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TOEFL Test1: Reading
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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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1. (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.
exhibit
prolifically
flights of fancy
exaggeration
2. (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
disaffected
visionary
indicative
go through
3. (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.
prominent
resurrect
reconcile
withdraw from public eye
4. (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.
keep (somebody) on a short leash
find expression
confine
arise (out of sth)
5. (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.
ignore
anchor
edifice
thwart
6. (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 ____
flights of fancy
ferment
deviate
withdraw from public eye
7. (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
refrain
withdraw from public eye
opt
shrewd
8. (adj) New - original - unusual: 1) a ____ idea/suggestion 2) Keeping a sheep in the garden is a ______ way of keeping the grass short!
in the throes of sth
novel
entrust
exaggeration
9. (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
recluse
lofty
pick up
phoniness
10. (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
point out
pick up
hearken (back)
11. (verb) If a student ______ ___ - they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.:
ignore
immerse (oneself in sth)
drop out
resurrect
12. (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
phoniness
novel
keep (somebody) on a short leash
13. (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
scratch
be reminiscent of
in ones own right
thwart
14. (adj) Clear The minister said she would give an ________ statement ON the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity
by way of
be reminiscent of
be imbued with
unambiguous
15. (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
erect
exhibit
expulsion
recluse
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.
pay off
walks of life
lofty
take a back seat
17. (verb) To make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly : We ________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
novel
be reminiscent of
anchor
astutely
18. (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.
reconcile
refrain
encounter
resurrect
19. (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.
confine
lofty
compatriot
thwart
20. (idiom) Avoid appearing in public
entrust
thwart
withdraw from public eye
be adorned with
21. (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
reconcile
grandeur
milieu
resurrect
22. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.
erect
exaggeration
in ones own right
encounter
23. (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
peck (at the branch)
edifice
pediment
point out
24. (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
prominent
fondness
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
25. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.
erect
yawn
majestic
flights of fancy
26. (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
visionary
scratch
pay off
improvise
27. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music
grandeur
compatriot
renowned
phoniness
28. (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 ______
milieu
hearken (back)
recluse
thwart
29. (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
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
lofty
take a back seat
30. (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
pay off
be reminiscent of
refrain
31. (verb) When a bird pecks - it bites - hits or picks up something small with its beak:
exaggeration
ferment
in ones own right
peck (at the branch)
32. (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
majestic
lofty
refrain
walks of life
33. (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
flights of fancy
go through
visionary
assert
34. (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.
milieu
expulsion
prolifically
sensibility
35. (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
confine
encounter
improvise
(develop a ) Correspondence
36. (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
withdraw from public eye
edifice
disaffected
immerse (oneself in sth)
37. (noun) An understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable - especially in connection with artistic or social activities
exhibit
maladjusted
drop out
sensibility
38. (adj) Magnificent - grand : The ______ Montana scenery will leave you breathless.
grandeur
majestic
indicative
compatriot
39. (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
yawn
be awed by
point out
entrust
40. (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.
renowned
lofty
perch
be reminiscent of
41. (noun) A large building - especially a splendid one : The town hall is the only _______ surviving from the fifteenth century. b) a system which has been established for a long time : It looks as if the whole political _____ of the country is about to
edifice
pick up
visionary
grandeur
42. (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
go through
flights of fancy
improvise
visionary
43. (adj) Special As an ambassador - she enjoys a very ________ status. 2) I have been _________ (p.p) TO work with the pioneers of silicon technology.
improvise
ferment
privileged
peck (at the branch)
44. (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
improvise
in ones own right
prominent
privileged
45. (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
unambiguous
(suffer a ) nervous breakdown
archetype
astutely
46. (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)
be reminiscent of
pick up
be imbued with
immerse (oneself in sth)
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.
erect
indicative
pay off
entrust
48. (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
hearken (back)
milieu
be reminiscent of
49. (adv) Sharply - wisely - in a clever manner - He invested his earnings _________
find expression
go through
astutely
improvise
50. (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
compatriot
be imbued with
archetype
unambiguous
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