25 English TOEFL Quiz Quizzes

1. The extinct Martian volcano Olympus Mons is approximately three times as ____________ Mount Everest

2. provided a living for nearly 90 percent of the population of the American colonies

3. a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere

4. In the northern and central parts of the state of Idaho ____________ and churning rivers

5. The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a cone of tight bundles of keratin ____________ from the epidermis

6. Only when air and water seep through its outer coat

7. Thunder occurs as ____________ through air, causing the heated air to expand and collide with layers of cooler air

8. Lapis Lazuli, ____________ stone, hs been valued for ornamental purposes for more than 6000 years

9. Story of a Bad Boy,a semiautobiographical novel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, ranks high among books ____________ have incorporated their boyhood experiences

10. The helicopter is able to hover in ____________ powered rotors produce lift even at zero forward speed

11. North Carolina’s outer banks are a chain of low, narrow islands ____________ the mainland from the frequent Atlantic storms in the area

12. The flight instructor, ____________ at the air base, said that orders not to fight had been given

13. Researchers have long debated ____________ Saturn’s moon Titan contains hydrocarbon oceans and lakes

14. seasonal rainfall, especially in regions near the tropics, is winds that blow in an opposite direction in winter than in summer

15. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey clouds ____________ forebode rain

16. The Caldecott medal, ____________ for the best children’s picture book, is awarded each January

17. Mountaineers ____________ climb Mount Everest must make reservations to do so, often up to seven years in advance

18. The planet Mercury ____________ rotations during every two trips around the sun

19. range in color from pale yellow to bright orange

20. in several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow

21. of precious gems is determined by their hardness, color, and brilliance

22. Most slang terms are simply old words ____________ additional new meanings

23. In prehistoric ____________ of western Utah was covered by Lake Bonneville

24. Most species of heliotropes are weeds, ____________ of them are cultivated