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Idioms and Expressions With "Get"

Idiom	Meaning	Example
Get a bang / charge / kick out of	To receive great pleasure from someone or something; enjoy greatly	I get a bang out of my new video game. It's really fun.
Get (someone's) drift	To understand what someone has said or implied	Can you explain it again, please? I don't get your drift.
Get a fix on	To understand something	Listen well and you will get a fix on it.
Get a grip (on yourself)	To control your emotions and remain calm	As a teacher, you have to get a grip on yourself.
Get a grip / handle (on something)	To understand how to deal with something	With his experience, I'm sure he will always get a grip on any possible problem.
Get a life	To have fun; to do something different	When we are bored, we often spend an evening out and get a life.
Get a life!	Find something more important / interesting to do or say!	How could you say that stupid thing? Get a life!
Get a line on	To get information about someone or do something	You need to read the manual and get a line on how to solve the problem.
Get a load off one's mind	To relieve one's mind of a problem or a worry	I was relieved. The good news got the load off my mind.
Get a load of someone or something	To get a good look at someone or something (that is very surprising or attractive)	Get a load of Alya. I can hardly recognize her in that dress.
Get a toehold	To get a position to begin an activity or effort	It took the business approximately 2 years to get a toehold in our city.
Get away with	To escape the consequences of (a blameworthy act)	Don't be silly. No one can get away with crimes.
To get down on someone	To criticize someone	During the meeting, she got down on me about the plan.
Get down to something / business / work	To start doing something seriously	Stop talking. It's time to get down to work.
Get face	To be taken seriously	It's usual that young people seldom get face.
Get in one's face	To annoy or provoke someone	Don't get in my face. I have work to do.
Get in one's hair	To annoy someone, especially by being near them for a long period	With the kids getting in my hair, I wasn't able to finish the proposal.
To get in on the act	To become involved in something interesting	It's time for you to get in on the act. Do your best.
Get / go into a huddle	To form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly	There's no need to get into a huddle. We'd better talk to the boss about it.
Get in the swing of things	to become more social and up-to-date.	It seemed difficult for him to get in the swing of things since his wife passed away.
Get into (off on) something	To enjoy something greatly	My son seems to get off on his new computer game.
Get just deserts / lumps	To get what one deserves	If you treat others badly, you'll get your just deserts.
Get knotted! / Get lost!	Something you say when you feel annoyed and want someone to go away	You have really got on my face. Now, get lost!
Get nose out of joint	to resent that one has been slighted, neglected, or insulted.	Cheer up. Don't get your nose out of joint easily. He didn't mean that.
Get off one's case	to stop criticizing and annoying someone	Get off my case! Don't you have another thing to do?
Get (down) off one's high horse	to become humble; to be less haughty.	He is the kind of a leader who always gets off his high horse.
Get on soapbox	To express strong opinions, especially about something boring	Somehow I often miss those times when my father would start getting on his soapbox about teenagers.
Get out with life	To survive a serious incident or accident	The crash was fatal, but I was lucky enough to get out with my life.
Get one's teeth into	To start to do something (with dedication)	You need to get your teeth into it or you won't finish on time.
Get one's goat	To annoy or bother someone	Tini was sent out. I think she really got our teacher's goat.
Get sea legs	To get used to a new situation	It always takes time for a shy girl like her to get sea legs.
Get short shrift	To get little attention	It's usual that schools in rural areas get short shrift from the government.
Get the goods on someone	To get incriminating evidence against someone	She won't get away with it once I get the goods on her.
Get some weight off feet	To sit down	I'm tired of standing. I wish we had a place to get some weight off our feet.
Get the axe	To lose a job; to stop working	When he got the axe, he didn't give up and started his own business.
Get the hang of	To succeed in learning how to do something after practising it	How long did it take you to get the hang of driving?
Get the kinks out	To be chosen	She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad.
Get the nod	To be chosen	She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad.
Get under skin	To annoy or irritate someone	Boy students are often annoying, but don't let them get under your skin

Reference: The Free Dictionary - Idioms

alam tes TOEFL®, testing point adalah bahasan materi tertentu dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang diujikan pada soal TOEFL®. Meskipun soal atau pertanyaan selalu berbeda pada setiap tes TOEFL®, testing point tetap tidak berubah dan selalu berkisar pada hal yang tidak jauh berbeda dengan yang diujikan pada tes TOEFL® sebelumnya.

