TOEFL Exercise 2
7. It is not clear when____, although there are many different theories.
a. dinosaurs becoming extinct
b. dinosaurs extinction
c. dinosaurs became extinct
d. did dinosaurs become extinct
Explain : Answer is C, because it is use simple past tense.
8. The professor decide to allow to students to take the examination a second time because the low scores.
Explain : Answer is D, the word "because" it must use "because of". And"Becauseof" is a preposition.
9. If the driver's own car _____ damage, the favorite probably would have won the race.
a. had not been
b. not
c. no had been
d. has no been
Explain : Answer is A, because it has a Conditional sentences/if clauses. The past perfect is used in conditional sentences. Main clause: would + have + past participle.
10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent's representing the other political party.
Explain : Answer is B, the word "Decided" must be followed by the infinitive the correct is "to support"
11. The soldiers were unable to determine where ____.
a. the jeep had been left
b. had been leave the jeep
c. had the jeep been left
d. had the jeep left
Explain : Answer is A, because after the question word in an embedded question, it must be subject + verb.
12. The manager was angry because somebody _____.
a. had allowed the photographers to enter the building
b. had let the photographers to enter into the building
c. permitting the photographers enter the building
d. the photographer let into the building without the proper documentations
Explain : Answer is A, because it use The past perfect tense, This tense is formed with the past tense form of "to have" (had) + the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form).
13. The committee members resented ____ of the meeting.
a. the president that he did not tell them
b. the president not to inform them
c. the president’s not informing them
d. that the president had failed informing themselves
Explain : Answer is C, I think the word "Resent" is a transitive verb, it followed by a verb noun.
14. _____ did Arthur realize that there was danger.
a. upon entering the store
b. when he entered the store
c. after he had entered the store
d. only after entering the store
Explain : Answer is D, Correct form is adverbial + auxiliary + subject + verb. The auxiliary did is in the main sentence before the subject Arthur, D appropriate answer,
8. The professor decide to allow to students to take the examination a second time because the low scores.
Explain : Answer is D, the word "because" it must use "because of". And"Becauseof" is a preposition.
9. If the driver's own car _____ damage, the favorite probably would have won the race.
a. had not been
b. not
c. no had been
d. has no been
Explain : Answer is A, because it has a Conditional sentences/if clauses. The past perfect is used in conditional sentences. Main clause: would + have + past participle.
10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent's representing the other political party.
Explain : Answer is B, the word "Decided" must be followed by the infinitive the correct is "to support"
11. The soldiers were unable to determine where ____.
a. the jeep had been left
b. had been leave the jeep
c. had the jeep been left
d. had the jeep left
Explain : Answer is A, because after the question word in an embedded question, it must be subject + verb.
12. The manager was angry because somebody _____.
a. had allowed the photographers to enter the building
b. had let the photographers to enter into the building
c. permitting the photographers enter the building
d. the photographer let into the building without the proper documentations
Explain : Answer is A, because it use The past perfect tense, This tense is formed with the past tense form of "to have" (had) + the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form).
13. The committee members resented ____ of the meeting.
a. the president that he did not tell them
b. the president not to inform them
c. the president’s not informing them
d. that the president had failed informing themselves
Explain : Answer is C, I think the word "Resent" is a transitive verb, it followed by a verb noun.
14. _____ did Arthur realize that there was danger.
a. upon entering the store
b. when he entered the store
c. after he had entered the store
d. only after entering the store
Explain : Answer is D, Correct form is adverbial + auxiliary + subject + verb. The auxiliary did is in the main sentence before the subject Arthur, D appropriate answer,
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