2015年托福考试语法试题及答案详7

　　1. The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while__________.

　　(A) spoken is slander

　　(B) is spoken slander

　　(C) slander is spoken

　　(D) is slander spoken

　　2. Great numbers of tiny shelled animals—on the ocean floor.

　　(A) Live

　　(B) Living

　　(C) They will live

　　(D) If they lived

　　3. The knee is the joint __________the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.

　　(A) when

　　(B) where

　　(C) why

　　(D) which

　　4. Closed plane figures like the square or the equilateral triangle can be grouped into a class __________polygons.

　　(A) called

　　(B) to call

　　(C) is called

　　(D) call as

　　5. Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have __________, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.

　　(A) tastes sharp

　　(B) sharp-tasting

　　(C) a sharp taste

　　(D) tasting sharp

　　6. __________the history of the tough, strong-willed Nebraska farmer.

　　(A) Not only is much of the history of Nebraska

　　(B) Although it is much of the history of Nebraska that is

　　(C) It is much the history of Nebraska's being

　　(D) Much of the history of Nebraska is

　　7. Billie Holiday's reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability __________emotional depth to her songs.

　　(A) be giving

　　(B) are given

　　(C) being given

　　(D) to give

　　8. __________1895 did Cornell University begin to offer a degree in ornithology.

　　(A) Not until

　　(B) Not since

　　(C) Until

　　(D) In

　　9. Uniform acceleration occurs __________the rate of change remains the same over successive and equal intervals of time.

　　(A) according

　　(B) if

　　(C) with

　　(D) under

　　10. People's expectations for a higher standard of living increase __________.

　　(A) conditions in their community improve

　　(B) since conditions in their improving community

　　(C) conditions improve in their community

　　(D) as conditions in their community improve

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