TOEFL Sentence Correction Part 1

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1
Hours of driving..............ahead of us.
A.
laid
 
B.
have lain
 
C.
lay
 
D.
has lay
 
E.
lie
 
2
By the time we get to the picnic area, the rain............... .
A.
will stop
 
B.
shall stop
 
C.
will has stopped
 
D.
shall have stopped
 
E.
will have stopped
 
3
If Judy.........................the deadline, the yearbook delivery would have been on time.
A.
would not have missed
 
B.
should have not missed
 
C.
wouldn't have missed
 
D.
had not missed
 
E.
would have not missed
 
4
We spent Sunday afternoon......................... in the park.
A.
wandering aimless
 
B.
wandering aimlessly
 
C.
wandering without purpose
 
D.
wandering in an aimless manner
 
E.
wandering almost aimlessly
 
5
Only after I.......................did I remember my dental appointment.
A.
went home
 
B.
had went home
 
C.
had gone home
 
D.
gone home
 
E.
should go home
 
6
The book.......................at page 77.
A.
lay open
 
B.
laid open
 
C.
lied open
 
D.
lain open
 
E.
was laid open
 
7
By this time next year Johanna....................................at the University of Colorado.
A.
will begin classes
 
B.
will have begun classes
 
C.
has began classes
 
D.
should begin classes
 
E.
should have begun classes
 
8
After comparing my air conditioner with the one on sale, I decided that mine.................................... .
A.
was the most efficient.
 
B.
should be the most efficient.
 
C.
was the more efficient.
 
D.
was, by far the most efficient
 
E.
should be considered the most efficient.
 
9
I would have liked............................................... yesterday.
A.
to have gone swimming
 
B.
to go swimming
 
C.
to had gone swimming
 
D.
to go to swim
 
E.
to of gone swimming
 
10
I wish I...................................before I tried to answer the questions.
A.
read the chapter
 
B.
would read the chapter
 
C.
should of read the chapter
 
D.
could have read the chapter
 
E.
had read the chapter
 
11
Nathanael West said that he'd never.......................his satirical novel if he had not visited Hollywood.
A.
have written his
 
B.
would have written his
 
C.
could of written his
 
D.
could have written his
 
E.
should of written his
 
12
The smell from the paper mill..............over the town like a blanket.
A.
laid
 
B.
has lain
 
C.
will lie
 
D.
lay
 
E.
has laid
 
13
When I was halfway down the stairs, I suddenly knew what I had wanted............................ .
A.
to have said
 
B.
too say
 
C.
to have been said
 
D.
to had say
 
E.
to say
 
14
I would be more careful if I.....................you.
A.
had been
 
B.
could have been
 
C.
was
 
D.
were
 
E.
could have been
 
15
They read.................the governor has appointed a special committee to improve the school calendar.
A.
where
 
B.
how
 
C.
were
 
D.
of where
 
E.
wear
 
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