TOEFL Simulation Test 17

16. Balm which grown in damp and shady woodlands, is a tall, fragrant herb of the mint species.  

17. Banks store cash in fireproof safes insured against fire, robberies, floods, theft, and natural disaster. 

18. During the Middle Ages, riddles were composed of poets and became a form of entertainment and art. 

19. Rainwater carries unused chemicals from fields into streams or lakes, where various compounds promote the rate of grown of weeds. 

20. Nuclear reactors produce energy by split the atom in the target material into two nearly equal parts. 

21. Clifford Odets’ play Waiting for Lefty ranks among the most important works whom deal with the struggle of the working class. 

22. To enjoy an opera fully, the listener should be familiar with the summary of the plot, particularly if the opera is singing in a foreign language. 

23. In 1968, the U.S.  government effort to controls wages and prices to halt inflation had little effect. 

24. Annie Oakley learned to shoot at the age of eight and helped to support her family for hunting for a hotel restaurant. 

25. English is the official language of New Zealand and when spoken throughout the country while Maoris speak their own language. 

26. Cumulative rhymes repeat the informations and the wording in earlier verses that continue for seven to twelve cycles.  

27. Animals inhabiting the sea bottom can be carried the weight of the water because it buoys them.  

28. Making a photographic print required paper coated with light–sensitive chemicals that react to special solutions.

29. Cabbage and lettuce have such a short stems and broad leaves that they appear to have no stems at all.  

31. In basic terms, all communication is a process of exchange information, imparting thoughts and ideas, and trying to make oneself understood by listeners or readers.

32. Iron and steel are rigid in their solid state and need to be melting when they are to be reshaped into new forms.

33. Porous filters of charcoal can remove dust particles from the air if it is directed through them in a steadily stream. 

34. The sender places stamps on packages as proof that postage for mailing an envelope or a package has paid. 

35. Potash was originally obtained by running water through wood ashes and boiling the solution in cast-iron pot.  

36. The earth’s gravitational force for a given mass accords matter weight and diminish as an object moves away from the center of the earth.  

37. Allan Pinkerton organized groups of armed citizens whose services were available to employers for a daily fee to breaking labor strikes.

38. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that few as 14 percent of executives write their own memos, letters, and speeches. 

39. Real estate law holds that not one may legally plant or remove plants of any kind without permission of the land owner. 

40. National income is defined as the total income earned, but not necessarily received by all persons lived in a country during a period of time.