Toefl Test Patterns

TOEFL Test Patterns Missing Main Verb

1. Thailand _________ a very hot climate. a b c d

has being having with

2. In my opinion, it _______ too soon to make a decision. a b c d

being has is would

3. The prettiest girl in our class ______ long brown hair and brown eyes. a b c d

wears has is using

Verbs that Require an Infinitive 4. He wanted ___________ with Mr. Brown. a b c d

to enjoy to speak to finish to suggest

5. I intend __________ you that we cannot approve your application.

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a b c d

to repeat to inform to discuss to stop

6. One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning _________ it. a b c d

how repeat repeating to repeat repeat

Verbs that Require an –ing Form 7. I miss ___________ the news when I am traveling. a b c d

to watch to see watching seeing

8. Jack finished _________ two of his homeworks before midnight. a b c d

written write to write writing

9. Jang enjoys __________ by plane. a b c d

exercise traveling shopping to travel

Verb Phrases that Require an –ing Form in the Complement 10.She forgot about _________ her appointment. a b c d

using complete canceling going

11.Let’s go to the cinema when you get through __________. Page 2

a b c d

speaking studying sleeping to study

12.Many modern architects insist on _______ materials native to the region that will blend into the surrounding landscape. a b c d

use to use the use using

Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it. 13. Venomous snakes with modified teeth connected to poison glands in which the

(A) venom is secreted and stored. (D)

(B)

(C)

14. Representative democracy seemed evolve simultaneously during the eighteenth

and (A) (B) (C) nineteenth centuries in Briatin, Europe and the United States. (D) 15. Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be

harmful (A) (D) to their health.

(B)

(C)

16. During Jackson’s administration, those who did not approve of permit common

(A) (B) people in the White House were shocked by the president’s insistence that they (C) be invited into the mansion.

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