Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Look at the example.

"Why do you always want to use _____ pens?"

1) to one
2) of my
3) that my
4) one of my

We would say: "Why do you always want to use one of my pens?" Therefore you should press "4."

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1. Even as a joke, don't aim the gun _____ anybody.
   1) at
   2) to
   3) into
   4) off
   Answer 1
   hint Which preposition is used with "aim"?
2. Was my roommate polite _____ you?
   1) at
   2) from
   3) to
   4) with
   Answer 3
   hint Which preposition is used with "polite"?
3. If the first and second plans are carried _____ now, we will be able to solve that problem.
   1) out
   2) up
   3) upon
   4) through
   Answer 1
   hint Which preposition is used with "carried"?
4. Tom's team didn't lose the last game, _____?
   1) didn't they
   2) did it
   3) did they
   4) didn't it
   Answer 2
   hint This is a tag question. The main sentence is in the negative form. "Team" is treated as a singular noun.
5. It _____ the day before yesterday.
   1) snowed
   2) was snow
   3) has snowed
   4) was snowed
   Answer 1
   hint Pay attention to the tense. "Snow" is a verb.
6. Have you ever _____ on a horse? We are planning to go horseback riding this afternoon.
   1) rode
   2) rid
   3) to ride
   4) ridden
   Answer 4
   hint The speaker is asking whether you have had the experience of horseback riding. Pay attention to "have".
7. He is learning French _____ Mr. Bodart.
   1) through
   2) by
   3) to
   4) from
   Answer 4
   hint Mr. Bodart is teaching him French.
8. In the United States, a teacher may sit on a desk, but the students are supposed to sit _____ their desks.
   1) at
   2) beside
   3) to
   4) beneath
   Answer 1
   hint This means that students are supposed to sit in chairs behind their desks.
9. "Where is the drug store?"
   "It's _____ your left."
   1) in
   2) on
   3) at
   4) by
   Answer 2
   hint This means that the drug store is to be left of the first speaker.
10. Tom is very short tempered, and he _____.
    1) always gets angry
    2) gets always angry
    3) always angry gets
    4) angry always gets
    Answer 1
    hint This means that Tom frequently becomes angry.
11. "How many post cards did you need?"
    "_____ than I had expected."
    1) Less
    2) Lesser
    3) Few
    4) Fewer
    Answer 4
    hint "Post card" is a countable noun. The second speaker is comparing what he had expected and the actual number of post cards he used.
12. It's not easy. However, please make him _____ it.
    1) do
    2) to do
    3) doing
    4) have to do
    Answer 1
    hint This means that he should be forced to do it. "Make" is the main verb in this sentence.
13. I would like to apply _____ the position of a sales clerk you advertised in the newspaper.
    1) for
    2) to
    3) with
    4) in
    Answer 1
    hint Which preposition is used with "apply"?
14. It's difficult for a small child _____ clothes.
    1) wearing
    2) to wear
    3) putting on
    4) to put on
    Answer 4
    hint What is the difference between "wear" and "put on"?
15. This knife is very sharp. We use it _____.
    1) for to cut the bread
    2) to cut with the bread
    3) cutting with the bread
    4) to cut the bread
    Answer 4
    hint What is the knife used to do?
16. I could have bought it for you if you _____.
    1) ask to me to
    2) asked me to
    3) had asked me
    4) had asked me to
    Answer 4
    hint The speaker did not buy anything for the hearer. Pay attention to the tense.
17. Jim _____.
    1) likes football best
    2) likes best football
    3) best likes football
    4) likes play football best
    Answer 1
    hint The main verb of this sentence is "likes".
18. My mother went _____ yesterday.
    1) to shopping
    2) shopping
    3) to shop
    4) shopped
    Answer 2
    hint What form of the verb is used to mean "went and did (something)".
19. Jack is _____ comics.
    1) interested
    2) interesting
    3) interested in
    4) interest in
    Answer 3
    hint This means that Jack finds comics interesting.
20. Tom loved Linda better than Bill _____.
    1) did
    2) do
    3) has done
    4) done
    Answer 1
    hint Pay attention to the tense of this sentence.
21. _____ Nancy's tapes are jazz.
    1) Almost
    2) Almost all
    3) Most
    4) Most of all
    Answer 2
    hint This means that not all Nancy's tapes are jazz, but most are.
22. _____ are you speaking? I don't understand.
    1) Who
    2) Whom
    3) Of who
    4) Of whom
    Answer 4
    hint The speaker does not understand who is being discussed.
23. _____ will be invited to join us for tea.
    1) Whoever will come
    2) Whoever come
    3) Whoever comes
    4) Whoever would come
    Answer 3
    hint Pay attention to the tense of the sentence.
24. _____ Tom hates to do it, he has to.
    1) Much as
    2) As much
    3) So much as
    4) So much
    Answer 1
    hint This means that Tom hates to do it, but he has to.
25. I'll give you five minutes _____.
    1) making your mind up
    2) making up your mind
    3) make up your mind
    4) to make up your mind
    Answer 4
    hint This means that you can have five minutes for making a decision. The main verb of this sentence is "give". What is an idiom for making a decision?