Toefl Grammar Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.
2. After being indicted for his part in a bank robbery, the reputed mobster decided find another attorney.
3. The meeting will be held ..... the conference room at 2 p.m.
4. ..... the discovery of the fossilized remnants of tides in one-billion-year-old rocks.
5. A sentence must always contain at least a subject and a .....
6. Neither of them are going to the party.
7. They arrived ..... the airport at midnight.
8. Michael: "I'm still not sure if I should apply for the new job.David:It's a big decision, but you should definitely ..... the opportunity and ..... what you really want in your career. You don't want to ..... any chances that could help you grow."
9. I work at a street. sometimes, i help to catch the thief. i am a .....
10. Had he known the risk, he ..... the experiment.
11. She looks as though she ..... crying.
12. Babe Ruth, ..... , held the home-run record for nearly 40 years.
13. The crafting of (fine) violins has been (continuing) for several (century) as a (secret) art.
14. The scientist claimed that the new discovery ..... the way for future research.
15. Complete these sentences with although, in spite of or despite.Most people still prefer to travel by plane ..... airfares increased greatly.
16. People respected George Washington because he was a honest man, and he turned out to be one of our greatest military leaders.
17. He's smart ..... not very diligent.
18. During the 1930s, unsuitable farming techniques and excessive grazing of grassland in the Great Plains produced .....
19. Overexposure to the sun can produce ..... can some toxic chemicals.
20. She didn't know ..... to trust with her secret.
21. You aren't coming to the party, ..... ?
22. A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, on the quality of ..... of its people.
23. ..... the weather was bad, the fieldwork continued as planned.
24. Neither the teacher nor the students ..... satisfied with the result.
25. They ..... finished their homework before dinner.
26. My brother doesn't care how much does the car cost because he is going to buy it anyway.
27. The committee cannot finalize the report until all data .....
28. The company's profits have ..... significantly this year.
29. The Puffer is a type of fish that can inflate one's body like a balloon.
30. ..... , we reached the town in fifteen minutes.
31. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error:He didn't eat lunch, nor he drink any coffee. A. didn't eat lunch B. nor he drink C. any coffee
32. She was in such a hurry she left her phone in the car.
33. ..... we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other.
34. The committee members ..... out over plans for the new healthcare.(to argue)
35. Coldplay ..... in 2000 with their first album ..... Parachutes.
36. We decided to buy the house, ..... we didn't really have enough money.
37. The annual report each year regularly ..... key performance metrics for stakeholders.
38. The first laser is made by an American scientist called Theodore Maiman working in California in 1960.
39. The number of students (A) who attends (B) the seminar (C) have increased (D) this year.
40. Which word best completes the sentence:She is intelligent, ..... she works very hard.
41. Air constricted between the vocal chords makes them ..... , producing sounds.
42. I wish I ..... more careful with my words yesterday.
43. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:In countries ..... Ghana, Dahoney, and Nigeria the use of talking drums is mostly highly developed.
44. When a mineral forms, it grows by the addition of various element to its structure.
45. ....fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses.
46. Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with Mary and me.
47. The report must be submitted ..... the end of the month.
48. Sophie: "I heard that the new project manager isn't very experienced."Emma: "That's true, but I think we should still ..... him a chance. It's not fair to ..... someone based on their resume alone. We need to ..... his leadership skills before jumping to conclusions."
49. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence:The librarian made the student ..... the overdue books immediately.
50. Every spring, the university ..... an international conference on sustainable development.
51. Choose the best clause marker to complete the sentence:Sequoyah, ..... alphabet consisted of 85 characters, was acclaimed a genius by his people,
52. Each of the items on the list ..... expensive.
53. The book that you lent me ..... very interesting.
54. Because the weather was extremely bad, the flight ..... until the next morning.
55. Snakes have an organ in a pit on their heads ..... infrared rays.
56. The teacher encouraged the students to read more ..... the holidays.
57. The new legislation proposed by people representatives still does not offer ..... for many endangered species
58. The interviews by radio broadcasters were carried live by the station.Is this sentence grammatically correct?
59. He said me that he was tired.
60. Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos ..... predicted that the Internet offered an opportunity to make money.