Karena itu, memahami testing point yang paling sering diujikan dalam tes TOEFL® merupakan salah satu tips dan strategi yang sangat bagus untuk memperoleh nilai TOEFL® yang memuaskan. Dengan memahami testing point, kita bisa mengatur dan mengelola waktu belajar kita dalam mempersiapkan diri menghadapi berbagai macam soal atau pertanyaan yang muncul dalam tes TOEFL®. Belajar sebagai persiapan tes TOEFL® dengan cara mencoba memahami testing point dalam sebuah soal akan sangat membantu kita dalam mengerjakan tes TOEFL® yang sesungguhnya, ketimbang sekedar menjawab soal demi soal tanpa memahami testing point dalam soal tersebut.

Ada berbagai macam testing point yang terdapat dalam setiap bagian tes TOEFL®. Bahkan seringkali pula, ada beberapa atau lebih dari satu testing point dalam satu soal atau pertanyaan. Testing point bisa berkisar tentang struktur tata bahasa (grammatical structure), kosa kata umum (common vocabulary word), idiom, intonasi bahasa, atau pertanyaan tertentu pada bagian membaca (reading) atau mendengarkan (listening).

Lebih lengkapnya, berikut ini testing point yang sering diujikan dalam tes TOEFL®.

LISTENING SECTION

Part A: Short Conversations

1. Vocabulary word
2. Idiom / phrasal verb
3. Verb
4. Order / sequence
5. Comparison
6. Intonation
7. Similar sounds

Part B: Long Conversations and Talks

1. Main idea
2. Restatement
3. Inference
4. Classification (khusus Computer Based TOEFL®)
5. Choose two correct answers (khusus Computer Based TOEFL®)

STRUCTURE SECTION

Part 1: Sentence Completion

1. Noun phrase
2. Word order
3. Subject + verb
4. Verb / verb phrase
5. Adjective phrase / Adjective clause
6. Conjunction
7. Parallel construction
8. Adverb phrase / clause
9. Comparison
10. Infinitive / gerund
11. Preposition / prepositional phrase
12. Superlative
13. Negative
14. Conditional
15. Pronoun

Part 2: Error Identification

1. Word form
2. Verb form
3. Pronoun
4. Parallel construction
5. Singular / plural pronoun
6. Mistaken words
7. Unnecessary word
8. Omitted word
9. Preposition
10. Reversed words
11. Conjunction
12. Infinitive / gerund
13. Comparative
14. Superlative
15. Article

READING SECTION

Topik bacaan reading comprehension yang paling umum dalam tes TOEFL®

1. General science, natural history, human physiology
2. North American history, government, geography
3. Art, literature, and music
4. Biographies of famous people

Jenis pertanyaan reading comprehension yang paling umum dalam tes TOEFL®

1. Main idea
2. Inference
3. Restatement
4. Vocabulary
5. Negative question
6. Referent
7. Author's attitude / opinion / purpose
8. Preceding / following topic
9. Sentence insertion (khusus Computer Based TOEFL®)
10. Paragraph focus
11. Line focus

Selamat belajar. Good luck with your TOEFL® test. Reference:
Sullivan PN, Brenner GA, Zhong GYQ. Master The TOEFL® (7th ED). NJ, Thomson Peterson's, 2004.

