Selasa, 30 April 2013
1. Bill Clinton, that won the
1992 presidential election, was
A
B
C
formerlygovernor of the state of Arkansas.
D
formerlygovernor of the state of Arkansas.
D
Answer : (A) thatGrammar
: the correct answer is “who” because it’s explain adjective clause
2. In the south-western part of the United States, most of
the water comes
A
B
of the Colorado River and the manmade lakes created from it.
C D
of the Colorado River and the manmade lakes created from it.
C D
Answer : (C) comes
ofGrammar : the correct answer is “comes from” because it’s explain
prepositions of place positions
3. Physical therapists help patients relearn how to
use their bodies after disease or injure.
A
B
C
D
Answer : D (injure)
A noun (injury),
not a verb (injure), is required.
4. Liquids
take the shape of any container which in
they are placed.
A
B
C
D
Answer : C (which)
in The preposition must
precede the relative pronoun: in which.
5. The French Quarter is the most famous and
the most old section of New Orleans.
A
B
C
D
Answer : C (most old)
The superlative form of a
one-syllable adjective (old) is formed with the suffix -est: oldest.
6.Earthworms make their path through heavily soil
by eating it and then eliminating it
A B C
behind them.
E
Jawab : (B) adjective,
heavily->heavy
Penjelasan : Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada
jawaban (B). Untuk menjelaskan / memperluas kata bendasoil seharusnya menggunakan kata sifat heavy bukan keterangan (adverb) heavily.
7.The Gadsden Purchase came about because
of a boundary disputeand because of
A B C
a railway was proposed.
D
Jawab : (D) noun phrase
with past particpial, a railway was proposed->a proposed railway
Penjelasan : Conjuction because of seharusnya diikuti kata
benda. Untuk menjadi sebuah frasa kata benda a railway was proposed diubah
menjadi a proposed railway.
8.Many a man faced with seemingly insurmountable
problems have considered suicide
A B C
as an escape.
D
Jawab : (C) singular
verb,have considered->has considered
Penjelasan : Kalimat di atas memiliki subyek tunggal a man. Oleh karena itu predikat/kata
kerja yang mengikutinya harus dalam bentuk tunggal pula. Jadi kata kerja have harus diganti dengan has.
9.Evaluation potential Supreme Court justices is one
of the mostimportant
A B C
prerogatives of the House and Senate Judiciary
Committees.
D
Jawab : (A) to infinitive
as a subject, evaluation->to evaluate
Penjelasan : Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada
subyek. Subyek berupa frasa ini mengandung obyek potential Supreme Court justices. Hubungan yang tepat antara
kataevaluation dan obyek potential....adalah dengan to
infinitive, menjadi to evaluate.
10.The water required to form soil fluid ranges with the
texture of thesolid body from
A B C
10% for sand in 40% for fine clay.
D
Jawab : (D) preposition
from...to....,in->to
Penjelasan : Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada opsi
jawaban (D). Kalimat di atas mengandung pasangan preposisi from...to...Namun kalimat tersebut memasangkanfrom dengan in (from
10% for sand in 40% for fine clay). Seharusnya ditulis demikian from 10% for sand to 40% for fine clay.
11. In the United States, petunias are cultivated widely as annually garden flowers
A B C D
Answer : D (annually)
"annual" an adjective, is needed
A B C D
Answer : D (annually)
"annual" an adjective, is needed
12. The first recorded use
of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the
town of Frederick, New York, in
A
B
C
D
1825.
Answer : C (it was)
The use of the pronoun
subject it is unnecessary; it should be
omitted.
13. Most geologist believe that
petroleum was formed of the remains of tiny marine
A
B
plants and animals that
died millions of years ago
C
D
Answer : B (of)
"formed
from";"of" is the wrong preposition
14. Oliver Wendell Holmes
was an American writer who achieved famous for
his essays and poems
A
B
C D
answer : D (famous)
"fame"; the noun, is needed, not the adjective
"fame"; the noun, is needed, not the adjective
15.Honey is the sweet, thick fluid did by
bees from flower nectar, which is thin
A B C
and watery
D
Answer : B (did)
"fluid made by bees"
Sumber :
1. http://pembahasan-soal-soal-toefl.blogspot.com/
2. Steinberg, Roberta. Precentice-Hall’s Practice Test For The TOEFL. Precentice-Hall, Inc. 1987. New Jersey
A B C
and watery
D
Answer : B (did)
"fluid made by bees"
Sumber :
1. http://pembahasan-soal-soal-toefl.blogspot.com/
2. Steinberg, Roberta. Precentice-Hall’s Practice Test For The TOEFL. Precentice-Hall, Inc. 1987. New Jersey
