我自己的托福语法真题小结
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1. ( )Elijah Mccoy’s invention of the lubricating cup in the early 1870’s machinery had to be stopped in order to be lubricated.
A before B. when C. while D. lately
* select A. 空格后是名词性短语，不是句子，故用介词而非连词。只有before is prep.
2. Their keen senses of hearing and smell have made some types of dogs ( ) in hunting and tracking and as security guards.
A. of the value B. as valuable C. are valued D. valuable
* Answer is D, make sth +adj is fixed.
3. Sherwood Anderson’s novel McPherson’s Son, ( ), first appeared in 1916.
A. a restless young ran who strives for better things is concerned.
B. is concerned with a restless young man who strives for better things.
C. concerned with a restless young man who strives for better things,
* Answer is C. 句子主谓完整，在主谓间用两个逗号隔开的只能是同位语或后置定语，C为分词短语作后置定语；A为名词性短语，但前面是书名非人名。
4. another 后接单数n. other 可接复数n.
5. Once a teacher of French and Spanish, the writer Maya remaining strongly committed to the goals of foreign language education.
* B is wrong. Change “remaining” to “remained”, remain 是半系动词。
6. one of the +最高级+ 名词复数
Eg. One of the largest groups of butterflies.
7. various culture---? various cultures.
8. Many English ( ) were opposed to the American Revolution of 1776 moved to Canada, where they were known as United Empire Loyalists.
A. settling there B. they settled