Toefl Grammar Quiz 17 (30 MCQs)

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1. She didn't hardly (A) recognize (B) him after so many years (C) of being apart (D).
2. The proposal ..... by the committee before it is sent to the board.
3. The lecture (A) was so boring (B) that many students (C) fell asleep (D).
4. Ronaldo de Lima is ..... as one of the most gifted scorers all time.
5. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:The drumbeats with ..... the actual words of a tribal language is communicated are an traditional form of communication still today in some African tribal villages.
6. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker. A particular type of smoke signal ..... conveyed a triumph in battle was agreed on by each tribe.
7. Choose the best word:I stayed home, ..... it was raining outside.
8. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:She wanted to attend the seminar, ..... she had another appointment.
9. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
10. He (A) has been working (B) here since (C) five years (D).
11. Many theories on conserving the purity of water has been proposed, but not one has been as widely accepted as this one.
12. There was a traffic commotion going around the district. Many were to say that the school bus containing middle schoolers was ..... by a truck.
13. The teacher emphasized that students should ..... to class on time.
14. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts take place.
15. Ansel Adams was a landscape photographer ..... photographs of the western United States show nature on a grand scale.
16. The report (A) that was submitted yesterday (B) contain (C) several important findings (D).
17. Which one is INCORRECT?Much fats are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three molecules of fatty acids.
18. "I must leave early today." He said that he ..... early that day.
19. You would have passed the test if you ..... harder.
20. Which one is INCORRECT?The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a tobacco products.
21. "I work in a bank." He said that he ..... in a bank.
22. The professor gave the same assignment to you and .....
23. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartment.
24. Linguistics, sociology and history ..... social sciences.
25. The results of the study was surprising.
26. He was late to the meeting ..... the heavy traffic.
27. Her explanation was so ..... that everyone understood immediately.
28. ..... most brilliant Greek inventor was Archimedes, who lived about 2, 250 years ago.
29. The ancient city, ..... by an earthquake, lay in ruins.
30. Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to the beach anymore.