Idioms and Expressions with "Have"

IDIOM	MEANING	EXAMPLE
Have a big mouth	To be a gossiper; to be a person who tells secrets.	She has a big mouth. She told her friends about the meeting.
Have a card up sleeve	To have an advantage that other people do not know about.	Having a card up his sleeve, he remained calm and waited for the right time to speak.
Have a bee in bonnet	To talk a lot about something thought to be important.	Martin has a bee in his bonnet about recycling. She has a bee in her bonnet that a new system must be adopted.
Have a bone to pick with (someone)	To have a disagreement to discuss with someone; to have something to argue about with someone.	I've got a bone to pick with you. Where is the money you owe me?
Have a brush with (something)	To have a brief contact with something; to have an experience with something.	She had a close brush with the law. She was nearly arrested for speeding.
Have a chip on shoulder	To blame other people for something bad and to continue to be angry about it.	Even though he went to university, he's always had a chip on his shoulder about his poor upbringing.
Have a close call (Have a close shave)	To be close to danger; To have a narrow escape from something dangerous.	I almost got struck by a speeding car. It was a close call. He also had a close call yesterday and was almost in a car accident.
Have a familiar ring	[for a story or an explanation] To sound familiar; you've heard it before.	The story has a familiar ring. I've heard it many times before.
Have a tiger (bear) by the tail	To be associated with something powerful and potentially dangerous; to have a very difficult problem to solve.	We've had a tiger by the tail ever since we signed the loan agreement.
Have a good head on shoulders	To have common sense; to be sensible and intelligent.	I always have a good head on my shoulders. Don't worry about me.
Have a green thumb	To be good at gardening; To have the ability to grow plants well.	My daughter has a green thumb. Look at our garden.
Have a heart	To be compassionate or generous and forgiving with people.	Let's hope she has a heart and forgive you.
Have a heart of gold	To be generous, sincere, and friendly.	Many people have a heart of gold. They are always willing to help others.
Have a heart of stone	To be cold, unresponsive, unforgiving, and unfriendly.	Don't annoy her. She has a heart of stone.
Have an ax to grind	To complain about something.	May I talk to you? I have an ax to grind.
Have an in with someone	To have special access to someone ( at work).	He had an in with the manager so he could get a promotion quickly.
Have a one-track mind	To think entirely about one subject.	She has a one-track mind. She can only talk about jewelry.
Have a soft spot in heart	To have a fondness for someone, something, or an animal.	He owns several aquariums. He's got a soft spot in his heart for fish.
Have a sweet tooth	To desire to eat many sweet foods-especially candy and pastries.	You should watch your weight, especially because you have a sweet tooth.
Have clean hands	To be without guilt, guiltless.	The police took him in, but let him go after questioning because he had clean hands.
Have egg on face	To be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face.)	I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face.
Have eyes in the back of head	To seem to be able to sense what is going on behind or outside of one's field of vision.	The students believed their teacher had eyes in the back his head.
Have mixed feelings	To be both pleased and not pleased about something at the same time.	He seemed to have mixed feelings about leaving. He enjoyed staying with us but he had to go.
Have money to burn	To have a lot of money and spend large amounts on things that are not necessary.	When it comes to Lebaran days, people seem to have money to burn.
Have hands tied	To be prevented from doing something.	He can't help. He has his hands tied by his boss.
Have head in the clouds	To not pay attention, be unaware of what is going on from fantasies or daydreams.	During lessons, you should not have your head in the clouds.
Have tail between legs	To be frightened or afraid of doing something.	He seemed to lack courage. He went away with his tail between his legs and didn't tell her that she'd been wrong.
Have other fish to fry	To have other opportunities; to have more important things to do.	Please make it short. I have other fish to fry.
Have in hands	To have the responsibility for someone or something.	I'm sorry I won't be able to come. I have many things in my hands.
have the Midas touch	To have the ability to be successful, especially the ability to make money easily.	The girl seems to have the Midas touch. She can get new clients easily.
Have the presence of mind to do	To have the calmness and ability to act sensibly in an emergency or difficult situation.	She had the presence of mind to hold on the rope tightly.
Have stardust in eyes	To be uncritically or unrealistically optimistic.	The Commander seemed to have stardust in his eyes and decided to continue the attack.
Have one foot in the grave	To be almost dead.	The Commander seemed to have stardust in his eyes and decided to continue the attack.

I. Apakah TOEIC® Test?
Sejak kira-kira tahun 2004-2005, dunia pendidikan SMK seolah mendapat orientasi baru dalam mempersiapkan lulusan SMK yang berbobot dan sanggup bersaing di percaturan dunia kerja global, khususnya di bidang pembelajaran bahasa Inggris. Kemampuan berbahasa Inggris lulusan SMK mulai diukur dengan menggunakan TOEIC® sebagai sebuah standar kriteria baru. Belakangan, dunia perguruan tinggi, yang selama ini hanya akrab dengan TOEFL, juga mulai memperkenalkan TOEIC® untuk mempersiapkan mahasiswa memasuki dunia kerja.

