Toefl

       TOEFL begitu pentingnya sampai-sampai banyak buku diterbitkan untuk membahas masalah ini. Tidak hanya itu, banyak juga kursus-kursus persiapan TOEFL yang diselenggarakan. Bahkan ada juga yang melayani secara online. Semuanya tentu membutuhkan uang yang tidak sedikit. Bagaimana untuk kawan-kawan yang keuangannya bisa dibilang kurang.? tenang, saya akan memberikan solusi kepada kawan kawan.

Pada postingan kali ini saya akan membahas tentang TOEFL, bukan mengajari anda agar mendapat nilai TOEFL yang bagus, tetapi hanya memberikan Contoh Soal TOEFLnya saja. Bagaimana bentuk Soal latihan Toefl yang akan saya share ini.?? Seperti biasanya, Listening, Structure and Written Expressions, dan Reading Comprehension. Setiap bagian memiliki alokasi waktu pengerjaan tersendiri. Jadi, tidak diperbolehkan mengerjakan bagian lain ketika sedang berada pada alokasi untuk mengerjakan bagian tertentu.

Tes TOEFL ITP terbagi atas 3 sesi: listening comprehension, structure and written expression, dan reading comprehension. Sesi structure and written epxression terdiri dari 40 soal dengan lama pengerjaan soal 25 menit. Soal sesi ke dua ini terbagi atas dua jenis yaitu structure yang dimulai dari nomor 1 sampai 15 dan soal written expression yang dimulai dari nomor 16 sampai 40. Terkhusus untuk bagian structure, untuk membantu Anda lebih mengenal bentuk soal yang dipertanyakan, kami telah menyediakan Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan Jawaban (Structure Test 3) di bawah ini yang bersumber dari buku Cliff -TOEFL Preparation Guide for the TOEFL Test. 

Latihan Soal TOEFL (Structure Test 3)

1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building __________.

(a) sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery.

(b) sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully.

(c) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.

(d) sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

Pembahasan Jawaban: Verb + Object. Di antara subject dan object tidak boleh ada yang menghalangi. Sent (verb) + flowers (object)

2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for __________.

(a) another pants                               (c) the others one

(b) other pants                                  (d) another pair.

Pembahasan Jawaban: 'another pair' ---> the first pair of pants

Pronoun Preference

3. The committee has met and __________.

(a) they have reached a decision.

(b) it has formulated themselves some opinions.

(c) its decision was reached at.

(d) it has reached a decision.

Pembahasan Jawaban: it --> the commitee

Pronoun Preference

4. Alfred adams has not __________.

(a) lived lonelynessly in times previous.

(b) never before lived sole.

(c) ever lived alone before.

(d) before lived without the company of his friends.

Pembahasan Jawaban: Sangat jelas

5. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; __________.

(a) he should study last night.

(b) he should have studied last night.

(c) he must have studied last night.

(d) he must had to study last night.

Pembahasan Jawaban: (c) he must have studied last night (Dia pasti sudah belajar tadi malam)

6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because __________.

(a) he must to teach a class. (c) of he will teach a class.

(b) he will be teaching a class. (d) he will have teaching a class.

Pembahasan Jawaban: (b) he will be teaching a class (dia akan sedang mengajar)

Pilihan A salah karena modal tidak boleh ketemu to

Pilihan  C salah karena 'because of' merupakan prepoisition yang butuh object 'phrase' bukan clause.

Pilihan D salah karena yang dia maksud ialah 'he will have taught a class'

7. Having been served lunch, __________.

(a) the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.

(b) the committee members discussed the problem.

(c) it was discussed by the committee members the problem.

(d) a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.

Pembahasan Jawaban:  Having been served lunch (seusai dihidangkan makan malam)

Yang dihidangkan ialah 'the committee'

8. Florida has not yet ratified the equal rights amendment, and __________.

(a) several other states hasn’t either.

(b) neither has some of the others states.

(c) some other states also have not either.

(d) neither have several other states

Pembahasan Jawaban:

Pola sederhana: neither have I; neither has he.

9. The chairman request that __________.

(a) the member studied more carefully the problem.

(b) the problem was more carefulnessly studied.

(c) with more carefulness the problem could be studied.

(d) the members study the problem more carefully.

Pembahasan Jawaban: requested that + subject + Verb 1 murni

Subjunctive

10. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and __________.

(a) Florida also.                                          (c) Florida is as well

(b) Florida too.                                            (d) so does Florida

Pembahasan Jawaban:

Pola sederhana: so do I; so does he

11. The professor said that __________.

(a) the student can turn over their report on the Monday.

(b) the report on Monday could be received form the students by him.

(c) the students could hand in their reports on Monday.

(d) the student will on Monday the reports turn in.

Pembahasan Jawaban: said (past) --> could (past)

12. This year will be difficult for this organization because __________.

(a)they have less money and volunteers than they had last year.

(b) it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year.

(c) the last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money.

(d) there are fewer money and volunteers that in the last year there were.

Pembahasan Jawaban: it --> this organization

13. The teachers have had some problem deciding __________.

(a)when to the students they shall return the final papers.

(b) when are they going to return to the students the final papers.

(c) when they should return to the final papers to the students.

(d) the time when the final papers they should return for the students.

Pembahasan Jawaban: Verb + object: deciding (verb) + when they should return to the final papers to the students (object)

14. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, __________.

(a) she hadn’t many sugar.

(b) there was not great amount of the sugar.

(c) she did not have much sugar.

(d) she was lacking in amount of the sugar.

Pembahasan Jawaban:

15. There has not been a great response to the sale, __________?

(a) does there (b) hasn’t there (c) hasn’t it (d) has there

Pembahasan Jawaban: There has not been a great response to the sale (Positive) + has there (negative)

Jika pernyataan positif (+) maka pertanyaan negatif (-)

Jika pernyataan positif (-) maka pertanyaan negatif (+)