TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL(WRITTEN EXPRESSION)42 DAN PEBAHASANNYA
1.In their attempts searching for flowers,some orchid bees are known to fly as far as 45 to 50 km. a b c d
pembahasan:
keword: attempts
answer: attempts to
attempt adalah kata kerja yang diikuti oleh to infinitif
2.A fairly large number of fish species finding in the Antarctic are small in size and few in
a b c d
number.
pembahasan:
keyword:A fairy large nuber of fish species(subject passive)
answer:found
Sejumlah besar spesies ikan ditemukan di Antartika
3.Making his country’s exploits more widely recognized,Richard Hakluyt,the English
a b c
geographer and writer,wrote Principal Navigations,Voyages and Discoveries of the English
d
Nation.
pembahasan:
keyword:exploits more widely recognized
answer:to make
kalimat ini mengarah ke sebuah tujuan
4.Erik the Red,upon returned to Iceland,persuaded several shiploads of relatives and
a b
friends to join him in colonizing Greenland in 985 A.D.
c d
pembahasan:
keyword:upon
answer:returning
setelah preposisi upon diikuti oleh gerund(kata kerja yang diubah menjadi kata benda dengan memberi imbuhan ing)
5.In the 18th and 19th centuries farmers attempted speeding up crop improvement.
a b c d
pembahasan:
keyword:atempted
answer:to speed up
atempted+to infinitif
6.Health officials recommend to get a tetanus shot every ten years.
a b c d
pembahasan:
keyword:recommend
answer:getting
recommend adalah kata kerja yang diikuti oleh gurund
7.Although research has failed identifying specific sites in the brain as locations of
a b
individual memories,certain brain areas are critical for memory to function.
c d
pembahasan:
keyword:failed
answer:to identify
failed+to infinitif
8.Autistic children have difficulties develop speech;some never learn to speak.
a b c d
pembahasan:
keyword:difficulties
answer:developing
develop adalah verb jadi tidak bisa menjelaskan difficulties
9.Although some of the African Americans immigrated to Canada to seek fuller freedom,the
a
vast majority remained in the United States because they hoped gaining citizenship.
b c d
pembahasan:
keyword:hope
answer:to gain
hope+to infinitif
10.Some hormones in the human body require a carrier substance,such as protein
a b
molecules,keeping them dissolved in the blood.
c d
pembahasan:
keyword:them
answer :to keep
reference:
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