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TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test) - Sample Test

Instruction

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency. When you have completed the test you will get a score and you can review your answer to each question.



1. Do you have _____ to do this afternoon? If not, I'd like to take you to a movie.


A. many work
B. much work
C. many works
D. much works


2. ______ the passage of light, many new plastics are processed using technologies rivaling those used in the manufacture of computer chips.


A. To better permit
B. Permitting better
C. For the better of
D. It is better for


3. ____________ sharks, whales and dolphins are warm blooded mammals.


A. Unlike
B. Not likeness to
C. Alike
D. Dislike


4. Photography changed dramatically __________ introduced instant pictures.


A. when Polaroid
B. Polaroid
C. when was
D. it when Polaroid


5. Mr. Johnson has lived here _____ ten years.


A. for
B. during
C. since
D. while


6. Because computers are capable of storing, erasing and ________ data easily their use is becoming more and more widespread.


A. to retrieve
B. retrieves
C. retrieving
D. retrieved


7. The locals gather around the electricity generator, but they cannot get _____.


A. it started
B. lights to start
C. started it
D. starting it


Part II:
Directions: For each question choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase.


8. The number of women working in mechanical jobs increases yearly.


A. nourishes
B. weighs
C. grows
D. varies


9. Easter usually marks the advent of spring.


A. disappearance
B. festivities
C. luck
D. coming


10. Before the explosion in the sale of personal computers, people spent a lot more time using typewriters.


A. Suceeding
B. Due to
C. At the time of
D. Prior to


I understand this is just a mock test.