toefl exercise

TOEFL EXERCISE : Choose the letter of the underlined word of group of word that not correct.

1.         Nobody know(a)  when the process(b) of glass-making was(c) invented(d).

2.         The languages of the world presents(a) a vast array(b) of structural similarities(c) and differences(c).

3.         The rise of multinationals have(a) resulted(b) in a great deal of lagel ambiguity because multinationals can(c) operate(d) in so many juridictions.

4.         All of the east-west interstate highways in the united states has(a) even numbers(b), while north-south interstate highways are(c) odd-numbered(d).

5.         When(a) a massive star in the large magellanic cloud exploded(b) in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were(c) detected(d) on earth.

6.         Every open spece in the targeted(a) area that has(b) grass and a few bushes are(c) occupied(d) by the white-crowned sparrow.

7.         Krakatoa is remembered(a) as the volcano that put(b) so much ash into the that sunsets around the world was affected(c) for two years afterward(d).

8.         The term “yankee” was(a) originally a nickname for people from new england, but now anyone from the united stated are(b) referred(c) to as(d) a yenkee.

9.         A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched(a) between the skin and the underlying(b) muscles, supply(c) blood(d) to the face and scalp.

10.     Mesquite is(a) a small(b) tree in the soutwest who(c) can withstand(d) the severest drought.

answare

1. (know) one because its subject is singular and the correct word is (knows)

2. (presents) was wrong because the subject is plural so no need to use the "s"

3. (have) one because its subject is singular and the correct word is (has)

4. (has) one because its subject was plular so the correct word is (have)

5. (were) wrong because its subject is singular so the correct word is (was)

6. (are) wrong because its subject is singular so the correct word was (is)

7. (put) one because its subject is singular so need to use "s/es"

8. (are) wrong because its subject is singular so the correct word was (is)

9. (supply) is wrong because the subject is singular so need to use "s/es" be (supplies)

10. (who) are wrong because the subject is not a living thing and the correct word is (which)