SOAL TOEFL

SOAL TOEFL BESERTA JAWABAN DAN ALASAN 1. 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 2. He threw a vase at the burglar but... him. a. Shot b. Fired c. Missed d. Hit 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. 3. Shes 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. 4. 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. 5. We dont 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.

6. L like vienna, but i wish it ... a bit hooter a. Is b. Were c. Becomes d. Became Jawaban : B. Were Alasan : Wish clause we dont use simple present tense in wish - clause. 7. He rarely gets drunk.....? a. Doesnt he b. Does he c. Wont be d. Will be Jawaban : B. Does he Alasan : we form tgas with an auxiliary (e.g. do, have, did) or a modal (e.g. can, must, should) plus apronoun (e.g. he, she, it). 8. Shes too tired to go.... a. Shooping b. To shop c. Shop d. For shopping Jawaban : A. Shopping Alasan : got gerund We can use gerund to talk about things we go out to do. 9. I know a man called rupert .... house is near ypurs a. Who b. Whom c. That d. Whose Jawaban : D. Whose Alasan : relative clauses possession case Here you are asked whether you know the relative clause or not. 10. Some...dont like such jokes. a. Child b. Man c. Woman d. People Jawaban : D. People Alasan : some countable and uncountable nouns some can be followed by both a countable and an uncountable noun.
11. With the passing of time and the encroachment of people, the habitat of gorillas ______ to decrease. (A) Continuing (B) Which continue (C) Continues (D) That it has continued Answer : (C) continues

Because this is sentence to use simple present tense 12. Despite being basically arboreal in nature, koalas ________ to inhabit a specific territory and range of some 30 square miles. (A) Knowing (B) Which know (C) Are knowing (D) Are known Answer : (D) are known Because this is sentence to use simple past tense 13. Before starting on a sea voyage, prudent navigators learn the sea charts, __, and memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves for any conditions they might encounter. (A) Sailing directions are studied (B) Study the sailing directions (C) To direct sailing studies (D) Studies direct sailing Answer : (B) Study the sailing studies Because in the sentence to use Gerund 14. Plankton, ______, is the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean. (A) Comprise both minute marine animals and plants (B) Is the name given to minute marine animals and plants (C) The collective name for minute marine animals and plants (D) Minute marine animals and plants collectively that Answer : (C) the collective name for minute marine animals and plants Because this is sentence to use Noun Modifier 15. At the Seventh International Ballet Competitions, Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever _________ to a United States male dancer. (A) To be awarded (B) To awards (C) That awards (D) Should be awarding Answer : (A) to be awarded Because in the sentence to use infinitive