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TOEFL Test1: Reading
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Subjects
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toefl
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english
,
reading-and-comprehension
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. (adj) Very well known and important : The government should be playing a more ___________ role in promoting human rights. 2) a __________ member of the Saudi royal family
privileged
compete
prominent
hearken (back)
2. (verb) To choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or activity : Linda was content to _____ __ ____ _____ and let Nancy run the meeting.
drop out
pick up
take a back seat
prominent
3. (phrasal) a) To make a person notice someone or something - usually by telling them where they are or by holding up one of your fingers towards them : If you see her - please ____ her __ TO me. 2) The tour guide ______ ___ the inscription that runs r
hearken (back)
milieu
by way of
point out
4. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music
hearken (back)
yawn
reckon
grandeur
5. (verb) To be filled with a particular feeling - quality or idea : His poetry is _________ with deep - religious feeling. 2) You can _______ each stream with a different locale object. 3) They write now about the social life of things - how the arti
flights of fancy
(make) acquaintance
be imbued with
shrewd
6. (verb) To show something publicly : He frequently __________ at the art gallery. 2) In the summer the academy will ________ several prints which are rarely seen. 3) He ________ great self-control considering her rudeness.
exhibit
archetype
reconcile
refrain
7. (idiom) Being shown or replicated: His sadness at the death of his wife ______ _____ (= was shown) in his music. 2)
point out
find expression
indicative
pay off
8. (noun) Affection - love - liking - warmth : George's fondness for pink gins was well known. 2) He had made an attempt to reclaim his former rank but his _______ FOR drink let him down. 3) a great deal is written about his ______ FOR animals - particu
reckon
novel
hearken (back)
fondness
9. (noun) One who lives in solitude // - a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world : He is a millionaire ________ who refuses to give interviews. 2) At one time - the house and estate belonged to a rich - but rather eccentric ______
recluse
expulsion
(develop a ) Correspondence
edifice
10. (phrase) Lifestyle - manner of living : people from all _____ __ ___ 2) His funeral was attended by mourners (yasli - matemli kimse) from all _____ ______ - coming to pay their respects to the artist.
walks of life
shrewd
in ones own right
deviate
11. (verb) To find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together: It is sometimes difficult to _______ science and religion. 2) It's difficult to ______ such different points of view. 3) How can you
in ones own right
anchor
deviate
reconcile
12. (verb) To become completely involved in something (kendini kaptirmak - tamaiyla bir isin icinde olmak) : She got some books out of the library and _______ herself IN Jewish history and culture. 2) Changing Worlds offers teaching to volunteers who wis
recluse
disaffected
immerse (oneself in sth)
confine
13. (verb) get up Art does not ______ ____ ___ the void. It can only be created by a particular artist - at a particular moment in time - at a particular location in space.
milieu
lofty
arise (out of sth)
exhibit
14. (noun) Fellow countryman/woman : Then again she is the oldest by a long way now of course - all her same age ______ are in school I assume.
lofty
compatriot
peck (at the branch)
arise (out of sth)
15. (adj) Clear The minister said she would give an ________ statement ON the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity
scratch
be associated with
disaffected
unambiguous
16. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.
be associated with
exaggeration
novel
be imbued with
17. (idiom) Experiencing or doing something which is difficult - unpleasant or painful: The country is presently ___ ___ ____ _ the worst recession since the Second World War. 2) He's in ____ _____ ___ a mid-life crisis which makes him rather difficult t
in the throes of sth
encounter
milieu
be imbued with
18. (noun) a connection between two things : The survey found no ___________ BETWEEN crime and unemployment rates. 2) There is some ________ BETWEEN the two variables b) LETTERS - messages : his private _________ 2) Any further ________ should be sent to
perch
deviate
(develop a ) Correspondence
be associated with
19. (n) A period of mental illness - usually without a physical cause - which results in anxiety - difficulty in sleeping and thinking clearly - a loss of confidence and hope - and a feeling of great sadness : He suffered a ________ __________ in his twe
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
opt
expulsion
go through
20. (adj) Famous for something : The region is _______ for its outstanding natural beauty. 2) Marco Polo is a _________ explorer/is __________ as an explorer.
renowned
anchor
disaffected
peck (at the branch)
21. (verb) When a bird pecks - it bites - hits or picks up something small with its beak:
peck (at the branch)
fondness
compatriot
withdraw from public eye
22. (adv) Sharply - wisely - in a clever manner - He invested his earnings _________
grandeur
astutely
archetype
in the throes of sth
23. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.
deviate
anchor
flights of fancy
renowned
24. (phrase) As a type of : He sent me some flowers ___ ___ __ an apology. 2) He paid our fares by way of gratitude.
by way of
opt
edifice
be reminiscent of
25. (verb) To give careful attention; listen carefully: Whilst there's some merit in _____ ___ (pay attention to) To a bygone era - I think you can take the premise a little too far.
