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Preparacion TOEFL page 423
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1The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue __________.
- Athey are alike
- Bare similar to
- Care similar
- Dthe same
2The lights and appliances in most homes use alternating current __________.
- Ainstead direct current
- Binstead of direct current
- Cthat instead direct current
- Dfor direct current instead
3When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was __________.
- Aso old
- Btoo old
- Coldest
- Dvery older
4The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of __________ in porous rocks.
- Athe oil
- Boil
- Can oil
- Doils
5The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification __________.
- Amust present
- Bpresented
- Cbe presented
- Dfor presentation
6Nerve impulses __________ to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
- Asending sensations
- Bto send sensations
- Csend sensations
- Dsensations
7Although exact statistics vary because of political changes, __________ separate nation states are included in the official lists at any one time.
- Amore than two hundred
- Bas much as two hundred
- Cmany as two hundred
- Dmost that two hundred
8________ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
- AThat birds
- BA bird
- CThe bird
- DBirds
9Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons __________.
- Amoney beside
- Bmoney besides
- Cbeside money
- Dbesides money
10Seals can __________ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
- Akeep them warm
- Bkeep themselves warm
- Cthey keep warm
- Dkeep their warm
11Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have __________.
- Anot definite shape
- Bnone definite shape
- Cnothing definite shape
- Dno definite shape
12One of Shaw's __________, Pygmalion, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play My Fair Lady.
- Agreatest work
- Bgreatest works
- Cthe greatest work
- Dthe greatest works
13Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of transplantation __________, the shortage of organ donors has curtailed research.
- Aprogress
- Bhad progressed
- Cwould progress
- Dprogressing
14The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth __________ than do the machine tools invented to replace them.
- Amore efficiently
- Befficiently
- Cmore efficient
- Dmost efficient
15__________ unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
- ATo found
- BFind
- CThe find
- DFinding
16The yearly path of the sun around heavens __________.
- Ais known as the ecliptic
- Bknow as the ecliptic
- Cit is known to be ecliptic
- Dknowing as the ecliptic
17A dolphin __________ a porpoise in that it has a longer nose.
- Adifferent
- Bdiffers
- Cdifferent than
- Ddiffers from
18__________ like MacDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken have used franchising to extend their sales internationally.
- AChain's restaurants
- BChains restaurants
- CChain restaurant
- DChain restaurants
19Uranus is just __________ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
- Abright enough
- Benough brightly
- Cas enough bright
- Dbright as enough
20Before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, many people died __________.
- Ainfected with simple bacteria
- Bfrom simple bacterial infections
- Cinfections were simple bacteria
- Dinfecting of simple bacteria
21That most natural time units are not simple multiples of each other __________ in constructing a calendar
- Ait is a primary problem
- Bis a primary problem
- Ca primary problem is
- Da primary problem
22An abstract painter and a pioneer of Surrealism, __________ and symbolic images.
- AMiró's works are characterized by bright colors
- Bthe works of Miró are characterized by bright colors
- CMiró is famous for works characterized by bright colors
- Dbright colors characterize the works of Miró
23__________ the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops.
- AAs a whole
- BWholly
- COn a whole
- DThe whole
24In excess of 80 percent of the UN's budget is used __________ the economic development of member nations.
- Asupport
- Bsupporting
- Cthe support
- Dto support
25The bacteria in milk is destroyed when __________ to at least 62°C.
- Ait be heated
- Bit heated
- Cit is heated
- Dit will be heated
26In order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade __________, they often developed a simplified language called pidgin.
- Awith each the other
- Bwith each to the other
- Cwith each another
- Dwith each other
27The two main __________ are permanent magnets and electromagnets.
- Akinds of magnets
- Bkind of magnets
- Ckind magnets
- Dkinds magnets
28The Supreme Court does not hear a case unless __________, except those involving foreign ambassadors.
- Aa trial
- Balready tried
- Cit already trying
- Dit has already been tried
29According to a recent survey, __________ doctors do not have a personal physician.
- Aa large amount of
- Blarge amount of
- Ca large number of
- Dlarge number of
30There are many beautifully preserved historic buildings __________.
