Pembahasan 10 Soal TOEFL
1.
One of the most effective vegetable protein
substitutes is the soybean...used to manufacture imitation meat products.
a. Which can be
b.
It can be
c.
Who can be
d.
Can be
Pembahasan : which can be,
karena which menggantikan soybean (benda).
Pilihan B: it can be=
digunakan pada kalimat atau frasa baru.
Pilihan C: who can be=who
hanya digunakan sebagai pengganti kata ganti orang (manusia).
Pilihan D: can be=bukan
kata ganti.
2.
...1000
spesies of finch have been identified.
a. As many as
b.
As
many
c.
As
much as
d.
Much
as
Pembahasan : as many as, karena artinya sejumlah.
Pilihan B: as many=tidak
ada jumlahnya.
Pilihan C: as much
as=sejumlah namun digunakan untuk sesuatu yang (uncountable, seperti, sugar,
salt, and milk)
Pilihan D: much as=sebanyak
tapi uncountable.
3.
The
first electric lamp
had two carbon rods from which vapor serves to conduct the current accross
the gap.
Pembahasan=kata kerja yang digunakan pada kalimat ini ialah kata kerja
lampau, sehingga, serves seharusnya menjadi served.
4.
A thunder head, dense clouds that rise
high into the sky in huge columns, produce hail, rain, or snow.
Pembahasan=kata kuncinya ialah a thunder, yakni satu kata benda. Kata kerja
yang dipakai pada kata benda satu benda, ditambah huruf s, maka yang benar
ialah produces.
5.
According
to the economic laws, the greater the demand...the price.
a.
Higher
b.
High
c. The higher
d.
The
high
Pembahasan=kata kuncinya
ialah ada kata the greater, maka bentuk yang sama yaitu the higher.
6.
Despite of The Taft-Hertley act which forbids on fair union practices, some
unions such as the air traftic controlles have voted to strike
even though this action might endanger the national security.
Pembahasan=rumus dari despite yaitu despite+noun(phrase)/(verb+ing). Despite
tidak diikuti kata of, sedangkan yang mengenakan kata of ialah inspite, maka
kesimpulannya:
Despite+noun/verb+ing
Inspite of+noun/verb+ing
7.
The
continental US...that there are four time..
a.
Much
big
b.
Too
big
c. So big
d.
Very
big
Pembahasan=diisi
adjective/adverb of manner.
8.
Benjamin
West contributed a great deal to American art...
a. Painting, teaching,
and lecturing
b.
Painting,
as a teacher and lecture
c.
Painting,
teaching, and as a lecturer
d.
Painting,
a teacher and a lecturer
Pembahasan=penggunaan kata benda, harus sama bentuknya, misalnya
verb+ing semua.
9.
It
was the
invent of the
hand-held electronic calculator that provided the original
technology for the present generation of small but powerful computers.
Pembahasan=The invent, the+kata kerja, kurang benar. Seharusnya,
the+diikuti kata benda. Kata benda dari kata invent adalah invention. Maka,
disimpulkan bahwa=the invention.
10.
Not
until a monkey is several years old...to exhibit signs of independence frpm its
mother.
a.
It
begins
b. Does it begin
c.
And
begin
d.
Beginning
Pembahasan=does it begin, karena
menggantikan kata a monkey.
