The merger of the two companies was funded by a __________ .




A.capital
B.capitalism
C.capitalist
D.capitalize

Control of the weather is not always possible, but a ________ can help us prepare for the worst of it




A.meteorologist
B.meteorology
C.meteorite
D.meteorological

The information in that article is ________ inaccurate.




A.historian
B.historical
C.history
D.historically

Adversity struck, and the family lost all their ___________.




A.possessions
B.possess
C.possessively
D.possessive

This is very ________ ! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?




A.convennient
B.conveniently
C.inconvenient
D.convenience

An eccentric is by definition someone whose behavior is ___________ , someone who refuses to conform to the accepted norm of his society.




A.abnormal
B.abnormality
C.abnormally
D.abnormalities

Scientists _________ in their opinions of how snow crystals originate.




A.differ
B.differentiate
C.difference
D.different

I can’t possibly allow ___ of you to enter the house with your shoes covered with ___ mud.




A.many – those
B.none – too much
C.any – so much
D.some – another.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 40.
In most of the earliest books for children, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the Caldecott "toybooks" which first (31)______ in 1878, they were almost (32)______ important as the lines of text, andoccupied far more space in the book. One can almost read the story from the dramatic action in the pictures.
(33)______ then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States andaround the world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often asingle person is responsible (34)______ both writing and illustrating the book. One of (35)______, andcertainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, (36)______ real name was TheodorGeisel. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and theworld of children's literature was changed forever. Seuss's playful drawings were a perfect complement to hisengaging stories and (37)______ characters. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (38)______ the first book inRandom House's best-selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several (39)______ authors. Thesecombine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written (40)______ verysimple language.
From “The Complete Guide to the TOEFL Tests” by Bruce Rogers

_____________(37)




A.forgetting
B.fogotten
C.unforgettable
D.forgetful

In order to ensure equality of education ____school in the district will be better equipped or funded than_____




A.no – any other
B.a – some other
C.some- another
D.very- other