- Ain Beacon Street in Boston
- Bin Beacon Street at Boston
- Con Beacon Street in Boston
- Dat Beacon Street on Boston
31Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The prime rate is the rate of interest that a bank will charge when it borrows money to its best clients.- Acharge
- Bit
- Cborrows
- Dits
32Find the wrong part based in English grammar
When a pregnant woman smokes, the blood supply to the uterus is affected, reduction oxygen to the fetus- Asmokes
- Bblood supply
- Caffected
- Dreduction
33Find the wrong part based in English grammar
The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the most cleanest environment possible.- Awhere
- Ba microchip
- Cbe
- Dthe most cleanest
34Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Before his death in 1943, in an effort to encourage less dependence on one crop by the South, George Washington Carver is responsible for developing hundreds of industrial uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.- Ain 1943
- Bless dependence
- Cis responsible
- Duses for peanuts and sweet potatoes
35Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Sodium, usually a metal, and chlorine, usually a gas, they react to form the solid sodium chloride, or table salt.- ASodium
- Bthey
- Cto form
- Dtable salt
36Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Mathematics is such important field and serves so many of the sciences that it is a prerequisite for studying every scientific discipline.- Ais
- Bsuch important
- Cthat it is
- Dfor studying
37Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Studies of job satisfaction are ureliable because there is so many variables and because the admission of dissatisfaction may be viewed as a personal failure.- Athere is
- Bso many
- Cbecause
- Dmay be viewed
38Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Champlain founded a base at Port Royal in 1605, and builds a fort at Quebec three years later- Afounded
- Bin 1605
- Cbuilds
- Dat Quebec
39Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
A calorie is the quantity of heat required to rise one gallon of water one degree centigrade at one atmospheric pressure.- AA calorie
- Bis
- Crequired
- Dto rise
40Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Natural gas often occurs both together with petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone and limestone.- Aoccurs
- Bboth together
- Cin
- Dsuch as
41Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
There is no limit to the diversity to be finding in the cultures of people throughout the world- Ano limit
- Bbe finding
- Ccultures
- Dpeople
42Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Sloths spend most of its time hanging upside down from trees and feeding on leaves and fruit.- Amost
- Bits time
- Cfeeding
- Dfruit
43Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Although blood lets a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always be detected without the aid of a microscope.- Ablood
- Blets
- Cit cannot
- Dbe detected
44Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because, according to the believe at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies.- Areferred
- Baccording to
- Cbelieve at
- Dhad reached
45Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
A barometer is a device with a sealed metal chamber designed to reading the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.- AA barometer
- Bsealed
- Creading
- Dof air in
46Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, are composed mostly of cellulose.- Alike
- Bother
- Care composed
- Dmostly
47Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Almost all life depends to chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy.- AAlmost all
- Bdepends to
- Cto produce
- Denergy
48Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
It may be argued that modern presidents have far great responsabilities than their predecessors did.- Aargued
- Bgreat
- Ctheir
- Ddid
49Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The audible range of frequencies for human beings usually lays between 20 and 20,000 Hz.- Afor human
- Busually
- Clays
- Dbetween
50Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Many grasshoppers can produce sounds by rub their hind legs against their wings.- AMany
- Bproduce
- Csounds
- Drub
51Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but also presided the modern language department at Harvard University for more than eighteen years.- Aalso
- Bpresided
- Cfor
- Dmore
52Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Some importan characteristics of the Baroque style was a renewed interest in ornamentation and a powerful use of both light and shade.- Awas
- Ba renewed interest
- Cuse
- Dand
53Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The understanding electricity depends on a knowledge of atoms and the subatomic particles of which they are composed.- AThe understanding
- Bdepends on
- Cthey
- Dare composed
54Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
If England had not imposed a tax on tea two hundred and twenty years ago, will the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth?- AIf
- Bimposed
- Cago
- Dwill
55Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Scientific fish farming, known as aquaculture, has existed for more than 4000 years, but scientists who make research in this field are only recently providing the kind of information that growers need to increase production.- Aknown as
- Bmore than
- Cmake
- Dincrease
56Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The concept of lift in aerodynamics refers to the relationship among the increased speed of air over the top of a wing and the higher pressure of the slower air underneath.- Arefers to
- Bamong
- Cincreased
- Dthe slower air
57 Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The Greek historian Herodotus reported that one hundred thousand men are employed for twenty years to build the Great Pyramid at Gizeh.- Aare
- Bfor
- Cto build
- Dat Gizeh
58 Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
New synthetic materials have improved the construction of artificial body parts by provide both the power and the range of action for a natural limb.- Ahave
- Bthe construction
- Cbody parts
- Dprovide
59 Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
The Cabinet consists of secretaries of departments, who report to the president, give him advice, and helping him make decisions.- Aconsists of
- Bwho
- Chelping
- Dmake
60 Find the wrong part based in English grammar:
Each of the Intelsat satellites remain in a fixed position from which they relay radio signals to more than seventy earth stations.- Aremain
- Bfixed
- Cmore than
- Dearth stations
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