TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language General 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: He told me that he _____ the project the following day.
- will finish
- would finish (Correct answer)
- has finished
- finishes
Correct answer: would finish
'Would finish' is correct because in reported speech, 'will' shifts to 'would' when the reporting verb is in the past tense ('told').
Question 2: Neither the manager nor the employees _____ informed about the merger.
- was
- were (Correct answer)
- has been
- is
Correct answer: were
'Were' is correct because with 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it — 'employees,' which is plural.
Question 3: The new hospital _____ by the end of the decade, according to the mayor.
- will complete
- will have been completed (Correct answer)
- has completed
- is completing
Correct answer: will have been completed
'Will have been completed' is correct because the action will be finished before a future deadline, and 'hospital' receives the action, requiring passive voice.
Question 4: The committee decided _____ the annual conference until further notice.
- postponing
- postpone
- to postpone (Correct answer)
- having postponed
Correct answer: to postpone
'To postpone' is correct because the verb 'decide' is always followed by an infinitive, not a gerund.
Question 5: _____ honest person who admits their mistakes earns more respect than one who does not.
- A
- An (Correct answer)
- The
- No article needed
Correct answer: An
'An' is correct because 'honest' begins with a vowel sound (the 'h' is silent), so the article 'an' must be used before it.
Question 6: The more you expose yourself to English, _____ you will become at the language.
- more proficient
- the more proficient (Correct answer)
- the proficient
- most proficient
Correct answer: the more proficient
'The more proficient' is correct because the parallel comparative structure 'the more...the more' requires 'the' before each comparative adjective.
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language General 3
He told me that he _____ the project the following day.