Question & Answers of TOEFL (PERTANYAAN & JAWABAN UJIAN TOEFL)

Question of TOEFL 

READING COMPREHENSION                                                            

 (Questions)

The next artist in this survey of American artist is James Whistler; he is included in this survey of American artist because he was born in the United States, although the majority of his artwork was completed in Europe. Whistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work on the construction of a railroad. The family returned to the United States in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S. military academy at West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one Whistler went to Europe to study art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death.

Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. However, he is most famous for his paintings, particularly Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother or Whistler’s Mother, as it is more commonly known. This painting shows a side view of Whistler’s mother, dressed I black and posing against a gray wall. The asymmetrical nature of the portrait, with his mother seated off-center, is highly characteristic of Whistler’s work.

1.      The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses ------
A. A survey of eighteenth-century art
B. a different American artist
C. Whistler’s other famous paintings
D. European artists

2.      Which of the following best describes the information in the passage?
A. Several artists are presented
B. One artist’s life and works are described
C. Various paintings are contrasted
D. Whistler’s family life is outlined.

3.      Whistler is considered an American artist because ------
A. he was born in America
B. he spent most of his life in Americat
C. he served in the U.S. military
D. he created most of his famous art in America

4.      The world “majority” in line 2 is closest in meaning to -----
A. seniority
B. maturity
C. large pices
D. high percentage

5.      It is implied in the passage that Whistler’s family was -----
A. unable to find any work at all in Rusia
B. highly supportive of his desire to pursue art
C. working class
D. military

6.      The word “objections” in line 7 is closest in meaning to -----
A. protests
B. goals
C. agreements
D. battles

7.      In line 8, the “etchings” are ------
A. a type of painting
B. the same as a lithograph
C. an art form introduced by Whistler
D. an art form involving engraving

8.      The word “asymmetrical” in line 11 is closest in meaning to ------
A. proportionate
B. uneven
C. balanced
D. lyrical

9.      Which of the following is NOT true according to the passsage?
A. Whistler work with a variety of art forms.
B. Whistler’s Mother is not the official name of his painting.
C. Whistler is best known for his etchings.
D. Whistler’s Mother is painted in somber tones.

10.  where in the passage does the author mention the types of artwork that Whistler was ---- involved in?
A. Lines 1-3
B. Lines 4-5
C. Lines 6-7
D. Lines 8-10

(Questions 20-30)

The locations of stars in the sky relative to one another do not appear to the naked eye to change, and as a result stars are often considered to be fixed in position. Many unaware stargazers falsely assume that each star has its own permanent home in the nighttime sky.

In reality, though, stars are always moving, but because of the tremendous distances between stars themselves and from stars to Earth, the changes are barely perceptible here. An example of a rather fast-moving star demonstrates why this misconception prevails; it takes approximately 200 years for a relatively rapid star like Bernard's star to move a distance in the skies equal to the diameter of the earth's moon. When the apparently negligible movement of the stars is contrasted with the movement of the planets, the stars are seemingly unmoving.

11.  Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
a. What the eye can see in the sky
b. Bernard's star
c. Planetary Movement
d. The Evermoving stars

12.  The expression‍ "naked eye" in line 1 most probably refers to  -----
a. a telescope
b. a scientific method for observing stars
c. unassisted vision
d. a camera with a powerful lens

13.  According to the passage, the distances between the stars and Earth are  ------
a. barely perceptible
b. huge
c. fixed
d. moderate

14.  The word "perceptible" in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
a. noticeable
b. persuasive
c. conceivable
d. astonishing

15.  In line 6, a "misconception" is closest in meaning to a (n) ------
a. idea
b. proven fact
c. erroneous belief
d. theory

16.  The passage states that in 200 years Bernard's star can move -----
a. around Earth's moon
b. next to the earth's moon
c. a distance equal to the distance from earth to the moon
d. a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the moon

