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Elpasari Permata/TBI 6E/171230148
TOEFL EXERCISE 2

7. It is not clear when_______although there are many different theories.
A. dinosaurs becoming extinct
B. dinosaurs extinction
C. dinosaurs became extinct 
D. did dinosaurs become extinct
The answer:  C ->  because because the word "when" is included in conjunction and always  meets with S+ V

8. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time because the low scores.
The answer:  D ->  Because, should use "of" because "time" indicates time, "because" must use "of" so Because of as preposition. Generally followed by noun.

9. If the driver's own car________ damaged, the favorite probably would have won the race.
A. had not been
B. not
C. no had been
D. has no be
The answer:  A ->  Because this form is past perfect, which means using past perfect  construction in past conditions.

10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent's representing the other political party.
The answer:  B ->  Because the verb phrase "Decide" has invinitive to. Should be followed by the infinitive, to support.

11. The soldiers were unable to determine where____
A. The jeep had been left 
B. Had been leave the jeep
C. Had the jeep been left
D. Had the jeep left
The answer:  A ->   Because after "were" there        should be subject + verb

12. The manager was angry because somebody__________
A. Had allowed the photographers to enter the building
B. Had let the photographers to enter the building
C. Permitting the photographers enter the building
D. The photographers let into the building
The answer: A ->  Because this sentence uses past perfect tense.  After subject + has + past participle of the verb (regular or irregular form).  This shows past perfect tense because tenses are used to declare that an action has been completed at a point in the past before another action occurs.  The form of perfect past tense has a formula.  S + has + past participle.

13. The committee members resented______________of the meeting.
A. the president that he did not tll them
B. the president not to inform them
C. the president's not informing them
D. that the president had failed informing themselves
The answer: C ->   Because after the verb "resent" there must be a noun phrase or a clause.  Because the word "Resent" is a transitive verb, followed by a verb noun.  After a verb that requires a gerund in the subordinate clause, any noun must be possessive.  Informing is a gerund because of "resented".

14. _____________ did Arthur realize that there was danger.
A. Upon entering the store
B. When he entered the store
C. After he had entered the store
D. Only after entering the store
The answer:  D ->   Because, after a limiting a word (only) introduces a sentence, the order of the subject and verb is altered. So, this sentence has the auxiliary did because the main sentence before the subject Arthur