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."

Click the answer button to see the correct answer.

1. Why don't you try to come home _____ 7 o'clock?
   1) by
   2) under
   3) until
   4) up to
   Answer 1
   hint The speaker suggests to come home sometime before 7 o'clock.
2. My parents _____ to ABC Country Club for five years.
   1) was belonging
   2) have belonged
   3) has been belonged
   4) has belonging
   Answer 2
   hint Some verbs are not used with be plus -ing. Some verbs are used as passive voice, and some verbs cannot used as passive voice.
3. Portuguese is _____ Spanish.
   1) similar
   2) similar from
   3) similar to
   4) similar with
   Answer 3
   hint Which preposition is used with "similar?"
4. My youngest sister _____ last spring.
   1) marriaged
   2) got married
   3) got marriaged
   4) was married to
   Answer 2
   hint This means that the speaker's youngest sister married someone last spring.
5. Butter is _____ milk.
   1) made by
   2) made of
   3) made from
   4) made with
   Answer 3
   hint You cannot tell that butter is made of milk just by looking at it. This is an idiomatic expression.
6. "Was it necessary for him to take off his hat in that case?"
   "Yes, he _____ take off his hat."
   1) must
   2) has to
   3) have to
   4) had to
   Answer 4
   hint Is this in the present or in the past?
7. You'd better leave now, _____ you'll miss the train.
   1) if else
   2) or else
   3) or not
   4) unless
   Answer 2
   hint This means that if you do not leave now, you will miss the train.
8. "Why did you use the screwdriver?"
   "I used it _____ I could fix the radio."
   1) because
   2) in which
   3) so which
   4) so that
   Answer 4
   hint This means that the speaker used the screwdriver to fix the radio.
9. How do you say "dog" _____ Japanese?
   1) by
   2) in
   3) on
   4) with
   Answer 2
   hint This asks what the word for "dog" is in Japanese.
10. Our teacher _____ clean the windows.
    1) had us
    2) had us to
    3) us had
    4) us to
    Answer 1
    hint This means that our teacher told us to clean the windows.
11. "Could you do me a favor?"
    "I'm sorry. I _____."
    1) am hurry
    2) am in a hurry
    3) have a hurry
    4) am hurried
    Answer 2
    hint This means that the speaker does not have time to do the favor. This is an idiomatic expression.
12. Would you care for _____ cigarette?
    1) another
    2) more
    3) one other
    4) some more
    Answer 1
    hint Cigarette is a countable noun.
13. I'm right, _____?
    1) isn't I
    2) am not I
    3) amn't I
    4) aren't I
    Answer 4
    hint This is a tag question, and tag questions with be verbs usually use the negative form of the be verb. However, this is an exception.
14. _____ who seek for treasure will find it.
    1) Anyone
    2) These
    3) Those
    4) Them
    Answer 3
    hint Pay attention to the form of the noun.
15. We have much to _____ today, so please cooperate, and we can finish the meeting early.
    1) discuss
    2) discuss about
    3) discuss over
    4) discuss with
    Answer 1
    hint Does "discuss" need a preposition? If so, what?
16. The sun _____ at six o'clock yesterday.
    1) set
    2) setted
    3) has set
    4) had setted
    Answer 1
    hint Which tense is this sentence, and what form is "set" in that tense?
17. I _____ finish my homework before dinner yesterday.
    1) able to
    2) was able to
    3) could be
    4) could have
    Answer 2
    hint Which tense of the verb is necessary? What is the main verb? Pay attention to "finish".
18. _____ would you like to have?
    1) These of which
    2) What of these
    3) Any of these
    4) Which of these
    Answer 4
    hint Here are several things. The speaker is asking which one you want.

    A wh- question is used when the speaker is not listing choices.

19. I'll finish my work by five and _____ home.
    1) go to
    2) go back
    3) come to
    4) come back to
    Answer 2
    hint How do you distinguish using "go" and "come"? Is it correct to say "I'll go (come) to home?
20. My sister plays _____.
    1) the piano very well
    2) very good the piano
    3) the piano very good
    4) very well the piano
    Answer 1
    hint What is necessary here, an adjective or an adverb?
21. Linda _____ in Japan.
    1) growed
    2) grew up
    3) grown up
    4) was grown up
    Answer 2
    hint This means that Linda was raised in Japan.
    This is the past tense.
22. What _____?
    1) means this word
    2) does this word meaning
    3) is this word meaning
    4) does this word mean
    Answer 4
    hint The speaker does not understand the meaning of this word.
23. "Which horse came in first?"
    "That black one _____."
    1) has
    2) is
    3) was
    4) did
    Answer 4
    hint The answer indicates that that black one came in first.
24. I couldn't find _____ your question.
    1) an answer to
    2) an answer
    3) answering
    4) to answer
    Answer 1
    hint This means that I tried to answer your question but could not.
25. Lincoln lived in _____.
    1) the nineteenth century
    2) nineteen centuries
    3) nineteen century
    4) century the nineteenth
    Answer 1
    hint Lincoln lived in the 1800's.