TOEIC_870_Questions.III

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337. The weaving design was then embellished with a series of small chained diamond or vertical and



zigzag lines.

338. Aside from the resolution to have more ecumenical conferences, the most accomplishment of the



group was that it met at all.

339. The intelligence ability of an athlete is usually far more than they would expect.



340. The more Robert tried to please his mother through mere flattery, the greater he succeeded in



annoying her.

341. Do you know that the population of washington D.C. is about as many as that of Minneapolis?



342. Most William Faulkner's novels deal with the universal problems of evil as represented by family



disintegration and degeneration.



343. Generally speaking, tax returns must be filed annually, but in few cases they must be submitted



every six months.



344. A question often posed about journalism is "How much freedom should reporters have interpreting



any given news item?"



345. An analytical index group many individual subtopics under major subject headings.



346. Within the Alamo were one hundred and eighty men, more than two thirds of them had recently



migrated from near-by states.



347. Every one of the boys ............. here yesterday has a bicycle.

A) was B) were C) who was D) who were



348. The building opposite to the bank is among the few higher ones that has been put up during the



last few years.



337.(C) 338.(B) 339.(C) 340.(C) 341.(C) 342.( ) 343.(C) 344.( ) 345.(A) 346.(B) 347.(C) 348.(C)





349. No custom, belief, or action can be fully understood away its social or cultural context.



350. The Alexandria Gazette, published daily since 1797, is the oldest regularly published newspapers in the United States.



351. Diamond is the hardest substance known, whereas graphite, another carbon allotrope, is.............. .

A) the softest one of B) softest of the one C) the one of the softest D) one of the softest



352. Texas is the only state whose constitution permits it ............. into smaller states.

A) divides B) divide C) be dividing D) to be divided



353. Unlike ordinary light sources, a laser sends out a narrow beam of light on only one direction.



354. A thorough study of mythology requires familiarity for the properties of plants and trees, and the



habits of wild birds and beasts.



355.Seismology has not reached yet the stage where earthquakes can be foretold with a great deal of



accuracy.



356. Until the ninth century, written words were not actually separated, .............. in some literary writing,



dots or points were used to indicate divisions.

A)in spite of B) contrary C) contrast to D) but



357.Medical research indicates but large amounts of histamines can be responsible for colds, hay fever,



and other respiratory reactions.



358.Precisely because photographs are produced by mechanical devices, a camera's images now seem to



some artists the perfect means for expression the modern era.



359.The Swiss admit to running work camps for refugees during the war, but deny whether they were



specifically designed to victimize Jews.



349.(D) 350.(C) 351.(D) 352.(D) 353.(D) 354.(B) 355.(A) 356.(D) 357.(A) 358.(D) 359.(C)

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360. Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington State in the United States, erupted in Mary 18, 1980.

A B C D



361. Despite of its isolation in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, over 36,000 people died in

A B C

the tidal waves following the explosion of Krakato.

D



362. Many of the satellites of space carry telescopes and other instruments used in astronomy to look at

A B C D

the stars.



363. Wood, the hardened material from which trees are composed, is made up of millions of tiny tubes of

A B C D

fibers packed together.



364. Animals that live in areas that are covered in show in winter change the color of their coat

A B C

according the seasons.

D

365. The dodo, a giant bird now extinct, lived on the island of Mauritius, in Indian Ocean.

A B C D

366. Pelican Island in Florida and Oregon Islands in Oregon are wildlife refuges.

A B C D

367. The most coral islands develop from reefs that grow up around volcanic refuges.

A B C D

368. When the island of Surtsey was eighteen months old a first leafy green plant appeared.

A B C D

360.(D) 361.(A) 362.(B) 363.(B) 364.(D) 365.(D) 366.(D) 367.(A) 368.( )



369. The new island of Surtsey is its ideal natural laboratory for scientists.

A B C D

370. Coral reefs are limestone formations composed of tiny sea organisms and the remains.

A B C D

371. The most of the energy used in our homes and factories is generated from coal, oil, and natural

A B C D

gas.

372. Zachary Taylor was first president to be elected from a State west of the Mississippi River.

A B C D

373. "Old faithful" in the Yellowstone National Park is probably the world's most famous geyser.

A B C D

374. The world's fastest animal is cheetah, but if bird are included, the fastest of all animals is the

A B C D

spine-tailed swift.

375. Soybeans were first grown in the Orient and brought to the Western world during the World

A B C D

War Two.

376. It is amazing what discovered Faraday in the field of science without the use of mathematics.

A B C D

369.(C) 370.(D) 371.(A) 372.(A) 373.(B) 374.(B) 375.(D) 376.(A)



377. The production of tin ore in the United States is relatively insignificant, ___________ less than one

hundred tons annually.

a. amount to

b. in the amount

c. amount to it

d. to the amount of

378. Earlier or later, aoo lakes are influenced by eutrophication, a process in which lake sediment lowers

A B

the depth of the water and drains oxygen from it.

C D



379. Jekyll island has been one of Georgia's State parks in 1954.

A B C D

380. Bells are frequently made from bronze, an alloy of approximately three part copper and one part tin.

A B C D

381. A logarithm is ______________ .algebra as an exponent.

a. known what

b. known what it is

c. what is known

d. what it is known

382. Negotiable instruments such as personal checks may ordinarily be transferred to another people

A B C

by endorsement.

D

383. Scientists and economists believe that human beings can never use away all the mineral resources

A B C D

on Earth.



377.(a) 378.(a) 379.(d) 380.(d) 381.(c) 382.(c) 383.(c)



384. Idaho ranks first among the states in potatoes production.

A B C D

385. The decay of a muon is an example of an weak interaction between atomic particles.

A B C D

386. All village or tribe of the North American Indian confederacy had its annual green corn dance,

A B

a festival in which social ties were renewed.

C D

387. Pipelines are continually inspected for leaks and for damage caused by such conditions as freezing

A B

temperatures, heavy rain, and soil erode.

C D

388. Plastics used to make textiles can be drawn into fine threads, then woven or knit into fabrics.

A B C D

389. Not only _________________ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.

a. human behavior is studied

b. is human behavior studied

c. is studied human behavior

d. human behavior

390. The new information on asbestos caused panic in construction and industry like.

A B C D

384.(d) 385.(c) 386.(a) 387.(d) 388.(d) 389.(b) 390.(d)