1. n. florist

(a) educator; teacher; trainer

(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements

(c) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed

(d) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design

2. n. station

(a) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline

(b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency

(c) temporary arrangement; in between period

(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit

3. n. surface

(a) restriction; force; limitation; limit

(b) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch

(c) diagram; chart

(d) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance

4. n. dress code

(a) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job

(b) netting attached to a woman's hat

(c) metal cord with sharp projecting points

(d) formally or socially imposed standards of attire

5.n. link

(a) way; route; course; section; piece

(b) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring

(c) exchange; transfer; device

(d) introduction; foreword; opening statement

6.n. fraction

(a) soldier of the three lowest military ranks

(b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient

(c) progress; modernization; promotion

(d) principle; basis; essential

7.n. surprise

(a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event

(b) display; layout; clothing; menu

(c) drawing together; fold; pucker

(d) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network

8.adj. downward

(a) sublime; exalted; superior

(b) descending

(c) dangerous; risky; perilous

(d) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished

9. n. carpet

(a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint

(b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy

(c) slice; part; segment; creation; work

(d) rug; fabric floor covering

10.n. compatible

(a) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center

(b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of

(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort

(d) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation

check you score 1.b 2.b 3.d 4.d 5.b 6.b 7.a 8.b 9.d 10.d

Contoh Soal TOEFL:_________ was ringing continuously for hours.(A). Loudly(B). In the morning(C). The Phone(D). The bells

Pembahasannya:1. Teridentifikasi terdapat sebuah kata kerja yaitu was sehingga diperlukan subjek untuk melengkapi pernyataan tersebut.2. (A) bukan subjek, (B) bukan subjek, (C) subjek, (D) subjek3. Sekarang tinggal 2 pilihan kemungkinan jawaban, sekarang tinggal dilihat yang lebih tepat.4. Karena was merupakan kata kerja tunggal, maka jawaban yang tepat adalah (C) yang merupakan subjek tunggal.

Sebagai latihan, silahkan jawab soal berikut:1. Mark Twain _________ they years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”(A) Called(B) Calling(C) He called(D) His calls

2.  Early _________ toes instead on hooves on their feet.(A) Horses(B) Had horses(C) Horses had(D) Horses having

3. _________ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.(A) Marconi's development(B) The development of Marconi(C) Developing Marconi(D) Marconi developed

Sekarang Anda akan belajar tentang salah satu ciri-ciri soal TOEFL bahwa jika suatu kata yang biasanya subjek namun terdapat kata depan (object of preposition) yang mengikutinya, maka kata tersebut bukan suatu subjek.

Contoh Soal TOEFL:To Mike _______ was a big surprise.(A). really(B). the party(C). funny(D). when

Pembahasannya:1. Dapat dilihat bahwa sebelum kata Mike terdapat kata depan to, sehingga Mike bukan merupakan subjek.2. Teridentifikasi terdapat sebuah kata kerja yaitu was sehingga diperlukan subjek untuk melengkapi pernyataan tersebut.

3.  (A) bukan subjek, (B) subjek, (C) bukan subjek, (D) kata penghubung4. Jawaban yang benar adalah (B)

Sebagai latihan, silahkan jawab soal berikut:1. _________ grow close to the ground in the short Arctic Summer.(A) Above tundra plants(B) Tundra plants(C) Tundra plants are found(C) For tundra plants

2. Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the specialization of _________ .(A) Occupations(B) Occupies(C) They occupied(C) It occupied them

3. The two biggest resort _________ Arkansas are Hot Springs and Eureka Springs.(A) in(B) towns in(C) towns are(D) towns are in

Dan terakhir Anda akan mempelajari tentang Present Participle. Present participle adalah kata kerja (verb) yang ditambah ing (verb + ing). Present participle berbeda dengan gerunds. Fungsi present participle dapat sebagai kata kerja (verb) dan juga dapat sebagai kata sifat (adjective).

- Merupakan bagian dari kata kerja bila terdapat bentuk be (is, am, are) di depan kata kerja.Contoh: The train is arriving at the station now.Dalam kalimat ini, kata arriving sebagai kata kerja karena diikuti bentuk be (is).

- Merupakan bagian dari kata sifat bila tidak terdapat bentuk be (is, am, are) di depan kata kerja.Contoh: The train arriving at the station now is an hour late.Dalam kalimat ini, kata arriving sebagai kata sifat karena kata kerja sudah ada pada kata is.

Contoh Soal TOEFL: The film _______ appearing at the local theater is my favorite.(A). now(B). is (C). it (D). was

Pembahasannya:1. Dapat dilihat bahwa kata The film merupakan subjek.2. Dapat juga terlihat bahwa terdapat kata kerja yaitu kata is.3. (A) kata pelengkap, (B) kata kerja, (C) subjek, (D) kata kerja4. Jawaban yang benar adalah (A)

Now begin work on the questions.

1. The committee has met twice and ....

A. they reached a final decision

B. a final decision was reached

C. its decision was reached

D. it has reached a final decision

2. The manager won't be able to attend the shareholders' meeting tomorrow because....

A. he must to give a lecture

B. he will be giving a lecture

C. of he will give lecture

D. he will have giving a lecture

3. Brenda's score on the test is the highest in class.

A. She should study hard last night.

B. She should have studied hard last night.

C. She must have studied hard last night.

D. She had to study hard last night

4. To answer accurately is more important than...

A. to finish quickly

B. a quick finish

C. you finish it quickly

D. quick finish

5. Having been served lunch,....

A. the problems were discussed by the participants.

B. the participants discuss the problems.

C. it was discussed by the participants.

D. A discussion of the problems were made by the participants.

6. East Kalimantan relies heavily on income from oil and natural gas, and....

A. Aceh province also.

B. Aceh province too.

C. Aceh province is as well.

D. so does Aceh province.

7. The participants have had some problems deciding....

A. when they should announce the result of the meeting.

B. when are they sgoing to announce the result of the meeting.

C. when should they announce the result of the meeting.

D. the time when the result of the meeting to announce.

8. This year will be more difficult for our organization because....

A. we have less money and volunteers than last year.

B. there is a little money and volunteers than last year.

C. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year.

D. it has fewer money and less volunteers than it had last year.

9. Professor Baker told his students that...

A. they can turn over their reports on Mondays.

B. the reports can turn over on Monday.

C. they could hand in their reports on Monday.

D. the reports they can hand in on Monday.

10. The adder is a venomous snake ... bite may prove fatal to humans.

A. its

B. whom its

C. that

D. whose

11. .... a bee colony gets, the more the queen's egglaying capability diminishers.

A. It is more overcrowded.

B. The more overcrowded.

C. More overcrowded than.

D. More than overcrowded.

12. The chairwoman requested that ....

A. the participants studied more careful the problem.

B. the participants study the problem more carefully.

C. the participants studied the problem with more careful.

D. the problem be studied more carefully.

13. Unlike the earth, which rotates once every twenty-four hours ... once every ten hours.

A. the rotation of Jupiter

B. Jupiter rotates

C. Jupiter rotation

D. Jupiter rotate

14. Jackson,... capital of Mississippi, is the largest city in the state.

A. the

B. it is the

C. is the

D. where the

15. The various types of bacteria are classified according to...shapes.

A. whose

B. how they are

C. have

D. their

KUNCI JAWABAN

1. D 11. B

2. B 12. B

3. C 13. B

4. A 14. A

5. B 15. D

6. D

7. C

8. C

9. C

10.D