TOEIC ERROR RECOGNITION EXERCISE 34

1. TOEIC ERROR RECOGNITION EXERCISE 34

2. 1. Most fungi are scavengerswho growonthe remainsof plants and animals, causing them to decay and change into rich soil.  A. are scavengers   B. who grow   C. the remains   D. them   2. The ATM card the principalmeans forgettingcashquicklyisin most countries.  A. the principal   B. getting   C. quickly   D. is  

3. 1. Most fungi are scavengerswho growonthe remainsof plants and animals, causing them to decay and change into rich soil.  A. are scavengers  B. who grow   C. the remains   D. them   2. The ATM card the principalmeans forgettingcashquicklyisin most countries.  A. the principal   B. getting   C. quickly  D. is  

4. 3. The National Wildflower Research Centerwhich wasestablishedin 1982 by Lady Bird Johnson on sixty acres of land east ofAustin.  A. which was   B. established   C. on sixty acres   D. east of   4.Crocodilesdifferent fromalligators in that they havepointed snoutsand long lower teeth that stick out when their mouths are closed.  A. Crocodiles   B. different from   C. pointed snouts   D. are closed  

5. 3. The National Wildflower Research Centerwhich wasestablishedin 1982 by Lady Bird Johnson on sixty acres of land east ofAustin. A. which was   B. established   C. on sixty acres   D. east of   4.Crocodilesdifferent fromalligators in that they havepointed snoutsand long lower teeth that stick out when their mouths are closed.  A. Crocodiles  B. different from   C. pointed snouts   D. are closed  

6. 5. Venomous snakes with modified teeth connected topoison glandsin whichthe venomis secretedand stored.  A. with   B. poison glands   C. in which   D. is secreted   6. Scientists had previouslyestimated that the Grand Canyon in Arizonais ten million years old; but now,by usinga more modern dating method, they agree that the age is closer tosix million years.  A. previously   B. is   C. by using   D. six million years 

7. 5. Venomous snakes with modified teeth connected topoison glandsin whichthe venomis secretedand stored. A. with   B. poison glands   C. in which   D. is secreted   6. Scientists had previouslyestimated that the Grand Canyon in Arizonais ten million years old; but now,by usinga more modern dating method, they agree that the age is closer tosix million years.  A. previously  B. is   C. by using   D. six million years 

8. 7. Statisticsshowthatthegreatest number of B.A. degrees in recent yearshas been conferringin the fields of business management, education and social sciences.  A. Statistics   B. show   C. the   D. has been conferring   8. Manyheavy work that was oncedoneby handcan now be done more easilywith the help of compressed air.  A. Many   B. done   C. by hand   D. easily  

9. 7. Statisticsshowthatthegreatest number of B.A. degrees in recent yearshas been conferringin the fields of business management, education and social sciences.  A. Statistics   B. show   C. the  D. has been conferring   8. Manyheavy work that was oncedoneby handcan now be done more easilywith the help of compressed air. A. Many   B. done   C. by hand   D. easily  

10. 9. With itscompound eyes, dragonflies can see moving insects approximately 18 feet away.  A. its   B. moving   C. approximately   D. feet   10. Oneandmore sentencesrelated tothesametopicforma paragraph.  A. and   B. related to   C. same   D. form 

11. 9. With itscompound eyes, dragonflies can see moving insects approximately 18 feet away. A. its   B. moving   C. approximately   D. feet   10. Oneandmore sentencesrelated tothesametopicforma paragraph. A. and   B. related to   C. same   D. form 

12. 11. The electrical activity of the brain causesthe transmission of brain wavesthatcan be recorded and interpreted in terms that explains the types of mental activity.  A. causes   B. that   C. interpreted   D. explains   12.Bahama Islands, comprisingover100 islands, are situatedjust offthe southwestern coast of Florida.  A. Bahama Islands   B. comprising   C. over   D. just off 

13. 11. The electrical activity of the brain causesthe transmission of brain wavesthatcan be recorded and interpreted in terms that explains the types of mental activity.  A. causes   B. that   C. interpreted  D. explains   12.Bahama Islands, comprisingover100 islands, are situatedjust offthe southwestern coast of Florida. A. Bahama Islands   B. comprising   C. over   D. just off 

14. 13. The lab assistants has totake overfrom the studentswho monitoringthe experiment because they became tired.  A. has to   B. from   C. who monitoring   D. they   14. The president refuses to accepteitherof the fournew proposals made bythe contractors.  A. to accept   B. either   C. new proposals   D. made by  

15. 13. The lab assistants has totake overfrom the studentswho monitoringthe experiment because they became tired.  A. has to   B. from  C. who monitoring   D. they   14. The president refuses to accepteitherof the fournew proposals made bythe contractors.  A. to accept  B. either   C. new proposals   D. made by  

16. 15. The mostpopularbreedof dogin theUnited States are cocker spaniel, poodle, andretriever.  A. The most   B. breed   C. in the   D. and  16. The United States is the world'slargest cheese producermakingmore than two million tons of cheese annual.  A. world's   B. making   C. tons   D. annual 

