TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 ,WRITTEN EXPRESSION DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

1. To a certain extent ,our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence............inherited.    a.is    b.are    c.was    d.were Kalimat disamping menyatakan kebenaran umum sehingga be yang di gunakan harus dalam bentuk present.Selain itu,subjek kalimat ini berjenis tunggal sehingga be juga harus berjenis tunggal-yaitu is . 2.Columbia university's ranking in the 2013 edition of best colleges.......National Universities,4.     a.is    b.are    c.was    d.were Kalimat disamping menyatakan kebenaran umum sehingga be yang digunakan harus dalam bentuk present.Selain itu,subjek kalimat ini berjenis tunggal sehingga be juga harus berjenis tunggal-yaitu is . 3.The university.........of three undergraduate schools.     a.is comprising     b.are comprising     c.is comprised     d.are comprised Subjek kalimat bukan subjek orang sehingga kata kerja yang digunakan bukanlah kata kerja aktif melainkan pasif.The university adalah sujek tungg

 1. I ..........to build a factory here. a.likes b.look like c.would like d.am like 2.They were carrying contraptions that resembled........weapons for a battlefield. a.like b.likes c.is like d.would like 3.We see people talking about molecular dissintegrators,laser swords,elves,hobits etc,and also tend to act and perform........what they have seen in movies and television. a.like b.likes c.is like d.would like 4.They.......to watch other peoples' lives. a.dislikes b.are like c.look like d.like 5.He.....to live vicorously. a.like b.likes c.was like d.is like 6.Because humans are very emotional people,we........to cry and laugh. a.like all b.all like c.were like d.are like 7.I.....to go to sad movies where my heart strings can be tugged. a.like b.likes c.dislikes d.am like 8.They.....to go to comedies so that they can laugh. a.like b.likes c.dislikes d.are like 9.I can prepare myself for the day when I will.......them. a.like b.be to like c.be like d.like to 10.I wonder if they.....

M : Hi,Claire .How does it feel to be back on campus? W :Keach,hi.Well,to tell you the truth,I have mixed feelings. M :Oh,why? W :I have this great summer job that I really hated to leave.I worked at the wild life research center in Maryland. M :That makes sense for a genetic major.What did you do?Clean the cages? W :This is a wild life center,not a zoo.This place breeds endangered species and tries to prepare them for life in the wild. M :You mean the endangered species like the tiger and the panda? W :Well,endangered species,yes.But not tigers or pandas.I was working with whooping cranes and sandtail cranes.It was really neat.I taught the baby crane how to eat and drink,and I help the vet to give medical check-ups. M :I can see why it was hard to leave that job.But how did you teach a bird how to eat and drink? W :We covered ourselves up with clothes and used puppets made out of stuffed cranes to show the baby chicks what to do.Then the chicks copied what the puppets did.

  1.......... capable of walking upright,apelike Australopithecus did so only for short periods of time. a.As if b.Through c.Until d.Because (B) Penanda klausa yang menunjukkan konsesi diperlukan. " Through " menunjukkan kontras antara kemampuan berjalan Australopithecus dan berjalannya hanya untuk waktu yang singkat. 2...........erupting in My 1980,Mount Saint Helens continued erupting intermittently throughout the following year. a.After b.Such as c.Since d.As if pembahasan: (A)Penanda klausa yang menunjukkan urutan waktu diperlukan. "After "menunjukkan bahwa letusan terputus-putus terjadi setelah letusan pertama pada Mei 1980.(C)tidak benar karena ketika klausa yang diperkenalkan oleh "sejak" digunakan, kata kerjanya dalam klausa independen biasanya dalam bentuk present perfect atau past perfect. 3.The boys were challenged to enter the house.....having been told the ghost story. a.until b.because c.since d.after pembahasan: (D)Penanda klausa yang me

1. Malaysia has a skyscraper is taller than is anything in New York. a.that b.who c.where d.when Is taller than is anything in New York merupakan klausa yang menjelaskan kata benda skyscraper.Jadi,kata ganti yang sesuai adalah which atau that. 2.We can find a plenty malls around our neighborhood,...........we can buy everyday necessities at a low price. a.whom b.who c.where d.when Berdasarkan kalimat we can buy everyday necessities at  a low price dapat diketahui bahwa kalimat ini mengacu pada tempat belanja yaitu malls.Kata ganti tempat malls adalah where. 3.At first thought,this tradition seems to be unimaginable to people........are accustomed to the"parents-children breeding" model. a.whom b.who c.where d.when Sebelum bagian yang rumpang terdapat kata people jadi bagian yang rumpang tersebut seharusnya diisi dengan kata ganti people yang berperan sebagai subjek yaitu who. 4.I was brought up by my grandparents......... a.who is in their ninetie

1..........., This is my sister,Elena. a.Hi b.Damn c.Well d.Uh -huh This is my sister,Elena merupakan ungkapan perkenalan (mengenalkan seseorang ke orang lain)Jadi,kata seru yang tepat adalah menggunakan greeting expression-yaitu Hi. 2.............!That airplane ride was awesome. a.Whoop b.Wow c.Yes d.Yuck That airplane ride was awesome merupakan ungkapan kekaguman .Jadi,ekspresi kata seru yang tepat adalah Wow . Whoops untuk rasa terkejut karena sesuatu yang buruk terjadi(misal: menunjukkan sesuatu ), Yes untuk rasa puas , Yuck untuk rasa jijik karena melihat sesuatu yang jorok atau menjijikkan. 3............,I hate it when they dump water on me. a.Aha b.Cheers c.Hooray d.Grrr I hate it when they dump water on me menginformasikan hal yang menjengkelkan atau yang tidak disukai terjadi.Maka,ekspresi yang tepat adalah Grr . Aha untuk rasa bahagia karena mendapati sesuatu, Cheers untuk rasa ikut bahagia/memberi selamat atas keberhasilan orang lain , Hooray

  1. Glass was precious to Egyptians,who used it interchangeably with gemstones, but. a.it is over 4,000 years old b.its novelty as an artist's material prevents its being taken seriously. c.today it has come out of factories and into the workshops. d.today it is so commonplace in everyday objects that it is seldom given a second thought. pembahasan: (D) "But" digunakan untuk pernyataan kualitas. Pernyataan mengenai nilai kaca pada zaman Mesir dikualifikasikan oleh (D) mengenai nilai kaca hari ini. (A) adalah informasi tambahan. (B) dan (C) tidak terkait dengan fakta bahwa kaca dihargai pada zaman Mesir. 2.Glimpses into the prenatal world via ultrasound imaging occasionally show behavior such as. a.the development of the central nervous system. b.the sex of baby-to-be. c.a fetus sucking its thumb. d.structure as small as the pupil of an eye of a second-trimester fetus. pembahasan: (C) "Such us" digunakan untuk memperkenalkan contoh. Contoh "behavior &quo