Minggu, 07 April 2013

SOAL TOEFL DAN JAWABANNYA


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. I was looking for a pencil sharpener....there on the table, but now i have found it in my pocket.
a.       That was * (harus setara jika pertamanya PAST maka to be berikutnya mengikuti sebelumnya)
b.      That is
c.       That are
d.      There was

7. ....did you meet her? I thought she was out of town.
a.       Where * (menanyakan kemana, karena sudah jelas ada pointer out of town)
b.      Who
c.       How
d.      What

8. He needs three kinds of reference books. His friend lend him five books. They are....
a.       More plenty
b.      More than enough * (diberikannya lebih dari cukupy/ lebih dari yang dia butuhkan)
c.       More than plenty
d.      More than three

9. I hope to attend the seminar, however....
a.       The topic of the seminar is really interesting
b.      The keynote speaker is my friend
c.       I do not think that I want to
d.      I have already an important appoinment that day *(however digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang akan menjadi objection ataupun yang bertentangan dengan statement pertama)

10. The festival would be difficult to realize because....
a.       The organizer have more money to fund it
b.      The organizer do not have enough money to fund it * (difficult berarti karena tidak punya cukup uang, bukan begitu?)
c.       The organizer have lesser fund for the festival
d.      The organizer have most money to fund it

11. Mars is covered by a stony desert that contains intense iron oxide....
a.       Making it appear red * (present participle V1.. + Ving)
b.      Makes it appearing red
c.       Made it appearing red
d.      Make it appear red

12. Indian elephants live a semi-wild existence in the jungles of Asia....
a.       Where they were using as beasts of burden
b.      Where they are using as beasts of burden
c.       Where they were use to be beasts of burden
d.      Where they are used as beasts of burden * (karena merupakan simple present yang sifatnya news/fact)

13. In 1771, Nicolas Cugnot produced what was probably the first self-powered vehicle....
a.       Driven from steam
b.      Driven by steam* (dijalankan dengan tenaga uap)
c.       Driven to steam
d.      Driven of steam

14. Some small nerves in the human body do not have insulation. Althought these smaller nerves can still pass a message....
a.       It travels much slower than an insulated neurone * (simple present yang menyatakan jauh lebih lambat )
b.      It travelling most slowly than an insulated neurone
c.       It travels slowest than an insulated neurone
d.      It travelled slow than an insulated neurone

15. The Black Prince was Edward, the son of Edward III....
a.       Whom quarrel with the French started the Hundred Years War
b.      Who was quarrel with the French started the Hundred Years War
c.       Whose quarrel with the French started the Hundred Years War * (object yang dijatuhi sesuatu)
d.      Whom quarrelling with the French started the Hundred Years War


Sumber : Great Access TOEFL Book
 Penerbit : Michele Blanc