TOEFL
EXERCISE ( Skill 1-3 ) : Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of
words that is not correct.
1. Nobody (A)
know when the (B) process of glass-making (C)
was (D) inveted.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (A) know , because the subject
"nobody" is singular.
2. The
languages of the world (A) presents a vast (B) array of
structural (C) similarities and (D) differences.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (A) presents, because the subject
“the languages of the world” is plural so we must omit of the -s from “presents”.
3. The
rise of multinationals (A) have (B) resulted in a
great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals (C) can (D)
operate in so many juridictions.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (A) have, because the
subject “ The rise of multinationals” is singular, then the correct answer
is “has” not “have”.
4. All
of the east-west interstate highways in the United States (A) has even (B)
numbers, while north-south interstate highways (C) are (D)
odd-numbered.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (A) has, because the
subject “all of the east-west interstate highways in the United States” is
plural, and the correct answer is “have” not “has”.
5. (A)
When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud (B) exploded in
1987, a wave of neutrinos (C)
were (D) detected on Earth.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (C) were, because the
subject “a wave of neutrinos” is singular, then we should use “was” not “were”.
6. Every
open space in the (A) targeted area that (B) has grass
and few bushes (C) are (D) occupied by the
white-crowned sparrow.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (C) are, because the
subject is singular, so we must replace “are” with "is".
7. Krakataoa (A)
is remembered as the volcano that (B) put so much ash
into the air that sunsets around the world (C) was affected for
two years (D) afterward.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (B) put, because the
subject is singular, so we must add -s to “put” become “puts”.
8. The
term “Yankee” (A) was originally a nickname for people from
New England, but now anyone from the United States (B) are (C)
reffered (D) to as a Yankee.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (B) are, because the
subject “anyone from the United States” is singular, so we must replace “are”
with “is”.
9. A
network of small arteries, mostly (A) sandwiched between the
skin and the (B) underlying muscles, (C) supply (D)
blood to the face and scalp.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (C) supply, because the subject
is singular, so we must add –s/-es to the “supply” become
“supplies”.
10. Mesquite (A)
is a (B) small tree in the Southwest (C) who can (D)
withstand the severest drought.
The
wrong word in the sentence above is (C) who, because the subject is
a thing not human, so we must replace “who” with “which” or “that”.