TOEIC® adalah singkatan dari Test of English For International Communication. TOEIC® dikembangkan oleh Educational Testing Service (ETS) yang bermarkas di Princeton, New Jersey. ETS adalah sebuah organisasi non-profit yang menyelenggarakan tes-tes seperti TOEFL dan GRE. TOEIC® dirancang secara khusus sebagai tes untuk mengukur kecakapan berbahasa Inggris dalam konteks dunia kerja internasional. Sejak tahun 1979, TOEIC® telah menjadi standar penilaian kemampuan berbahasa Inggris para pekerja yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing. Sekarang, lebih dari 1,5 juta tes TOEIC® diselenggarakan di berbagai penjuru dunia setiap tahunnya.

Materi tes TOEIC® dipersiapkan oleh para spesialis bahasa. Sedangkan panduan isi dan spesifikasi tes diatur oleh TOEIC® Committee of Examiners. Seluruh isi, pertanyaan/soal, spesifikasi, dan tes akhir dikaji untuk memastikan kelayakan isi tes TOEIC® dan menghindari adanya bias kultural dan ras, sesuai dengan prosedur ETS yang berlaku.

II. Bagaimanakah format TOEIC® Test?
Tes TOEIC® adalah tes tulis yang menggunakan kertas dan pensil dan terdiri dari 200 soal pilihan ganda yang terbagi menjadi 2 (dua) bagian (section), yaitu Listening Comprehension dan Reading. Setiap bagian memiliki alokasi waktu yang terpisah. Listening Comprehension selama 45 menit, dan Reading selama 75 menit.

1. Listening Comprehension Section
   Listening Comprehension section adalah bagian pertama dalam tes TOEIC®, yang mengukur kemampuan memahami bahasa Inggris lisan sebagaimana yang digunakan di Amerika Utara. Materi dan pertanyaan (soal) direkam sesuai dengan standar Bahasa Inggris Amerika Utara, sedangkan pilihan jawaban tercetak di lembar tes. Listening Comprehension section terdiri dari 100 soal dengan menggunakan kaset audio. Ada 4 (empat) bagian dalam Listening Comprehension section:
   
   • Part I: Photographs - 20 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.
   • Part II: Question-Response - 30 soal - 3 pilihan jawaban.
   • Part III: Short Conversations - 30 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.
   • Part IV: Short Talks - 20 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.
2. Reading Section
   Reading section adalah bagian kedua dalam tes TOEIC®, terdiri dari 100 soal yang tercetak di lembar soal tes. Pada Reading section, peserta tes TOEIC® harus mencoba memahami berbagai macam bacaan atau teks sesuai dengan kemampuan dan kecepatan mereka. Reading section memiliki alokasi waktu 75 menit, dan terbagi ke dalam bagian-bagian sebagai berikut:
   
   • Part V: Incomplete Sentences - 40 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.
   • Part VI: Error Recognition - 20 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.
   • Part VII: Reading Comprehension - 40 soal - 4 pilihan jawaban.

III. Apa isi TOEIC® Test?
Sesuai dengan peruntukan tes TOEIC® yang dirancang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dunia kerja, maka soal tes TOEIC® dikembangkan dari bahasa lisan dan tertulis dari berbagai negara di seluruh dunia dimana bahasa Inggris dipakai di tempat kerja. Soal tes TOEIC® meliputi berbagai macam suasana dan situasi tempat kerja, seperti:

