toeic error recognition exercise 6

ERROR RECOGNITION

EXERCISE 6

1. One of the essential features of the modern skyscraper is being the elevator. A. essential B. modern skyscraper C. is being D. elevator

2. Approximately one-third of all persons involved in adult education programs in 1970 were enrolled in occupational education course. A. Approximately B. all persons C. were enrolled D. course

3. The city of Boston was settled in 1630 on a hilly, wooded peninsula where the Charles River flows into a natural harbors.

A. was settled B. a hilly C. the D. harbors

1. One of the essential features of the modern skyscraper is being the elevator. A. essential B. modern skyscraper C. is being D. elevator

2. Approximately one-third of all persons involved in adult education programs in 1970 were enrolled in occupational education course. A. Approximately B. all persons C. were enrolled D. course

3. The city of Boston was settled in 1630 on a hilly, wooded peninsula where the Charles River flows into a natural harbors.

A. was settled B. a hilly C. the D. harbors

4. Artist Helen Frankenthaler returned home from college on 1949 to her native New York, the city producing the most art revolutionary of the day. A. returned B. her native New York C. art revolutionary D. day

5. Obsidian, an uncommon volcanic rock, polishes good and makes an attractive semiprecious stone. A. uncommon B. rock C. polishes good D. an attractive semiprecious

6. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere. A. the B. number C. oxygen D. its

4. Artist Helen Frankenthaler returned home from college on 1949 to her native New York, the city producing the most art revolutionary of the day. A. returned B. her native New York C. art revolutionary D. day

5. Obsidian, an uncommon volcanic rock, polishes good and makes an attractive semiprecious stone. A. uncommon B. rock C. polishes good D. an attractive semiprecious

6. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere. A. the B. number C. oxygen D. its

7. In retrospect, sadness, rather anger, seems to be the overriding emotion in Langston Hughes's poetry.

A. rather anger B. seems C. overriding D. emotion 8. Nine state attorney generals have been meeting lately, apparently to prepare a

tobacco-company-style humdinger court case against softies. A. attorney generals B. have been meeting C. lately D. apparently

9. Scholars of historical change feel that the velocity of history has been fastly accelerated by the onward rush of science and technology during the twentieth century.

A. feel B. has been C. fastly D. onward rush

7. In retrospect, sadness, rather anger, seems to be the overriding emotion in Langston Hughes's poetry.

A. rather anger B. seems C. overriding D. emotion 8. Nine state attorney generals have been meeting lately, apparently to prepare a

tobacco-company-style humdinger court case against softies. A. attorney generals B. have been meeting C. lately D. apparently

9. Scholars of historical change feel that the velocity of history has been fastly accelerated by the onward rush of science and technology during the twentieth century.

A. feel B. has been C. fastly D. onward rush

10. The weaving design was then embellished with a series of small chained diamond of vertical and zigzag lines.

A. weaving B. chained C. diamond D. zigzag 11. While ancient times people simply painted inanimate objects, during the Renaissance the

painting of still life developed as an accepted art form. A. While ancient B. during C. of D. developed as

12. The doctor's records must be kept thorough and neatly, so as to insure good book-keeping.

A. thorough B. neatly C. so as to D. good

10. The weaving design was then embellished with a series of small chained diamond of vertical and zigzag lines.

A. weaving B. chained C. diamond D. zigzag 11. While ancient times people simply painted inanimate objects, during the Renaissance the

painting of still life developed as an accepted art form. A. While ancient B. during C. of D. developed as

12. The doctor's records must be kept thorough and neatly, so as to insure good book-keeping.

A. thorough B. neatly C. so as to D. good

13. To become a skilled photograph, a person should have both manual dexterity and a good eye for detail.

A. To become B. photograph C. should have D. for detail

14. Any group that conducting its meetings using parliamentary rules will encounter situations where prescribed procedures cannot be applied.

A. Any group B. conducting C. where D. cannot be 15. Neither Russia nor the United States have been able to discover a mutually

satisfactory plan for gradual disarmament. A. nor B. have been able C. a mutually D. satisfactory plan

13. To become a skilled photograph, a person should have both manual dexterity and a good eye for detail.

A. To become B. photograph C. should have D. for detail

14. Any group that conducting its meetings using parliamentary rules will encounter situations where prescribed procedures cannot be applied.