17. 15. The mostpopularbreedof dogin theUnited States are cocker spaniel, poodle, andretriever.  A. The most  B. breed   C. in the   D. and  16. The United States is the world'slargest cheese producermakingmore than two million tons of cheese annual.  A. world's   B. making   C. tons  D. annual 

18. 17. When Cliff was sickwith the flu, his mother made himto eat chicken soup and rest in bed.  A. When Cliff was sick   B. him   C. to eat   D. rest   18. Although the Indians and the Eskimo had lived for centuries in Canada and the United States, when the Europeans settlers camein the seventeenthcentury, the newcomers began a systematic effortto push hem further into the wilderness and to take the land from their.  A. in Canada and the United States   B. in the seventeenth   C. to push   D. their  

19. 17. When Cliff was sickwith the flu, his mother made himto eat chicken soup and rest in bed.  A. When Cliff was sick   B. him  C. to eat   D. rest   18. Although the Indians and the Eskimo had lived for centuries in Canada and the United States, when the Europeans settlers camein the seventeenthcentury, the newcomers began a systematic effortto push hem further into the wilderness and to take the land from their.  A. in Canada and the United States   B. in the seventeenth   C. to push  D. their  

20. 19. In present-daybusiness entrepreneurs are takenfewerrisks then their predecessors a century ago.  A. present-day   B. are taken   C. fewer   D. a century ago   20. Many American childrens learnedto readthemore than120 million copies of McGuffey'sReader.  A. childrens B. to read   C. the   D. more than 

21. 19. In present-daybusiness entrepreneurs are takenfewerrisks then their predecessors a century ago.  A. present-day  B. are taken   C. fewer   D. a century ago   20. Many American childrens learnedto readthemore than120 million copies of McGuffey'sReader. A. childrens B. to read   C. the   D. more than 

22. 21. According to the theory of natural selection, the man who was able to usethe hands and feetmostfreelyto walk and graspwas the one whosurvived and evolved.  A. the hands and feet   B. freely   C. to walk and grasp   D. who   22.It is saidthat the American flag has five-pointed stars because Betsy RosstoldGeneral Washington she would rather that he changing the six-pointed ones.   A. It is said   B. told   C. she   D. changing 

23. 21. According to the theory of natural selection, the man who was able to usethe hands and feetmostfreelyto walk and graspwas the one whosurvived and evolved. A. the hands and feet   B. freely   C. to walk and grasp   D. who   22.It is saidthat the American flag has five-pointed stars because Betsy RosstoldGeneral Washington she would rather that he changing the six-pointed ones.   A. It is said   B. told   C. she  D. changing 

24. 23. The family decided to call the doctor, who very soonafterthe call, because the old lady took a turn forthe worse.  A. call   B. very soon   C. the call   D. the worse   24. The railroad was oneofthe firstmethodsof transportation to beuseextensively in early American history.  A. one   B. the first   C. methods   D. use  

25. 23. The family decided to call the doctor, who very soonafterthe call, because the old lady took a turn forthe worse.  A. call  B. very soon   C. the call   D. the worse   24. The railroad was oneofthe firstmethodsof transportation to beuseextensively in early American history.  A. one   B. the first   C. methods  D. use  

26. 25. Thefamous aviator Charles Lindbergh wasaearlysupporterofrocket research.  A. famous aviator   B. a   C. supporter   D. rocket research   26. A neutrino is a subatomicparticleithasnoelectrical charge. A. a subatomic   B. it   C. has   D. no 

27. 25. Thefamous aviator Charles Lindbergh wasaearlysupporterofrocket research.  A. famous aviator  B. a   C. supporter   D. rocket research   26. A neutrino is a subatomicparticleithasnoelectrical charge. A. a subatomic  B. it   C. has   D. no 

28. 27. Fireflies productlight through acomplex chemical reactionthat takesplace within their abdominal cells.   A. product   B. complex   C. that takes   D. their   28. Hummingbirds move theirwings sorapid a way that they appearto be hangingin the air.  A. their   B. rapid a way   C. to be hanging   D. in the air  

29. 27. Fireflies productlight through acomplex chemical reactionthat takesplace within their abdominal cells. A. product   B. complex   C. that takes   D. their   28. Hummingbirds move theirwings sorapid a way that they appearto be hangingin the air.  A. their  B. rapid a way   C. to be hanging   D. in the air  

30. 29. Anoctopus has three heartto pumpbloodthroughouttheirbody.  A. An   B. to pump   C. throughout   D. their   30. A new formof cocaine, crackattacks the nervous system, brain, and bodily in asharperfashion than cocaine.  A. form   B. attacks   C. bodily   D. sharper 

31. 29. Anoctopus has three heartto pumpbloodthroughouttheirbody.  A. An   B. to pump   C. throughout  D. their   30. A new formof cocaine, crackattacks the nervous system, brain, and bodily in asharperfashion than cocaine.  A. form   B. attacks  C. bodily   D. sharper