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TOEFL Test1: Reading
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Subjects
:
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. (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.
hearken (back)
indicative
scratch
anchor
2. (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
be adorned with
deviate
encounter
in ones own right
3. (adj) a) Tall - high - giant : a _____ tower - a ____ ceiling 2) The parish church - dedicated to the Holy Trinity - stands on a _____ eminence. b) ____ ideas etc. are of a high moral standard : ____ sentiments/ideals 2) That sounds rather _____ work
milieu
lofty
grandeur
(make) acquaintance
4. (verb) When a bird pecks - it bites - hits or picks up something small with its beak:
astutely
yawn
privileged
peck (at the branch)
5. (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
reckon
grandeur
exaggeration
be imbued with
6. (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
keep (somebody) on a short leash
be associated with
erect
unambiguous
7. (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
exaggeration
pediment
be awed by
improvise
8. (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
point out
be reminiscent of
keep (somebody) on a short leash
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
9. (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
point out
find expression
exaggeration
refrain
10. (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.
majestic
be adorned with
ignore
expulsion
11. (adj) Special As an ambassador - she enjoys a very ________ status. 2) I have been _________ (p.p) TO work with the pioneers of silicon technology.
privileged
novel
grandeur
recluse
12. (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.
erect
archetype
point out
novel
13. (verb) Made beautiful The bride's hair was _______ with pearls and white flowers.
compatriot
sensibility
be adorned with
expulsion
14. (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
recluse
grandeur
visionary
hearken (back)
15. (idiom) Being shown or replicated: His sadness at the death of his wife ______ _____ (= was shown) in his music. 2)
reckon
be associated with
drop out
find expression
16. (adv) Sharply - wisely - in a clever manner - He invested his earnings _________
be awed by
astutely
by way of
(develop a ) Correspondence
17. (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
withdraw from public eye
(make) acquaintance
hearken (back)
expulsion
18. (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
be imbued with
disaffected
erect
phoniness
19. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.
erect
flights of fancy
unambiguous
(make) acquaintance
20. (idiom) Avoid appearing in public
scratch
resurrect
hearken (back)
withdraw from public eye
21. 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.
point out
(develop a ) Correspondence
phoniness
exhibit
22. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.
refrain
be imbued with
exaggeration
anchor
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
confine
fondness
renowned
recluse
24. (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
exhibit
disaffected
reckon
find expression
25. (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.
unambiguous
phoniness
walks of life
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
26. (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.
pay off
perch
privileged
expulsion
27. (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
reckon
by way of
resurrect
thwart
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.
take a back seat
drop out
refrain
prolifically
29. (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.
exhibit
privileged
resurrect
sensibility
30. (adj) Famous for something : The region is _______ for its outstanding natural beauty. 2) Marco Polo is a _________ explorer/is __________ as an explorer.
renowned
encounter
majestic
drop out
31. (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
arise (out of sth)
unambiguous
32. (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 )
be reminiscent of
shrewd
by way of
exaggeration
33. (verb) Not giving any space to move or do much - Please ______ your dog on a _______ when on the beach.
indicative
keep (somebody) on a short leash
entrust
in ones own right
34. (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
astutely
opt
yawn
35. (verb) part of a group; involved with an event
majestic
drop out
be associated with
find expression
36. (phrase) As a type of : He sent me some flowers ___ ___ __ an apology. 2) He paid our fares by way of gratitude.
majestic
be credited with
entrust
by way of
37. (verb) To make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly : We ________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
yawn
anchor
grandeur
be associated with
38. (verb) If a student ______ ___ - they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.:
drop out
be credited with
unambiguous
prolifically
39. (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.
pick up
immerse (oneself in sth)
yawn
entrust
40. (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
perch
in the throes of sth
grandeur
erect
41. (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
in ones own right
point out
fondness
disaffected
42. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music
yawn
grandeur
majestic
indicative
43. (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.
erect
be awed by
thwart
take a back seat
44. (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
expulsion
encounter
point out
take a back seat
45. (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
in ones own right
anchor
arise (out of sth)
46. (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
grandeur
disaffected
immerse (oneself in sth)
pediment
47. (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.
pay off
yawn
be associated with
fondness
48. (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
erect
resurrect
edifice
assert
49. (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
novel
grandeur
be awed by
prominent
50. (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)
compatriot
shrewd
compete
assert