• General business - kontrak, perjanjian, pemasaran, penjualan, perencanaan bisnis, konferensi.
• Manufacturing - manajemen pabrik, lini perakitan, kendali mutu.
• Finance and budgeting - perbankan, penanaman modal, perpajakan, akunting, penagihan.
• Corporate development - penelitian, pengembangan produk.
• Offices - pertemuan, komite, surat-menyurat, memorandum, telefon, faks, pesan e-mail, peralatan dan perabotan kantor, prosedur perkantoran.
• Personnel - penerimaan pegawai, penugasan, pensiun, gaji, promosi, lamaran kerja, periklanan.
• Purchasing - pembelanjaan, pemesanan, pengiriman, penagihan.
• Technical areas - elektronik, teknologi, spesifikasi, perawatan mesin, penyewaan, layanan listrik dan gas.
• Travel - kereta api, pesawat terbang, taksi, bus, kapal, feri, tiket, jadwal, pengumuman stasiun dan lapangan terbang, penyewaan mobil, hotel, reservasi, keterlambatan dan penundaan.
• Dining out - makan siang bisnis dan informal, banquets, resepsi, reservasi restoran.
• Entertainment- bioskop, theater, musik, seni, media.
• Health- asuransi kesehatan, mengunjungi dokter, dokter gigi, klinik, rumah sakit.

Meskipun bahasa dalam tes TOEIC® berkisar pada konteks dunia kerja, peserta tes TOEIC® tidak diharuskan mengetahui kosa-kata bisnis maupun pengetahuan teknis yang khusus untuk dapat mengerjakan tes TOEIC® dengan baik. Test TOEIC® cocok digunakan di semua lingkungan di mana bahasa Inggris digunakan sebagai bahasa kedua/bahasa asing.

Type of Test: Matching Vocabulary Test
Subject: Computer Vocabulary
No. of Test Items: 15 (Fifteen)
Directions: How Much Do You Know About Computer?" Match each word on the left column to the correct definition on the right. Good luck.

English for Computer Students

Name	Description
Computer	A semiconductor device used to build the hardware of a computer
Hardware	The part of a visual display unit (VDU) on which the program, data, and graphics may be seen
Input Device	A device which transmits or displays processed data, e.g. a printer, disk drive, or VDU screen
Microchip	A list of instructions used by the computer to perform user’s requirements
Program	A device that allows data to be passed into the computer
Mouse	An automatic electronic medium to store, collect and process data
Central Processing Unit	Information that has been prepared for a specific purpose
Data	A memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Monitor	A system of interconnected components or circuits
Output Device	Main component of a computer, that executes individual program instructions and controls the operation of other parts
Extension	A device moved by hand used to point at a location on a computer screen
Network	The computer equipment and its peripherals (the physical components of a computer system)
Menu	A worldwide network of computer networks using the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Disk	A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters which is a part of a computer filename
Internet	A list of options available to a computer user

Bagi mereka yang beragama Islam dan dibesarkan di Indonesia, lebaran pasti menyisakan sederet kenangan indah masa kecil. Keceriaan dan kegembiraan sebagai anak-anak dalam menyambut Idul Fitri bersama teman-teman sebaya dan keluarga di kampung halaman cenderung akan membekas sepanjang hidup. Sehingga tidak afdol rasanya jika lebaran harus berlalu di tanah rantau jauh dari orang-tua dan sanak-saudara.

Rasa inilah yang mendorong para perantau untuk pulang-kampung, mudik, atau ber-holiday travel ke kota kelahiran setiap lebaran Idul Fitri tiba. Niatan mulia untuk sungkem di pangkuan ayah dan ibu, atau sekedar berziarah ke makam mereka bila mereka telah meninggal, lalu bersilaturrahim dengan sanak-saudara, telah menjadi motivator handal yang mampu menggerakkan jutaan manusia meninggalkan kota tempatnya bekerja, pulang ke kampung halaman. Hampir semua orang, apapun statusnya, seolah tidak ingin melewatkan lebaran tanpa mudik. Mudik, sebagai sebuah proses untuk menelusuri dan mengikatkan diri kepada akar sosial kita, mungkin telah mencapai makna terluasnya, dan menjadi kebutuhan jiwa yang harus dipenuhi setiap tahun.

