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: A (know) it must be “knows”
2.
The languages of the
world presents a vast array of structural and
A
B
similarities differences.
C
D
Answer: A (Presents) It must be “present”
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) it must be “has”
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) It must be “have”
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) It must be “was”
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) It must be “is”
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
C
afterward.
D
Answer: B (Put) It must be Puts
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) It must be “is”
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) It must be Supplies
10.
Mesquite is a small tree in the southwest who can withstand the
A B
C
D
severest drought.
Answer: A (is) It must be “Are”