find expression
sensibility
perch
hearken (back)
26. (idiom) Avoid appearing in public
withdraw from public eye
fondness
recluse
erect
27. (verb) To try to be more successful than someone or something else (rekabet etmek - yarismak - cekismek) : It's difficult for a small supermarket to ________ AGAINST / WITH the big supermarkets. 2) Both girls _______ FOR their father's attention. 3)
compete
refrain
be imbued with
in the throes of sth
28. (adv) Fruitfully; with great increase. - marked by abundant productivity : To say that he publishes __________ is an understatement - so I'm not sure if there is a single - seminal work of his that I could recommend.
sensibility
prolifically
take a back seat
pay off
29. (verb) To make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly : We ________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
by way of
ignore
pediment
anchor
30. (verb) Confront - face - to experience especially something unpleasant : 1) When did you first _______ these difficulties? 2) The army is reported to be _________ (ing) Considerable resistance. b) To meet someone unexpectedly - to run into smb - cro
encounter
keep (somebody) on a short leash
lofty
phoniness
31. (verb) to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: We __________ the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room. 2) Be careful not to _______ yourself ON the roses. b) If you ______ something ON or O
be adorned with
recluse
scratch
immerse (oneself in sth)
32. (noun) An understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable - especially in connection with artistic or social activities
be associated with
sensibility
point out
hearken (back)
33. (Adj) Making you remember a particular person - event or thing: That song is so _______ of my adolescence. 2) Tony's topic title was a little _______ OF the old west - where pioneering settlements were given names according to their surroundings. 3)
encounter
be reminiscent of
visionary
drop out
34. (noun) A person who has a religious or spiritual experience in which they see a holy person who is not living or they see a holy event that cannot be explained scientifically b) a person who has the ability to imagine how a country - society - indus
visionary
perch
(make) acquaintance
exaggeration
35. (noun) Triangular form on the front of a building that creates the peak of the roof: The doorway with triangular _______ above still survives in the wall of the Fellows ' car park of St Catharine's.
refrain
ignore
reckon
pediment
36. (adj) Smart - He was _______ enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later. 2) She is a ________ politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily. 3) It was a ______ (=wise )
archetype
in ones own right
shrewd
indicative
37. (verb) To avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something : We _______ from talking until we knew that it was safe. 2) The sign on the wall said 'Please _______ from smoking.
(develop a ) Correspondence
refrain
prominent
find expression
38. (idiom) If someone has a position in ____ ___ ___ - they have earned it or got it by themselves and not because of anyone else: She's a millionaire in her _____ ____. 2) The Earl was in ____ ___ ____ a considerable landowner in the county but his can
assert
phoniness
grandeur
in ones own right
39. (adj) New - original - unusual: 1) a ____ idea/suggestion 2) Keeping a sheep in the garden is a ______ way of keeping the grass short!
milieu
erect
novel
astutely
40. (verb) To open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out - usually when tired or bored: I can't stop _______ (ing) - I must be tired.
reconcile
withdraw from public eye
yawn
expulsion
41. (verb) To invent or make something - such as a speech or a device - at the time when it is needed without already having planned it: I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to ________. 2) To sleep on - we __________ a mattress from a pile of bl
improvise
go through
entrust
novel
42. (verb) Formal to say that something is certainly true - declare - claim formally : He _________ that she stole money from him. b) To behave in a way which expresses your confidence - importance or power and earns you respect from others: I really mus
assert
archetype
astutely
be awed by
43. (verb) To calculate an amount: The inflation rate is now _______ (p.p) To be 10%. 2) b) To think or believe : I _______ it's going to rain. 2) How much do you _____ (that) it's going to cost? c) To consider or have the opinion that something is as st
go through
anchor
reckon
prominent
44. (verb) To give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible: He didn't look like the sort of man you should ______ your luggage to. 2) Two senior officials have been _______ with organizing the auction.
entrust
go through
peck (at the branch)
resurrect
45. (adj) Special As an ambassador - she enjoys a very ________ status. 2) I have been _________ (p.p) TO work with the pioneers of silicon technology.
be associated with
immerse (oneself in sth)
take a back seat
privileged
46. (adj) Describes a person - usually a child - who has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life - which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future : a residential school for disturbed and ______ children 2
peck (at the branch)
maladjusted
immerse (oneself in sth)
reconcile
47. (noun) Environment - sphere - background // the people - physical and social conditions and events which provide the environment in which someone acts or lives: It is a study of the social and cultural _______ in which Michelangelo lived and worked.
fondness
encounter
milieu
keep (somebody) on a short leash
48. (adj) Being or relating to a sign that something exists - is true - or is likely to happen : Resumption of the talks is ________ OF (= a sign of) an improving relationship between the countries. 2) These characteristics are _______ OF an important t
ferment
improvise
indicative
arise (out of sth)
49. (adj) Magnificent - grand : The ______ Montana scenery will leave you breathless.
majestic
pick up
privileged
walks of life
50. (verb) To do something which is different from the usual or common way of behaving : The recent pattern of weather ______ from the norm for this time of year. b) To go in a different direction : The path follows the river closely - occasionally ____
ignore
scratch
deviate
be reminiscent of