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. _____ Christmas, we enjoy singing carols in our church.
   1) On
   2) At
   3) In
   4) By
   Answer 2
   hint in 1988, in December, on Thursday, _____ Christmas
2. I wish you _____ me how to play golf last year.
   1) teach
   2) taught
   3) have taught
   4) had taught
   Answer 4
   hint The speaker was not taught how to play golf last year. Pay attention to "wish".
3. How much money did you borrow _____ the bank in order to build your house?
   1) to
   2) of
   3) off
   4) from
   Answer 4
   hint What preposition is used with "borrow?"
4. "How much coffee is left in the pot?" "_____."
   1) None
   2) Nothing
   3) Not some
   4) Not one
   Answer 1
   hint "Coffee" is an uncountable noun.
5. _____ ended in 1918.
   1) World War First
   2) World War I
   3) First World War
   4) World War the First
   Answer 2
   hint Another way to write this is World War I.
6. Tom loves music very much and has _____ of tapes.
   1) a large collection
   2) large collection
   3) much collections
   4) many collection
   Answer 1
   hint "Collection" is an uncountable noun.
7. We couldn't enter the castle. The guard _____ let us in.
   1) shall not
   2) won't
   3) shouldn't
   4) wouldn't
   Answer 4
   hint This happened in the past. The guard intentionally did not let them in.
8. "Have you ever played golf?"
   "Yes, I _____ played it."
   1) have
   2) have ever
   3) have been
   4) had been
   Answer 1
   hint This is asking whether you have had the experience of playing golf.
9. Nancy didn't go _____ this morning. She was at home.
   1) somewhere
   2) anywhere
   3) no where
   4) someplace
   Answer 2
   hint Pay attention to "didn't."
10. If I _____ you, I would not do such a silly thing.
    1) am
    2) was
    3) were
    4) had been
    Answer 3
    hint This is supposing that the speaker is you, and this is not true.
11. Our company will never invest money in any country _____ government is weak and unstable.
    1) which
    2) whose
    3) that which
    4) that
    Answer 2
    hint What is the relationship between "government" and "any country?"
12. By my fiftieth birthday, I _____ in my current profession for over twenty years.
    1) will be
    2) will have been
    3) would be
    4) would have been
    Answer 2
    hint What is the relationship between the time the speaker is speaking, the speaker's fiftieth birthday, and the time that the speaker entered the current profession?
13. Finally Bill bought a _____ sedan.
    1) blue new 1988 four-door
    2) 1988 blue new four-door
    3) new blue 1988 four-door
    4) new four-door blue 1988
    Answer 3
    hint Where does "new" or "old" usually appear in a list of adjectives? Where does the color appear?
14. Mr. Johnson taught me bookkeeping and _____.
    1) to type
    2) how to type
    3) how to typing
    4) typing
    Answer 4
    hint Pay attention to "bookkeeping."
15. _____ my childhood, I studied in France.
    1) During
    2) Ever
    3) When
    4) While
    Answer 1
    hint This refers to a duration of time.
16. Kathy's hair is blond, and her eyes _____.
    1) green
    2) are green
    3) was green
    4) has been green
    Answer 2
    hint Is "eyes" singular or plural? What is the tense of the first verb in this sentence?
17. The children _____ wait for their father to eat supper yesterday.
    1) was able to
    2) were able to
    3) would
    4) could have
    Answer 2
    hint Is "children" singular or plural? The children usually eat supper before their father comes home, since they are too hungry to wait for him.
18. The students _____ mathematics by the teacher that time.
    1) were learning
    2) were being taught
    3) were being teaching
    4) were being learned
    Answer 2
    hint Students do not teach the teacher; they are taught by the teacher. Pay attention to "by".
19. "Hello!" "Hello! _____ Tom Day speaking."
    1) I'm
    2) This is
    3) There is
    4) Here is
    Answer 2
    hint This is a telephone conversation. This is an idiomatic expression to show who is speaking on the phone.
20. It is sometimes difficult _____ in a foreign language.
    1) to make oneself understood
    2) for oneself to be understanding
    3) understanding oneself
    4) to understand oneself
    Answer 1
    hint "Is" is the main verb in this sentence. This means that it is sometimes difficult to express yourself in a foreign language.
21. The hero rode through the town _____ of a white horse.
    1) over the back
    2) in the back
    3) back
    4) on the back
    Answer 4
    hint This means that the hero rode a white horse through the town. Where does the rider sit on the horse?
22. This is the _____ wine I've ever tasted.
    1) more good
    2) most good
    3) best
    4) most best
    Answer 3
    hint This means that this wine is better than any wine the speaker has ever tasted. Which form of "good" should be used here?
23. If Mary asks her mother, she _____ permission.
    1) may have gotten
    2) might have gotten
    3) might get
    4) maybe get
    Answer 3
    hint Mary has not yet asked her mother for permission. Pay attention to the tense of the verb.
24. I fell from the top of the staircase yesterday, _____ breaking my leg.
    1) so
    2) because
    3) thus
    4) whence
    Answer 3
    hint Which is the cause and which is the effect?
25. My sister lived in Britain for three years and my nephew _____ there.
    1) borned
    2) born
    3) was borned
    4) was born
    Answer 4
    hint This means that my sister gave birth to her son in Britain. Remember that this is an irregular verb.