TOEFL Structure Test 3

Time: 25 minutes
This section is designed to test your ability to recognize language structures that are
appropriate in standard written English. The questions in this section belong to two types, each
of which has special directions.
DIRECTIONS: Questions 1-15 are partial sentences. Below each sentence you will see four
words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Select the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in
the space that contains the letter for the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space completely.
EXAMPLE I Sample Answer
Drying flowers is the best way - - - - - - them. A B C D
(A) to preserve
(B) by preserving
(C) preserve
(D) preserved

the correct answer is (A).

EXAMPLE II Sample Answer

Many American universities - - - - - - as small, private colleges. A B C D
(A) begun
(B) beginning
(C) began
(D) for the beginning

Therefore, the correct answer is (C).

After you read the directions, begin work on the questions.

1. The smoke from burning fuels causes 2. While preparing an issue, newspaper
pollution if - - - - - - into the atmosphere. editors decide what - - - - - - in the
editorials.
(A) it releases
(B) it is released (A) viewpoint to take
(C) it will be released (B) viewpoint takes
(D) it released (C) take a viewpoint
(D) takes to a viewpoint
3. Medical researchers claim that each 9. The roots anchor a tree in the ground
reflex - - - - - - some stimulus that causes and absorb water - - - - - - the soil.
a response. (A) to
(A) involving (B) from
(B) involvement (C) into
(C) involves (D) due to
(D) involve
10. Viruses are so tiny that - - - - - - only by
4. A law of physics stipulates that energy in means of an electron microscope.
any system cannot be created or - - - - -. (A) they can see
(A) destroy (B) they can be seen
(B) to destroy (C) can be seen
(C) destroyed (D) can see them
(D) destruction
11. When Arturo Toscanini began his career,
5. Until the late 1800s, shopkeepers music was regarded as one - - - - - -
advertised - - - - - - on pictorial signs expressing emotions.
because their customers were illiterate. (A) means by
(A) they produced (B) meant by it
(B) their products (C) means of
(C) produced their (D) the meaning of
(D) they are produced
12. In diving competitions, women perform
6. Amnesia is the - - - - - - or total loss of - - - - - - men do.
memory concerning past experiences. (A) dive the same as
(A) part (B) the same dives as
(B) partially (C) dive the same way as
(C) partly (D) the diving is the same
(D) partial
13. Syllables are the - - - - - - of a word
7. A sharp sense of smell enables hunting according to pronunciation.
dogs - - - - - - wild animals. (A) naturally divided
(A) to tracking (B) divided by nature
(B) to track (C) natural divisions
(C) to be tracking (D) dividing them naturally
(D) track them to
8. The popularity of early melodrama
promoted the creation of realistic
settings and - - - - - - effects.

(A) elaborate special

(B) elaborated specially
(C) specially elaborating
(D) specially to elaborate
14. Mesopotamian civilizations did not 15. Before the 1700s, when children
- - - - - - history until meaning-symbol worked together with adults, childhood
correspondences had been devised. - - - - - - did not exist.

(A) beginning to record (A) as we have known

(B) record the beginning (B) as we know it
(C) began recording (C) it is known
(D) begin to record (D) is known as
 DIRECTIONS: In questions 16-40, every sentence has four words or phrases that are
underlined. The four underlined portions of each sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Identify the one word or phrase that makes the sentence incorrect. Then, on your answer sheet,
find the number of the question and fill in the space that contains the letter for the answer you
have chosen. Fill in the space completely.

EXAMPLE I Sample Answer

A B C D

Christopher Columbus has sailed from Europe in 1492 and discovered a new land he
A B C
thought to be India.
D

EXAMPLE II Sample Answer

A B C D

As the roles of people in society change, so does the rules of conduct in certain situations.
A B C D

rules of

After you read the directions, begin work on the questions.

16. Carl Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays.
A B C D
17. No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth.
A B C D
18. Assessment instruments in nursery schools they feature items and other materials different
A B
from those on elementary school tests.
C D
19. and lakes attract tourists who derive pleasure from canoeing and
A B C
water ski.
D
20. Analysts have translated clay tablets that demonstrate that the Babylonians were high skilled
A B C D
in arithmetic.
21. The visual nerves of the brain interprets wavelengths of light as perceptions of color.
A B C D
22. It is possible to have wealth but little income and having income but no wealth.
A B C D
23. When a criminal case goes to trial, the defendant may election to have it heard either by a
A B C
jury or by a judge.
D
24. John Keynes used his knowledges of economics to help his college and himself.
A B C D
25. Government offices store and maintain such documents as certificates of birth, married, and
A B C
death.
D
26. After the Constitution was signed, Delaware became the first state to ratifying it.
A B C D
27. Migrant workers live in substandard unsanitary, and dilapidated housing and often are lacking
A B C D
medical care.

28. The mining of minerals often bring about the destruction of landscapes and wildlife habitats.
A B C D
29. Christopher Marlowe established his theatrical reputation with Tamburlaine the Great,
A B
written in high verse and reflected his unconventional thought.
C D
30. William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, shoot a man to death in a quarrel and
A B C
had to flee to New Mexico.
D
31. Foxes stay in closely knit family groups while the young ones are grow up.
A B C D
32. By 1938, the sale of records album had reached $26 million a year.
A B C D
33. Egyptian artisans made glass that was colored by the present of impurities.
A B C D
34. A theory called plate tectonics explain the formation of the surface features of the earth.
A B C D

35. Members of high school clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement in
A B C
community projects.
D
36. When too many firms enter competitive markets, their share of profits will fell.
A B C D
37. describes people between the upper and the low social classes.
A B C D
38. Copper comes from seven types of ores that also contain the other materials.
A B C D
39. Matthew Henson received many honor for his part in the expedition to the North Pole.
A B C D
40. Silicon chips contain thousands of circuits in an area as smaller than a fingernail.
A B C D