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TOEFL Test1: Reading
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Subjects
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toefl
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english
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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. (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
ignore
opt
renowned
2. (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
scratch
edifice
prominent
renowned
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
recluse
flights of fancy
point out
shrewd
4. (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.
yawn
lofty
anchor
compatriot
5. (verb) 1. To learn a new skill or language or information by practising it or thinking over it - to collect - or to go and get someone or something : 1) When you're in town could you ____ ___ the books I ordered? 2) Whose turn is it to _____ the chil
pediment
take a back seat
prominent
pick up
6. (verb) Not giving any space to move or do much - Please ______ your dog on a _______ when on the beach.
keep (somebody) on a short leash
exaggeration
milieu
visionary
7. (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
edifice
immerse (oneself in sth)
perch
withdraw from public eye
8. (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
compatriot
ignore
grandeur
9. (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
maladjusted
confine
flights of fancy
find expression
10. (noun) Model - pattern - prototype // a typical example of something; the original model of something from which others are copied : The United States is the _______ of a federal society.
archetype
find expression
renowned
in ones own right
11. (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
fondness
refrain
find expression
thwart
12. (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
lofty
be associated with
by way of
in the throes of sth
13. (verb) To (cause something to) Change chemically through the action of living substances - such as yeast or bacteria : However - baker's honey may contain additives and be partially _______ as it is not suitable for sale to consumers without processi
ferment
prominent
unambiguous
find expression
14. (adj) Famous for something : The region is _______ for its outstanding natural beauty. 2) Marco Polo is a _________ explorer/is __________ as an explorer.
withdraw from public eye
ignore
grandeur
renowned
15. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.
flights of fancy
indicative
find expression
exhibit
16. (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.
(make) acquaintance
be adorned with
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
walks of life
17. (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
pick up
astutely
assert
be reminiscent of
18. (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
deviate
ignore
scratch
encounter
19. Falseness - fraudulence : For Holden - _______ seems to be a characteristic of mostly adults around him. 2) Depending upon how sensitive we are to _______ determines how we choose our friends.
improvise
be credited with
phoniness
immerse (oneself in sth)
20. (verb) If a law - plan or deal goes through - it is officially accepted or approved. : A council spokeswoman said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to _____ _____. b) To experience a difficult or unpleasant situation : Yo
prominent
milieu
go through
phoniness
21. (verb) To sit on or near the edge of something: We ______ on bar stools and had a beer 2) A blackbird was perching on the gate.
perch
in the throes of sth
be credited with
by way of
22. (verb) To bring someone back to life : Almost all Christians believe that Jesus was _____ from the dead. b) To bring back something into use or existence that had disappeared or ended: She has been busily trying to _______ her Hollywood career.
pediment
resurrect
deviate
confine
23. (verb) (Limit) To limit an activity - person or problem in some way // to keep within limits; restrict : Let's ________ our discussion to the matter in question - please! 2) Please ______ your use of the telephone to business calls. 3) By closing t
compatriot
be credited with
confine
take a back seat
24. (noun) An understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable - especially in connection with artistic or social activities
recluse
be adorned with
sensibility
entrust
25. (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.
withdraw from public eye
(develop a ) Correspondence
reckon
entrust
26. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.
be awed by
exaggeration
opt
refrain
27. (verb) If a student ______ ___ - they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.:
assert
refrain
pay off
drop out
28. (phrase) As a type of : He sent me some flowers ___ ___ __ an apology. 2) He paid our fares by way of gratitude.
by way of
deviate
reckon
in ones own right
29. (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 )
compete
prominent
shrewd
take a back seat
30. (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
unambiguous
encounter
perch
31. (phrase-idiom) To cause someone to feel awe (a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise) : I was ______ but not frightened by the huge gorilla. 2) You can't help but stand in awe of (= respect greatly and fear slightly) powerful
be awed by
majestic
flights of fancy
in the throes of sth
32. (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
entrust
walks of life
be awed by
be imbued with
33. (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
erect
(develop a ) Correspondence
assert
fondness
34. (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 ____
walks of life
deviate
improvise
edifice
35. (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
compatriot
visionary
lofty
phoniness
36. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music
point out
take a back seat
renowned
grandeur
37. (verb) When a bird pecks - it bites - hits or picks up something small with its beak:
majestic
peck (at the branch)
grandeur
in the throes of sth
38. (adj) No longer supporting or being satisfied with an organization or idea : The party needs to take steps to attract _________ voters. b) describes young people who are no longer satisfied with society's values (aykiri - toplumdan sogumus) : The tea
disaffected
visionary
renowned
recluse
39. (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.
perch
milieu
prominent
flights of fancy
40. (verb) To build a building - wall or other structure : The war memorial was _____ in 1950. 2) The soldiers had ______ barricades to protect themselves. b) To raise something to a vertical position : They ______ a marquee to accommodate 500 wedding
indicative
erect
(make) acquaintance
point out
41. (adv) Sharply - wisely - in a clever manner - He invested his earnings _________
be associated with
thwart
astutely
be credited with
42. (verb) If something you have done ____ ___ - it is successful : All her hard work _____ ___ in the end - and she finally passed the exam. 2) His efforts finally _____ ___ and he managed to get into a well-paid job.
visionary
renowned
yawn
pay off
43. (noun) (the act of) Forcing someone - or being forced - to leave a school - organisation or country: They threatened him WITH ______ from school. 2) This is the second _______ of a club member this year. b) (the act of) forcing air or liquid out of s
encounter
privileged
expulsion
reckon
44. (verb) Made beautiful The bride's hair was _______ with pearls and white flowers.
go through
disaffected
be adorned with
be reminiscent of
45. (verb) Disregard - take no notice of - pay no attention to : She can be really irritating but I try to _____ her. 2) Safety regulations are being _______ (p.p) by company managers in the drive to increase profits.
thwart
maladjusted
ignore
astutely
46. (adj) Special As an ambassador - she enjoys a very ________ status. 2) I have been _________ (p.p) TO work with the pioneers of silicon technology.
yawn
scratch
fondness
privileged
47. (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
compete
expulsion
48. (verb) To make a choice - especially for one thing or possibility in preference to any others: Mike ____ FOR early retirement. 2) Most people ____ TO have the operation. 3) A woman often _____ FOR abortion because she can see no way out of her crisis
opt
be adorned with
go through
prominent
49. (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.
arise (out of sth)
maladjusted
improvise
be reminiscent of
50. (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.
arise (out of sth)
hearken (back)
pediment
expulsion