TOEFL Practice Test (#1) – Structure

The mayor pledged to find out______caused the blackout and to take steps to prevent future problems with large-scale power outages.

The study was to determine_______or not there was a connection between gender and linguistic achievement.

Jim_______on the early flight the next morning, so he_______his excuses and left the party before midnight.

Brendan_______to find the gas tank empty as he_______the truck only twice that week.

Before the advent of satellite television viewers_______a very wide selection of channels.

It is high time the country_______of the Prime Minister’s intentions, isn’t it?

When we have started the course, we needn’t pay for the whole course in advance,_________?

We regret not_______of the chairman’s decision before the board meeting

The bank robbery_______I told you is in the local newspaper today.

International trade in the world’s 20-odd varieties of sturgeon ________ by the United Nations since 1998, after a drastic rise in poaching.

The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, _____ new report.

Astronomers on _____ announced the discovery of a new — and possibly abundant — class of planets that has more in common with Earth than the uninhabitable gas giants previously discovered.

Apple Computer has unveiled its new desktop computer design, _____ all disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

For decades the food industry has been known serving up sugary or fat-laden products, promoted with ceaseless advertising.

The problems of squaring a pan-European agenda with the national interests of 25 separate countries _____ the process of integration a slow, complex and at times divisive one.

Food is, after all, an important part of Chinese culture and mission controllers say it is important _____ China’s space pioneers do not go hungry.

There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

A no-smoking program has help overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or their need for surgery by 63 percent.