Rabu, 11 April 2012

15 soal toefl serta penjelasannya

1. Last Monday we … on an excursion … Cambridge .
a. Went/to
b. Went/in
c. Have gone/to
d. Have been to/in
Answer : A
Testing point : to go on an excursion to, use of tenses “last moday “ indicates the past simple tense.
I saw that film twice last year

2. I’m not good … compliments
a. At playing
b. For playing
c. To pay for
d. In marking
Answer : A
Testing point : to be good at + -ing
I’m not good at hiding my feelings


3. Please don’t forget … letters
a. Post
b. To post
c. Posting
d. Necessary posting
Answer : B
Testing point : forget
“forget + -ing “ means to forget an action that has already happened . he forgot locking the door.
“ forget + to infinitive “ means to forget an action that we ought to do
he forgot to lock the door

4. I prefer … to … around and doing nothing
a. Working/ sitting
b. To work / sitting
c. Working / sit
d. To work / sit
Answer : A
Testing point : prefer
It is followed by a noun or an – ing form of the verb. The preposition “ to “ is used when the second thing or person is mentioned

5. Have you spent … money … the tour , George ?
a. Very / at
b. A lot /in
c. Many/ during
d. Much/on
Answer : D
Testing point : to spend money on sth
I suggest that we don’t spend so much money on lottery and horse races.

6. I find it … to teach the same thing again and again
a. Bored
b. Boredom
c. Boring
d. Boringly
Answer : C
Testing point : to find sth ( adjective ) to do
I find it quite difficult to learn the articles of german nouns

7. He stole one of the … and managed to escape
a. Soldier’s uniform
b. Soldiers’ uniform
c. Uniform of a soldier
d. Soldiers’ uniform
Answer : D
Testing point : one of + plurar count table noun
I can lend you one of dictionaries.

8. He is very … about the idea of introducing more computers into the company
a. Enthusiastic
b. Keen
c. Interested
d. Willing



9. she wants to lose weight she should … on a diet.
a. Went
b. Gone
c. To go
d. Go
Answer : D
Testing point : should + bare intinitive
We should hold a meeting soon.
You shouldn’t tolerate his rudenest any more

10. On the fith day we arrived back … our starting point
a. At
b. In
c. To
d. Into
Answer : A
Testing point : to arrive at
To arrive +in + a country / city / town
to arrive + at + other places
They arrived in germany at 9
They arrived at the station at 9

11. I’m afraid his line is busy , could you please hang ?
a. On
b. In
c. Up
d. Onto
Answer : A
Testing point : to hang on = to wait
Hang on a minute , please. I’m trying to connect you

12. Would you rather drive in the country than … for a walk ?
a. Go
b. Going
c. To go
d. Went
e.
Answer : A
Patter : would rather do sth than do sth notice the verb “ do “ represent a plain infinitive in both sides.

13. “ what’s the time “ ? it’s …
a. At six o’clock
b. Six o’clock
c. Half past six o’clock
d. Half past
Answer : B
Testing point : telling the time
“ half past “ is not used with “ o’clock “ nor does it stand alone.
“ at “ is used for exact points of time.
It’s half past on
We’ll meet at one o’clock

14. Eat lots of fresh vegetables . they will … you good
a. do
b. make
c. be
d. become
answer : A
testing point : do ( sb ) good take this medicine
it will do you good

15. Hanbatur … the race at veliefendi yesterday , was sold to a trainer
a. It has won
b. Which has won
c. Which won
d. That won
Answer : C
Testing point : us of tenses
We must use the simple past tense
When we mention a definite time in the past last week I visited paris, which is famous as an art centre.