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Ten question TOEFL Test

1. Located in the upper part of the hind shanks of the greyhound are the overdeveloped and powerful thigh muscles
enabling it to make short, yet powerful sprints in race.

2. ______ second in size to Jupiter, Saturn has a mass much smaller than that of Jupiter.

.. When
.. Despite
.. While
.. Nevertheless

3. Given the difficulty of mastering the subtleties of the violin, there is not difficulty understanding why there are few
children proficient in playing it.

4. The Homestead Act of 1862 granted those who ventured westward ______ .

.. to receive needed and desired land
.. the land they both needed and desired
.. needing and desiring land
.. where they most needed and desired land

5. Most of American high school students claim they know how to read, yet many of them cannot do so at a high
enough level to participate in modern society.

6. From the simplest single-cell organism floating in prehistoric oceans ______ all forms of life now inhabiting the
earth.

.. evolved
.. had evolved
.. evolve
.. evolving

7. Zirconium is a metallic element with a high melting point and is widely used metal alloys.

8. ______ is the earthquake that is most widely remembered, it was actually the fire that ensued that caused the
most damage in San Francisco in 1906.

.. While
.. Being
.. Whereas
.. Although it

9. After the Gold Rush in California in 1849 came dramatically higher number of immigrants than had been seen in
the previous year.

10. Architect and founder of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson built his house Monticello overlooking the
campus in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Answers: 2) C 4) B 6) A 8) D