SOAL TOEFL

SOAL TOEFL BESERTA JAWABAN DAN ALASAN

1.      Would you mind.....for a minute

                  a.       Waiting

                  b.      To wait

                  c.       Wait

                  d.      That i wait

            Jawaban          : C. Wait

            Alasan             : would you mind + gerund

                                      Would you mind...is followed by a gerund and is used for a request

2.      He threw a vase at the burglar but... him.

                  a.       Shot

                  b.      Fired

                  c.       Missed

                  d.      Hit

            Jawaban          : C. Missed

            Alasan             : To miss

                                    To fire = to shoot off bullets / arrows

`                                   To miss = to fail to hit

                                    To hit = to brings something hard against.

3.      She’s young and full...life

                  a.       With

                  b.      Having

                  c.       Of

                  d.      A long with

            Jawaban          : C. OF

                                    Alasan             : to be “OF” is used with the preposition; to be full of the stadium is full of                                       people.

4.      He spends his time .... after grils.

                  a.       Running

                  b.      To run

                  c.       Ran

                  d.      Runs

            Jawaban          : a. Running

            Alasan             : spendtime doing sth

                                      Here you are asked about the pattern ‘spend time doing sth’.

5.      We don’t know ..... we have to change planes or not.

                  a.       If  

                  b.      Until

                  c.       That

                  d.      When

                            Jawaban   : A. If

                            Alasan     : Indirect question

                                              Here the conjunction “IF” indriduces an indirect question.

6.      L like vienna, but i wish it ... a bit hooter

                  a.       Is

                  b.      Were

                  c.       Becomes

                  d.      Became

            Jawaban          : B. Were

                                    Alasan             : Wish clause “we don’t use simple present tense in wish -  clause.

7.      He rarely gets drunk.....?

                  a.       Doesn’t he

                  b.      Does he

                  c.       Won’t be

                  d.      Will be

            Jawaban          : B. Does he

                                    Alasan             : we form tgas with an auxiliary (e.g. do, have, did) or a modal (e.g. can,                                          must, should) plus apronoun (e.g. he, she, it).

8.      She’s too tired to go....

                  a.       Shooping

                  b.      To shop

                  c.       Shop

                  d.      For shopping

            Jawaban          : A. Shopping

            Alasan             : got gerund

                                      We can use gerund to talk about things we go out to do.

9.      I know a man called rupert .... house is near ypurs

                  a.       Who

                  b.      Whom

                  c.       That

                  d.      Whose

            Jawaban          : D. Whose

            Alasan             : relative clauses – possession case

                                      Here you are asked whether you know the relative clause   or not.

10.  Some...don’t like such jokes.

                  a.       Child

                  b.      Man

                  c.       Woman

                  d.      People

            Jawaban          : D. People

                                    Alasan             : some – countable and uncountable nouns some can be followed by both a                                      countable and an uncountable noun.

11. With the passing of time and the encroachment of people, the habitat of gorillas ______ to decrease.

(A) Continuing

(B) Which continue

(C) Continues

(D) That it has continued

Answer : (C) continues

 Because this is sentence to use simple present tense

12. Despite being basically arboreal in nature, koalas ________ to inhabit a specific territory and range of some 30 square miles.

(A) Knowing

(B) Which know

(C) Are knowing

(D) Are known

Answer : (D) are known

Because this is sentence to use simple past tense

13. Before starting on a sea voyage, prudent navigators learn the sea charts, __, and memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves for any conditions they might encounter.

(A) Sailing directions are studied

(B) Study the sailing directions

(C) To direct sailing studies

(D) Studies direct sailing

Answer : (B) Study the sailing studies

 Because in the sentence to use Gerund

14. Plankton, ______, is the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean.

(A) Comprise both minute marine animals and plants

(B) Is the name given to minute marine animals and plants

(C) The collective name for minute marine animals and plants

(D) Minute marine animals and plants collectively that

Answer : (C) the collective name for minute marine animals and plants

 Because this is sentence to use  Noun Modifier

15. At the Seventh International Ballet Competitions, Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever _________ to a United States male dancer.

(A) To be awarded

(B) To awards

(C) That awards

(D) Should be awarding

Answer : (A) to be awarded

 Because in the sentence to use infinitive