TOEFL
EXERCISE 5
Name
of the member:
Desyawati
Elfani
Siti
Nur Larasati
Tresna
Utami
1.
After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
A B C D
Answer: A. It should be “had eaten”
Reason: the sentence happens in the past and it is in
the past form, the tense of the sentence is past perfect tense. The pattern
should be (Subject+had+V3). So the right answer is “had eaten”
2. Almost all books have a few
errors in them in spite of the care taken to check its
proof
A
B C D
pages before the
final printing
Answer: D. It
should be”their”
Reason: we can see
that the subject of the sentence “books” is plural. Therefore, it should not be
“its” but “their”.
3.
Water boil at
212 degrees F, and freezes at 32 degrees F.
A B
C D
Answer: B. It should be “boils”
Reason: the sentence “water boils at 212 degrees F” is
a general truth of simple present. And the verb should be added by (s/es).
Because simple present is used for general truth or habitual action. So, the
right answer is “boils”.
4.
The examination will test your ability to understand spoken
English, to read non technical
A
B
language, and writing correctly
C D
Answer: C. It should be “to write”
Reason: the
verbs should be parralel. And we know the verbs before ‘writing’ are used to infinitive form, those are ‘to
understand’ and ‘to read’. So, the right answer is ‘to write’
5.
Not only her parents but also
her brother and sister lives in New York.
A B C D
Answer: D. It should be “Live”
Reason: her brother and sister are plural form, so the
verb should not use s/es, because s/es is for singular form.
6.
My Friend, Jim has not
completed the assignment yet, and Mary hasn’t
neither.
A B C D
Answer: D. It should be “has neither / hasn’t
either”
Reason: neither is negative form, so it can not be
preceeded by negative form. But if you want to use negative verb you can use
either. So the answer is “has neither / hasn’t either”
7.
If a crisis occurs, those unfamiliar with the
procedures wouldn’t know how to handle
A B C
D
the situation.
Answer: A. It should be occured
Reason: the sentence is conditional sentence type 2.
The verb should be in past form. So the right answer is “occured”
8.
Mary go to bed
after she had drunk the medicines.
A B C
D
Answer: A. It should be “went”
Reason: the sentence uses past perfect tense and we
can see from the sentence “she had drunk”. Therefore, the verb should be in the
past form. So, the right answer is”went”
9.
Not only her parents but also
her brother and sister lives in New York.
A B C D
Answer: D. It should be “Live”
Reason: her brother and sister are plural form, so the
verb should not use s/es, because s/es is for singular form.
10. A new ring road round
the city is being build by them.
A B C D
Answer: C. It should be “built”
Reason: the sentence
is passive form of present progressive or present continuous. The pattern is
“to be+ being + V3”. So, the right answer is “built”
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