Budaya Mudik, yang telah menjadi ritual unik di Indonesia, bukanlah tanpa pengorbanan. Dana yang relatif besar harus dikeluarkan. Jarak ratusan bahkan ribuan kilometer harus ditempuh. Bahaya dan resiko kecelakaan pun mengintai di balik kelelahan fisik dan kelalaian di sepanjang perjalanan. Berdasarkan data yang dihimpun oleh Masyarakat Transportasi Indonesia (MTI), sebanyak 702 orang meninggal, 1.646 luka berat, dan 1.697 orang luka ringan dalam kecelakaan lalu-lintas selama arus lebaran 2009. Sementara, pada tahun 2010, jumlah korban kecelakaan menurun secara signifikan menjadi 328 korban tewas, 438 luka berat, dan 892 korban luka ringan.



Menyedihkan bukan? Harus sedemikian banyakkah kerugian serta nyawa yang terenggut sia-sia demi niatan mulia untuk berkumpul bersama keluarga? Alangkah bijaksananya jika kita selalu mengutamakan keselamatan dalam perjalanan dan selama mudik, ketimbang harus membahayakan nyawa diri sendiri serta orang-orang yang kita cintai.

Jika menggunakan kendaraan pribadi, kita harus memeriksa kondisi kendaraan kita sebelum memulai perjalanan. Sudah layak dan amankah kendaraan kita untuk menempuh perjalanan jauh? Pastikan bahwa ban, lampu-lampu, aki, hingga mesin dalam kondisi baik. Setelah itu, periksalah kelengkapan berkendara, mulai dari SIM, STNK, sepatu, jaket, dan helm bagi pengendara motor. Hindarilah mengangkut beban atau penumpang yang berlebihan hingga melampaui batas keamanan. Terlebih lagi jika kita membonceng anak kecil. Pastikan bahwa anak anda berada dalam posisi yang terlindung dan aman. Sedapat mungkin, hindarilah meletakkan anak di depan pengemudi motor. Dalam posisi begitu, tanpa disadari, anak seolah-olah menjadi "tameng" atau "perisai" yang melindungi sang ayah dari terjangan angin, atau jika terjadi sesuatu yang tidak diinginkan.

Saat berkendara, tetaplah waspada dengan memperhatikan kondisi jalan, lalu-lintas, serta rambu-rambu lalu-lintas. Jagalah selalu etika dan kesopanan dalam berkendara, dan jangan mudah terpancing oleh pengendara yang agresif atau provokatif. Ingat. sebagian besar kecelakaan terjadi akibat kelalaian dan kecerobohan para pemakai jalan.

Yang tidak kalah pentingnya, perhatikan kondisi tubuh kita. Berkendaralah jika tubuh memang fit untuk berkendara. Berhentilah untuk beristirahat di tengah perjalanan jika tubuh sudah menunjukkan gejala kelelahan atau mengantuk. Sebagaimana kendaraan kita, tubuh juga memiliki hak untuk beristirahat. Jagalah shalat dan jangan tinggalkan doa. Saat shalat, kita memberikan kesempatan bagi syaraf dan otot tubuh untuk kembali rileks. Doa juga terbukti ampuh untuk mendinginkan pikiran yang tegang.

Doa Rasulullah SAW sebelum melakukan perjalanan:
Allaahumma innii as'aluka fi safarii hadzaa minal birri wat-taqwaa, wa minal amali wa tardhaa. Allaahumma hawwin alainaal masiira wathwi annaa bu'dal ardhi. Allaahumma antash-shaahibu fis-safar wal khaliifatu fil ahli. Allaahummash-habnaa fi safarinaa wahlufnaa fi ahlinaa.
Yaa Allah. Sesungguhnya kami memohon kepadamu kebaikan dan ketakwaan dalam perjalanan ini, dan dari segala perilakuku di bawah keridhaan-Mu. Yaa Allah, tuntunlah dan mudahkanlah perjalanan kami ini, dan singkatkanlah perjalanan kami yang jauh. Yaa Allah, Engkaulah pemilik perjalanan kami, dan penguasa di bumi ini. Yaa Allah, aku memohon perlindungan-Mu dari bencana dan kesusahan perjalanan, dan dari pandangan yang tercela, serta dari segala bencana dalam keluargaku.

Mudik adalah tentang sebuah budaya mulia, niat sederhana untuk kembali kepada "jati diri" asli kita. Selamat mudik. Semoga selamat sampai tujuan, dan semoga Allah selalu melindungi kita. Amin.

