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TOEFL Test1: Reading

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (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.






2. (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.






3. (verb) Used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people (make _______ ~ tanismak - be ______ ~ asina olmak) : 1) It was at the Taylors' party that I first made his ________ (= first met him). 2) I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her






4. (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)






5. (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






6. (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.






7. (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






8. (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






9. (adj) Magnificent - grand : The ______ Montana scenery will leave you breathless.






10. (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






11. 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.






12. (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 ____






13. (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






14. (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






15. (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






16. (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.






17. (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






18. (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






19. (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






20. (adj) Famous for something : The region is _______ for its outstanding natural beauty. 2) Marco Polo is a _________ explorer/is __________ as an explorer.






21. (adj) New - original - unusual: 1) a ____ idea/suggestion 2) Keeping a sheep in the garden is a ______ way of keeping the grass short!






22. (verb) To make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly : We ________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.






23. (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.






24. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.






25. (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






26. (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.






27. (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.






28. (verb) part of a group; involved with an event






29. (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.






30. (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.






31. (verb) To stop something from happening or someone from doing something: My holiday plans have been _______ by the strike. 2) On day one ambitious plans were ________ by the weather. 3) The Treasury's short term - blinkered - approach to the fishing






32. (verb) If a student ______ ___ - they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.:






33. (adj) Clear The minister said she would give an ________ statement ON the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity






34. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music






35. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.






36. (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






37. (verb) Achievement P. J. Carlisimo is often _______ with the perfection of this technique. 2) British surgeon - Dr. Richard Schuckberg - is _________ with writing down 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' after the French and Indian War.






38. (verb) When a bird pecks - it bites - hits or picks up something small with its beak:






39. (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






40. (idiom) Avoid appearing in public






41. (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.






42. (adj) Special As an ambassador - she enjoys a very ________ status. 2) I have been _________ (p.p) TO work with the pioneers of silicon technology.






43. (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.






44. (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.






45. (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






46. (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.






47. (noun) An understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable - especially in connection with artistic or social activities






48. (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






49. (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






50. (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.