TOEFL

1. Lala....to visit Lili because she is now busy taking care of her sick grandmother.

a.       Are not able

b.      Was not able

c.       Has not been able * (sudah tidak bisa lagi mengunjungi lili)

d.      Having not able

2. I....sleepy but since my sister plays that rock song out loud, I am fresh as the morning dew.

a.       Is

b.      Are

c.       Was * (menyatakan hal yg terjadi waktu itu di masa lampau)

d.      Were

3. The English department is holding a farewell party for a senior lecturer....retire.

a.       Who is going to *(karena si SUBJEK baru akan retire/pensiun)

b.      Who is already

c.       Who was

d.      Whom is going to

4. The red book with the mickey mouse picture....cover belongs to my little sister.

a.       In it

b.      Along with it

c.       Over it

d.      On its * (preposisi yg tepat untuk menyatakan sesuatu yg menempel/ bersinggungan adalah on)

5. I live in Bougenville Avenue 5, ....next to the post office.

a.       Where is

b.      Which is* (karena sudah menanyakan disebelah yg mana, bukan dimana nya)

c.       There is

d.      Who is

6. Not only ____________________ places of

beauty, but they also serve scientific and

educational purposes as well.

(A) are botanical gardens

(B) botanical gardens to be

(C) botanical gardens are

(D) to be botanical gardens

Answer : A (are botanical gardens)

 A main verb, such as are, is required to complete the clause (to be is not a main verb), and the subject and verb must be inverted because the clause begins with the negative phrase not only.

          7.      Would you mind.....for a minute

                  a.       Waiting

                  b.      To wait

                  c.       Wait

                  d.      That i wait

            Jawaban          : C. Wait

            Alasan             : would you mind + gerund

                                      Would you mind...is followed by a gerund and is used for a request

          8.      He threw a vase at the burglar but... him.

                  a.        Shot

                  b.        Fired

                  c.        Missed

                  d.        Hi
            Jawaban          : C. Missed

            Alasan             : To miss

                                    To fire = to shoot off bullets / arrows

`                                   To miss = to fail to hit

                                    To hit = to brings something hard against.

           9.      She’s young and full...life

                  a.       With

                  b.      Having

                  c.       Of

                  d.      A long with

            Jawaban          : C. OF

                                   Alasan: to be “OF” is used with the preposition; to be full of the stadium is full of                                       people. 

          10.      He spends his time .... after grils.

                  a.       Running

                  b.      To run

                  c.       Ran

                  d.      Runs

            Jawaban          : a. Running

            Alasan             : spendtime doing sth

                                      Here you are asked about the pattern ‘spend time doing sth’.

           11.      We don’t know ..... we have to change planes or not.

                  a.       If  

                  b.      Until

                  c.       That

                  d.      When

                            Jawaban   : A. If

                            Alasan     : Indirect question

                                              Here the conjunction “IF” indriduces an indirect question.

11. this coffee tastes a little…to me.
A. strongly                                      C. so strong
B. Strong                                          D. too strong

Jawaban B
Kata “tastes” (terasa, rasanya) harus diikuti jenis kata sifat,yaitu “strong” (kental).


12. It is…day that travel advisories have been issued for most themajor highways.
A. such snowy                               C. such a snowy
B. so snowy                                    D. such snowy

Jawaban C
“Such” digunakan secara khusus untuk menunjukkan suatu cirri bentuk benda tertentu (identity of type). Contoh lain:  “They regulary get “ The Daily Courier’. I wouldn’t read such a paper” (Quirkm 1972:703)


13. I like these dises, but…is a little too small
A. the tea cup                                C.thetea’s cup
B. cup of tea                                   D. thecup for the tea

 Jawaban A
Frasa kata benda dalam bahasa Inggris pada umumnya berstruktur hokum MD (yang diterangkan terletak dibelakang (yang menerangkan ). Jadi, berbalikan dengan frasa kata benda bahasa Indonesia yang berstruktur MD. Kata “tea” adalah menerangkan (M) dan “cup” adalah yang diterangkan (D). Struktur “noun phrase” seperti ini dalam bahasa Inggris dikenal sebagai “Modifier-Head” (MH).


14. I will return your notes assoon as …copying them.
A. I will finish                                  C. I finish
B. I do finish                                   D.I finished

 Jawaban C
Kalimat itu tepat jika dilengkapi dengan subjek dan kata kerja berbentuk waktu Simple Present Tense, yaitu “I finish”.

15. Although she is very popular, she is not…her sister.
A. more pretty than                    C. pretty as
B. as pretty like                             D. prettier than

Jawaban D
Kalimat itu menggunakan Comparative Degree. Jika terdiri dari dua suku kata, untuk menyatakan lebih, maka cukup member imbuhan “-er” dan diikuti “than”. Jadi, pilihan yang benar adalah “prettier than”.

Sumber: 

Great Access TOEFL Book ,Michele Blanc

Muhammad Yusdi, Bank Soal dan Simulasi Toefl



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