) had gathered
   4) had gathering
   Answer 3
   hint This sentence needs a verb.
6. In the winter, accidents occur quite _____ in the mountains.
   1) frequently
   2) many
   3) much
   4) a few
   Answer 1
   hint This means that accidents occur often in the mountains in the winter.
7. Do you want to _____ to the United States?
   1) trip
   2) voyage
   3) travel
   4) went
   Answer 3
   hint What follows "want to?"
8. Most people have a feeling _____.
   1) responsible
   2) responsibility
   3) of responsibility
   4) to be responsible
   Answer 3
   hint This means that most people are concerned about doing the right thing.
9. This movie theater can hold _____.
   1) much audience
   2) a large audience
   3) much audiences
   4) many audiences
   Answer 2
   hint "Audience" refers to a group of people, not individual people.
10. When the forests _____, there can be forest fires.
    1) become dry
    2) becoming dry
    3) become drying
    4) drying
    Answer 1
    hint There should be a verb in a clause.
11. "What kind of work are you doing here?"
    "I'm _____ as an accountant."
    1) worked
    2) occupied
    3) hired
    4) employed
    Answer 4
    hint This means that he/she is working as an accountant.
12. "I don't want to buy anything in this store, do you?"
    "Yes, I'd like to buy _____"
    1) pencil
    2) much pencils
    3) any pencils
    4) some pencils
    Answer 4
    hint "Pencil" is a countable noun. You need to indicate quantity.
13. The rainy season is over, and the weather is nice. We can _____ sports.
    1) do
    2) have
    3) play
    4) enjoy
    Answer 4
    hint Which verb can be used with "sports?"
14. It is the height of the tourist season now. _____ the rooms in the hotels are reserved.
    1) Almost
    2) Almost of
    3) Almost all of
    4) Most of all
    Answer 3
    hint This means that most rooms, but not all rooms, in the hotels are reserved.
15. "Where did you work before?"
    "I worked only ten yards _____ railroad track."
    1) from
    2) from the
    3) near
    4) away
    Answer 2
    hint This means that the railroad tracks were only ten yards from where the second speaker worked.
16. "I don't think it will rain today, do you?"
    "No, I _____ so."
    1) think not
    2) not think
    3) don't think
    4) do think not
    Answer 3
    hint In English, even if the form of a question is changed, the answer is the same.
17. We have only five minutes. I think we _____.
    1) hurry
    2) be hurry
    3) to hurry
    4) should hurry
    Answer 4
    hint A sentence always has a verb. The speaker is suggesting that they hurry.
18. Many people showed up at the stadium. They are _____ the championship game.
    1) anxious seeing
    2) anxious to see
    3) to anxiously see
    4) to see anxiously
    Answer 2
    hint Which is the verb in this sentence, "anxious" or "see?"
19. "Who did you meet at the party?"
    "I met many _____ people."
    1) grandly
    2) celebration
    3) fame
    4) prominent
    Answer 4
    hint What part of speech is necessary here, a noun, an adverb, or an adjective?
20. "Tom was not sure that the meeting would be held today."
    "But I _____."
    1) certain
    2) certainly
    3) am certain
    4) am certainly
    Answer 3
    hint "Certain" is an adjective, and "certainly" is an adverb. In either case, the sentence needs a verb.
21. My brother likes to watch baseball; I _____ football.
    1) prefer to watch
    2) to prefer watching
    3) watch preferring
    4) preferring to watch
    Answer 1
    hint This means that the speaker likes to watch football more than baseball.
22. Some people are waiting for the bulletin. It will _____ soon.
    1) be circulate
    2) circulate around
    3) come near
    4) come around
    Answer 4
    hint This is an idiomatic expression.
23. "When will Tom and Mary arrive?"
    "They left home an hour ago. I think they will _____.
    1) be here shortly
    2) shortly be here
    3) here be shortly
    4) here shortly be
    Answer 1
    hint Which should be first, "be" or "here?" Where should "shortly" be?
24. We don't know how many pieces are sold a month. But the manager _____.
    1) know
    2) do know
    3) is knowing
    4) knows
    Answer 4
    hint "Manager" is the third person singular. Can you say, "I'm knowing that?"
25. The city bus is going to change routes and schedules. They are _____ a schedule now.
    1) arranging
    2) arranging up
    3) be arrange
    4) to arranging
    Answer 1
    hint The activity of arranging the schedule is taking place right now.