TOEFL® Practice Test - Written Expression: TOEFL® Written Expression test is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. Let's do this preparation exercise and prepare for the TOEFL® by practicing your error identification skill.

Type: Error recognition
No. of items: 25 items
Time Allocation: 20 minutes

Directions: In this TOEFL® Practice Test, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Start of TOEFL® Practice Test - Written Expression

1. Since erect in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has served as a symbol of freedom.
2. A traveler can reach some of the village along th Amazon only by riverboat.
3. Natural predators, disturbing from tourists, and pollution have all contributed to the decline of the California condor.
4. Today the number of people which enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.
5. The Soay sheep, the old breed of sheep in existence, has changed little since 3500 B.C.
6. Voyager 2 is a spacecraft which has greatly expanded us knowledge of the solar system.
7. Dolphins, whales, and many other sea creatures use high sophisticated navigation systems.
8. The smallest things in the universe are, paradoxically, be explored by the largest machines.
9. Fiber is important element in nutrition, and it aids in protecting the digestive tract as well.
10. Copper is a metal which is easy worked and which mixes well with other metals to form alloys.
11. An exchange rate is the price of one currencies in terms of another.
12. The Bactrian, or Asian, camel can be identified by their two humps.
13. The first European settlement of Australia left the city of Portsmouth in May 1787.
14. Scurvy, caused by the lack of vitamin C, could kill the most of a ship's crew on a long voyage.
15. The term "Punchinello" refer to a clown in Italian puppet shows.
16. Symptoms of multiple selerosis may be eased by injecting a solution consisted of snake venom.
17. The rupture of the Mareb Dam in ancient Yemen brought it about the collapse of many small kingdoms.
18. The tiger's cunning, strength, and agile have earned it a legendary reputation.
19. Uranus is the alone planet in the solar system which is tipped on its side
20. Most critics agree that William Shakespeare was the greater writer in the English language.
21. Much nutritionists argue that people's intake of fat should be reduced.
22. The refracting telescope contains lenses that magnification the image which reaches it.
23. In some societies hired people cook, clean, take care after the children, and do the yard work.
24. Many American novelists, such as Gore Vidal, resides in other countries.
25. Some paper dolls, which were once relatively cheap, are previously considered valuable collectors' items.

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English Vocabulary multiple choice exercise for Intermediate Level

Latihan soal ini bisa digunakan sebagai bahan pengayaan atau persiapan Olimpiade bahasa Inggris untuk siswa SMP/MTs, ditujukan untuk menambah kekayaan kosa kata (vocabulary) bahasa Inggris mereka. Mari kita coba mengerjakan quiz atau latihan soal Bahasa Inggris pilihan ganda ini.

