Contoh Soal TOEFL PBT

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences

NO Questions Answare
1 James was so busy ---- for the exam that he didn't have time E. studying / to spend
---- with his friends.
A. to study / to spend
B. having studied / spending
C. to be studying / being spent
D. being studied / spending
E. studying / to spend
2 I never forget ---- my temper when my wife shouted at me, B. losing / having done
although now i regret ---- so.
A. to lose / doing
B. losing / having done
C. having lost / to do
D. to have lost / to have done
E. being lost / having been done
3 The guitar is an instrument that ---- around since the 1500s, C. has been / has undergone
but it ---- several big transformations during its history.
A. had been / has undergone
B. was / underwent
C. has been / has undergone
D. would be / was undergoing
E. has been / undergoes
4 When the tower ---- to the public a decade ago, officials said E. was closed / would be
it ---- open again in just a few years.
A. closed / had been
B. was closed / has been
C. would be closed / would be
D. was closing / was
E. was closed / would be
5 The notion of the state and the notion of war are said ---- in B. to have emerged
ancient Sumer and later Egypt.
A. to be emerged
B. to have emerged
C. having been emerged
D. being emerged
E. to emerge
6 ---- smoking can reduce the risk of ---- many smoking related B. Giving up / contracting
illnesses.
A. To give up / being contracted
B. Giving up / contracting
C. To be given up / contracting
D. Giving up / to contract
E. Being given up / being contracted
7 Heavy metal had its peak popularity in the 1980s, ---- many E. during which
of the now existing sub-genres first evolved.
 A. why
B. at which
C. where
D. that
E. during which
8 Women's Aid is a UK charity ---- aim is to end domestic B. whose
violence against women and children.
A. who
B. whose
C. which
D. what
E. whom
9 You ---- what you heard as it was highly confidential. C. shouldn't have repeated
A. must not have repeated
B. might not repeat
C. shouldn't have repeated
D. needn't be repeated
E. don't have to repeat
10 Some people don't know ---- they're meeting their daily D. whether or not
requirements through their diet.
A. which
B. why
C. where
D. whether or not
E. whatever
Contoh Pertanyaan Toefl IBT
Find the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one given for each question.
1 Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the B. The demand for tea was so
19th century, its price was astronomical. high in the 19th century that its
A. It was not until the 19th century that the demand for tea price was enormous.
started to increase.
B. The demand for tea was so high in the 19th century that
its price was enormous.
C. In the 19th century the price for tea didn't increase
despite the demand.
D. It was its astronomical price which decreased the demand
for tea in the 19th century.
E. In the 19th century, even though the demand for tea was
enormous its price remained cheap.
2 French is the only language other than English spoken on A. French and English are the
five continents. only languages that are spoken
A. French and English are the only languages that are spoken on five continents
on five continents.
B. Unlike French, English is spoken on five continents.
C. French and English are spoken widely in official and
commercial circles.
D. Before English, French was the only language spoken on
 five continents.
E. Worldwide, French is the most widely taught second
language after English.

3 Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play E. The reason why adults laugh
less. less than children might be that
A. unlike adults children laugh more while playing games. they play les
B. Since adults have less time playing games; they don't
laugh as much as children
C. No matter how much adults play, they can't laugh more
than children.
D. It seems that adults, who don't laugh much, didn't play
much with other children when they were yung.
E. The reason why adults laugh less than children might be
that they play less.
4 We must remember what happened in the past so that it D. In order not to repeat the
will never happen again. past, we should certainly not
A. If we could remember the past, it would not happen forget what happened then
again.
B. Since we all tend to forget what happened in the past we
do the same mistakes again.
C. We couldn't remember what happened in the past so we
did it again.
D. In order not to repeat the past, we should certainly not
forget what happened then.
E. Those who couldn't remember what happened in the past
were more likely to repeat it.

5 After failing a doping test at the Seoul Olympics, Ben B. If Ben Johnson hadn't been
Johnson was stripped of his gold medal. tested positive for doping at the
A. At the Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson and many others Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't
were disqualified after failing a doping test. have lost his gold medal
B. If Ben Johnson hadn't been tested positive for doping at
the Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't have lost his gold medal.
C. Since Ben Johnson confessed having used doping his gold
medal was taken back.
D. As Ben Johnson failed the doping test again at the Seoul
Olympics, he was stripped of his gold medal.
E. Although Ben Johnson failed the doping test he wasn't
disqualified from the Seoul Olympics.
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