A. Any group B. conducting C. where D. cannot be 15. Neither Russia nor the United States have been able to discover a mutually

satisfactory plan for gradual disarmament. A. nor B. have been able C. a mutually D. satisfactory plan

16. Contralto Marian Anderson became a member permanent of the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1995.

A. became B. member permanent C. of the D. in

17. Many of the recording instruments used in vary branches of science are kymographs. A. recording B. vary C. branches D. are

18. The luxuriant hardwood timberland of the southern Appalachian Mountains is classed as a temperate rain forests.

A. timberland B. is classed C. temperate D. rain forests

16. Contralto Marian Anderson became a member permanent of the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1995.

A. became B. member permanent C. of the D. in

17. Many of the recording instruments used in vary branches of science are kymographs. A. recording B. vary C. branches D. are

18. The luxuriant hardwood timberland of the southern Appalachian Mountains is classed as a temperate rain forests.

A. timberland B. is classed C. temperate D. rain forests

19. No other beverage comes even close to rivaling coffee as the more widely drunk refreshment in the world.

A. other B. even C. more widely D. world

20. The Obie Awards have been given annually for 1956 to outstanding artists in off-Broadway theater.

A. The B. for C. outstanding D. in 21. The spontaneity of children's artwork sets it apart from the regulated uniforming of much

of what otherwise go on in traditional extraordinary classrooms. A. sets B. apart from C. much of D. go on

19. No other beverage comes even close to rivaling coffee as the more widely drunk refreshment in the world.

A. other B. even C. more widely D. world

20. The Obie Awards have been given annually for 1956 to outstanding artists in off-Broadway theater.

A. The B. for C. outstanding D. in 21. The spontaneity of children's artwork sets it apart from the regulated uniforming of much

of what otherwise go on in traditional extraordinary classrooms. A. sets B. apart from C. much of D. go on

22. The Alaskan malamute, used extensively to pull sleds, is closely reacted to the wolves. A. used B. to pull C. closely D. wolves

23. An analytical index group many individual subtopics under major subject headings. A. group B. individual C. under D. subject 24. Psychologists and psychiatrists are trained to encourage their parents to talk for the

things that are causing them difficulty. A. are trained B. their C. talk for D. difficulty

22. The Alaskan malamute, used extensively to pull sleds, is closely reacted to the wolves. A. used B. to pull C. closely D. wolves

23. An analytical index group many individual subtopics under major subject headings. A. group B. individual C. under D. subject 24. Psychologists and psychiatrists are trained to encourage their parents to talk for the

things that are causing them difficulty. A. are trained B. their C. talk for D. difficulty

25. One of the most difficult problems in understanding sleep is determining what the functions of sleep is.

A. most B. in understanding C. determining D. is 26. He was stopped each dozen yards by friends who wanted to congratulate him. A. each B. yards C. wanted to D. him

27. Languon Hughes's The Book of Negro Looksore is a too much valuable introduction to an integral part of folk literature of the United States.

A. too much B. to C. part D. folk literature

25. One of the most difficult problems in understanding sleep is determining what the functions of sleep is.

A. most B. in understanding C. determining D. is 26. He was stopped each dozen yards by friends who wanted to congratulate him. A. each B. yards C. wanted to D. him

27. Languon Hughes's The Book of Negro Looksore is a too much valuable introduction to an integral part of folk literature of the United States.

A. too much B. to C. part D. folk literature

28. After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in through the window and stole the silver while the family was sleep.

A. After searching B. concluded C. must have come in D. stole 29. The zenith provides a means for making various calculates in astronomy. A. a means B. for making C. calculates D. astronomy 30. The most coral islands develop from reefs that grow up around volcanic refuges. A. The most B. coral islands C. reefs D. volcanic refuges

28. After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in through the window and stole the silver while the family was sleep.

A. After searching B. concluded C. must have come in D. stole 29. The zenith provides a means for making various calculates in astronomy. A. a means B. for making C. calculates D. astronomy 30. The most coral islands develop from reefs that grow up around volcanic refuges. A. The most B. coral islands C. reefs D. volcanic refuges

toeic error recognition exercise 6

Documents

native new york

polishes good

art revolutionary

modern skyscraper

overriding emotion

uncommon volcanic rock

large number of oxygen

attractive semiprecious