TOEFL Samples

1. When people insist on .......... very expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.
A. them to accepting
B. their accept
C. their accepting
D. they accept
The answer is B. because this sentence needs a noun pharse to be used as its object.

2. A Child in the sixth grade tends to be .......... all of the other kids in the class.
A. the more same as
B. the same age than
C. as old than
D. the same age as
The answer is D. because this sentence need the structure of "The same...as...".

3. Unlike most asians, a lot of Americans .......... a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day.
A. use to eat
B. used to eat
C. are used to eat
D. are used to eating
The answer is D. because Americans are accustomed to eating a bowl of cereal. Now, they are still eating it. So the structure "be+used to+V.ing" is needed.

4. Without alphabetical order, all dictionaries would be .......... to use
A. very difficulty
B. very difficult
C. difficulties
D. differ
The answer is B. because this sentence needs an adjective phrase to use after "would be".

5. Fast-food restaurants have become popular in Thailand these days because many working people want ..........
A. eat quick and cheap
B. eating quickly and cheaply
C. to eat quickly and cheaply
D. the eat quickly and cheaply.
The answer is C. because " want to" needs an infinitive with to as a complement.