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Trang 2♥ Being able to speak English well does not mean that you are assured
of a high score on the test.
♥ The TOEFL tests the language skills appropriate in academic and
fessional settings.
♥ Most TOEFL tests consist of three sections and 150 questions.
♥ Each test begins with
1 the Listening Comprehension section,
2 the Structure and Written Expression section
3 the Reading Comprehension section
♥ In addition to good listening skills, you need to have solid skills in
grammar, vocabulary, and reading.
Trang 3In this section Part A
Part B
In Part B
In Part A you need to find the word or phrase that completes the
sentence correctly.
you need to identify which one of the underlined words or
phrases is incorrect in the sentence
One of the most important differences between
Part A and Part B is that in Part A you must choose
what is correct,
in Part B you must choose what is wrong.
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Structure and Written Expression Section are usually academic, and many of them express basic
is designed to test
Trang 6Very good question, well, concentrate on noun,
verb, adjective,
prepositional and adverbial phrases, and subordinate clauses.
What must we do when we want to prepare for the
test?
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In 1848, Elizabeth Stanton organized the first … rights convention
in the United Stated
(A) woman
(B) women
(C) women’s
(D) woman’s
This sentence needs possessive noun in plural form,
women’s indicates rights that belong to women,
therefore, the correct answer is (C)
Noise pollution can be controlled in a number of way
The phrase a number of should be followed by plural noun, ways
Therefore, the answer is (D)
a Nouns and Noun Phrases
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In the past 200 years, the earth atmosphere … enriched in
People is a plural noun, must be followed by plural verb, fast
Therefore, the answer is (B)
b Verb and Verb Phrases
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The earth spins around ……that connects the geographic
North and South Poles
(A) the image and line
(B) imagined the line
(C) that line imagined
(D) the imaginary line
In this sentence, the preposition around is followed by the noun phrase
the imaginary line,
therefore, the correct answer is (D)
Sweetly smelling perfumes are added to soap to make it appealing
The adjective smelling requires an adjective, sweet, to describe it,not an adverb
Therefore, the answer is (A)
c Adjective and Adjective Phrases
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Young rabbits learn to feed …… when they are one day old
(A) so
(B) and
(C) much
(D) themselves
The plural form of the reflexive pronoun themselves refers to the noun rabbits ,
therefore, the correct answer is (D)
Instead of going to a beauty salon, Mary cut hers own hair
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Art critics and historians alike claim that Van Gogh’s art …….from that of his contemporaries
(A) is a considerable difference
(B) is considerably different
(C) the difference is considerable
(D) was considerably and differently
In this sentence, the preposition from is a part of the adjective and preposition structure different from.
therefore, the correct answer is (B)
Joseph Priestly eventual emigrated to the US in 1794, where
Therefore, the answer is (A)
e Adverb and Adverb Phrases
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Before any food is canned, it is thoroughly …… or slice
(A) clean cut
(B) cleaned and cut
(C) clean and cut
(D) cleaned or cut
Only (B) and (D) are possible in this sentence because these choices
contains passive verbs, cleaned and cut & cleaned or cut, parallel to sliced.
A structure containing two conjunctions, or … or, as in (D) is not used
in most parallel structures
therefore, the correct answer is (B)
Many Americans believe that food additive and other chemicals
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Proper packaging protect food …… in the freezer
(A) while it is stored
(B) stored while it
(C) while storing
(D) is stored while
From option (A), (B), (C), and (D), only (A) is a complete adverb clause,
therefore, the correct answer is (A)
Many couples share the cost of a date and decide together
what will they do
D
In noun clause, the word order should be what they will do
Therefore, the answer is (D)
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agreement; Repeated Subject
None of the nutrients in soil ………found in sand
(A) are usually
(B) that is usually
(C) is usually
(D) typically
None is the singular subject of this sentence, and the verb should also
Be the singular, too.
therefore, the correct answer is (C)
Many old elephants they die after they lose their teeth and
A B C can no longer chew food
D
Having both many old animals and they causes the sentence
to have a repeated subject
Therefore, the answer is (A)
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Unless some rare plants …….they may die out completely
(A) protect them
(B) are protected
(C) protected
(D) are protecting
Plural passive verb is necessary after plants.
therefore, the correct answer is (B)
Calculus was invented to deal with problem that could not
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Most countries spend a large portion of their budgets ……
for their citizens
(A) education provided
therefore, the correct answer is (D)
J Davis devoted his last years to write at his home in Biloxi,
A B C Mississippi, near the Gulf of Mexico
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Prepositional Phrases
Several nations may use the same colors ……
(A) their flags with
(B) by their flags
(C) in their flags
(D) flags in their
In this sentence, the correct prepositional phrase is in their flags, as
therefore, the correct answer is (C)
Often the bottom of a pan or skillet becomes black when
it is placed among a fire
The preposition among is used with more than two objects
Therefore, the answer is (D)
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Isadora Duncan danced in her bare feet and wore loose-fitting
Clothing garments that allowed her freedom of movement
C D
Clothing and garments have similar meaning
Therefore, the answer is (C)
Light rays that enter the eye must come to a point focus for
a clear vision to form
D
come to a point and focus have similar meaning
Therefore, the answer is (C)
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……… who determines similarities in human group behavior
lives with a group of people
therefore, the correct answer is (C)
A adult elephant has so little hair that it appears almost hairless
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Electric trains travel faster than other types of trains, and
they …… smoke or exhaust
(A) did not produce
(B) do not produce
(C) had not produced
(D) are not produced
The simple present tense travel is used in the first part of this
compound sentence
therefore, the correct answer is (B)
Not only new ideas change the development of modern science
Therefore, the answer is (A)
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A guest … respond to a written invitation by telephone or by
mail within five days of receiving it
(A) that should always
(B) should always
(C) always
(D) all ways should
When a verb phrase consists of a modal and a main verb, the adverb is placed between them
therefore, the correct answer is (B).
Dictatorship generally lack the approval of the people and are
never almost hereditary when established through violence
Almost usually precedes the adverb it describes : almost never
Therefore, the answer is (C)
Trang 22Complete and Partial ClausesExperts … fell that they are related to the deep wishes and
fears of the dreamer
(A) study dreams
(B) who dream study
(C) whose dream study
(D) who study dreams
The word order in a clause follows the subject-verb-object
therefore, the correct answer is (D)
Because children grow rapidly, need food not only to replace
A B CWorn- out tissue but also to provide energy
D
The subject they is missing from the main clause : they need food ….Therefore, the answer is (B)