Start of Vocabulary Quiz

1. The animal is not tame, so don’t ... it.
   1. greet
   2. quicken
   3. operate
   4. provoke
2. In some countries, employers are accused of ... their workers by paying them low wages.
   1. exploding
   2. exploiting
   3. exposing
   4. exploring
3. Rupiah is Indonesian ....
   1. currency
   2. fund
   3. cash
   4. dollar
4. The air was very hot and still, but then came a few gentle ... of wind, followed by a good breeze.
   1. gales
   2. blows
   3. puffs
   4. blasts
5. It’s no good hiring someone who’s never taught in high school before. We need an ... teacher.
   1. experimented
   2. exploited
   3. experienced
   4. explored
6. I am sure the debate contest can be held next month, but I can’t ... it yet.
   1. convey
   2. confine
   3. condemn
   4. confirm
7. The weather forecast ... that it would rain this evening.
   1. asked
   2. spoke
   3. prevented
   4. predicted
8. The house has become very cold. Maybe something’s wrong with the central ....
   1. heat
   2. heating
   3. hotter
   4. hot
9. Microsoft is a huge, international ....
   1. competitor
   2. corporation
   3. conference
   4. companion
10. Most cars are fitted with a ... for locking the steering-wheel to prevent theft.
    1. cable
    2. tool
    3. device
    4. window
11. Remember this ... - “Think Before You Speak”.
    1. principle
    2. prejudice
    3. prospect
    4. principal
12. The doctors didn’t know what was wrong with Dad, so they decided to do an ... of his blood.
    1. amendment
    2. artificial
    3. analysis
    4. acknowledgement
13. There’s a lot of ... in the school laboratory.
    1. applicable
    2. apology
    3. apparatus
    4. apparel
14. Please send that letter by express. It’s very ....
    1. urgent
    2. earnest
    3. great
    4. hurried
15. Your heart makes your blood ... around your body.
    1. circumstance
    2. cynical
    3. cleared
    4. circulate
16. Some people believe that if a person dies violently in a house, his ghost may come back to ... it.
    1. haunt
    2. bother
    3. visit
    4. disturb
17. The ... of the examination depends on how many subjects you take.
    1. ticket
    2. fee
    3. coast
    4. salary
18. Please don’t pass this information on to anyone else. It’s ....
    1. confidential
    2. secretion
    3. confident
    4. believable
19. There’s a very interesting ... about Lapindo in today’s newspaper.
    1. annual
    2. appendix
    3. articulation
    4. article
20. The rich lady owns a lot of ... in the middle of our town.
    1. prosperity
    2. preparation
    3. properly
    4. property
21. The rooms on this floor connect.
    Which is closest in meaning to "connect"?
    1. beat
    2. fight
    3. persuade
    4. join
22. She suffered from a deadly disease.
    Which is closest in meaning to "deadly"?
    1. fatal
    2. death
    3. alive
    4. hell
23. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
    Which is closest in meaning to "opportunity"?
    1. chance
    2. entry
    3. change
    4. leave
24. We must preserve our natural resources.
    Which is closest in meaning to "preserve"?
    1. keep
    2. serve
    3. offer
    4. prepare
25. We refuse to talk to terrorists.
    Which is closest in meaning to "refuse"?
    1. reject
    2. fresh
    3. diffuse
    4. confuse
26. Water can be made pure by distilling it.
    Which is the antonym of "pure"?
    1. empty
    2. true
    3. impure
    4. push
27. The patient made a rapid recovery.
    Which is the antonym of "rapid"?
    1. hit
    2. smart
    3. slow
    4. jump
28. His political ideas are rather extreme.
    Which is the antonym of "extreme"?
    1. extra
    2. terrible
    3. moderate
    4. horrific
29. False friends are worse than open enemies.
    Which is the antonym of "false"?
    1. true
    2. rises
    3. wrong
    4. gentle
30. A comfortable working environment will increase productivity.
    Which is the antonym of "increase"?
    1. include
    2. conclude
    3. reduce
    4. induce
31. A: "Did Jenny say anything about her sister?"
    B: "No, she didn't ... her at all.
    1. mend
    2. amend
    3. remind
    4. mention
32. Africa used to be called the Dark ... because so little of it was known to Europeans.
    
    1. Contingent
    2. Continent
    3. Container
    4. Country
33. After eating all those green apples, Jim got a bad ....
    
    1. ache stomach
    2. stomachache
    3. middle pain
    4. stumble ache
34. After Jane's wedding, her father made a few polite ... about her new husband's family.
    
    1. remarks
    2. marks
    3. repents
    4. remakes
35. After the accident, the driver managed to ... to the nearest house and call an ambulance.
    
    1. flatter
    2. flutter
    3. stage
    4. stagger
36. After no rain for several years, there was ... in parts of northeast India.
    
    1. fame
    2. famous
    3. famine
    4. former
37. Keeping our hands clean helps us avoid getting sick and ... germs to other people.
    
    1. spreading
    2. staying
    3. standing
    4. spraying
38. Antibodies help ... the body against infectious organisms such as bacteria and viruses .
    
    1. depend
    2. differ
    3. defy
    4. defend
39. COVID-19 is a new, infectious ... caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
    
    1. decrease
    2. decease
    3. degrade
    4. disease
40. If you’re going out in public, you have to wear a ... to protect you from breathing in or spreading germs to others.
    
    1. musk
    2. mask
    3. moustache
    4. mass

End of Vocabulary Quiz.