小托福官方指南练习题 Language and Meaning1. A.First time B.The first time C.Being the first time D.It was the first time （ ） I met Henry I was just seven years old. His family moved into the big, old house next door to ours. I am an only child, so I was ( )A. Amazed B. Ignored C. Accepted D. Expected by how big Henrys family was. Henrys three older sisters, his grandparents, and an uncle( )A. In the house together all livedB. Lived together in all the houseC. Together all in the house livedD. All lived in the house togetherwith Henry and his parents. Even though Henry was two years( )A. Older than meB. As old was IC. Older than I D. Old as Iwas, we quickly became friend. 2. A parasite is a living thing that benefits at the expense of( ) A. The B. That C. Other D. AnotherLiving thing. A brood parasite is a creature-usually a bird, fish, or insect-( ) A. Tricks B. To trick C. Tricking D. That tricksanother creature into raising its young. A brood parasite bird puts its own eggs into another birds nest and( )A. Lets B. It let C. To let D. Lettingthe other bird take care of the eggs. Cuckoos, cowbirds, and widowbirds are three examples( )A. Of B. By C. For D. Frombirds that are brood parasites. When the baby birds hatch from their eggs, the host bird-the bird that is being tricked-feeds the brood parasites baby( )A. It were as if B. Were as it if C. As if it were D. If as it were one of its own. Brood parasites birds are able to fool host birds because their eggs look( ）A. As similar B. So similar C. Similar and D. Similar thanto the host birds eggs. 3.Dear Aunt Tina， I am writing（ ）A. Inviting you B. To invite you C. You are invited D. Has invited you to my birthday party on Sunday afternoon, May 15. All my school friends and a few of my teachers will be( )A. Attending B. Inviting C. Staying D. Arriving My mother asked me if I waned anyone else to come, ( )A. But B. And C. While D. Thereforethe first person I thought of was you! I hope you have to drive ( )A. For to get here two hoursB. Two hours for to get to thereC. To get for two hours thereD. For two hours to get thereBut the party should be a lot of fun, with music, games, and, of course, birthday cake!Love. Sandra 4.The next assignment for art class will be different from( )A. Extra B. Previous C. Continued D. Interesting ones. This time, you, the students, get to choose what each of you wants to create. You can do a clay sculpture, a drawing, a watercolor painting, or anything else( ) A. Before we in class have doneB. Done in class we have beforeC. We have before in class doneD. We have done before in classYou can choose ( )A. Any B. That C. Some D. Another subject you want. What is more important is ( )A. It is thought B. That you thinkC. You think of it D. What you thinkcarefully about what you want to create before you begin. 5. Ski jumping is a winter sport( )A. The B. That C. Which D. In which competitors ski quickly down a hill and launch themselves into the air, trying to fly as( )A. Far is possible B.Possibly as far C. Far as possible D. Far a possibilitySki jumping was started in nineteenth century by a Norwegian army officer, Olaf Rye. He enjoyed skiing and liked to show his fellow soldiers( )A. So far he could jump B. How far he could jump C. To be able to jump so far D. and he could jump that farwhile skiing downhill. ( )A. Little did he realize thatB. That little did he realizeC. Realize that little did heD. He did realize that littlehis skiing trick would grow into a popular sporting event. Nowadays, ski jumping is a well-known Winter Olympic sport. Athletes from many countries( )A. Win B. Stand C. Finish D. Compete to jump the farthest. Unlike the first jumps of the sports early days, which were( )A. Less B. A few C. A little D. A smalldozen meters long at most, ( )A. Those of todayB. It is of those todayC. And those are of todayD. To make those of todaycan exceed 200 meters. Given new technologies and advanced training techniques, ski jumping records will surely continue( )A. Are brokenB. To be brokenC. Breaking themD. Have been breaking 6. Corn is a tall plant ( )A. Its stems carry B. Stems carryingC. Carried on its stems D. With stems that carryedible seeds grouped in large ears. It is ( )A. One B. Some C. Many D. Anotherof the worlds most important grains. It is used in ( )A. Breakfast cereals are made B. To make breakfast cerealsC. Breakfast cereals to make D. Making breakfast cerealsflour, and sweeteners, among other