17.  The passage implies that from earth it appears that the planets -----
a. are fixed in the sky
b. move more slowly than the stars
c. show approximately the same amount of movement as the stars
d. travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the stars

18.  The word "negligible" in line 8 could most easily be replaced by -------
a. negative
b. insignificant
c. rapid
d. distant

19.  Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
a. starts do not appear to the eye to move.
b. the large distances between stars and the earth tend to magnify movement to the eye
c. Bernard's star moves quickly in comparison with other stars
d. although stars move, they seem to be fixed

20.  The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses -----
a. the movement of the planets
b. Bernard's star
c. the distance from earth to the moon
d. why stars are always moving

21.  This passage would most probably be assigned reading in which course?
a. astrology
b. geophysics
c. astronomy
d. geography

22.  Discovery of these ancient anthropic markings ________ our understanding of how these early humans interacted with their environment.
A. has broadened
B. have broadened
C. broaden
D. will have broadened

23.  The rivalry between the two communities stems from ancient times and openly __________ to this day.
A. persist
B. which persist
C. persists
D. which persists

24.  About 4000 B.C., humans discovered that ____ obtained from special rocks called ores.

a.    metals could be

b.    the ability of metallic

c.    possibly metallic

d.   could metals be

25.   We don't know __________ taught us noun clauses before.
(A) if the teacher has
(B) the teacher has
(C) the teacher hasn't
(D) whether teacher 

26.  Can you please tell me ________ ?
A. what time the next bus arrives
B. what time arrives the next bus
C. when arrives the next bus
D. when arrives the bus

27.  _______ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.
A. How did it
B. What he did it
C. How he did it
D. When did it

28.     _________ explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion.
A. The written beautifully novel
B. The beautifully written novel
C. The novel beautifully written
D. The written novel beautifully

29.  I think Jane deserved to be fired for her __________ .
(A) totally behavior irresponsible
(B) behavior totally irresponsible 
(C) irresponsible totally behavior
(D) totally irresponsible behavior

30.  One of Jane's favorite subjects in school is drama because _______ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all.
A. has really she
B. she really has
C. she really is
D. is she really

31.  ________ in history caused as much shock and grief worldwide as the 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia.
A. None natural disaster
B. That natural disaster
C. No natural disaster
D. The natural disaster

STRUCTURE

32.  Most cells in multicelled organisms perform _____ functions. 

A.    Specialize 

B.     specialized 

C.     they specialize 

D.    specialization 

33.  The big island of Hawaii, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ____ by five volcanoes

A.    creation 

B.     it was created 

C.     creating 

D.    was created 

34.  The Sun uses up over 4 million tons of hydrogen per second, still has enough hydrogen to last for the next 5 billion years. 

A.    it does not 

B.     it

C.    but it 

D.     to it 

35.  For Katherine L. Bates, who _____ the top of Pikes Peak in 1893, the view provided the inspiration for her hymn America the Beautiful.

A.    reached 

B.     she reached 

C.     reaching 

D.    she was reaching 

36. ........................lived on Earth for nearly 150 million years.

A.    Dinosaurs

B.     Dinosaurs who

C.     If dinosaurs

D.    Since dinosaurs 

37.  On December 17, 1903, the Flyer ____ near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with Orville Wright as pilot.

     (A) took off

     (B) it took off

     (C) taking off

     (D) took it off

38.  Comets are relatively small celestial bodies ______ up chiefly of dirt and icy materials.

     (A) make

     (B) made

     (C) they make

     (D) make them

39.  Researchers have long debated about _____ moon Titan contains hydrocarbon oceans or lakes.

    (A) Saturn’s

    (B) whether it is Saturn’s

    (C) whether Saturn’s

    (D) whether Saturn is a

40.  ____ aerodynamic design has contributed greatly to reducing resistance to motion.

e.     Improved

f.     It improves

g.    Improvement

h.    They improve

41.  That the legal drinking age ________ lowered is a hot topic for debate in many states.
A. should have
B. which should
C. should be
D. should

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