TOEFL Ex SECTION 2 Skill 6-8Online version Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence. by Modern English 1 The president of the U.S. appoints the cabinet members, _____ appointments are subject to Senate approval. a A) their b B) with their c C) because their d D) but their 2 The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because _____. a A) not wanting the story in the papers b B) the story in the papers the superintendent did not want c C) the public to hear the story d D) the superintendent did not want the story in the papers 3 Like Thomas Berger's fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself where _____ of important events took place. a A) it was an extraordinary number b B) there was an extraordinary number c C) an extraordinary number d D) an extraordinary number existed 4 _____ sucked groundwater from below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually. a A) Pumps have b B) As pumps have c C) So pumps have d D) With pumps 5 Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, _____ used extensively by numerous researchers. a A) they are b B) are c C) yet they d D) yet they are 6 According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the _____ migrate by following magnetic fields. a A) target monarchs b B) target since monarchs c C) target since monarchs are d D) target 7 _____ show the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other aspects are important. a A) Neural theories b B) A neural theory c C) Although neural theories d D) However neural theories 8 _____ or refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to ensure the payment of property taxes and homeowner's insurance. a A) A home is b B) A home is bought c C) When a home d D) When a home is bought 9 If ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth's atmosphere, _____ generally blocked by the ozone concentrated in the atmosphere. a A) it b B) it is c C) so it is d D) then it 10 Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual _____ most of the chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination. a A) in b B) so c C) and d D) in that
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